Jeremiah Milbank Bogert, Jr., and his wife, Alison, bought a six-bedroom, three-bath home at 2305 Pacific Ave. from Sheri L. Hein and Christopher L. Hein for $1.3 million on Dec. 2.

The Heins bought the property for $775,000 in March 2000.

Mr. Bogert has worked as picture editor for LA Observed, which he joined in 2007.

He previously worked for Getty Images as a senior news editor. Before that, he worked for The New York Times for nine years, where he worked on the metro, national and sports picture desks. He also was the assignment editor for The New York Times' Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of the World Trade Center attacks.

He received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Yale University and a master's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri.

Mrs. Bogert was a history teacher at the Marymount School of New York.

She graduated from Yale University and received her master's degree in history from the Columbia University Teachers College.

The Bogerts were married in Plymouth, Vt., in 1993.

There were 309 home sales in Manhattan Beach in 2008, with a median sales price of $1.55 million.

Address: 2305 Pacific Avenue
Buyer(s): Jeremiah Milbank Bogert Jr (Trustee), Alison Finn Bogert (Trustee) and Begert (Family Trust)
Seller(s): Sheri L Hein and Christopher L Hein
Sale date: Dec. 2, 2008