LACP’s Spring Benefit: Honoring Frank W. Ockenfels 3
- Wednesday
June 10, 2026
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
LACP is thrilled to announce a Spring Benefit honoring the outstanding photographer, artist and director Frank Ockenfels 3.
Join us at The Upper West for a special evening celebrating visual storytelling in Los Angeles, featuring an award ceremony presented by Jeff Dunas and a conversation between Ockenfels and David Fahey (Fahey/Klein Gallery).
Purchase your admission today – tickets are limited!
About
Join us for a special evening at The Upper West in Santa Monica, to celebrate an icon of visual storytelling in LA, and support our community.
Wednesday, June 10, 6pm-9pm
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LACP is excited to announce this year’s honoree and invite you to join us to celebrate his work and support the future of visual storytelling in LA and beyond.
With a career spanning more than four decades, Frank W. Ockenfels 3 has created some of the most distinctive portraits in contemporary photography; from iconic actors and filmmakers to musicians, including over two hundred album covers for some of the leading voices of popular culture, from Bruce Springsteen and David Bowie to Nora Jones and No Doubt.
Ockenfels’ work has appeared in leading publications such as Rolling Stone and Vanity Fair, as well as in numerous film campaigns and creative collaborations. His practice further extends into drawing and collage, further pushing photographic boundaries.
LACP stewards and supports a thriving photographic community centered on the essential art that captures universal moments of reflection, resilience, and light through the lens of Los Angeles. Ockenfels represents the experimental spirit that characterizes this place and its unique perspective, and shares it far and wide. Join us to celebrate his immense contribution to photography in our beloved LA.
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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 Frank W. Ockenfels 3.
- Become a member and create your own photographic journey.
- Purchase a 30 Under 30 Membership for a student.
- Purchase a ticket for an emerging artist (see ticket option below).
- Match funds for the Sugarshack Fund and help us eliminate barriers for students, youth and emerging artists.
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With an Interview by David Fahey:
David Fahey has been a Fine Art Photography dealer in Los Angeles since 1975. With his business partner, Randee Klein Devlin, he founded Fahey/Klein in 1986. The gallery’s initial program included fine art photography, painting, and sculpture. Since July of 1990, the Fahey/Klein Gallery has directed its attention to exclusively exhibiting photography. In 2015, David Fahey assumed sole ownership of Fahey/Klein Gallery.
The Fahey/Klein Gallery represents and/ has exhibited such notable photographers as Irving Penn, Peter Beard, Man Ray, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Joel-Peter Witkin, Mary Ellen Mark, James Nachtwey, William Klein, Bruce Weber, Allen Ginsberg, Tina Modotti, Edward Weston, Herb Ritts, Steve Schapiro, Paul Outerbridge, Jim Marshall, William Claxton, Danny Lyon, Annie Leibovitz, Sebastião Salgado, Christopher Makos, Frank Ockenfels 3, Ruven Afanador, and Lauren Greenfield – among others. The gallery’s program combines established 20th Century photographers along with well-known and emerging Contemporary artists.
David received a Bachelor of Arts in Photo-Communications in 1974 and a Master’s degree in Art, with an emphasis in Creative Photography, in 1978. In 1983, he co-founded the Hollywood Photographers Archive. From 1985 to 1988, David was a contributing West Coast Editor of Andy Warhol’s Interview magazine. He is an active member of the Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD). He’s also served on the Photography Advisory Council for the J. Paul Getty Museum and serves as an advisor to the Herb Ritts Foundation. He’s a United States Army Infantry veteran, having served in Vietnam, 1969-1970.
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With Award Presentation by Jeff Dunas:
Jeff Dunas is an American photographer whose work spans five decades. His work has appeared in hundreds of magazines, books, album covers and exhibitions. Though primarily known for his captivating portraits of musicians and entertainers, Dunas’ principal areas of work have also included, documentary, street photography and the fine art nude. He has made significant contributions to the world of photography as editor and publisher of photography books and magazines and is also the founder and director of the Palm Springs Photo Festival
Details
- Date: Thursday, June 10, 6pm – 9pm PST
- Tickets are Limited
- Tickets: Single Admission Ticket (Member Rate) – $250; Single Admission Ticket (Non-Member Rate) – $300; Two Admission Tickets Bundle (Member Rate) – $450; Two Admission Tickets Bundle (Non-Member Rate) – $550
- Become a Sponsor: Individual Sponsor – $1,250; Corporate Sponsor – $2,5000.
- Location: The Upper West, 3321 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405
- Parking: Free lot and street parking nearby
- Ticketed event includes dinner, full bar, ceremony and discussion