There’s theater in life, obviously, and there’s life in theater.
—Charlie Kaufman

While the theater on the street is there for all to enjoy, few notice these serendipitous moments when character, gesture, light and locale converge to create a visual epiphany.

Painted mural

Chinatown, Los Angeles

Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA

Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Muslim shoppers, Tiffany’s, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

view from Coffee Shop on Spring Street, downtown Los Angeles, California, USA

Hollywood

Burt, Thanksgiving Day 2015 in Skid Row, Los Angeles, California

Times Square, Manhattan, New York City, New York

Chinatown, Manhattan

Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Old Woman Running, Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, California, USA

Woman and her dog

Hollywood

Clown, Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Vegetable market, Chinatown, Manhattan, New York City, New York

MAC cosmetics promotion, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California

Lady in pink walking, Broadway, downtown Los Angeles, California, United States of America-

Movie advertising on Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Times Square, Manhattan

Shopping

Thanksgiving, Skid Row, Los Angeles

Arts District, LA

Culver City Art Walk, 2011, California United States

Clown in front of an electronic display, Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA

Street vendor