# Photo L.A. > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Photo_L.A. > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Photo_L.A..md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photo_L.A. > Source revision: 1317007345 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Not to be confused with *Paris Photo LA*, the Los Angeles edition of [Paris Photo](/source/Paris_Photo). **Photo L.A.** is an international art photography fair held annually in [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles). The fair was established in 1992[1] and is visited by between ten and eighteen thousand attendees annually.[2][3] ## History Photo L.A. was founded in 1992 by photography dealer and gallerist Stephen Cohen.[4] It was initially officially called the Los Angeles International Photographic Print Exposition.[5] The first edition (1991) was a table-top exposition at [Butterfield & Butterfield](/source/Butterfield_%26_Butterfield) auction house on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, California.[6] In 2011, Photo L.A. joined artLA Projects, a citywide program of art installations, exhibitions, seminars, and conversations at the [Santa Monica Civic Auditorium](/source/Santa_Monica_Civic_Auditorium).[7] In 2014, it moved to The LA Mart building in Downtown Los Angeles.[8] In 2018, Claudia James Bartlett became owner and director of Photo L.A.[9][10] In 2019, Photo L.A. moved to the [Barker Hangar](/source/Barker_Hangar), Santa Monica.[11] The hangar's 35,000 square foot space[12] hosted 60+ galleries, collectives, non-profit organizations, art schools, and booksellers from China, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Hungary, Peru, and more.[13] The opening night honored LA-based artist [Jo Ann Callis](/source/Jo_Ann_Callis) and benefitted Venice Arts.[14] In response to the COVID-19 pandemic during June 2020, Photo L.A. hosted its first art photography virtual fair[15] with virtual installation showcases presented by the [J. Paul Getty Museum](/source/J._Paul_Getty_Museum) and the [Philadelphia Museum of Art](/source/Philadelphia_Museum_of_Art).[16] ## Description Photo L.A. hosts a content series during each fair, with lectures, panel discussions, and docent tours led by professionals in photography.[17] ## Past honorees - Weston Naef,[18] - [James Welling](/source/James_Welling),[19] - [Catherine Opie](/source/Catherine_Opie),[20] - [Jo Ann Callis](/source/Jo_Ann_Callis),[14] - [Anthony Hernandez](/source/Anthony_Hernandez_(photographer))[21] ## References 1. ["Kooness"](https://www.kooness.com/fairs/photo-la). *Kooness*. Retrieved 2021-02-13. 1. ["Photo L.A. | dates & info | artfairmag.com"](https://www.artfairmag.com/photo-la/). *artfairmag.com | All about art fairs worldwide*. Retrieved 2021-05-11. 1. ["Photo LA and Classic Photographs Los Angeles"](http://lenscratch.com/2014/02/photo-la-classic-photo-la/). *LENSCRATCH*. 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2021-05-13. 1. Soto, Shelley De (17 March 2021). ["Stephen Cohen (1948–2021)"](https://artillerymag.com/stephen-cohen-1948-2021/). *Artillery Magazine* 1. Regan, Margaret. ["Prints in the Sand"](https://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/prints-in-the-sand/Content?oid=1071732). *Tucson Weekly*. Retrieved 2024-06-11. 1. Ferro, Jean (16 February 2011). ["Photo LA 2011 - Photograph Collector"](http://womeninphotography.org/f2/JeanFerro/photola-ferro-2011.html). *womeninphotography.org*. Retrieved 2021-02-13. 1. ["photo l.a XX | art l.a projects"](https://www.itsliquid.com/photo-l-a-xx-2.html/). *ITSLIQUID*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120106091212/https://www.itsliquid.com/photo-l-a-xx-2.html/) 6 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2021-02-13. 1. ["photo l.a."](https://aestheticamagazine.com/photo-la/). *Aesthetica Magazine*. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 2021-02-13. 1. Farinotti, Rossella (17 January 2020). ["Rossella Farinotti in dialogue with Photo L.A director Claudia James Bartlett..."](https://www.kooness.com/posts/magazine/meetme27-a-conversation-with-claudia-james-bertlett). *Kooness*. Retrieved 2021-02-13. 1. ["The 25th edition of Photo L.A. by Andy Romanoff"](https://loeildelaphotographie.com/en/photo-l-a-opens-for-its-twenty-fifth-anniversary-heres-six-good-reasons-you-dont-want-to-miss-it/). *The Eye of Photography Magazine*. 2016-01-25. Retrieved 2021-02-13. 1. ["Inside the 2019 Edition of Photo L.A. Art Fair | Widewalls"](https://www.widewalls.ch/magazine/photo-la-2019). *www.widewalls.ch*. Retrieved 2021-02-13. 1. ["The Barker Hangar – Event Venue Santa Monica"](https://barkerhangar.com/). Retrieved 2021-05-11. 1. Hazlehurst, Beatrice (2020-01-31). ["Photo l.a. is curated to keep you coming back"](https://i-d.co/article/photo-la-is-curated-to-keep-you-coming-back/). *i-D*. Retrieved 2021-02-13. 1. Collins, Bianca (2019-02-07). ["Photo L.A. 2019"](https://artillerymag.com/photo-l-a-2019/). *Artillery Magazine*. Retrieved 2021-02-13. 1. ["Click With photo l.a.'s 'First-Ever Virtual Photo Fair'"](https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/click-with-photo-l-a-s-first-ever-virtual-photo-fair/2386645/). *NBC Los Angeles*. Retrieved 2021-02-13. 1. ["Largest Photo Art Fair in the West Coast Goes Virtual (and Global)"](https://www.kcet.org/shows/southland-sessions/photo-l-a-goes-virtual-and-global). *KCET*. 2020-06-23. Retrieved 2021-02-13. 1. ["Photo L.A. 2019: Programming at the Fair"](https://www.artsy.net/article/photo-l-a-photo-la-2019-programming-fair). *Artsy*. 2019-01-22. Retrieved 2021-05-13. 1. Desilu (2017-01-11). ["Preview: 26th Annual Photo L.A. ~ opens Thursday"](https://www.lataco.com/preview-26th-annual-photo-l-opens-thursday/). *L.A. TACO*. Retrieved 2021-05-11. 1. Vankin, Deborah (2016-01-22). ["Photography's past, present and future on view at Photo L.A."](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-photo-la-photography-exhibition-los-angeles-20160122-story.html). *Los Angeles Times*. Retrieved 2021-05-11. 1. ["photo l.a. Opening Night Gala Honoring Catherine Opie · art weekend LA"](https://artweekendla.com/photo-l-a-opening-night-gala-honoring-catherine-opie/). *art weekend LA*. 2014-12-27. Retrieved 2021-05-11. 1. ["19 Essential Events In Southern California This Week: Jan. 27 - 30"](https://laist.com/news/entertainment/18-things-to-do-events-los-angeles-southern-california-jan-27-30-2020). *LAist*. 2020-01-27. Retrieved 2021-05-11. ## External links - [Official website](https://www.photola.com/) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Photo L.A.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photo_L.A.) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photo_L.A.?action=history)). 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