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Hollywood Sign – Mount Lee – Los Angeles
The original sign was erected in 1923 as an advertisement for a new housing community called "Hollywoodland". Made out of wood and bright white lights, it was originally intended to last just over a year, but due to the pop culture phenomenon of everything Hollywood became a mainstay about the Hollywood Hills. In 1949, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce entered into an agreement with the City of Los Angeles to maintain the sign, with the only stipulation being that they could remove "LAND" from the end to advertise the district of Hollywood and not the community. It was given official landmark status in 1973 and a campaign spearheaded by Playboy founder Hugh Hefner restored the sign to is current design in 1978 crafted out of steel. It was later restored again in 2005.
Ashland grew up in Southeast Virginia surrounded by lush rural landscapes, great protected swamp lands, national & state parks, the Chesapeake Bay, the Eastern Shore, the breathtaking Skyline Drive & Blue Ridge Mountains, and the inlets & oceans of Virginia & North Carolina.
It was this constant variation in natural beauty that first drew his eye to the camera; that, and the constant joy of capturing life's candid moments on film. Although no particular subject is banned from the lens of Ashland's camera, it is landscapes, cityscapes, wildlife, and nature that truly captures his heart.
"There's always more to see, more to learn, more to be wowed about-I just hope you enjoy what I see in the world."
A constant staple on the likes of Instagram, Flickr, and Facebook, Ashland currently resides in Chicago, Illinois, and looks forward to many more years of development, collaboration, creativity, world travel, and art.
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