Photo: Homeless in Los Angeles and Too Far From Home

Against the backdrop of bikers, strollers, palm trees and white sand - a group of transients try to get some sleep under the early morning sun in Venice Beach, California. Many come to Los Angeles, lured by the glitter of Hollywood and the laid back life in the coastal communities. A number of them end up living in the streets, too far from home and, probably, too ashamed to go back to their hometown so soon without achieving their dreams in the City of Angels.(Photo by John Shinn III, lazamboangatimes.com)