This Weeks Friday Freebie iPad Wallpaper: Grand Teton Sunrise Friday Freebie features an image to liven up your iPad display with images from my travels… all for free. Grand Teton National Park is truly a special place. The towering mountains, scenic valley and abundant wildlife makes for an amazing nature experience. I’m embarrassed to admit before my first visit to Grand Teton National Park I was of the

The Raygun Gothic Rocketship is one of my favorite public art displays here in San Francisco. Located near Pier 14 on the Embarcadero in downtown San Francisco it sits right on the waterfront and with in view of the historic San Francisco Ferry Building. Every chance I get I like to stop and admire this 40 foot rocket built by Black Rock Arts. If you’re visiting San Francisco or live here be sure to get the mos

Ever wonder why mobile phone photography is exploding? A discussion I had last night crystalized why this is indeed the case. Mobile phone photography, in particular iPhoneography, has distilled down the simple and core attraction of taking photos…  simply put it facilitates taking photos for the sake of taking photos and exploring visually. There is no preconceived notion of what is right, acceptable or market

One of the best modern traditions in San Francisco is the Bring Your Own Big Wheel event held every Easter Sunday afternoon. Having photographed BYOBW 2007, BYOBW 2008 and BYOBW 2010 you’d think there would be nothing new to see, but in fact each year it keeps getting better. Last year the die hards endured cold San Francisco rain, but this year the sun came out making for a great day of tricycle carnage and wh

This Weeks Friday Freebie iPad Wallpaper: Pristine Rainforest Friday Freebie features an image to liven up your iPad display with images from my travels… all for free. In honor of Earth Day I thought I’d share what Mother Earth looks like when she’s at her healthiest. Today’s Friday Freebie was taken high above Corcovado National Park in Costa Rica. While traveling to this remote refuge by sma

I’ve always been fascinated by abstract photographs. There is something liberating about seeing something beyond the literal, something that challenges the basic principles of how you normally see the world. While I am incredibly fond of traditional nature and landscape photography I take great pleasure in escaping the confines of the genre to apply my creative interpretation to a scene. The process of explorin

This Weeks Friday Freebie iPad Wallpaper: Ocean Light Friday Freebie features an image to liven up your iPad display with images from my travels… all for free. While most people think of flowers during Spring I think of clearing weather fronts along the coast. Late season rain clouds can create some very dramatic lighting conditions over the ocean. Photographing such coastal scenes at sunset is a really special

I recently had a great time leading a client on a private wild flower photography workshop and was blown away by the beauty of the very green hills of the San Francisco bay area. If you’re unfamiliar with California Oak Trees you might think they’re always this green and beautiful, but in fact such vibrant color is fleeting as the vast majority of the year their leaves are yellow, orange and brown. Amidst