Tag Archives: Venice Beach

Carlos

By Dee | Published October 12, 2010

I met Carlos at the Venice Beach Skate Park on Sunday. Every day is a challenge for him and the Venice community. But they accept only the good energy of those around to help them each day. And in turn they give the good energy back. Karma. That day he helped a boy learn how to skateboard. The boy’s father was so grateful and generous to Carlos with $20. This was something that Carlos did not expect at all because he only wanted to help the boy learn how to skateboard. Someday Carlos hopes to be able to work for the Venice Beach Skate Park to give back to a community that has given him so much: Hope

“When one shines forth, it is like the moon at midday – an event so bright that what is normally hidden outshines even the brightest light. That is what it is like when masters walk among the people. By their presence, they illuminate and gladden all who come their way.”

- “Radiance”, 365 Tao Meditations, Deng Ming Dao

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Falling into Night

By Dee | Published October 8, 2010

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Venice Beach circa 1999, Part 1

By Dee | Published October 5, 2010

It was 1999. Young with a passion for photography I was on assignment to photograph people. I chose Venice Beach. With my Nikon F100 and fixed 180mm lens I braved the beach alone and these are the people I found and met. Where are they now? Not sure. But Venice Beach remains the same now as it was then.

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Oktober

By Dee | Published October 4, 2010

Venice Beach
October 3, 2010

I love October. Dios de los muertos. Hallowe’en. Fairs and carnivals and amusement parks. Oktoberfest. Oranges. Reds. Yellows. Blacks. Fire. Embers. Ash. The smells of sweet sugar mixed with the spices of the earth: wood, trees, leaves, bark, dirt and rocks… hot glazed from the summer sun cooling from the impending autumn winds…. and in a snap, the cold of winter preserving every bit of memory forged by October. A Full Moon. A Blue Moon. A Black Moon. Native American Music from all tribes. African rhythms and chants. Folklore and mythical tales. These are the things that nail my heart to October. It’s a soothing piercing sensation to have your heart nailed by October. (Originally posted 2006)

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