Unguarded moments in plain sight.

Unguarded moments in plain sight.

Street and documentary photographs by Christian Eckels. Made candidly. Based in Los Angeles.

A woman in an orange skirt and straw hat crosses the cobblestones at Piazza di Spagna, Rome

Condotti

Rome

2026

A couple crosses a downtown Los Angeles street with their French bulldog at blue hour

The Crossing

Los Angeles

2026

Children with balloon swords chase a giant soap bubble across Piazza del Popolo, Rome

Chasing the Bubble, Rome

Rome

2026

A young man in headphones previews a record at the listening counter of an Osaka record shop

The Listener, Osaka

Osaka

2026

A young waiter stands at a glowing 24-hour cigarette machine on a Roman street at night

The Night Shift, Rome

Rome

2026

Seen from above, a woman in a red dress stands apart from a dense crowd of photographers

The Gaze

2026

A bearded man in a cap and sunglasses reads a paperback on a folding chair outside a storefront, above bands of pink and gray terrazzo

The Reader

Los Angeles

2026

A group in dark suits and black hats crosses the street at La Brea Avenue beside a brick and marble building

La Brea

Los Angeles

2026

A rider in a helmet stands over a motorcycle inside a Metro car, holding a strap and looking at a phone

The Commute

Los Angeles

2026

A man in gym clothes reads a paperback on a subway platform while a person beside him looks at a phone

LoFi and HiFi

Los Angeles

2026

A small child reaches up toward a wall of projected green light crossed by a wide band of blue

The Reach

Los Angeles

2026

A chihuahua looks out from a shoulder bag carried by a woman standing at a red marble counter

The Companion

Beverly Hills

2026

A man drinks from a glass as white vapor rolls up across his face, a menu open in his other hand

First Sip

2026

A man in sunglasses and a white T-shirt with red handwritten text walks through a sunlit Roman square

So Much

Rome

2026

A woman with a backpack walks along a wall beneath a large marble plaque with a Latin inscription

The Passerby

Rome

2026

A young man sits on worn stone steps in a narrow doorway, holding a phone and looking toward the camera

Number 11

Bonifacio

2026

A dog runs along the waterline toward the camera on a busy beach with turquoise water

The Runner

Corsica

2026

Two uniformed railway staff stand beside a white bullet train at a platform gate, glass towers behind

The Platform

Japan

2026

Two children in yellow caps ride an escalator past a dark granite wall, one in a yellow shirt printed with the words Long Live Cowboys

Long Live Cowboys

Japan

2026

A child wearing a very wide yellow rain hat walks past a construction fence and orange traffic cones on a wet street

The Yellow Hat

Japan

2026

A boy in a helmet steps across stones in a shallow reflecting pool below a wall of mirrored glass

Stepping Stones

Japan

2026

A server in an orange shirt and black cap carries two full glass mugs through a busy restaurant

The Round

Japan

2026

Seen from behind, a person in a plush green and white character hat holds a phone at arm’s length for a selfie

The Selfie

Japan

2026

The neon cowboy sign Vegas Vic glowing against a black night sky on Fremont Street

The original Vik

Las Vegas

2026

Earlier work

From Above

Los Angeles and the California coast seen from overhead, where familiar places turn into studies of line, light and pattern.

Los Angeles and the California coast seen from overhead, where familiar places turn into studies of line, light and pattern.