A paddleboarder takes on the big surf at Venice
by A storm way out somewhere in the Pacific sent 8 to 10 foot waves onto west facing beaches in Southern California. This is not an …
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See a drone’s eye view of Metropolis II and the Urban Light forest at LACMA
[Note: This was originally published in Feb. 2014] Before David’s Hockney’s new video(s) of the wilds of Yorkshire left town I decided to visit LACMA …
What do a Chris Paul mural and beach bikes for rent have in common? Vampires!
This mural of L.A. Clippers former point guard Chris Paul is right on the wide path along the beach in Venice, California, a wealthy neighborhood …
My vampires don’t visit the Venice canals, but they could have seen a Christmas kayak float if they did
The biggest Christmas boat parade in Southern California is in Newport Beach. There you can see over 50 yachts and boats decorated and cruising around …
So chilly! Surfing at Venice beach in Los Angeles in December
I realized that I’ve been writing about Venice beach without showing the beach, so here it is. I took these photos in late December and …
Oh those gorgeous bodies! Muscle men and bikini girls in Venice California
Okay, the headline is somewhat misleading, but in December there were not many bikini clad young women and muscle men on the beach in Venice. …
Celebrate Christmas in Chinatown–it’s an old Los Angeles tradition!
We are a mixed family. My daughter-in law and her sisters celebrate Christmas on Christmas Eve. My neice and I come from a family that …
Step right up and get your medical marijuana here! See our cool docs!
I hadn’t been to the Venice neighborhood of Los Angeles for years and years so it was a shock to walk from my parked car …
Oooh scary! A tsunami zone sign on the streets of Venice California
I was in Venice taking photos of locations for another project, but I got distracted and began photographing the murals that are on both public …
The tamale man, the cactus seller and the murals of Highland Park in Los Angeles
Back in the late 1980s my sons attended Otis Parsons Art Institute in L.A. and lived near Alvarado Street in an old, poor Mexican neighborhood. …