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Notes from the field
Event galleries you can download, plus notes from sessions around Turlock and California.
August 15, 2026 · Modesto, CA
Ordination of new Priests
Ordination of new Priests at Mar Zaia Cathedral | Modesto, CA | Assyrian Church of the East
417 photographs
July 19, 2026 · San Francisco City Hall
A morning inside San Francisco City Hall
Marble, a staircase, and a short window of light — notes from photographing at San Francisco City Hall, including a session with Renita and Jason.
5 photographs
May 24, 2026 · Yosemite National Park
Valley light with Abe and Vicky
A slower hour in Yosemite with Abe and Vicky — granite, trees, and portraits that still feel like the two of you.
3 photographs
April 11, 2026 · Half Moon Bay, CA
Wind off the water in Half Moon Bay
Amil and Rachelle on the Half Moon Bay shore, plus a few notes on photographing the California coast — wind, dusk, and not much posing.
4 photographs
March 21, 2026 · Turlock, CA
Turlock High School 50+ Reunion | March 21, 2026
Classmates, toasts, and fifty years of Turlock High — the full gallery from March 21, 2026. Photos are free to download.
269 photographs
February 8, 2026 · Modesto, CA
A wedding night at Greens on 10th
Jacob and Ninweh at Greens on 10th in Modesto — a Central Valley wedding close to home, with a little still life in the details.
2 photographs
January 16, 2026 · California
Photographing food like a still life
Honey, pizza, a charcuterie tower — notes on photographing food and brands with a still-life eye, from a Turlock-based photographer.
5 photographs
December 14, 2024 · Larsa Hall, Turlock
Breakfast with Santa at Larsa Hall
Santa, families, and Christmas-morning energy at Larsa Hall — the 2024 Breakfast with Santa gallery.
130 photographs