Photographing the PG City Veterans Day Ceremony 2025 for the PG Rotary Club
Joining the Rotary Club of Pacific Grove has given me even more ways to connect with and contribute to our local community. The latest example was being asked to volunteer to photograph the City of Pacific Grove Veterans Day Ceremony for 2025 for which several Rotarians made up the Honor Guard. I was glad to help out and capture through photography this annual ceremony and to get to hear the stories of service from the different speakers. Thank you to all that served on Veterans Day.
200+ Photos of runners from the 2025 Monterey Bay Half Marathon available to download for free!
I knew about half a dozen people running in the 2025 Monterey Bay Half Marathon and remarkably was able to see and photograph two of them despite shooting from only two locations for about 90 minutes! I was on Lighthouse Ave in the middle of downtown Pacific Grove starting at about 9am on Sunday, and then went to a spot just past Lover’s Point Park on Ocean View Blvd sitting on a curb by the water. See my photo below to help you remember if you saw me, and especially if you waved or smiled to the camera, maybe I got your photo. The galleries below are just a simple. Please click any of the buttons below to go to the FULL galleries. I separated the photos into two galleries, one for smilers and one for people just running by. Please note if you did smile or wave, I might have missed the initial wave / smile so you might be in the non-smiling gallery. In the SmugMug galleries you can download your photo for free!
Celebrating 30 years of Trader Joe’s in Pacific Grove!
The Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce is really good at celebrating businesses in our community with ribbon cuttings, be they for a grand openings or major milestones like the one Trader Joe’s celebrated — 30 years of being in Pacific Grove! I learned the mural painted on the front of Trader Joe’s, 30 years ago, was to show other things for people to check out in Pacific Grove and give them a reason to stay in town longer, as this was the first Trader Joe’s in the area. PG beat out Seaside to get it largely because it had a better building available for it to move into. It’s so interesting how things like that happen and change how a small town changes because of it.
October Moonscape Like a Movie Set At Asilomar Beach Pacific Grove
When I started walking Asilomar Beach with my camera one evening in October in albeit fading daylight, but daylight still, I did not know I would end up getting photos of the moon with fog rolling in that to me, even seeing it as soon as I made the photo, look like a Universal Pictures 1930s movie set still frame. When I look at this photo I expect to see the silhouette of the Wolf Man slink across it! Having unusual weather and foreground elements help get unique photos of the moon, that can otherwise all look the same.
5 Reasons Why You Need a Professional Photographer for Your Round of Golf at Pebble Beach
A round of golf at Pebble Beach Golf Course or any of the world-class courses along the Monterey Peninsula is more than just a day on the links — it’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience worth remembering. Whether you’re celebrating a milestone, a business trip, or a bucket-list tee time with friends, hiring a professional golf photographer ensures your day is captured with the same precision and artistry the course itself deserves.
Here are five reasons why having a professional photographer document your round will make your Pebble Beach golf experience truly unforgettable:
Join local professional photographer Jason Collin at the Pacific Grove Art Center for a fun, hands-on photography class designed for beginners. Jason has taught hundreds of people to confidently shoot in manual mode using his original 5-step process developed while living and making photos on the streets of Tokyo, Japan.
***DSLR or Mirrorless Camera Required ***
You will learn:
Jason’s 5-step process for shooting in manual mode
How to get well exposed, sharp photos in any light
Simple composition techniques for instantly better photos
Upper Klamath Lake in Oregon Like an Autumn Mirror
This was my second time in the area of Klamath Falls for long time land real estate client Hemingway Land Company. This trip to photograph four land properties brought me to the Upper Klamath Lake area by the small town of Chiloquin. Right after I finished the 7.5 hour drive from Pacific Grove, California to Chiloquin, I checked into my hotel room, dropped off my bags, and headed right to the first property which was a stone’s throw from the lake. The client also wanted drone video and photos of the lake itself, so I went just a bit south of the property to Henzel Park where the sun was reflecting off the surface of the lake like a giant mirror. It was a stunning scene, that I had all to myself! If you can believe it, no one else was at this park seeing this incredible view. I am glad to share the drone video, drone photos, and still photos of this special sunset from this special place in Oregon.
