Welcome To the “End” Of America! Welcome to Santa Monica, California: the edge of the US! As you can see, beyond the last beach houses sits the Santa Monica Pier, and beyond is nothing but bright blue Pacific Ocean! The… Read More ›
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You CAN “Escape From Alcatraz”! Here’s San Francisco’s Greatest Prison – “The Rock” – Closeup!
Welcome To Alcatraz! This legendary shot of a prison guard at Alcatraz is haunting – a solitary guard watching over some of America’s worst criminals, housed on a “rock” in San Francisco Bay – and guess what – you can… Read More ›
“Hitch Hiking” Is For “The Birds!” “Shocktober 2023” Has Alfred Hitchcock’s Bodega Bay Flying Horror!
Let’s Go “Hitch Hiking!” Looks like “Tippi has a problem with birds! Since it is “Shocktober 2023”, it’s time to celebrate one of Alfred Hitchcock’s classic thrillers – for those who don’t know, my wife Alex came up with the… Read More ›
Harvesting Wild Mustard With Napa Valley Sheep! Eating Through A Vineyard + Hot Air Balloons!
Welcome To Napa Valley’s Mustard Season! That’s my wife Alex standing amid the massive wild mustard fields – growing between dormant vines! Take a look: Napa Valley is home to some of the world’s greatest wines, and it also grows… Read More ›
Wild Blue Jellyfish Invade Malibu! These Unique “By-The Wind” Sailors Attack The West Coast!
Imagine walking down this gorgeous Malibu beach and coming across THIS??!?!?!? No, it’s not a space “Alien”, although the bottom looks EXACTLY like the creature that attacked the crew in that movie…instead, it’s a unique jellyfish with a name like a hipster pop… Read More ›
Will We Have A 2023 “Super Bloom”? Here’s The Colorful Forecast!
Remember California’s Incredible “Super Bloom?” It was one of nature’s most spectacular moments: when Southern California hills “bloomed” with these spectacular colors in the spring of 2019: So What’s On Tap For “Superbloom 2023”? First, a bit of background –… Read More ›
The Most Photographed Street In Beverly Hills! Lana Turner’s Notorious House Is There!
Time For A Photo Shoot! It’s the most photographed street in Beverly Hills, and is used for photo shoots all day and night – like this time when I captured two of them simultaneously in my rear view mirror! Welcome… Read More ›
Will There Be A California “Super Bloom” This Year? Here’s The Latest!
Remember 2019’s Incredible “Super Bloom?” I’m looking back at some of my favorite posts of 2019, and I realized it was time for California’s “super bloom”…or was it? As you can see, the last one attracted many many Photographers –… Read More ›
Monterey’s Amazing Aquarium! Magical Jellyfish! Circling Sardines At Cannery Row! A REALLY BIG Fish!
Welcome To Cannery Row! Yes, it’s a real place, immortalized in John Steinbeck’s book about the lives of workers along this famous fish canning district in Monterey Bay, California – and that town has one of the world’s best Aquariums… Read More ›
Skinny-Dipping Sandpipers! Grabbing A Bite With These Water-Phobic Birds!
Talk About “Dipping A Toe In The Water!” I love Sandpipers. It seems that whenever my wife Alex and I go to the Pacific Ocean they are there…grabbing a bite to eat and dipping a toe in the icy cold… Read More ›
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