WINNERS

Star Struck

  • Photographer
    Ave Pildas, United States
  • Prize
    Silver Winner in Zines And Photo Book/Street

Star Struck is the first monograph from the legendary Ave Pildas in more than 40 years. Pildas made these photographs in perhaps the most famous of the many famous spots in Los Angeles – but at a time (between 1972 and 1975) when Hollywood had more of a neighborhood feel and a raucous diversity was the norm. In Pildas’s generous and gentle view, everyone is an A-list celebrity. In the end, the most beautiful and beguiling thing about Star Struck is that you’re not sure if the title refers to the people whom Ave Pildas encountered on Hollywood Boulevard, or to the photographer himself.