Daily Nexus Photography

A cool team of photographers who preserves the visual memory of UCSB and Isla Vista. The photo editor can be reached at photo@dailynexus.com.

June 3, 2025

In Photos | Youtopia Festival

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Music filled the streets of Isla Vista on May 23 as Thriftopia wrapped up their school year events with one final festival — Youtopia. Sponsored by I.V. Community Services District and The Loop Apartments, Youtopia bro...

November 22, 2024

In Photos | Campus Point Sunset Walk

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UCSB’s Campus Point is a popular student destination to view the sunset. The Daily Nexus photo team went on a sunset walk on November 8th to capture this sunset tradition.

November 22, 2024

In Photos | Mens Soccer Big West Final

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November 15, 2024

In Photos | UCSB women’s basketball crushes Claremont-Mudd-Scripps

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UC Santa Barbara Women’s Basketball dominated against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) in their first game of the season with a 70-26 win. It was the first win for Renee Jimenez as the Gaucho’s head coach. While they...

June 3, 2024

In Photos | Isla Vista and UCSB remember the 2014 Isla Vista Tragedy

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May 10, 2024

In Photos | Encampment

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February 26, 2024

In Photos | I.V. Sunset Walk

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Every night, UC Santa Barbara students and Isla Vista residents can be seen walking down Del Playa Drive to the bluffs at Devereux Beach. They participate in what I.V. residents coin as the “sunset pilgrimage.” Activ...

October 21, 2022

In Photos | Downtown Sound: Carly Rae Jepsen at The Arlington Theatre

By Daily Nexus Photography, Liam Goodin

Garnering a crowd of all ages, concertgoers with a penchant for pop flocked to Carly Rae Jepsen’s stop along State Street at The Arlington Theatre. Jepsen sang in Santa Barbara for one night during the So Nice Tour, wh...

June 27, 2022

Photo Story | UCSB Bids Farewell to 2022 Graduating Seniors

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The Nexus captured photos of the seniors bidding farewell to their undergraduate careers.

May 10, 2022

Photo Story | A Different Kind of I.V.

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Local band Modern Genre shot its first music video, “A Different Kind of I.V.: A Tribute to Isla Vista, CA,” in Isla Vista in April. The Nexus captured photos of the behind-the-scenes process of the video shoot.

April 26, 2022

In Photos | Isla Vista Surfing Culture

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A cornerstone of UC Santa Barbara and Isla Vista culture has always been the presence of a large surfing community. The Daily Nexus captured photos from Southern California surf spots, including Sands Beach, Devereux Bea...

March 28, 2022

In Photos | SBIFF 2022: Award-winning Actors on the Red Carpet

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After two years of the hybrid/virtual festival format, this year’s Santa Barbara International Film Festival made a strong in-person comeback with a plethora of star-studded events and screenings. It comes as no surpri...

February 18, 2022

In Photos | Jeffrey’s Jazz Coffeehouse Returns In-Person With Local Band

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Jeffrey’s Jazz Coffeehouse held its first in-person event since the COVID-19 pandemic at the Isla Vista Community Center on Jan. 28, with local band Morganfield Burnett & Da Blues playing a combination of jazz, blues, ...

February 15, 2022

In Photos | From the Inside Out: Life in Isolation

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Students, both asymptomatic and symptomatic, are recommended to stay at UC Santa Barbara’s isolation housing in the Club & Guest House, where they are provided with the opportunity to quarantine on campus and recover a...