I took this picture near sunset on Venice Beach of a homeless man. I was generous and gave him $5. When I took it I new it had to be B&W. I love taking candid B&W of People.
Venice Beach Homeless
The B&W looks good on this photo, I like it.
When I lived in So. Cal. Venice Beach was one of my favorite destinations to just walk and shoot. Have spent many a great day capturing the local life on that boardwalk
I grew up in Venice Beach in the late 50's early 60's. Visited a few years back and was shocked by the dramatic changes. What was once an amazing mixture of old world elegance mixed with families and a few beatniks is now an outrageous spectacle of society in the throws of chaos. Yes, an intriguing place to photograph but what the heck!
I think your image tells part of the story nicely. Would like to see him and his stuff a bit more isolated but that may have been tough in a crowded environment.
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