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Like most photographers, I love the transition seasons of autumn and spring, even if they are shorter here than in most parts of the US. That said, I feel like it makes finding beautiful seasonal scenes in Southern California all that more satisfying. In some years you can even see trees with new “spring” leaves before all the leaves from the previous fall have finished dropping. “Surface Tension” was derived from an exploration of a nearly dry creekbed littered with […]

Living in Southern California, I feel like I am always late to experience autumn and all the beautiful colors it brings. To remedy this, the Eastern Sierra Nevada has been a favorite fall destination for me. Last year I was so excited to show Kim and the girls some of my favorite fall locations. Our first morning I took them to one of my favorite canyons and the aspens were gorgeous, just starting to turn color. “Aspens in Morning Reflected […]

Living in Southern California, we are blessed to have a variety of mountains within an hour’s drive away. They may not be as striking as their cousins to the north, the Sierra Nevada, but they have unique charms. I fondly remember day hikes, backpacks, and many other adventures on those local peaks. Additionally, for me, mornings like when I took “Winter Sunrise on Mount Baldy” are a good reminder that there are some wild and natural places near the urban […]

A serendipitous discovery wandering the beach after my original weekend photo trip was washed away by Hurricane Hillary in 2023. Lo and behold I found this patch of busted up tidal rock! This motif is a little rock patch at one of my favorite locations. The colors are what first drew me to this little patch, but the line patterns in the busted-up rocks keep me fixated on this particular composition. Visiting my local coastal rock formations has been a […]