Manny Santiago Photography

Sunday at the Getty Center

MSantiago — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:06:42 +0000

Getting Sky High in Humboldt

MSantiago — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:24:35 +0000

Aerial photography of Humboldt County coastline and interior foothills from a Cessna 172 Skyhawk, a four-seat, single-engine, high-wing fixed-wing aircraft, the most successful mass produced light aircraft in history, which barely goes over 105 miles per hour, likely less when stuffed like a tin can. Photos © Manny Santiago & Alex McKenzie

Redwood Creek Beach State Park

MSantiago — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:53:48 +0000

Redwood Creek Beach State Park is where the Redwood Creek, one of three major rivers and watersheds that runs through Redwood National Park, ends. It enters the Pacific Ocean just north of the southern boundary of Redwood National Park, near Orick. The Redwood Creek Estuary is located along the coast near the Kuchel Visitor Center. [...]

San Francisco Lines

MSantiago — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:28:28 +0000

Tip one back for Janet Begley R.I.P.

MSantiago — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:50:18 +0000

People die every day. Every year we lose millions. Most will pass on unknown. Some, like Indy 500 winner Dan Wheldon, who died at 33, in a car crash in this year’s race, go too soon. Others, like the CBS radio man Norman Corwin, who lasted to 101, take more than the average share. Who [...]

Dames and Drinks the Best of 2011

MSantiago — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:09:22 +0000

It ain’t over till the sexy lady sips her Manhattan, Holy Headbuzz Batman! was it a good year for dames I’ll never see again and drinks I will remember for the rest of my life. The list of new bars on the map is a long one: New Orleans’ Checkpoint Charlies. San Antonio’s Esquire Tavern. [...]

Mushroom Hunting in Humboldt

MSantiago — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:21:50 +0000

Patrick’s Point State Park in Humboldt County is a premier spot for surfing along the north coast of California, and is well known for being a great place for spotting all varieties of wild mushrooms. And though they may look pretty, they can be deadly. Thanks to Roger’s Mushrooms for providing a visual guide to [...]

Homeless in Tokyo

MSantiago — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:27:36 +0000

“I sit on a man’s back choking him and making him carry me, and yet assure myself and others that I am sorry for him and wish to lighten his load by all means possible….except by getting off his back.” ―Leo Tolstoy Click above to view full gallery of images.

Street Photography Examined

MSantiago — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:39:55 +0000

“What happens when you interrogate yourself? What happens when you begin to call into question the tacit assumptions and unarticulated presuppositions and begin then to become a different kind of person?” –Dr. Cornell West I have long tried to get at the underlying philosophy of Street Photography. What is it exactly that makes a normal [...]

WWNYD

MSantiago — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 23:53:24 +0000

The question everyone needs to ask: