The photo was taken a mile from downtown LA near the top of a hill.
The Photo ties into the investigation theme by investigating of what different people in LA think of it.

What do you see in front of you when the color of the picture is removed?
What do you focus on?
The architecture?
The bright light shining over LA?
Or the darkness?
It all depends on your perspective you may have compared to others.
What do you see LA as?