To get there, you have to park in an obscure dirt parking lot with no signage on the side of Highway 1. Once you leave the parking lot towards the south you have to cross the old railroad tracks which leads you to a fork in the road. If you go right you can walk out to the cliff edge and look out over the Pacific, 70 feet above the waves.
Eventually, after a couple of turns and road changes (Siri had a hard time keeping up!) we arrived at our destination. The cave was large but also largely hidden by its surroundings. ! I’m used to squeezing myself into old mine shafts but you could walk in standing up! Let’s be real, if you enjoy the smell of bat urine and guano, this is the cave for you.
Although the year 2020 will be remembered for many other reasons, it was a very developmental year for me. Firstly, I started my own photography business. Secondly, I took more photos last year than in any previous year. I was all over the map. In 2019 I moved from San Jose to Salinas and spent much of 2020 exploring my new home. The Monterey Bay area became my new playground and I attempted to document every square inch. Well, maybe every square mile. That being said, here are my best photos of 2020.
12 excruciating minutes later… I’m finally on the beach. In my haste I still managed to park quite far from where the surfers were (it’s a long beach!). I start walking south and less than a minute later I see what I came to shoot. Because of the curve of the beach, from my perspective, the surfers were passing in front of this magnificent house on the cliff edge (same house as in the above image) on the far end. Even better, the never disappointing Point Lobos was even deeper in the background! Wow, what a scene. This was really coming together.
Although 2020 will be remembered as the year of the face mask, I had the fortune of capturing the beauty of many people without masks. I was also able to explore many new locations from Half Moon Bay on the peninsula, to Pacific Grove on the south end of Monterey Bay. That’s a pretty amazing stretch of coastline. In this week’s blog I will recap my 4 favorite portrait shots of the year and tell you why I think they deserve top billing. Let’s dive in.
Above the rest. Revolving around you.
