From Santa Monica Close Up:

"Venice Healer Daisy, with Counselor Don, plant basil and an orchid at the Venice Beach Boardwalk on Monday, January 2, 2023."

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Santa Monica Close Up is a photo blog by Santa Monica based Photojournalist/Press photographer Fabian Lewkowicz. Fabian is the former staff photographer for the Santa Monica Daily Observer Press, Santa Monica Mirror, Santa Monica and the Santa Monica Corsair.

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Join skaters from all around the world celebrating the anniversary party of our outdoor skate jam sessions vibing to the sounds of the African Diaspora including Afrobeats,House,JB & More!

During the night there will be various opportunities to learn/develop your flow with some of your favorite skaters also showcasing their moves!

There will also be refreshments & local restaurants on the beach available



ALL LEVELS & WHEELS WELCOMED!

CHILDREN & PETS OK!

SKATING NOT REQUIRED TO ATTEND

Venice Beach Skate Dance Plaza

Wed, January 4, 2023,
6:00 PM – 11:00 PM PST

For more info and to register, Click Here

The film will screen on Friday, January 6th at The Waterfront in Venice.

Noah Hill has a new film coming out.

The film will screen on Friday, January 6th at The Waterfront in Venice.

From Santa Monica Close Up:

"City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works sanitation workers in white hazardous materials suits, with Blue Environmental Services, Inc., clean-up homeless encampments at Venice Beach on Friday, December 30, 2022. LAHSA (Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority) provided homeless outreach. Park Rangers were onsite during the cleanup. The Venice Beach clean-ups are conducted every Friday."

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Santa Monica Close Up is a photo blog by Santa Monica based Photojournalist/Press photographer Fabian Lewkowicz. Fabian is the former staff photographer for the Santa Monica Daily Observer Press, Santa Monica Mirror, Santa Monica and the Santa Monica Corsair.

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From Santa Monica Close Up:

"The Venice Healer, Daisy, aka Wa, does a chair dance while setting up the patio at the Venice Ale House on Friday, December 30, 2022."

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Santa Monica Close Up is a photo blog by Santa Monica based Photojournalist/Press photographer Fabian Lewkowicz. Fabian is the former staff photographer for the Santa Monica Daily Observer Press, Santa Monica Mirror, Santa Monica and the Santa Monica Corsair.

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Video from Venice Gallerie.

From Santa Monica Close Up:

"Employees of the Venice Clean Team power wash the Boardwalk and remove graffiti at the Venice Beach Boardwalk."

Santa Monica Close Up is a photo blog by Santa Monica based Photojournalist/Press photographer Fabian Lewkowicz. Fabian is the former staff photographer for the Santa Monica Daily Observer Press, Santa Monica Mirror, Santa Monica and the Santa Monica Corsair.

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We are seeking people who are passionate about keeping our California beaches clean!

Earn Community Service Hours while learning the importance of why we should care about Venice Beach and should "Be Nice to VeNice" by keeping it trash-free!

Please complete the information below with the dates and number of people.

We meet at 📍 Venice Beach: Lifeguard Towe r#19 Our meet up station will be at a green pop-up Tent.

Use the address for Venice Beach Rentals for the meet up location:

2100-1 Ocean Front Walk, Venice, CA 90291

10AM - 12PM on Saturday, January 21, 2023

We have limited supplies. Please Bring:

Bucket

Trash Picker

Gloves 💧Reusable Water Bottle

📋Community Service Hours Sheet

Personal Items for the Hangout Afterwards (as the weather permits).

💫We want to discourage the following:

🚫Single Use Water Bottles - Let’s help save the earth!

🚫Plastic Bags to Collect Trash - The wind blows them inside out which risks the loss of all trash being in blown in the ocean!

WE WILL BE RAFFLING AWESOME PRIZES!!!!!

SCAVENGER HUNT!!!!

For more info and to register, Click Here

Join skaters from all around the world celebrating the anniversary party of our outdoor skate jam sessions vibing to the sounds of the African Diaspora including Afrobeats,House,JB & More!

During the night there will be various opportunities to learn/develop your flow with some of your favorite skaters also showcasing their moves!

There will also be refreshments & local restaurants on the beach available



ALL LEVELS & WHEELS WELCOMED!

CHILDREN & PETS OK!

SKATING NOT REQUIRED TO ATTEND

Venice Beach Skate Dance Plaza

Wed, January 4, 2023,
6:00 PM – 11:00 PM PST

For more info and to register, Click Here

Noah Hill has a new film coming out.

The film will screen on Thursday, January 5th at The Waterfront in Venice.

From Santa Monica Close Up:

"The Venice Healer Daisy, AKA Wa, gives a treatment to a person at the at Venice Beach on Monday, December 26, 2022. She also shared her thoughts."

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Santa Monica Close Up is a photo blog by Santa Monica based Photojournalist/Press photographer Fabian Lewkowicz. Fabian is the former staff photographer for the Santa Monica Daily Observer Press, Santa Monica Mirror, Santa Monica and the Santa Monica Corsair.

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Here's surfing photos from Tuesday, December 27th at the Venice Breakwater.

This set of surf photos was shot by Six12 Media and brought to you by Bodyglove.

These are just a few of the 200+ photos from this session. If you were out there, you probably got some surfing shots, probably multiple photos, they will be in the complete photo galleries for this day, check them out, the links to the complete galleries are down below.



















You can find 180+more photos from this session, all full size and in high-resolution, in these 2 photo galleries:

Venice Breakwater - Breakwater - Tuesday 12-27-2022 Gallery #1
Venice Breakwater - Breakwater - Tuesday 12-27-2022 Gallery #2


If you were out there, we probably got some cool surfing shots of you, go check them out!

Wanna see photos from previous days at this and other local surf spots from this photographer?
Click Surf Spot Galleries and look for the spot and then the date.

Here's surfing photos from Christmas Day, December 25th at the Venice Pier.

This set of surf photos was shot by Six12 Media and brought to you by XCEL Wetsuits.

These are just a few of the 40+ photos from this session. If you were out there, you probably got some surfing shots, probably multiple photos, they will be in the complete photo galleries for this day, check them out, the links to the complete galleries are down below.














You can find more photos from this session, all full size and in high-resolution, in this photo gallery:

Venice Pier - Christmas Day 12-25-2022 Gallery


If you were out there, we probably got some cool surfing shots of you, go check them out!

Wanna see photos from previous days at this and other local surf spots from this photographer?
Click Surf Spot Galleries and look for the spot and then the date.