A skateboarder jumps high over the Venice Skate Park, briefly letting his lone shadow imprint the bottom of the pool
An oiled-up bodybuilder wearing nothing but a speedo enters the stage of the Mr Muscle Beach contest
A group of young skateboarders gather to smoke marijuana in the early morning sun in front of the Touch of Venice mural on Windward Avenue. They came from various parts of the country to live the bohemian lifestyle on Venice Beach for a few days before moving on to their next destination
On 3 March 2017, the day Snapchat goes public on the Nasdaq, Venice residents organize a protest in front of Snapchat’s Market Street headquarters. Since the protest, Snapchat has accelerated its expansion – buying many buildings, pushing out community artists and small businesses, installing private security guards at every corner, and effectively turning the boardwalk into its own corporate campus
