The La Brea Matrix is a photography project by six German photographers who are invited to an artist in residency in Los Angeles to search for photographic points of reference to the iconic picture of La Brea Boulevard by Stephen Shore. It explores the complex relationship between art photographers on both sides of the Atlantic.

The La Brea Matrix is a project of Schaden, Cologne and The Lapis Press, Culver City, supported by the Goethe Institute, Germany.