Folasade Adeoso of Echo Park, left, and Julia Alexander pose for a portrait while attending Black Market Flea, held at the Beehive, an event space and state-of-the-art Technology &Entrepreneurship Center for emerging creatives and future tech leaders of South L.A., on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023.
After establishing itself at different venues in Los Angeles, Black Market Flea has settled at the Beehive, the indoor/outdoor venue that’s become a major attraction in South L.A. Once a month, vendors, DJs and patrons flock to the venue in their most expressive ’fits, lounging in the courtyard and musing through the eclectic storefronts. Scroll on to see the vibrancy you can expect each time out at Black Market Flea.
Jason Armond is a staff photographer at the Los Angeles Times. A native of North Carolina, he graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he received a bachelor’s in media and journalism. His work as a photographer and videographer has been recognized by the Hearst Journalism Awards, the White House News Photographers Assn. and the North Carolina College Media Assn. As a freelance visual journalist, his work has been featured in several publications before joining The Times.