Growing up I was exposed to different kinds of cameras. My father had two Minolta cameras that I loved and I also had a Kodak disc camera that I like a lot. However, there was one camera that I really gravitated toward, mostly because of the unique innovation of the technology it held. That camera was […]

Looking forward to seeing the Redwoods up in Northern California this fall. The trip is going to be a little hectic in terms of timing, but I’m going to make the most of it. Trying to cram so much into one trip is a little bit of a challenge, but I need to get out […]

Here’s a competition I didn’t know anything about; It’s the International Landscape Photographer of the Year photo competition. From the look of the website, this is the second year for the competition, but I do have to say that the photos submitted are very beautiful! When you get a chance, check out the photos for […]

This has been a really rough year for California, especially due to the drought and number of fires across the state. Yosemite has had a number of fires near by, including the Walker fire, which is just south of Lee Vining. If you want to see some really great photos of the fire, please visit […]

I’ve been going through and organizing my Lightroom catalog and came across a sunset photo taken in August of 2010. It looks like I took it with my Olympus SP600UZ, which is an ultra zoom camera. While it doesn’t shoot raw images, it takes fairly good jpegs. Below is the image. I want to go […]

I came across some photos of rock climbers I took back in October of 2013 while in Yosemite and have posted a few of them below. So many people were standing in the meadows surrounding El Capitan and staring upward in awe at these adventurous guys. Personally, I’m not too sure I’d have the nerve […]

There are two photojournalists I’d like to bring to light today, mostly because of the extreme dangers photojournalists face on a day to day basis across the world. The first is someone we lost over the weekend. His name is Ruben Espinosa. Mr. Espinosa was a photojournalist for a number of news agencies in Mexico […]

I rented a documentary film this weekend that is an absolute must see for everyone. The film is called The Salt of the Earth and can be found on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, and at your local video stores. The film follows the life of humanitarian/environmental photographer Sebastião Salgado and how his photos have captured […]

Lower Yosemite Fall is one of my favorite waterfalls because of the strength it has. It’s big brother, Upper Yosemite Fall, is really impressive, but when it comes to power, the lower fall wins. I’ve posted a picture of the lower fall, from my last trip, below. The amount of water coming off the cliff […]

Everyone knows that I love going to the Annenberg Space for Photography because of all the great exhibits they show. The website for the Annenberg also has a lot of information about current and past exhibits, as well as videos of their past lectures presented by various photographers. One lecture that I recently watched live […]