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“The surfaces are precisely what make The Hills entrancing: it is possibly the best-looking series on television. It doesn't just look better than life. It looks better than TV.”

James Poniewozik, Time Magazine

"'Laguna Beach' is ingeniously shot. With photography by Hisham Abed, this reality series looks like no other; it is the best-looking show on television."

Virginia Heffernan, The New York Times

“But damn it if The Hills doesn’t suck you in. For starters, it’s gorgeous…The Hills resembles a movie. Much of The Hills’ look is credited to Hisham Abed…”

Jason Gay, Rolling Stone Magazine

“But the real scene-stealer here, again, is cinematographer Hisham Abed, whose lush, saturated palette of artful vistas and shimmering close-ups – a Laguna holdover – is probably doing more for Southern California’s visual appeal than today’s movies.”

Robert Abele, LA Weekly

"'Laguna Beach' forgoes the staples of the reality genre… every frame of 'Laguna Beach' looks like it has been dipped in honey."

Margy Rochlin, The New York Times

"At the outset, our goal was to separate the look of Laguna Beach from other reality shows, with the intention of making it look like a scripted, episodic program. It needed to be cinematic."

"Back to the Beach," Production on MTV's Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County

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