“Sites and Cycles of LA: Bike Messengers and the City” is a photo project centering the voices of bicycle messengers in Los Angeles. Messengers, couriers, and delivery riders are essential workers in today’s cities. Yet, they widely remain under-served and vulnerable: they work as independent contractors and at low rates, risking their personal safety. Messengers often remain unheard and invisible in the public sphere. Through a photography project, culminating in an exhibition and website, “Sites and Cycles of LA” offers a platform to share their stories and experiences in the city of Los Angeles.

This project was made possible with support from California Humanities, a non-profit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Visit calhum.org.

Sponsored by the Institute for Diversity and Empowerment at Annenberg (IDEA). 

This program is open to all eligible individuals. USC Annenberg operates all of its programs and activities consistent with the University’s Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor.

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