Tonight begins an many-venued tour for an exhibition created by 50 regional documentary artist-photographers, called groupSC2009. The project, An Intimate View of Southern California, was conceived by Helen Garber, and the work is always presented in unique ways — projected, shown on monitors, and this year featured in a traveling trailer named Lucy. An Intimate View of Southern California is part of MOPLA’s opening reception at Bergamot Station as a featured installation.

Each of GROUPSC’s photographers has incorporated their signature style into the documentation of the region’s unique neighborhoods where they reside, work or play. The exhibition results in a myriad of perspectives tinged with current affairs. Photographers featured are below:

North
William Cates: Santa Ynez, Attasalina Dews: Ojai, Kyoshi Becker Mckizzie: Palmdale, Colleen Caamaño/Joe Keppler: Shadow Hills, Judith Ann Warren: Eagle Rock/Glendale, Titano Cruz: Balboa Park Humming Birds/Encino, Donald Loze: Santa Monica Mountains, Lillian Elaine Wilson: Commuting – Burbank to Brentwood, Rae Threat: North Hollywood, Rose-Lynn Fisher: Abandoned Couches/ Hollywood, First Shots Fired: Hollywood, Meg Madison: Hancock Park/Westlake
West
Jonas Jungblut: Isla Vista, Jane Gottlieb: Santa Barbara, Vinit Satyavrata: Oxnard, Joe McDougall: Malibu, Cindy Bendat: Santa Monica Pier, Helen K. Garber: Ocean Park/Santa Monica, Nancy Louise Jones: Venice, Chris Quilisch: Venice Alleyways, Sara Jane Boyers: Santa Monica Airport, Aline Smithson: West Los Angeles/Westwood/ Cheviot Hills, Nick Martinez: West Hollywood
East
Andrew Ty Lee: Koreatown, Kiet Thai: Chinatown, First Shots Fired: Downtown Los Angeles, Stuart Rapeport:North Figueroa Street/Highland Park, Leslie Rosenthal: Rose Parade/Pasadena, Don Davidson: Redlands, Elizabeth Walker: Apple Valley/Victorville, Rex Bruce: Twenty-Nine Palms, Nancy Baron: Palm Springs, JN/HKG: Idyllwild
South
Dingo: Tattoo Parlors, NLJ/HKG: Trailers, Shelley A. Gazin: Marina del Rey, Tom Paiva: Culver City/LAX, Ronnie Clark: Vermont Knolls/South Central, Tom M. Johnson: Lakewood, Nick Capaci: Santa Ana, Jonde Northcutt: Santa Ana, Gina Genis: Laguna Woods Retirement Community, Lisa Folino: Newport, Steven Churchill: San Diego Nights, Thomas Antel: Anza Borrego

A few selected photographers:

Aline Smithson, Westwood, Cheviot Hills

Nancy Baron, Palm Springs

Tom M. Johnson, Lakewood

Gina Genis, Laguna Woods Retirement Community

Sara Jane Boyers, Santa Monica Airport

Meg Madison, Hancock Park, Westlake

Tom Paiva, Culver City, Playa Del Rey

Cindy Bendat, Santa Monica Pier