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A Recap of the EyeEm LA Meetup: Venice Edition

By Stephanie - 6 min read

The Los Angeles EyeEm crew gathered for an urban safari to observe some spectacular species of humans around the Venice Beach.

The LA EyeEm crew gathered for an urban safari to observe some spectacular species of humans at Venice Beach. A group of 10 photographers came together for the EyeEm LA Meetup: Venice Edition.

EyeEm LA Meetup: Venice Edition at Muscle Beach by Jen Pollack Bianco on EyeEm

Here’s a recap by Joel Quizon:

It started in the cramped and raucous boardwalk hang called the Venice Ale House and ended sometime after a lengthy stay at the Townhouse speakeasy just off the walk. In the glowing light of dusk and besides the bulging chests of men in tiny pants at Venice’s famous Muscle Beach gym, the participants of the EyeEm LA Meet Up: Venice Edition gathered for a team picture and then slowly disbanded. A handful headed out of Venice and a some others stayed together a little longer to enjoy more of what this quirky enclave of overstimulation had to offer. Seems everyone had more fun than a bucket full of two headed turtles. Here’s how the rest of the Meet Up went.
The group gathered outside the Venice Ale House, a spot chosen by our Venice’s own Theresa Solis and Ryan Vaarsi, who where the inspiration for having it at Venice and were great hosts. While everyone put on their name tags and readied to leave, a late comer who had previously said could not make it made it. It was Robin’s Bday weekend and she decided to spend part of it with us!

EyeEm LA Meetup: Venice Edition at Venice Beach Boardwalk by Theresa Solis @LAfromaniphone on EyeEm

From there we walked down the famed Venice boardwalk and attempted to capture anything that was on the list of our image scavenger hunt. Some of the items on the list: drum circle, Zoltar machine, Tree Man, lowrider bikes, surfers, old school rollerskates, and 2 headed turtles. Some stayed with the program and others just decided to click at anything interesting and there was plenty to capture. The group walked onto the beach to check out the drum circle. We headed to the skate park and then eventually headed to the famous Touch of Evil (Orson Welles film) arches where a little historic speakeasy called the Townhouse became a much needed dark and comfy oasis from the noise and sun. Cocktails, phone recharging, photo editing and some good conversations followed.