Emmy-Winning TV Director Daniel Sackheim Releases Debut Photo Book 'The City Unseen'
Emmy Award-winning television director Daniel Sackheim, known for episodes of 'Law & Order', 'The X-Files', and 'NYPD Blue', will publish his debut photography monograph 'The City Unseen' with Hat & Beard Press on May 12, 2026. Sackheim began photographing during the 2007 Writers Guild of America strike, developing a cinematic style rooted in film noir aesthetics. The book focuses on Los Angeles, exploring themes of anonymity, absence, and memory through moody black-and-white images. Sackheim treats photography like a film shoot, scouting locations and conducting light studies rather than roaming freely. He sees LA as a unique city where fame and desperation coexist, and aims to evoke nostalgia by treating the city as a character. The monograph includes images of downtown LA's historic theatre district, Hollywood Boulevard, and other urban landscapes.
Key facts
- Daniel Sackheim is an Emmy Award-winning TV director who directed episodes of 'Law & Order', 'The X-Files', and 'NYPD Blue'.
- He began photography during the 2007 Writers Guild of America strike.
- His debut monograph 'The City Unseen' will be published by Hat & Beard Press on May 12, 2026.
- The book focuses on Los Angeles and explores themes of anonymity, absence, and memory.
- Sackheim's photographic style is informed by film noir and his TV directing background.
- He scouts locations and does light studies, often intervening to construct scenes.
- Sackheim sees Los Angeles as a place where fame and desperation coexist.
- The book includes images of downtown LA's theatre district, Hollywood Boulevard, and other locations.
Entities
Artists
- Daniel Sackheim
Institutions
- Hat & Beard Press
- Writers Guild of America
Locations
- Los Angeles
- United States
- Hollywood
- Broadway
- Downtown Los Angeles
- San Fernando Valley
- Hollywood Hills
- San Francisco
- Oakland