Kemal Cilengir
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Tens of Thousands of Angelenos Flock to L.A.’s Flower District for a Valentine’s Day Flower Free-For-All
Tens of thousands made their way to the city's wholesale flower capital, jamming the streets and sidewalks with countless flowers and people. L.A. TACO'S contributing photographer Kemal Cilengir was there to capture it all, including street vendors getting fined and the dystopian-like flower free-for-all being had by lovestruck customers and hustling vendors eager to offload their prized plants.
February 14, 2025
The Palisades I Loved, Then and Now
A West L.A.-raised photographer looks back at his sacred place in high school, turning his lens on the ruins that remain.
January 15, 2025
Homeless Advocates Face-Off Against LAPD in Effort to Stop Forced Removal of Encampments in Echo Park Lake
March 26, 2021
Welcome to ‘Backyard Squabbles,’ South L.A.’s Underground Fight Club That Grew Out of Pandemic Frustration
February 9, 2021
Lakers, Dodgers and Joe Biden: How L.A., City of Champions, Threw a Massive ‘F*ck Donald Trump’ Party
November 9, 2020
