the hobbyist photographer

Praha

2024-07-18T14:23:00.000-07:00

four days in Prague was never going to be enough

On a Walk

2024-04-13T16:42:00.000-07:00

Photos from a rainy day walk in Carpinteria, Ca

the unexpected

2023-02-15T12:35:00.000-08:00

Sometimes it's cold and the wind is tearing through your brand new coat. You have to go to the doctor again because you hurt yourself at work, again, and are limping. Your lips and hands are chapped and you are basically tired of being you.

Then.

For just a second, you look up. Through the hair whipping in your eyes you see something gleaming dully in the dancing light.

An otherwise mundane object, often overlooked, suddenly made beautiful by circumstance.

A quick picture before moving on, but not forgotten.

i'm only happy when it rains

2019-02-13T14:20:00.000-08:00

It's been extra rainy here recently, which I love. Sometimes the sun peeks out and reminds you that beauty is just waiting for its moment.

unexpected stop

2018-08-28T15:15:00.000-07:00

After dropping this little face off at the vet for his snipping I made an unexpected stop at a newly renovated park in the foothills.

Orson Welles, 8 weeks

fountain grass

ouch-ouch-ouch

flat on my stomach in the dirt at 7am all for a tiny ladybug

torch lily

did you know california thistle hurts?

scenes from a road trip

2018-04-11T20:38:00.000-07:00

art installation, prada marfa, nothing else for MILES

art

the domes, abandoned office space made from concrete covered styrofoam

carlsbad caverns, nm

london bridge, az

pile of random garbage houses inspiration

canos castle, wtf

anasazi ruins, nm

middle of nowhere az, abandoned

sky from the marfa viewing platform, marfa tx

750 ft below ground, something an elevator should never say

diamondback bridge, tucson az

crossroads outside of taos, nm

volcanic extrusion, shiprock, nm

shiprock, nm

grand canyon, east rim

grand canyon, watch tower

big hole

me!

grand canyon, south rim

oh hi!

2018-02-20T13:50:00.002-08:00

At the end of a long day of photos, after we had lost the light, someone decided to look right at me and finally be cooperative.

32 weeks huh?

2017-10-26T14:48:00.000-07:00

When the mommy in question is 32 weeks but barely looks 25 weeks, maternity photos are challenging. And not always a success.

medicinal kitten

2017-08-29T12:44:00.001-07:00

Lucifur Amara, specializes in smashing her face on your face, hugs and kisses, toilet paper shredding.

engagements

2017-05-14T20:47:00.000-07:00

This weekend I took my very first set of engagement picture for two of my very favorite people. I'm happy with the results and definitely learned from my mistakes!

gratuitous tracks

shackled

neverending love

forever

84 points of beauty

complete hams

in love

mr and mrs

a bit of joy

2017-04-27T14:26:00.001-07:00

There is great joy in beauty, but also sadness.

14 years

2017-04-06T01:16:00.002-07:00

On Saint Patrick's we celebrated our 14th wedding anniversary. No grand plans this year, just a trip down south to see my mom so she could meet the new baby and a few touristy stops.

san diego botanic gardens

san diego botanic garden

san diego botanic garden shimmering disc sculpture

san diego botanic garden freesia

san diego botanic garden banana flower

san diego botanic garden inedible figs

sunny jim sea cave, la jolla

living limpets, la jolla

la jolla, black beach

scripp's oceanographic research pier, me

scripp's oceanographic research pier

la jolla, kelp mustache

la jolla

la jolla, wedding rings

san diego botanic gardens, cactus garden

carpinteria state beach

2017-03-07T23:13:00.003-08:00

long exposure

thankfully, there was no resident

tons of driftwood from a storm + creative strangers

lagoon outlet

beautiful destruction

art in nature

oil rig through stone

farewell

2017-02-13T16:06:00.002-08:00

farewell toast for a soldier.
one of the most physically awkward pics I've ever taken

wanderings

2017-02-03T12:53:00.001-08:00

A few pictures from the Old Griffith Park Zoo, Travel Town, and the Pasadena suicide bridge.

on the trail to the zoo

old cages

spiky vines

a whole world

suicide bridge

train car has seen better days

manhole cover

2017-01-12T17:27:00.000-08:00

This was taken while flat on the ground in the middle of the road. No worries, it was a cul-de-sac and I had a guard.

because

2017-01-12T13:51:00.001-08:00

I've always had a special way of looking at things. I have a tendency to wander off when I see something interesting, I wander until the interesting is fixed in my mind, a moment in time. I find the beautiful in the mundane, it's all about perspective, right?

On these pages I'd like to share my love of life's unseen moments. All photos found on this page were taken, edited, and posted by me.