The Journal

Some sessions go exactly to plan. The best ones give you something better. The Kim family met me at Garrapata State Park, on the northern edge of Big Sur, for a sunset family session, and the coast gave us two sessions in one: soft, moody fog to start, then warm golden light by sunset. Mom, […]

A short, simple sunset senior session at Mission Ranch in Carmel-by-the-Sea, with white fences, grazing sheep, and golden light over the meadow.

Nick’s surprise sunset proposal to Patrycja on the cliffs of Garrapata State Park, followed by golden hour engagement photos on the beach below. Big Sur proposal photographer Britt Honey.

Being a Pacific Grove proposal photographer means some of my favorite afternoons start with a secret. This one was Joe’s. He picked Asilomar because he and Peyton had ridden bikes along this stretch of coast years ago, and he wanted to ask her somewhere that already belonged to the two of them. On Friday he […]

My work is the back cover of She Shoots Magazine, Volume 42. The issue theme was When the Camera Feels Heavy, and the feature inside is about the two years I stepped away from photography and what brought me back.

Vacation family photos in Carmel are most of my summer, and this evening was one of my favorites. This family flew in from Austria, we met at Carmel River Beach for the last hour of daylight, and everybody kicked their shoes off and made a whole evening out of a gray sky. If you’re planning […]

A vacation-week family session at Pajaro Dunes, booked by the daughter so all seven of them would finally be in the same photo.

A vacation family session that moved to Natural Bridges State Beach at the last minute, and a misty Santa Cruz morning that turned out perfect.

Every August my inbox starts filling up with some version of the same question. “Is it too early to be thinking about fall photos?” It’s not too early. August is just about the perfect time to start planning fall family photos on the Monterey Peninsula, and I want to walk you through why, because the […]

A foggy Carmel River Beach couples session in Carmel-by-the-Sea, plus what to wear, where to park, and how to time your evening session.