Festival23 ::: first place to be ::: COACHELLA

The Coachella is named after its venue, the Coachella Valley in the US state of California. To be more precise, the festival takes place near the city of Indio, which has a population of around 88,000, on the rather large site of the Empire Polo Club. The Coachella Valley lies in the heart of the Colorado Desert and extends to the Salton Sea, on whose shores Indio lies. The climate and the scenery at the festival are accordingly. If you want the exact address, it's 81-800 51st Ave, Indio, CA 92201, USA.

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Portrait photography - working with characters

Portraits can show part figures, usually showing the sitter's head and shoulders, but they can also depict the whole figure. They can also illustrate more than one person, in a group portrait. When making a portrait the artist aims to show the sitter's appearance as well as some elements of their character.

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On the Road * LA * Vegas * April 23

In mid-April, old friends Matthias David and Amo Völker set off for California on behalf of Hatje & Canz to create photos for a forthcoming illustrated book.

Plenty of time has been planned and so the two still have the opportunity to realize further projects. Her journey takes her from Los Angeles, to San Diego, to the Coachella Festival in Palm Springs, through Joshua Tree to Las Vegas and back to LA.

From classic photo locations such as Venice Beach, the Sunsetstrip, helicopter flight over LA, Highway 1, San Diego's beach hotel and Coronado film set, famous salt lake Salton Sea, desert landscape Joshua Tree, Old Las Vegas, the Belagio Hotel, via the Interstate 15 route back to LA

MD Photography News - Around the World

The daily inspiration. Travel. Taking photos. Experience together. - is the motto of the photography blog, which is run by professional photographer Matthias David. The focus of his work is on professional advertising photography, fine art photography and photographic travelogues that cover almost every continent. For Matthias David, photography is the medium to express personal feelings, opinions and meanings. The posts are supplemented by photo tips and product tests.

Venice Beach - Los Angeles

While there's a three-mile stretch of sandy beach, that's rarely why Venice Beach draws its crowd: this stretch of sand and boardwalk is best known for its eclectic mix of funky people, street performers and Californian "beach boys." .

Venice Beach is the approximately 4.5 km long, sandy beach on the Pacific coast of the Venice district, which was incorporated into Los Angeles in 1925. The beach section connects to the south of Santa Monica Beach.

In addition to volleyball, basketball and surfing, like other LA beaches, bodybuilding and skating are famous here. The most famous place is probably Muscle Beach, which used to be in Santa Monica. Arnold Schwarzenegger trained here.

Arnold Schwarzenegger | Venice Beach Quelle: Getty Images

Venice Beach owes its enormous popularity to Muscle Beach in particular: Here, bodybuilders lift their weights in an open-air gym and show off their hardened physiques. Muscle Beach was completely renovated in the summer of 2019 and has been shining in a new light ever since. However, bodybuilders are not the only “attraction” on a walk along the nice beach promenade: in a skate park, young people perform their tricks - if they are not letting off steam on the basketball court next door -, shops offer "medicinal herbs" and "psychic readings" and numerous up-and-coming artists try to sell tourists their CDs or USB sticks.

 

I particularly like Venice Beach with the graffiti-decorated boardwalk and huge stretch of beach. Here, for example, for “L.A. Story” or series like “Navy CIS”, “Beverly Hills 90210” and “The A-Team”.

Venice Beach | Bird Look Quelle: Getty Images

Venice "enjoys" the reputation of being one of the unsafe parts of Los Angeles, and although the crime rate has fallen in recent years, this assessment cannot be completely dismissed: It's not as bad as a little further southeast, but one or the other corner can definitely be described as unpleasant. Nevertheless - or precisely because of this - a realistic view of the situation is necessary: ​​during the day you do not take an increased risk with a visit to the beach promenade or the canals - especially not in the afternoons and at weekends when the number of visitors is high. Things get a bit more critical after dark, but then there are few good reasons to visit the area.