Category: East Bay
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All in a Day’s Drive & Walk
We drove to Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park in Oakland, walked around, took photos. Simple as that.
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César Chávez Park, Berkeley, CA
I was walking in César Chávez Park and came across this couple on a bench. The sunlight through the clouds reflected on the water and I knew it was perfect for a photo. I didn’t intend to take photos on this walk—the light was flat and dull, but I brought my camera along just in […]
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Sidewalk Hieroglyphics
They’re everywhere. Arrows in fluorescent orange pointing in all directions. Walking stick figures. Cryptic numbers. What do they all mean? Beneath our feet lie underground water lines, sewer lines, gas lines, power lines, telephone lines, cable tv lines, and who knows what else. When excavation is needed, utility workers mark the sidewalks to prevent accidents. […]
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Geologic Artistry at Arches and Canyonlands National Parks
I have an art assignment for you. Your medium is buried sandstone. Your tools are sunlight, wind, rain, and snow. You have 65 million years to create something astonishing. Get going. It wouldn’t be a stretch to call Arches and Canyonlands National Parks two of the most beautiful outdoor art galleries in the world. Carol […]
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Photo Meandering #1
Some call it “street photography.” I meander, I take pictures, sometimes with my cell phone and sometimes with my Fujifilm X-Pro3, sometimes in color and sometimes in black and white. My goal is to look and discover the world around me, the humorous and the sad, the blessed and the tragic. I look for color, […]
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Salt Point State Park
We recently spent four days camping at Salt Point State Park, where six-thousand acres of diverse forests mingle with astonishing geology and rugged coastline about 100 miles north of Oakland. No showers and foggy nights left us worn out, but it was a good weariness, and good friends joined us the final day. Photographing nature […]
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Oakland First Fridays
On the first Friday of each month, the nonprofit group KONO sponsors a big block party in Oakland. In the heart of the Koreatown Northgate (KONO) district, street artists, jesters, performers, musicians, dancers, DJ’s, and vendors gather to celebrate diversity and community. Five blocks, closed to traffic, vibrate with artistic, cultural energy. As a photographer, […]
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My backyard
Just a few photos from my small backyard garden. It’s getting dry due to the drought; we’ve been able to keep it green so far but by the end of summer it won’t be so lush.
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My pre-Covid commute
Before the Covid pandemic, I rode the Bay Area Rapid Transit trains to and from work every day. I never thought I’d feel nostalgic about crowded trains, but I actually miss them these days.
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