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Articles and photos about places, close and far, that I have visited throughout the years.

150th Anniversary of Yosemite Grant (1864-2014)

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2014 is an important year for Yosemite, being the 150th Anniversary of the Yosemite Grant, which dates back in 1864. It is also the 50th Anniversary of the National Wilderness Planning Team. I have covered a trip to Yosemite with a lucky encounter not long ago. As a photographer and hiker, Yosemite is such a […]

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Posted in Travels Tagged 150th anniversary, grant, landscape, nature, park, photography, yosemite

At San Francisco Lands End

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I had a model shooting two weekends ago at Lands End in San Francisco. While model and MUA were preparing for the next set, my camera and I couldn’t stop looking around, and sure enough a very curious circular rainbow showed around the sun. Must have been mist from the ocean, blown to shore. Yes, […]

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Posted in Travels Tagged beach, california, lands end, ocean, photography, ring, san francisco, sea, shore, sky, sun

Afternoon by the Ferry Building in San Francisco

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It was almost a month ago now, when I went for a stroll in San Francisco. And then the afternoon light kicked in, and the buildings around started taking a different shade and shape.  

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Posted in Travels Tagged citiscape, evocative, ferry building, light, light and shade, photography, pier 1, san francisco, seagulls

2014 Trip to Peru, and the Inca trail to Machu Picchu

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I recently came back from my first trip to South America, in particular visiting Peru, challenging myself into a four day trek that led up to the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu. Logistics were all taken care by a dear friend of mine, so all I had to put in was time and will. Before […]

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Posted in Travels Tagged archaology, citiscape, inca trail, landscape, machu picchu, peru, photography, tradition, Travel, trek, wildlife

Close encounter with a bobcat in Yosemite National Park

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I like going for hikes. Two months ago I was in Yosemite for a fun weekend, reaching up to the snow high in the Valley. The weather was great, had a chance to do some snow-shoeing in the little snow available, listening to great stories and explanations from the ranger. 2014 is an important year […]

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Posted in Travels Tagged bobcat, half dome, hike, landscape, national park, nature, photography, wildlife, yosemite 1 Comment

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