Landscape, Nature And Travel Photography

The 34th episode of EXIF and Beyond has been released (duration 16:54 min.)
This episode of EXIF and Beyond features interviews of Russell Brown, John Knoll and Kevin Connor (Adobe Senior Director of Product Management) from the Adobe Photoshop 20th Anniversary Celebration held in San Francisco on February 18th, 2010. Discussed are topics ranging from [...]

Yesterday the professional free skier C.R. Johnson died in an accident on the slopes of Squaw Valley, California. My heart goes out to his family and friends. I first crossed paths with C.R. while shooting the 2005 Icer Air event in San Francisco. In 2005 Icer Air caught the attention of millions of people who [...]

I could generate a laundry list of thoughts as to why the Mavericks surf contest is one of the more amazing events to cover, but in the end it comes down to the sheer spectacle of man vs. nature. Having photographed every Mavericks Surf Contest since 2005 I’ve covered most every angle except from a [...]

It’s been a couple years, but the Mavericks Surf Contest in Half Moon Bay is due to take place this Saturday. Some highlights from the last time I was out to photograph the event are in the following gallery.

Mavericks (Featured) – Images by Jim Goldstein
If you’re looking to brave the trip out be warned there [...]

If you’re in San Francisco, California this weekend it is Fleet Week and that means the Blue Angels will be buzzing the city quite frequently. Seeing and hearing these jets is quite the spectacle so keep your eyes open and your camera in hand. If you’re interested in going out to photograph them I recommend [...]

It’s been a great year for photography, perhaps even better than last year, and as 2008 nears its end I thought it would be fun to select my favorite photos from the year. I had a tough time narrowing things down so here they are…
Honorable Mentions:

Honorable Mention #5:
Pike Place Market
One thing I love about taking [...]

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More Icer Air Photography

Continuing my thoughts from Lunar Impact, Get Ready for it!, one of the most fascinating things that I learned while watching IMAX: Magnificent Desolation was that astronauts had no sense of visual perspective on the moon.
Think about this for a second and then think about this in context to photography.
An [...]

This weekend is Fleet Week here in San Francisco and given numerous emails I’ve received about photographing the event I thought I would consolidate my tips to photographing the Blue Angels. Following these tips should put you on the fast track to walking away with some great photos.
Logistics – Be Prepared
In San Francisco that means [...]