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Surge

It was a dark wintery solstice morning. Upon leaving the house, I check the wave app – Mmm, looks like an average tide. So, I decided to go to a very nearby beach, easy and possibly find some sanderlings. I gathered my camera bag, put on my knee high welly boots, and made my way […]

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Going Outside My Comfort Zone – Gallery Show at Westmont College

Going Outside My Comfort Zone – Gallery Show at Westmont College I take thousands of images but not so much sharing. The past year has been a learning curve “roller coaster” with many struggles taking images, printing and photo editing. After much hesitation, a lot of self-talk and encouragement from others, I finally gained the

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A New Dawn

Such a beautiful morning and the beginning of a new fresh start This photo was taken near the end of the year. For some reason this morning felt different than past mornings for several months. I felt very calm… I had no real agenda today during my daily walk on the beach. Even though a

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Bye Bye Beach Oil

For the past few weeks, I’ve been watching the progress as the Curtin barge and crew have made progress towards cleaning up and capping the Treadwell and Northstar oil wells on the coast near Summerland. Although I’m not typically a person who watches ship activity, this was different. It gave me such a respect for

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