Photographer Brian H. Daniel in the news
Originally published on CNN Travel
A few years ago, Brian H. Daniel was driving around Los Angeles when he spotted a neon sign for a random storage facility. The red stick figures carrying yellow boxes glowed from the mundane building. It was like it was screaming out to him.
Daniel loved how a sign could go from ordinary and unremarkable during the day to "talking to you" at night. L.A.'s neon won over the frequent traveler, who has concluded the City of Angels has the best neon anywhere.
"They have just enough peppered through the city where it just comes alive," said Daniel, a Chicago-based headhunter. "I was so compelled by it that for two weeks I just drove around and took pictures of neon signs."
What's disappointing for enthusiasts like Daniel is that neon is dying. Businesses are switching to cheaper, more energy-efficient LED bulbs and municipal planning boards are zoning out neon to decrease the number of unsightly displays.
(See Brian's complete NEON COLLECTION featured in the CNN article. Continue reading the archived CNN article HERE).
A few years ago, Brian H. Daniel was driving around Los Angeles when he spotted a neon sign for a random storage facility. The red stick figures carrying yellow boxes glowed from the mundane building. It was like it was screaming out to him.
Daniel loved how a sign could go from ordinary and unremarkable during the day to "talking to you" at night. L.A.'s neon won over the frequent traveler, who has concluded the City of Angels has the best neon anywhere.
"They have just enough peppered through the city where it just comes alive," said Daniel, a Chicago-based headhunter. "I was so compelled by it that for two weeks I just drove around and took pictures of neon signs."
What's disappointing for enthusiasts like Daniel is that neon is dying. Businesses are switching to cheaper, more energy-efficient LED bulbs and municipal planning boards are zoning out neon to decrease the number of unsightly displays.
(See Brian's complete NEON COLLECTION featured in the CNN article. Continue reading the archived CNN article HERE).
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