I recently spent some time in the Channel Islands off the coast of Southern California. Surprisingly it is one of the least visited national park in the USA. I loved photographing the landscapes of the island chain that has been nicknamed “the Galapagos of North America.” Thats right! There are many species of animals that only exist there! Island Foxes and Spotted Skunks!
This past week I went up to Northern California. I got to spend time with family, saw old friends, and went to some of my favorite places. I can remember being not much older than my nephew standing in the same spot in Quincy, staring off into the field and wondering what was out there past the fence. Looks like my nephew is pondering some adventures far away one day. I wonder if anyone who grew up in Plumas County recognizes this little landmark…
This woman was selling candy on a side street in Cusco, Peru. Thought it looked very lonely and felt sort of compelled to capture the emotion that it made me feel. Hopefully I conveyed it well.
This is random, but I promise an explanation eventually.
I’ve never been one for shooting out a plane window. Everyone always wonders what the heck you are up to. However, its kind of fun now and again.
I’ve seen alot of beaches in my day, but there was something unique about this one I can’t quite put my finger on. This was a random and quick trip shortly after the earthquake in Haiti. It was strange to find no signs of devistation on one side of the island and know how much difficulty the other side was/is going through.
Along the trek in Peru I kept thinking how I could spend a whole year photographing the mountains there. It was almost painful to only stop for the occasional moment of amazing light and have to move on. What a beautiful country, I have fantastic memories there.
A few weeks ago a friend challanged me to take a non smiling self-portrait and spend no more than 10 min setting up to take it. I got one or two shots off using a self timer… when I was interrupted by a 5.9 earthquake. After the shaking stopped I realized that the self timer had gone off during the mayhem… so the top photo is the best non candid self portrait i got out of the experience, and the bottom is my face during an earthquake when the self timer went off. Enjoy