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It has been a few months since I have been on a photography trip with Eric and Noel. Even longer since we have been out to the coast together. As we approached summer, we felt it was time go revisit the beautiful Big Sur coastline and the surrounding areas…

In early January, I had a free day to myself before going back to work so I decided to spend it in Joshua Tree National Park. I brought my camera along but I didn’t have too many expectations for this trip. I simply wanted…

As we left the forest and got closer to Pismo Beach, we noticed the clouds getting darker and raindrops began blanketing our windshield. This was not ideal from a photography standpoint but we…

In late January, I gathered up the fellas for a quick day trip explore the sand dunes of the central California coast. Eric and Noel met me up in Oxnard, California and we headed north towards Pismo Beach. The day’s forecast was…

When I was planning our road trip up the Central California coastline, I had wanted to create some peaceful and quite seascapes. For most of 2018, I had been doing a lot of work in the deserts and forests, so I was really…

Macro photography has been quite enjoyable for me lately. When you get in close to your subjects, a whole new world is unlocked. There is something really amazing about seeing the…

On this morning, I met up with a good friend of mine Noel for a sunrise adventure. A storm was passing through town and we were hoping to get lucky with some post-storm good light and…

As much as the Big Sur coastline has been visited and photographed, there are still so many compositions to experience. This is a location that we hiked down to for the last sunset of our road trip. The warm tones lasted…

Happy New Year, everyone! As the years pass, I simply cannot stay out (or awake) too deep into the night as I once did in my younger years. I have much more appreciation of the quiet moments at home these days. Kat and I have…

Different from previous trips to Big Sur and the surrounding areas, this was not a designated photography trip. However, I would have a few opportunities to make images while in the…

After the annual Christmas festivities, Kat and I hit the road to Big Sur on the coast of Central California. I had been there a handful of times but this would be Kat's first time experiencing the beautiful and…