The Laguna Art Museum (LAM) presents, Our Ocean's Edge, black-and-white photography of Jasmine Swope capturing the beautiful, otherworldly essence of California’s marine parks and our 1,100 mile long coastline.

California made history with the creation of the nation’s first statewide system of ocean parks − a network of 124 Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) stretching from Oregon to the Mexico border.   Soon after the system was established, LA-based photographer Jasmine Swope set out to capture the essence of the marine parks.

Swope's quest resulted in a photographic documentary, Our Ocean’s Edge, celebrating these fragile seascapes, from Southern to Northern California, while increasing awareness about their natural benefits and promoting ecological conservation.