rose & reason
photography
2021

California. On film.

Coastal cliffs to Sierra snow — a roll from the long drive up the state, windshield to mountain pass.

View from the Torrey Pines cliffs down to a wide sandy beach with scattered umbrellas and rolling Pacific waves
Aerial view of the Oceanside Pier at golden hour with palm trees lining the boardwalk
Wildflowers glowing at sunset above a California neighborhood dotted with palm trees
Palm trees rising over a grassy California bluff with pink wildflowers in the foreground
Spanish Revival architecture and palms reflected in a long pool at Balboa Park, San Diego
Laguna Beach cove framed by palm trunks and purple flowers with the ocean beyond
Sweeping view of the Laguna Beach coastline curving toward palm-covered hills
Ornate Spanish Revival archway flanked by palms at Balboa Park, San Diego
Vintage Turf Club sign beside a pale building framed by tall palm trees at dusk in California
Palm-lined California neighborhood street sloping down toward the ocean in late afternoon light
View from a car windshield driving the Pacific Coast Highway with Torrey Pines cliffs and ocean to the right
Lifeguard tower number 15 above the surf on a sunny California beach
Teal Fly Torrey paraglider arcing overhead as two smaller gliders float above the ocean horizon
Low bridge and rows of palm trees lining a California street in warm evening light
Curved pale stone architecture against a blue sky at the Getty Center in Los Angeles
Black and white photo of the University Heights sign in San Diego framed by palm trees and ornate lamp posts
Black and white photo of The Lafayette hotel sign in San Diego with a eucalyptus tree and vintage lamp posts
Black and white photo of El Agave tequileria on a palm-lined corner in Old Town San Diego
Black and white photo of the Old Town San Diego State Historic Park entrance with flag and palm trees
Ocean waves seen through a car window with the side mirror reflecting people by the shore
Pine trees catching last light against the Eastern Sierra mountains at dusk
Empty road leading toward snow-covered Eastern Sierra peaks at dusk
Snowy main street in Mammoth Lakes with the Sierra mountains rising behind
Sun flaring through pines onto a wooden cabin balcony in the Sierra
Snow piled on the roof of a Mammoth cabin with icicles and a pine tree against blue sky
Green coastal hillside above eroded sandstone cliffs under a clear blue California sky
Balboa Park Botanical Building with its wooden dome reflected in the lily pond framed by palms and flowers
Lone figure walking along a wet California beach at sunset with golden light reflecting on the sand
Weathered sandstone cliffs of Torrey Pines with layered rock formations against a deep blue California sky
Couple sitting on a bench overlooking the Pacific Ocean at golden hour, framed by red ice plant blooms
Yellow and orange paragliders drifting through a cloud-flecked sky above the Pacific at Torrey Pines
Tall palm trees over a South Oceanside street with a vintage Wag's Liquor sign under a soft cloudy sky