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We have been under quarantine since March and from a creative standpoint it has been a challenge to get back into the groove. The nation has slowly been opening back up and this week our local park, Joshua Tree National Park…

It has been some time since I had last been to Yosemite. In late February, I had a chance to meet up with Eric and Noel and spend some time in the park. Our trip landed towards the tail end of the Firefall window and we were a…

It has been some time since I have been back to Joshua Tree National Park. A few years ago, I would spend quite a bit of time practicing the craft of photography, exploring and simply getting to know the park. I do miss roaming…

We had an opportunity to visit the Eastern Sierra for a quick weekend trip. This was the first time Kat had been to the area. It was great to share this beautiful area with her. We had a great time exploring the areas around…

Kat and I had been wanting to visit the Redwoods of Northern California for some time. So after our wedding we took a trip up to San Francisco. After a few days of exploring the city we drove north to the…

Happy New everyone! Kat and I had just gotten married two days ago and we wanted to get away and celebrate our union away from home. So we decided to travel north to spend a few days exploring San Francisco and…

As we enter a new year and a new decade, I found myself reflecting back a lot more so than in past years. 2019 was easily the happiest year of my life. Kat and I began writing the next chapter in our book of life, I reconnected with…

Fall is the beginning of my favorite time of the year. It’s when temperatures begin to drop, the forests start to change color and most importantly Kat and I get to spend a lot of quality time with our families during…

Being able to travel has been a blessing. The state of inner peace and clarity it provides me saves me. Too easily do I get lost in the necessary dailies of the world. The six days spent in and around Wyoming could not have been…

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…