Photo: Screen capture for Amazon.com sales page during the first week of my new book’s release. Hopefully last week you caught the announcement I made regarding the official publication release of my newest book, Photographing California; Vol. 1 – North. Within just a couple days, I saw this listing on Amazon offering a “Like New” [...]

Picture: The cover of my newest book, Photographing California; Vol. 1 – North, which is now available for purchase. It is with the greatest delight and virtual fanfare that I proudly announce the official publication of my latest book, Photographing California; Vol. 1 – North. A guide to the natural landmarks of the Golden State. [...]

Picture: Pair of fledgeling Mourning Dove siblings resting together just moments after taking their first flight out of their nest. I want to wish everyone here in the US a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday. Ok; I know… it’s not quite turkey for Thanksgiving, but this picture of two doves is as close as I can get [...]

Picture: 40′-high wave splash after hitting rocks at the base of the coastal cliffs, Bonny Doon Beach, Santa Cruz County, California Relentless; A good word… You may have noticed my web postings have been more quiet of late, especially here on the weblog. I’m currently wrapping up the writing for my current book project on [...]

Picture: Redbud reflection along the Merced River, California. Photo Courtesy and © Michael Frye Over the recent New Year’s holiday, I had a chance to read the new e-book, Light & Land; Landscapes in the Digital Darkroom, by veteran landscape and Yosemite photographer, Michael Frye. Published as part of the Craft and Vision titles by [...]

Picture: Sign marking the border at a trail entrance to the Ansel Adams Wilderness, near Devils Postpile, Eastern Sierra, California I don’t normally like to “drop names” but I hope you’ll bear with me for a moment as I indulge. Last week I received the layout for my upcoming book, Greetings from California; Legends, Landmarks, [...]

Picture: Photographer at work in the High Sierra, near Yosemite, California Today I turned in the edited manuscript and new chapter introductions for my current… no, wait… make that previous book project. I’m both proud and honored to announce that I have a brand new book project I’m now working on. This will be my [...]

Picture: Person reading on the coast on a cool evening, Montana del Oro State Park, San Luis Obispo County, California Recently I mentioned some news about my latest book project, where I’d gotten an email from my publisher explaining they were re-packaging the book I’d spent the last year working on. I also mentioned the [...]

Picture: Sunrise light on cliffs above Drakes Bay, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California Many of you will recall my numerous mentions here and elsewhere about my latest upcoming book, California; Yesterday & Today, that had originally meant to be published this year. That’s apparently not gonna happen now. The first note of bad [...]