California, November 2025.
Sierra Motel
in photographs
california
Dune
in photographs
Death Valley, California, November 2025.
From the video Caught in a rainstorm in Death Valley.
Road Closed, I
in photographs
Death Valley, California, November 2025.
From the video Caught in a rainstorm in Death Valley.
Zabriskie, II
in photographs
Death Valley, California, November 2025.
From the video Caught in a rainstorm in Death Valley.
Caught in a rainstorm in Death Valley
in journal
The forecast had some rain for Death Valley National Park, so I immediately booked a campsite. I was hoping for some rare conditions in the park, and I did get some of that. The consequences were a bit unexpected, though.
Bodie Ghost Town
in photographs
California, November 2025.
From the video Photographing the ancient landscapes of Eastern California.
Tufas of Mono, III
in photographs
California, November 2025.
From the video Photographing the ancient landscapes of Eastern California.
Eastern Sierra, I
in photographs
California, November 2025.
Protect the Ancients
in photographs
California, November 2025.
From the video Photographing the ancient landscapes of Eastern California.
Cloud over Alabama Hills, VII
in photographs
California, November 2025.
From the video Photographing the ancient landscapes of Eastern California.
Ancient Bristlecone Pine, VIII
in photographs
California, November 2025.
From the video Photographing the ancient landscapes of Eastern California.
Photographing the ancient landscapes of Eastern California
in journal
I visit ancient places in Eastern California, both natural and man-made. Mono Lake, the ghost town of Bodie, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, and the Alabama Hills.
Rest Area
in photographs
California, September 2025.
From the video Living in my car for photography.
Duncan, I
in photographs
San Francisco, September 2025.
Morning bird
in photographs
California, September 2025.
Shasta, I
in photographs
Mt Shasta, California, September 2025.
Under the covers
in photographs
San Francisco, September 2025.
The tool I use all the time but rarely show you
in journal
I almost always carry a tripod with me, even if you don't see it in my videos. That's because it's holding my video camera! So you might understand why my tripod has become such a crucial tool in my work. And for the last couple of years, I've been using the Coman Zero Y carbon fiber tripod which I love. Let me tell you why.
California Coast, II
in photographs
California, September 2025.
From the video The tool I use all the time but rarely show you.
One of the photos I thought I had lost forever.
So it does happen...
in journal, photographs
I panicked, a little bit.
They weren’t the most important photos and footage, but it wasn't easy to take them. I’d woken up at 5am and hiked (there’s no other way to describe walking in San Francisco) with two tripods and two big cameras and lenses on my back, while gaining almost 700 feet of elevation.
That’s why I was a little upset to find a cryptic “A7IV_3902.RSV” with zero bytes on the memory card, instead of the photos and videos I had made.
So it does happen, after all: memory cards get corrupted, or something like that.
After more than 3 years using a camera with dual memory card slots, I was about to find out if the feature was worth it. I inserted the second memory card into the laptop, and to my huge relief, there they were. All the photos and videos I had worked hard to make. Phew.