california issue 927

Jun 2023

Andrew Friendly

Los Angeles

Welcome to Showcase California, brought to you by Production Paradise. This issue features some of the leading creatives and companies working out of Los Angeles, San Francisco and other cities from the Golden State.

More creative professionals and facilities for photographic and film production are available in our Los Angeles Photo and Film directories and San Francisco Photo and Film directories.

Brands and publications including VW, Flaunt Magazine, Bose, Toyota, Levi's, among others, have trusted these professionals with their latest advertising campaigns and editorial shoots.

Be sure to catch our recommended events:

  • The 41st Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ+ Festival will take place from 13th to 23rd July in venues around Los Angeles.
  • John Waters: Pope of Trash is the first comprehensive exhibition dedicated to the artist’s contributions to cinema. Works on view include costumes, props, handwritten scripts, correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, film clips, and more. The exhibition opens at the Academy Museum on 17th September.
  • Looking forward and back, Ansel Adams in Our Time places photographer and environmentalist Ansel Adams in direct conversation with contemporary artists and the photographers who influenced him. Unil 23rd July at de Young San Francisco.

Our cover image was shot by Andrew Friendly for Port Magazine.