Hanging Out by Aaron Feaver in Santa Monica, California

Two gulls hanging out on a railing at the Santa Monica Pier, on a foggy early morning.

Name: Aaron Feaver

Place you live: Santa Monica, California

Place your photo was made? Santa Monica Pier

Can you sum up Santa Monica? Everyone does yoga and drives a Prius, it’s sunny almost all the time, and the beach is everywhere.

Occupation: Photographer

Preoccupation: Photography

What is a perfect day in Santa Monica? Walk to the beach with my girlfriend, with a couple thermoses full of beer. Read a book, take some pictures, watch the sun set.

If someone was visiting, what must they do? Go to the boardwalk and skate park in Venice.

What and where is a perfect meal in Santa Monica? There’s a guy on the beach who sells Indian food out of a window. It’s the best. Also you can buy made-to-order mini donuts across the street.

What is the best thing about your spot? The ocean breeze.

What is the worst? The tourists and the locals.

A little known fact about where you live? Saint Monica was the mother of Augustine of Hippo.

Where is your favorite place in the world? Los Angeles