Los Angeles County Lifeguards Ocean Swim Test - Images by Fabian Lewkowicz

Lifeguard candidates compete in the Los Angeles County Lifeguards Ocean 1,000 meter ocean swim at Santa Monica Beach on Saturday, October 13, 2012. For the first time in three years, the Los Angeles County Lifeguards is accepting applications for recurrent (part time) ocean lifeguards. No new lifeguards have been hired in recent years because of a County hiring freeze. Recurrent lifeguards earn $92 to $212 daily. Applicants must be 18 or older, have 20/30 vision or better, and no more than 25 dB hearing loss. Applicants who are selected will be invited to attend the 10 day Lifeguard Training Academy, where they will study first aid, including CPR, and ocean rescue techniques.

Marion Davis Estate Docent Julia Denholm shows historic photos to World War II, Veteran Walter L. Mess, 99, at the Annenberg Community Beach House on Friday, October 12, 2012. Mess is here Fall Church, Virginia for the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) 70th Anniversary Celebration. Mess was recruited by the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) to run power boats out of Trincomalee Harbor, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Mess and his team navigated the Indian Ocean in secret, installing operational groups on the beaches of Burma and Thailand, picking up downed Allied fliers, and running intelligence for their section of Southeast Asia, which also included ground operations. During World War II, operating behind enemy lines he rescued over 200 downed American aviators, earning a Purple Heart and more recently the OSS Distinguished Service Award.

Rosy Rubio, and her daughter Ariana, 2, pick pumpkins at A-1 Pumpkin Patch on Friday, October 12, 2012. A-1 Pumpkin Patch is located on the corner of Santa Monica Blvd. and 14th Street.

A woman test out a GlideCycle along the Santa Monica Boardwalk on Sunday, September 30, 2012. A GlideCycle is the answer to low impact running and cross training. The body unweighting technology allows for minimal stress to the joints. Because of the low impact while riding a GlideCycle, the person is able to get a great cardio workout by going faster, longer with NO pain.

Hometown Forum - Images by Fabian Lewkowicz

City Council Candidates voice their opinions on hot topics such as development, traffic, and the Santa Monica Airport as well as introduce themselves to the public during the Santa Monica Mirror’s “Hometown Forum” at Santa Monica Public Library‘s Martin Luther King Jr. Auditorium on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012.

Movie goers watch  the Hunger Games at  the Santa Monica Pier during  Front Porch Cinema Series on Friday, October 5, 2012.

Thousands of participants run on Barnard Way during the seventh annual Lexus Santa Monica 5000 on Sunday, October 7, 2012. The race raises money for local student athletes and school sports programs with the Santa Monica-Malibu Education Foundation. They raised over $75,000.00.

A crowed looks at Dustin Otterbach's repurpused metal horse sculpture during the 28th Annual Abbot Kinney Festival on Sunday, October 7, 2012.  The Abbot Kinney Festival is one of the most popular festivals in Southern California, attracting nearly 150,000 attendees each year.