San Francisco surrounded by fog in the distance.

Northern California

Travels north of the Golden Gate.

Coyote prowls Rodeo Beach at sunset in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

Coyote prowls Rodeo Beach at sunset in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

Four people silhouetted against a beautiful sunset at Stinson Beach, California.

Taking in the sunset at Stinson Beach.

Bull elephant seal making a show of dominance at Drakes Beach in Point Reyes National Seashore.

Bull elephant seal making a show of dominance at Drakes Beach in Point Reyes National Seashore.

Bull Tule Elk at Point Reyes in the fog.

Bull Tule Elk at Point Reyes National Seashore.

A woman in white dress looks through her camera at the Point Reyes ship wreck on Tomales Bay.

The Tomales Bay shipwreck was built in 1944 and was initially used to haul soldiers from aircraft carriers to port. After the war it spent many years fishing for salmon. A local resident eventually bought the boat with the intent to restore it, but life and a few storms got in the way and it washed ashore here in Inverness and was left abandoned. I made this photograph of a woman photographing the wreck in 2019.

Golden Gate Bridge partially covered in fog with sailboat in foreground.

Sailing under the Golden Gate Bridge on a foggy summer afternoon.

Surfer entering water at Stinson Beach on a misty morning in December, 2012.

A common sight at Stinson Beach, California: a surfer in the fog.

Silhouetted woman with painting easel overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

I can’t imagine a more perfect spot to set up your easel.

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