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“The Happiest Dog”

If you look closely into the center of this photo, you’ll see a dog joyfully leaping into the surf. I was out at sunrise in Half Moon Bay (near where the Mavericks Surf Competition is held), and enjoying photographing the surfers silhouetted against the morning fog and the haze kicked up by the ocean. I made a series of images, and it wasn’t until I was home and editing my photos on the big monitor that I noticed the dog in the shot. This one of course became the keeper from the morning.

“Best Fronds”

This image of little ferns holding hands (err, fronds?) is one that always makes my heart happy. It falls into the category of “intimate landscapes”- a style of photography I’d never heard of until recently, but that makes so much sense to my brain. It’s kind of the opposite of a BIG landscape (think: Yosemite, or Iceland), and feels more personal and thoughtful. Like it’s something you’d have missed if you weren’t looking closely.