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Tom Zimmerman is a native of Los Angeles. His prose
has been published in Southern California Quarterly, California History
and Journal of the West. His photography has been published in
the Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times Magazine, Conde Nast Traveler,
Americana, Los Angeles Architect, California Homes, Echoes, Flip Side,
Exposure, Libido, and many other magazines, books and newspapers.
Zimmerman's photos have been exhibited across the country and are in the
permanent collections of the United States Library of Congress, National
Trust for Historic Preservation, California State Library, Los Angeles
Cultural Heritage Commission, Los Angeles Library, Brooklyn Museum, Motion
Picture and Television Archive, the Fortress of Peter and Paul in St.
Petersburg, Russia, among others. His architectural photos have been featured
in Elizabeth McMillan's Deco and Streamline architecture in L.A., the
Cultural Affairs Department's Landmark L.A., and Rex Oppenheimer's
Reinventing Paradise, Gloria Koenig's Iconic L.A. and numerous Los Angeles Conservancy publications.
His photos are also featured on the website of Historic Consultants, Inc.. Two
books of his photographs have been published: A Day in the Season of the Los
Angeles Dodgers, and Wednesday at the Pier.
His most recent book, Light and Illusion, is about Hollywood photographer Ray
Jones. Paradise Promoted: The Selling of Los Angeles 1870-1930 will be
published by Angel City Press. Among his photo essays are extensive series on
Hollywood and the fame machine, Tom Gilmore's development of the Old Bank
District of lofts in Downtown L.A., closeups of the facades of Downtown
buildings, Dr. Susan Block's extravaganzas, the nightclubs of South Central
Los Angeles, New Year's celebrations at the Mayan, Zydeco dances at Verbum
Dei High School and the Halloween celebration in West Hollywood.
Zimmerman's essay on the L.A. night, "Neon Noir," was exhibited at
the Museum of Neon Art in April
through December, 2005.
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