Bloomfest LA

The summer weather has been delightful and the free events continue! Yet another reason to love the city... this event called Bloomfest LA was two Saturdays ago. Located in the up-and-coming arts districts downtown, they had streets lined with vendor kiosks, and all the restaurants were open and busy.

Chocolate Silk Pie from the Pie Hole:




The main stage played music all night and it was fun to see people dancing:








I would definitely recommend keeping an eye out for this event next year. It was a blast!

Thank you, Banksy!

This is a collaborative piece by Banksy and about 30 other people.

Courtesy of Banksy, a world renown street artist, the MOCA exhibit "Art in the Streets" is free on Mondays. It's a bit of a line, but definitely worth the wait!

I went last Monday and it was seriously an incredible exhibit. It's only open til August 8th (next Monday), so check it out while you can. It is at the MOCA: Geffen Contemporary (near Central and 1st). Cut your class, ditch work, and head downtown because my pictures won't do the show justice. You won't be disappointed.

Shepherd Fairey:


Os Gemeos:


Banksy:


Andre:


Basquiat:


This piece was really incredible:


And another neat installment:


The rest of the photos I took can be found here:
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Telegram: residency at Three of Clubs

Please play some music while looking through photos!

Telegram had a residency this month at the Three of Clubs, which is a really cool bar on Santa Monica and Vine in Hollywood. Apparently it's where Lucille Ball would often go. It looks like a total dive from outside, but the inside is so neat. I would definitely recommend checking out this bar sometime soon.

Towsley Canyon

I hiked around Towsley Canyon for an hour or so 2 Sundays ago. Jenni's dog Roxy came along with Rita and I. It actually turned out to be pretty miserable because the heat was so bad. But I just wanted to get out in nature and snap a few photos... So here they are:

Downtown LA: Pershing Square and more

I have been taking far too many photos lately, but haven't had much time to edit them. I hope to catch up this week...
Let's see... these photos are from two Saturdays ago. My sister Jenni and brother Jonny came into town. We went to Pershing Square to watch a free show by A Flock of Seagulls.

There are so many free summer concert series in Los Angeles... yet another reason why I love this city.

And some play with long exposure:


Me and my brother:


Me and my sister:

The Millenium Biltmore, Downtown Los Angeles

While downtown, Sam, Jenni, Jonny and I explored the Millenium Biltmore hotel, which is apparently where the Black Dahlia was last seen alive. It is also where some Academy Awards shows were held. It is a beautiful building. It's so hard to choose just a few, but here are some of my favorite shots...

Can anyone name all the symbols on this clock?

This was taken with a long exposure while simultaneously zooming out.

Relaxing to the jazz band at the bar. I had one of their signature manhattans (I think it was called Central Park Manhattan), and it was incredible!