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Capturing life 1 picture @ a time. Portrait & landscape photographer. Instagram

10/31/2026

Anyone else excited for game #7 of the WNBA finals? I am loving how the Bay Area is rallying around the Valkyries as they go after their first WNBA title. The cities of Oakland and San Francisco are lit up in violet for the team. I was especially surprised to see Oracle Park, home of the SF Giants baseball team, lit up in purple. I still have this lingering cough which is worse at night so I’ve become a vampire; up all night coughing and sleepy during the day.😩

10/29/2026

Anyone else excited for the Valkyrie’s professional women’s basketball playoff finals game tomorrow? I was lucky to have photographed Head Coach Natalie Nakase back in February at a special screening for Steph Curry’s movie, “GOAT,” at the Grand Lake Theater in Oakland. What she has done with the team in only two seasons is simply amazing. I just love how the Bay Area has embraced the team and the excitement is real.

10/24/2026

I just stumbled upon this video. Sadly this arch, called the Hōlei Sea Arch, collapsed into the ocean a month ago sometime between September 23 & 27, 2026. It was located in Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi. I took this in April 2018. The arch was formed naturally though lava rock about 500 years ago. I asked the kids (who were 6 & 8 at the time) if they remembered seeing the arch & I’m happy they did.

10/18/2026

Life’s been busy with the kids & covering the Mill Valley Film Festival; it’s taken me a week to recover. Once a month, when the moon is 50% (called the 1/4 moon) during its waxing phase, an optical illusion called the Lunar X & V happens. The play between light & shadows on the surface of the moon cause what appear to be the letters X & V. October 17 is the closest the moon will be to 50% in the Bay Area while the sky’s dark. Swipe to see where the letters appear on the moon.

09/11/2026

Congratulations to Ciara and Russell Wilson on their recent pregnancy announcement. Ciara’s post showing them surprising their kids with the news was very sweet. Their reactions were priceless. I got to photograph both of them on the red carpet back in February when they were in the Bay Area for the Super Bowl. They were such a lovely couple.

Bowl

09/10/2026

Sunset on 9/8/2026. A beautiful sunset on our anniversary. Such an amazing gift. Captured these videos while on a bike ride while one of my kids was at soccer practice. It’s been hectic lately with 2 kids now in high school. Time is sure flying by! I spend a lot of time these days being their chauffeur. I’m sure I’ll miss it when they start driving themselves around.

08/27/2026

Sunset on 8/25/2026 from Alameda. It’s been awhile since I’ve been out there for sunset. I forgot how pretty it is. Also nice to see the ship number lit up on the Hornet. I didn’t know that they did that. Reminds me of seeing the ships lit up at Pearl Harbor.

08/26/2026

Today, Aug 25, would have been my baby’s 25th birthday. Gosh I miss her so much. Even though it’s been over 8 years, I still think about her everyday.
Now sadly every time I think of her birthday, I’ll also be reminded of the day Dolly Parton passed. I wish I met her but everything that I’ve seen or read about her was positive. We need more people like her in the world.

08/24/2026

Sunset tonight, August 23, 2026. It’s been a minute since I posted anything here on Instagram. It’s been a busy summer. We spent nearly a month in Japan and then came the big push to get the kids ready for school. It seems like summer passed by in the blink of an eye. Tonight’s sunset was magical with the fog rolling in and burning sky above. I think the last time I saw a sky like this was on July 4. Hope you all had a great summer.

07/05/2026

Pictures from last night’s fireworks over Oakland, California. Due to the fog we could only get fleeting glimpses of the show in San Francisco but Oakland did not disappoint! There were hours of fireworks that rivaled Hawaiʻi on New Year’s Eve. Check out my video on my YouTube channel Family, Travel & Photography

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