SEA RANCH, CALIFORNIA

The following is a self help video for the spiritually overweight.

THE SEA RANCH, CALIFORNIA

A musician remembers the details of the day as the sun goes down. 

PRAIRIE CREEK REDWOODS STATE PARK, CALIFORNIA

FERNS FOCUSED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FRAME // Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM ISO 320 24 mm 0 ev ƒ/4 1/30 s

FERNS WALL, CREEK IN FOREGROUND // Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM ISO 500 24 mm 0 ev ƒ/4 1/30 s

FERNS, STREAM + PEBBLES // Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM ISO 1000 26 mm 0 ev ƒ/4 1/30 s

HAPPY WOMAN, PENSIVE DOG // Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM ISO 100 70 mm 0 ev ƒ/5 1/125 s

WEARY BLACK DOG RESTING // Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM ISO 100 53 mm 0 ev ƒ/4 1/50 s

DOG + WOMAN PLAY ON GOLD BLUFFS BEACH // Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM ISO 100 24 mm 0 ev ƒ/10 1/200 s

A photographer documents a foggy, summer afternoon on the northern coast of California. The primary subjects are green ferns, a black dog, and a woman wearing orange sunglasses and a matching hat.

PORT ORFORD, OREGON

SUNSHINE, PINE TREES + OCEAN 💀

BLACK DOG ON A MOUNTAIN TOP

We drove from Patrick’s Point early at 5 am to get across the border before they closed 101 for construction. Then we set up our tent in Kenny’s back yard. Then I went surfing and it was beautiful conditions. Then we met up with Kenny and hiked to the top of Humbug Mountain. We talked about what to do with the rest of our lives and Jessie told Kenny I knew how to make birdhouses. I had low blood sugar from the surfing and Ramona got hungry too. We went to meet Kenny’s friends at a nice fish restaurant after the hike. I skipped the beginning of the dinner to take Ramona to the grocery store to buy a tin of salmon. I fed it to her in the parking lot overlooking the ocean and felt more comfortable with her by the truck then inside with adult human beings even though Kenny is one of the nicest ones I know. I’m more of a dog than a person lots of times.

MATTOLE BEACH, CALIFORNIA

WOMAN AND DOG FOLLOW PHOTOGRAPHER DOWN A LONG AND EMPTY BEACH

BLACK DOG CATCHING UP TO HUMAN COMPANIONS

BLACK DOG ENJOYING FREEDOM AND BEING AWAY FROM THE CITY

WOMAN COMMUNICATING WITH INTELLIGENT BLACK DOG ON A WINDY BEACH IN SUMMER

THE PACIFIC OCEAN, A COASTAL MOUNTAIN, AND WILDFLOWERS

ELEPHANT SEALS + SHIPWRECK

WOMAN TAKES CHILDLIKE JOY IN OBSERVING WILDLIFE

ELEPHANT SEALS COMMUNICATE WITH PHOTOGRAPHER

PHOTOGRAPHER CLIMBS TO THE TOP OF ABANDONED LIGHTHOUSE AND USES PHOTOGRAPHY AND POETRY SKILLS

WOMAN AND DOG CROSS STREAM AND FRONT YARD OF THE KIND OF PLACE THE PHOTOGRAPHER DREAMS OF LIVING

DOG PLEADS TO NOT BE PLACED BACK IN HARNESS AND/OR EXPRESSES LOVE TO WOMAN

WOMAN AND DOG RETURN TO CAMPSITE AFTER A VERY LONG WALK

SHADOWS, TENT AND BRIGHT SUNSHINE OF EARLY EVENING IN HIGH SUMMER AS DINNER IS PREPARED

BLACK DOG FEELS AT HOME

These photographs were taken on the second stop of a camping / surfing trip we took. We hiked from the campsite along the Mattole river to a 100 year old lighthouse seven miles down the beach. We saw elephant seals. They made loud noises and scared our dog. I climbed to the top of the light house and it was spooky, but then I used talents to capture some beauty. There were not very many people and it felt like a wild place which was comforting. We belong out here more often.

THE SEA RANCH, CALIFORNIA