Griffith Observatory & Riverdale Gallery

From instruments pointed toward the sky to familiar rural roads below it, these photographs connect two places through light, distance, and memory.

Fireworks display lighting up a dark night sky with golden and red sparks.
Nighttime scene of a road with car headlights creating streaks of light, parked cars on the side, a streetlight, and a dark sky.
Looking up through the open roof of a building, a telescope is aimed upward, with a person adjusting the telescope in the foreground and another person nearby. The roof has a grid-like pattern, and the sky is visible above.
A sidewalk with a yellow tactile paving strip for the visually impaired, a street sign that reads 'Narrow Bridge,' and residential houses with lawns and trees under a clear blue sky.
Scenic view of rolling hills and mountains under a clear blue sky with sparse clouds, featuring a single leafless tree with a dark object hanging from its branch in the foreground.
A large telescope mounted inside an observatory with a domed roof, viewed from below with equipment and supplies around.