Updated: 5.27.2026
Below you’ll find helpful links for filming and photography permits in Malibu along with permit info for beach weddings and elopements. The short answer is yes, you now need to obtain photo permits in Malibu.
do i need a permit?
— Permit needed: Yes. All commercial and student photographers are required to obtain a permit to shoot on the beaches of Malibu. See below or call 818.880.0358 for permit information.
— Park hours: 8am – Sunset
— Pay to park: $3/hr or $11/day
— No drones. El Matador is a no-fly zone.
— Alcohol is not permitted on the beach.
MALIBU PERMIT LINKS:
LA COUNTY BEACHES FILM & PHOTO PERMIT
“The Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors requires that any persons engaged in the business or activity of filming, videotaping, or otherwise producing motion pictures or still photography for television or public exhibition at any place, must obtain a Film Permit.”
LACounty.gov – PERMITS & LICENSES, FILM & PHOTO PERMIT
