Seacliff State Beach pier, Cement Ship, SS Palo Alto, January 2023 Santa Cruz storm damage

Santa Cruz storm damage photography: Seacliff State Beach pier and Capitola Wharf

By Monique, wife of Scott and today’s guest blogger, I was visiting family in the Santa Cruz area in late January and decided to document some of the damage from the onslaught of atmospheric river storms that pounded the area last month. I told myself that I better get down to the pier at Seacliff …

drone image of alaskan river

Rafting the length of the John River in Alaska

by Scott In the summer of 2021 I had a unique opportunity to spend a month on a remote river in Alaska above the arctic circle. Usually I am unable to do anything like this in summer because as a wedding photographer, I am busy just about every weekend from May through October. However, the …

High resolution panoramic image of Lake Tahoe in winter

Favorite Landscape Images of 2020

2020 was a year that most of us can not forget too soon. From shutdowns and lockdowns to overcrowded trails and campsites this year really tested us all. COVID shutdowns sent millions of Americans into the wilderness for their first time this year in an attempt to escape those shutdowns. This has really put a …

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Bear Lakes Basin and Granite Park in the High Sierra

Monique and I spent 5 amazing days in the remote Bear Lakes Basin of the California High Sierra starting at the Pine Creek trailhead. We did this just before I rushed out to Great Basin National Park to photograph Comet NEOWISE the next day. Pine Creek trailhead to either Pine Creek Pass or Italy Pass …