Galerie XII Los Angeles is pleased to present the first US exhibition of prints from the series Lost in L.A. by Munich-based photographer Christopher Thomas. An opening reception and book-signing with the artist will be held on Saturday, January 19th from 5-8pm. Christopher Thomas (b. 1961, German) refers to the photographs as city-portraits, capturing the architectural personality of iconic urban centers with the detail and aesthetic of classical large-format portraiture. Through long exposure times and his exclusive use of Polaroid Type-55 film, Thomas is able to achieve remarkable clarity and a dramatic, ethereal mood in his images rendering these often-crowded locales devoid of human presence. In addition to works portraying Los Angeles, large-scale pigment prints from his previous series Paris: City of Light, Venice in Solitude, and New York Sleeps will also be on view.