Drew A. Kelley | Photography

The Long Beach Project


Drew A. Kelley’s love of photography first developed when he and close friend, Chad Valencia, wandered the streets of downtown Los Angeles capturing moments on 35mm film. When he moved to Long Beach, Calif. in 2007 he naturally continued in that light and began documenting the streets and people of the city. These images are real moments of people who’s access he earned.

This project began in 2007 and is on going.




Children play tetherball on a makeshift court on the 1100 block of Hoffman Ave. in Long Beach, Calif.





Homeland Cultural Center is a gathering place for members of the community to pass on traditional and contemporary cultural traditions including break dancing in Long Beach, Calif.



Joyce Manor performs at the Long Beach Punk House “The Hickey Underworld.”





















Drew A. Kelley — The Long Beach Project