In Hollywood a girl’s virtue is much less important than her hairdo.
—Marilyn Monroe

Hollywood is the industry of illusions. I’ve looked beyond the glitzy and glamorous façade in search of the real Hollywood and found touching cinematic moments: lighthearted moments as if from a romantic comedy; dark moments as if from a post-apocalyptic sci-fi dystopia. . . .

Michael Jackson impersonator, Hollywood Boulevard

Performers dressed as cops, Hollywood Boulevard

Superhero impersonators, Hollywood Boulevard

Hollywood

Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California

Indigent man, Hollywood Boulevard

Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Taking pictures, Hollywood Boulevard

Gold Man, Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, California, USA

Performer /impersonator, Hollywood Boulevard

Hollywood Boulevard

Superheroes, Hollywood Boulevard

Performer / Impersonator on Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Mini Mouse impersonator on Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Tattoo Artist, Hollywood

Homeless, Hollywood Boulevard

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

An artist, Hollywood Boulevard,

Man with harmonica, Hollywood

Hollywood Boulevard

Hollywood Boulevard

Marilyn with Willie Wonka, Hollywood Boulevard

Hollywood Boulevard

Marilyn Monroe impersonator, Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Woman with mohawk, Hollywood

Performer /impersonator, Hollywood Boulevard

Wigs, Hollywood Boulevard

Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States

Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

“Shreds” aka “Truckee” says he is a guitarist in a band and they are on the verge of making it big. Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Marilyn Monroe wax figure, Hollywood

Superheroes

Performer /Impersonator on Hollywood Boulevard,

Oscar statue in a gift shop window, Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, California, United States of America

Snake handler, Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Frederick’s of Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Kising a snake, Hollywood Boulevard

Performer /impersonator, Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Performer /impersonator, Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Sidewalk pweformer, Hollywood Boulevard