Behind The Scenes of 'Our Pico'
To create this work, Sam and a small production team visited twelve businesses over the course of 3 days in August 2023.

Photographing Brian Trujillo at Tel's Barber Shop

With Kathy Lopez, dog groomer

With Hooman Baratipour

Photographing Adriana Macias

With Doug Whitney and Michael Hawelu, instrument repair craftsmen at McCabe's
Behind-The-Scenes videos on Instagram
A collaboration with the Pico Improvement Organization. This project was made possible by Art of Recovery, an initiative of the City of Santa Monica Cultural Affairs.