Palm trees and lifeguard stations are two things that will always be synonymous with Southern California in my mind. This atmospheric sunset was taken more than a few years ago in Santa Monica, when that beach town used to be on my list of yearly visits. Sadly, that's no longer the case, so I'm glad... Continue Reading →
Last time I featured a photo from the Farmers Market in Los Angeles, and wrote about how the old and the new were co-existing peacefully, side-by-side, with both the market and The Grove, a trendy mall built right next door. Here's an example of that in-play in Northern California. This photo from San Francisco (just... Continue Reading →
I apologize for the gross, punny title. This lovely photo was taken many moons ago at the Farmers Market in Los Angeles, and is also from my filter period, when I used a filter on just about every photo I took. This is from my beginning years on Instagram, way back when. I've since learned... Continue Reading →
Either the luckiest of lucky shots or the most accommodating seagull ever, I'm not sure which it is ... maybe both? This is one of my all-time favorite photos that I've taken and it's one of my most favored spots in the world, on the south bank of the Thames, right by Westminster Bridge and... Continue Reading →
One of the best examples of neon in Coronado is this amazing sign on the Villa Capri Motel, opposite the legendary Hotel del Coronado on Orange Avenue. I'm told they don't light it up at night anymore, so I feel lucky to have gotten this shot a few years back, taken—I think—when I walked up... Continue Reading →
"You and I travel to the beat of a different drum," the song goes and I'm always reminded of it when I see this photo I took near the Crissy Field area along the bay in San Francisco quite a few years back. I suppose "You've Got to Dance Like Nobody's Watching" would be an... Continue Reading →
I hope to travel again soon. That sounds a bit more wistful than it should, but travel these days is no fun, not—at least—like it used to be (or used to SEEM to be). There are too many variables: weather, lack of or strikes by airline employees (the latter in other countries right now), unruly... Continue Reading →
These two photos were taken in San Francisco, just hours apart. They were taken at the Herbst Pavilion, which once was part of the Fort Mason Arts and Cultural Center, a former military base converted to facilities for the public. I believe they were taken in October 2014, the last time Comic-Con—my employer at the... Continue Reading →
This photo is from one of my first trips to California. Once upon a time, all of the Los Angeles area was dotted with outdoor newsstands. Some were big, like World News in Hollywood (which was partially indoors), and some were smaller affairs. There were a lot more magazines back then, and visiting these newsstands—often... Continue Reading →
When I worked for Comic-Con, I would regularly post this little graphic I made from a photo I took behind the San Diego Convention Center. This year will mark the first time I've gone to a "real" Comic-Con International: San Diego (its proper name) as an attendee since 1997, 25 years ago. I'm looking forward... Continue Reading →
This photo is from a trip to San Francisco and was taken near the Golden Gate Bridge, on a site that offered a huge vista of that magnificent structure (ironically not shown here). Those pay binocular thingies that you find in tourist areas always fascinate me and they always signify travel to me. I have... Continue Reading →
I have many fond memories of Fourth of July picnics in backyards. Outdoor grills, fireworks at night, trying desperately to avoid sending a bottle rocket onto someone's garage—or worse, house—roof. All those days are gone forever, at least for me, days that meant family (good and bad ... I'm talking about you, Uncle Louie) and... Continue Reading →
I recently went through my entire photo archive and found a ton of photos I forgot I had ... hence the new "From the Archives" category. I don't remember when this was taken, but I think it was after yet another wildfire here in Southern California. This twilight photo always reminds me of a bear... Continue Reading →
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