What grew in the Renaissance garden? Many familiar favorites, from cabbage to strawberries. More»
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Echo Park in 1895: Snow-capped peaks in the distance and rolling countryside all around
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Our L.A., Mapped
What place says “L.A.” to you? What’s your favorite building, corner, or monument? What is your L.A.? More»
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Hi! I’m an L.A. Native.
They say L.A. has no center; they say it’s a desert. We native Angelenos know that’s not true—and not just when it comes to architecture, either. More»
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The Transformative Outer Peristyle
Stunning by day, by night, at sunrise and at sunset, the Outer Peristyle at the Getty Villa is also a backdrop from a dramatic duck love story. More»
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The Waltz of the Hummingbirds
Waltzing hummingbirds captured in a fleeting second by accident. Nature’s surprises sure do deliver beautiful photographs. More»
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Getty Voices: Getty Gone Wild
Photographic encounters with deer, birds, butterflies, and other wildlife of the Getty.
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For California Gardeners, Winter Is the New Summer
Winter, the sere season? Not in California, where the cool months are our lushest, our most verdant of all. More»
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Getty Voices: Renaissance Gardens
A journey through Renaissance gardens and their paradoxes: natural and artificial, sin and salvation, virtue and vice. More»
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Pollarding the Getty Knuckle Trees
Pruned sycamore tree branches "like jacks made of wood"
What is this strange tree, and why does it look this way? Pollarding explored and explained. More»
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A New Light: 15 Hours in the Getty Villa Gardens
I’m often struck by how transformative a place the Getty is. Throughout the day a great deal can change. While the crowds do come and go, I’m often most transfixed by the subtle shifts of light, the surprising movement of… More»
Tagged Gardens, Getty Villa, Outer Peristyle, timelapse, video
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