Shannon Cottrell Photography

10/18/2016

Loved shooting this underwater art show last weekend!

http://www.laweekly.com/slideshow/swimsuits-and-goggles-were-a-must-at-the-underwater-exhibit-snorkel-dreams-7506327

Over the weekend — for one weekend only — Machine Project came to the Annenberg Community Beach House with "Snorkel Dreams," the collective's first ever underwater art show, featuring work by Andrew Cannon, Jessica Cowley, Bob Dornberger, Emily Joyce, Alice Könitz, Candice Lin, Becca Lofchie, Johnst...

10/15/2016

Recent work for LAWeekly

The Vanishing Businesses on Third and Main Street in DTLA

Video: http://www.laweekly.com/video/the-vanishing-businesses-on-third-and-main-street-in-dtla-SqlRW2Ye

Story by Chris Kissel http://www.laweekly.com/music/the-smell-has-been-spared-but-what-about-the-other-businesses-on-its-block-7321345

On the corner of 3rd and Main Street downtown, there is a constellation of small businesses that have been a constant in L.A.'s nightlife.They're a microcosm of the city's multicultural textures, but rapid development threatens their extinction. These are their stories. The Smell Has Been Spared — b...

09/08/2016

Just finished watching the Hitchcock/Truffaut doc on & I highly recommend it! (However zero female directors where represented so...👎)

08/19/2016

Riding in a helicopter has been on my bucket list for many years now and as of a few weeks ago I can finally cross that one off the list, thanks to Chief Pilot Robin Petgrave and Celebrity Helicopters. Hitching a ride in this luxury chopper wasn’t the only task that morning. I was fortunate to have the opportunity to produce a photo essay on Petgrave and his inspiring organization Tomorrow's Aeronautical Museum an after school flight academy in Compton. Watch the photo essay and read more about this amazing place on Los Angeles – discoverLA.com

https://www.discoverlosangeles.com/blog/robin-petgrave-tomorrows-aeronautical-museum

Get to know activist and helicopter pilot Robin Petgrave, the founder of Tomorrow's Aeronautical Museum and mentor to a new generation of influential Angelenos.

05/17/2016

Photos from the Harajuku Day fashion meet up last weekend!

At the Los Angeles Harajuku Fashion Meet No. 7 took place Saturday, May 14, in Little Tokyo’s Weller Court, members of Harajuku Day took photos, exchanged fashion tips and showcased their newest kawaii accessories. Harajuku Day, a Los Angeles–based group of Harajuku fashion enthusiasts, has been put...

05/05/2016

So excited to announce that Greenmeme is one of the 47 people out of 4 Million in this city to be featured in this years LA Weekly issue I had the opportunity to write about them and complete a video. Please be sure to pick up a print copy in newsstands and check out the video online!

http://www.laweekly.com/news/two-artists-have-spent-eight-years-sculpting-the-people-of-the-la-river-valley-video-6878438

Freyja Bardell and Brian Howe are hardly the first artists to show an interest in the Los Angeles River, but they are certainly part of a new generation that is more convinced than ever of its potential. Bardell and Howe have been working together for the past decade and have...

02/29/2016

Photos from the JapanLA x Pokémon Boutique! are up on LAWeekly http://www.laweekly.com/slideshow/fans-celebrate-pok-mon-day-at-japanla-6655493

The pop culture shop JapanLA celebrated Pokémon Day with a themed pop-up shop. Thousands of fans stood in line for hours to purchase exclusive Pokémon merchandise from the shop. All photos by Shannon Cottrell

02/20/2016

Excited to share my latest film for LAWeekly. Meet EDM's gateway drug to metal Sullivan King http://www.laweekly.com/video/sullivan-king-edms-gateway-drug-to-metal-TbGfghkF

Article by Patrick Shannon: http://www.laweekly.com/music/sullivan-king-combines-metal-guitar-and-edm-beats-into-his-own-insane-sound-6579940

Sullivan King is a producer, guitarist and DJ. He's been bridging the gap of EDM and metal, playing guitar and doing vocals live while DJing. Meet EDM's gateway drug to metal.

12/17/2015

So excited be a contributing photographer in the December issue of Juxtapoz Magazine
Words by the amazing Shelley Leopold
Dabs Myla x Modernica

12/02/2015

My latest video is up on LAWeekly. Excited to have Suji Lee Photography contribute some beautiful cinematography too!

http://www.laweekly.com/music/musicians-say-goodbye-to-las-historic-band-practice-space-video-6334784

As the sun set over the Arts District on Sunday and a spattering of illuminated skyscrapers lit up downtown L.A., an exodus of musicians was underway. With only 48 hours left on their leases, guys in jeans and ponytails, with dirtied shirts and calloused hands, began their final load-out from...

09/10/2015

Super cute peps at Pacific Media Expo last weekend. Check out my LAWeekly slideshow of their awesomeness http://www.laweekly.com/slideshow/pmx-2015-where-cosplay-meets-fashion-6011350

For 10 years Pacific Media Expo has brought the cutting edge of Asian entertainment to America, whether it is the newest anime from Japan or the latest street fashion from Harajuku PMX has created an entertainment community for artists, industry, and their fans. This year we caught up with some amaz…