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Black's Beach, December 2005

August 9, 2026

Black’s Beach on a big day back in December 2005. Taken with a Canon 10D.

In Photography Tags California, Coastal, Black's Beach, Surfing
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August 9, 2026
Black's Beach, December 2005
August 9, 2026
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August 9, 2026
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August 9, 2026
Wilder Ranch in 2005
August 9, 2026
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August 9, 2026
The Cliff House in SF
August 4, 2026
The Cliff House in SF
August 4, 2026

Here’s another spot I’d like to rephotograph up at Ocean Beach in San Francisco. The photograph above was taken by William Henry Jackson between 1880 and 1910. It’s from the 1974 monograph of Jackson’s work that was edited by Beaumont Newhall and Diana E. Adkins (published by Morgan & Morgan). This is the second Cliff House, so it had to be taken after 1896.

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August 4, 2026
Location Scouting: Lover's Point, Pacific Grove CA
August 4, 2026
Location Scouting: Lover's Point, Pacific Grove CA
August 4, 2026
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August 4, 2026
Wadell Creek Beach, 12/1/24.
August 4, 2026
Wadell Creek Beach, 12/1/24.
August 4, 2026
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August 4, 2026
Asilomar, July 2026
August 1, 2026
Asilomar, July 2026
August 1, 2026
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August 1, 2026
Near the shore after leaving Oceanside (1888)
November 22, 2025
Near the shore after leaving Oceanside (1888)
November 22, 2025

This is a photograph from the Huntington Digital Archive that I stumbled across while I was working on a recent draft for a paper about the long-term coastal histories of California. I was searching for images of Oceanside, California, which was one of the case studies mentioned in the draft, and I found this one.

It’s from the 1880s. It’s part of a small collection of photographs that someone put together after a trip through parts of Southern California.

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November 22, 2025
Coastal Rephotographic Project: Point Sur
July 29, 2025
Coastal Rephotographic Project: Point Sur
July 29, 2025

Last week I got the chance to do a little more location scouting for my coastal rephotographic project. This time I got to check out one of my favorite sites along the Big Sur Coast, which is the view of Point Sur. I have always loved this particular spot because of the many photographers who stopped and made photographs here. Brett Weston is at the top of my personal list. In fact, it’s this image, from his book Voyage of the Eye, that has always been one of my favorites.

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July 29, 2025
Failed Seawall, Cabo Pulmo 2024
July 18, 2025
Failed Seawall, Cabo Pulmo 2024
July 18, 2025
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July 18, 2025
HIghway One in Big Sur (1926)
July 13, 2025
HIghway One in Big Sur (1926)
July 13, 2025
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July 13, 2025

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