frosty morning

pinto lake. august 2013.

ice fell to the grass overnight when we camped on a field infused with springs and streams.

mission san miguel. july 2013.

after years of seeing this well-maintained mission on the side of the 101, i finally stopped to explore. a lovely church and mission, still and unbothered, crumbling and stately. a few pictures, a brief mediation on the creaky pews, a peak in the entrance fountain, now filled with koi.

emery arts 2013

 

my submission for the Emery Arts show. 2012/2013. 

santa cruz; sierras; the delta; san rafael bridge; kauai; hood mountain, santa rosa.

crooked frame

pinnacles. april 2012.

it's what's in between

the delta. october 2012.

up a road, against the deer fence

fiddletown. october 2012.

how deep are we?

the farm. november 2012.

i like how the orange-blossomed mistletoe is out of focus.

wheel

santa cruz. july 2012.

an oak with broad flat branches

santa cruz. july 2012.

overlooking the sea.

this is my sister's back yard.

where do i want to live?

chicken, wire

santa cruz. july 2012.

tanker

carrizo plain, ca. april 2012.

stair you down

san diego. february 2012.

descending from the ped bridge.

gritty city/soft glow

 

 san diego. february 2012. 

glowing from afar.

a pink blossoming in the sky

 

calistoga. february 2012. 

on a beach

half moon bay. february 2011.

christmas eve

the farm. december 2011.

out for a walk at sundown on the farm, in the hills above santa rosa. family strolling around in groups with coats on, or standing on the porch, or just lounging inside, warm.

drinking duo

martinez, ca. october 2011.

a pair of water fountains.

walter a. wood

martinez. october, 2011.

seat of some sort of farming tool meant to be dragged by animals, left sitting in a yard in martinez.

a mist slowly rising

lost coast. november 2008.

my first vacation as an employed individual, post grad school. shortly after this photo the clouds cleared to a perfectly blue sky, and i remember thinking to myself as i walked along the beach, "this is what my life will be like, now. i can just take time off and go on trips and not have anything to worry about." and i remember feeling so free -- of all the worries of grad school, and unemployment, and living at home. i was completely in the moment, taking pictures of waves, observing the extending coastline stretching north. i was a person on a beach, and that's exactly where i was meant to be.

evin, after a cold swim

a river northwest of chico. march 2009.