Picture: McClures Beach at sunset, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California A few spots still remain for a one-day photographic workshop called Panoramic Point Reyes, which I’ll be teaching in conjunction with the Point Reyes Field Institute, a non-profit educational and experiential partner of the NPS & Point Reyes National Seashore. –> Click here [...]

Picture: Sunrise light on coastal cliffs above Drakes Beach, Drakes Bay, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California I’m delighted to announce that I’ll be leading two photo workshops this spring at the Point Reyes National Seashore. Point Reyes is located on the California coast, not too far north of San Francisco, and is believed [...]

Picture: Sunset over Lands End as seen from Baker Beach in the Presidio, San Francisco, California Like watching the sunset over a distant shore; I’m delighted (and relieved) to say that the sun has finally set on my latest book project, Photographing California; Volume One – North. Two weeks ago today, the book finally went [...]

Picture: Sunset over the mouth of the Gualala River, on the border between the Sonoma and Mendocino County coastlines, Gualala, California I’m sending this image out in tribute to my dad, who passed away 23 years ago this week. I know he loved this part of the coast, and I’m sure this photo would have [...]

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: Storm clouds in evening roll over Battery Point Lighthouse, Crescent City, Del Norte County coast, California I had a chance to shoot this lighthouse last month while working along California’s beautiful North Coast & Redwood region. I previously had a number of images I shot of this lighthouse either in my portfolio, published in [...]

Picture: Annual lighting of the original fresnel lens at Pigeon Point Lighthouse, San Mateo County coast, California This week I’m delighted to announce I’m the special guest judge for friend and fellow photographer Guy Tal, who’s been running a series of weekly photo contests on his web site. I was allowed to choose the theme, [...]

Picture: Sunset light on Alamere Falls, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California This post celebrates the premier of the new weblog format. I’ve done my best to integrate the weblog design with my new web site design created by Don Giannatti. It’s rare that I’ll pat myself on the back. It was a real [...]

Picture: High above the Pacific Ocean along the steep and rugged hills of the Sonoma County coast, California

Picture: Seastacks, morning light, and fog along the coast near Elk, Mendocino County, California Click on the image to see it larger at 900 pixels. The morning this was taken, I woke up in Fort Bragg under such heavy coastal fog that it was actually drizzling. Those of us that have lived along or near [...]