As the grandson of a golden-era Hollywood songwriter, acclaimed photographer Jim McHugh is heir to a particular experience and vision of Los Angeles that's all romance, noir, silhouetted buildings, and casual luxury. With his knack for photographing buildings in the intimate style of a portraitist, and in such a way as to erase all traces of intervening history, McHugh's photographs capture the ghost of what was — and might be again — LA's promise of beauty and the sunny, shadowy, glittering character of America in its vintage red-carpet regalia.
– Shana Nys Dambrot Flavor Pill- New York • December, 2009
I'm working on the new pictures from Paris, called " Sketches for Atget." These prints are a group of photographs taken on several walks over a period of three days in Paris. All of the photographs were taken with what remains of my 4x5 Polaroid stock. What a better place than Paris? I've posted these two.