Fire at old Fisher Hardware and Lumber site - Images by Fabian Lewkowicz

Santa Monica Firefighters puts out a fire at 14th and Colorado Ave. on Wednesday, Aug 15, 2012. The fire was at the former Fisher Hardware and Lumber Co. site.

FIRE ON THE PIER - Images by Fabian Lewkowicz

The end of the Santa Monica Pier was closed due to a small deck fire caused most likely to a by a cigarette on Saturday, August 4, 2012.

(TOP) Santa Monica Fire Department firefighters breathing oxygen and wearing full turnout gear walk laps during the 10th annual American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life at Santa Monica College's Corsair Field on Saturday June 2, 2012. Teams walk for 24 hours around Corsair Field to fight cancer, increase awareness of the disease and raise much-needed funds to support the services of the American Cancer Society. The American Cancer Society Relay For Life is an international event. (CENTER) Santa Monica Police Department Chief Jacqueline Seabrooks (center) leads walkers during the 10th annual American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life at Santa Monica College's Corsair Field. (ABOVE) Cancer survivors kicked-off the 10th annual American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life at Santa Monica College's Corsair Field on Saturday June 2, 2012.

Santa Monica Fire Captain Sean Van Sluis rings  the bell ten times during the Police/Fire Public Safety Memorial at City Hall on Thursday, May 16, 2012. The memorial recognized public safety officers who gave their lives in the line of duty to protect the citizens of Santa Monica.

Santa Monica Fire Department Deputy Chief Bruce Davis (center) makes pancakes while Santa Monica Fire Chief Scott Ferguson (right) and Santa Monica Police Department Chief Tim Jackman lend their support during Santa Monica PAL's (Police Activities League) Holiday Workshop on Saturday, December 17, 2011.

CANDY CANE DRIVE (2011) - Images by Fabian Lewkowicz

Santa Claus came to town very early this year escorted by Santa Monica firefighters and police officers for the nineteenth annual "Candy Cane Drive” on Saturday, December 3, 2011.

Santa Monica Police Department Chief Timothy Jackman and Santa Monica Fire Department Chief Scott Ferguson discuss the youth’s photographs during Santa Monica Bay Human Relations Council's Third Annual Kids With Cameras Photo Exhibit & Conversation at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Monica satellite campus at John Adams Middle School on Saturday, October 15, 2011.

This year’s theme was Public Art as Community Wealth. The project involves participation in photojournalism workshops by local youth selected from the Police Activities League, Boys and Girls Club and Santa Monica Family YMCA. 'By showing them the community’s wealth expressed through public art, the children are exposed to a world many of them would not experience otherwise. This opportunity will enrich their lives in a way that will alter their futures for the better,' says Timothy J. Jackman, Chief of Police. 

Fabian Lewkowicz, a professional photojournalist who has supervised and mentored the group in the past is joined by photographers Dr. Charles Haskell,Nick Steers and Bill Beebe and the City Public Art coordinator Malina Moore whose expertise and experience in Santa Monica’s artwork is invaluable. The youth met once a week (for eight weeks) exploring the rich displays of public art in the city. 

Among the artwork photographed were ‘Santa Monica’ (1934) in Palisades Park by Eugene Monrahan, ‘Chain Reaction’ (1991) by Paul Conrad and’ The Dinosaurs of Santa Monica’ (1989) by Claude and Francois LaLanne. 

The Santa Monica Human Relations Council, a partnership of local community organizations, individuals, institutions, and businesses endeavors to improve human relations and advocates a socially just community through its various projects.

Santa Monica Fire Fighters run through a Pier Fire Drill at the Santa Monica Pier on Saturday, October 15. 2011. They were timing to see how long it takes respond to a fire on the pier from dispatch to water. They completed the drill in 14 minutes without lights and siren they. With lights and sirens they predict it would take 10 minutes.