LACP’s Spring Benefit: Honoring Sam Abell
- Thursday
June 5, 2025
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
LACP is thrilled to announce a Spring Benefit honoring the influential photographer and mentor Sam Abell.
Join us at Santa Monica’s Beach Club to celebrate his work and support LA’s photographic community.
Purchase your tickets today – space is limited!
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LACP’s Spring Benefit: Honoring Sam Abell
Join us for a luncheon at the Beach Club in Santa Monica to celebrate an icon of the photographic world and support our community
Thursday, June 5, 12pm-2pm
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LACP is thrilled to announce a Spring Benefit honoring the influential photographer and mentor Sam Abell.
Join us to celebrate his work and support LA’s photographic community.
Throughout his decades long career, Sam Abell produced some of the most iconic frames of the twentieth century; from cowboys across the American West to small towns in Japan or life in 1980s Soviet Russia. Abell’s viewpoint is that of the curious wandered, who tries to hang on to unexpected moments and generously offer them for others to explore. His poetic compositions accept his position as both a chronicler and a vessel for nuanced and unexpected ideas and viewpoints to emerge on the surface.
Learning photography from his father, Abell began working for The National Geographic in 1970. His works illustrated dozens of essays and were the subjects of several books and exhibition catalogues. Abell is also an inspiring writer and educator who has been mentoring artists across the world.
Our LACP community is particularly grateful for Abell’s commitment for training others and his devotion to LA’s photographers. His workshops inspired many visual storytellers in our community to further develop their practice and reach new heights.
To mark this event, Sam produced a limited edition which he captured while teaching at LACP during the recent wildfires. View it HERE and purchase below.
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Can’t be there with us in person? You can still get involved and take part!
Here are some ways to participate in the work we do:
- Donate in honor of Sam Abell.
- Become a member and create your own photographic journey.
- Purchase a Limited Edition Print by Sam Abell (below), the second in the LACP Limited series.
- Purchase a ticket for an emerging artist to attend the ceremony.
- Purchase annual membership for a student.
- Support artists and the photographic community, check out LACP’s store here.
- Match funds for the Sugarshack Fund and help us eliminate barriers for students, youth and emerging artists.
Details
- Date: Thursday June 5th, 12-2 pm PST
- Tickets are Limited
- Tickets: Individual Ticket – $250; Group Table Ticket (up to 8 people) – $1,750
- Become a Sponsor: Individual Sponsor Ticket – $2,000; Corporate Sponsor Ticket – $4,000
- Limited Edition Print: Special signed print by Sam Abell – $1,500. View Details Here
- Location: The Beach Club, 201 Palisades Beach Rd #1401, Santa Monica, CA 90402
- Parking: Complimentary
- Ticketed event includes catered lunch.
- Nearby Lodging: Palihouse Santa Monica – 1001 3rd St, Santa Monica, CA 90403, or Viceroy Santa Monica – 1819 Ocean Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90401.