Botanical Gardens, Encinitas // 2020Self-portrait, San Diego // 2019
Since arriving in San Diego for college, I made it a goal to capture the essence of my four short years. I never really described myself as a photographer because I’m self-taught; I haven’t taken a class about developing film or the mechanics of a camera. I suppose this was purposeful, I didn’t want to complicate a hobby with grades and structured assignments. When I examine my relationship to photography – specifically 35mm format film – I find something distinctly personal: the ephemerality of snapping the perfect shot, the careful patience when processing a roll, and the nostalgic joy of looking back in time… those are the reasons I use film.
All of the photos below have been taken in California, either on the road or at home in San Diego. Here’s my life on the West Coast:
Morning Coffee, Sunset Cliffs // 2021Ocean Beach Farmers Market // 2020Surfer in San Diego // 2019Mission Bay, San Diego // 2021 La Jolla, San Diego // 2020OB Skate Park. San Diego // 2020Ocean Beach, San Diego // 2020Marine St. Beach, La Jolla // 2020Urban Lights, Los Angeles // 2021Sunset Cliffs, San Diego // 2019Sunset Cliffs, San Diego // 2021Balboa Park, San Diego // 2020Windansea Beach, La Jolla // 2019Belmont Park, Mission Beach // 2018Ocean Beach, San Diego // 2020 Bird Rock, San Diego // 2019Sunset Cliffs, San Diego // 2020Imperial Sand Dunes, Glamis // 2020Home, Point Loma // 2021Disneyland, Anaheim // 2021La Valencia Hotel, La Jolla // 2021CRSSD Festival, San Diego // 2021Point Dume, Malibu // 2020Venice Beach, Los Angeles // 2021Sequoia National Forest // 2021Lower Falls, Yosemite // 2019Point Loma, San Diego // 2020Alabama Hills, Lone Pine // 2021McWay Falls, Big Sur // 2019Salvation Mountain, East Jesus // 2019Cabrillo National Monument // 2022My Room, Sunset Cliffs // 2020Anza Borrego State Park // 2021Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe // 2020Joshua Tree National Park // 2021Salmon Creek, Big Sur // 2020Carrizo Gorge, Imperial Valley // 2019Sequoia National Park // 2021Moonlight Beach, Encinitas // 2020Windansea Beach, La Jolla // 2021Orange Groves, Ojai // 2021Treehouse, Lake Arrowhead // 2022Amoeba Records, Berkeley // 2019Panther Beach, Santa Cruz // 2019No Surf Beach, Sunset Cliffs // 2018Superbloom, Mount Elsinore // 2019Pescadero Drive, Sunset Cliffs // 2020
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