And the sunset hits keep coming. Friday night capped off one incredible week of sunsets, although when she began, it seemed she would be just a plain Jane rendition, starting with a drooping orange sun and sky. Then about ten minutes after the 4:44 p.m. drop, the sky turned blue, the clouds dark red and it was just more magical with every moment that passed by. I began shooting the sunset, as always, on the left side of the Pier, with my friends Chris and Patricia, but they e

12/10/2020 The magic colors and wild cloud formations of the past few nights are but a memory. Tonight, Thursday, was a classic, orange tinted Manhattan Beach sunset with some nice clouds on the side. Did I get lucky with my Yoga enthusiast who just happened to be in perfect position or what? Manhattan Beach is known for having some of the most awesome sunsets in the world, especially in December. Check out the action this week: Wednesday: Palos Verdes Photowalk Tuesday: Manh

Another amazing December sunset in Los Angeles. This was the scene in Manhattan Beach, California, down by the Pier, where surfers were still at it in the water, the waves were crashing, some 5 drones were flying in the skies, and photographers lined the sand by the Pier to get their shot. Here’s how it looked as the sun was setting, before the skies turned red and the city turned on the holiday lights. The photographers were out in full force! Friendly reminder: in Los Angel

I’m always chasing sunsets, especially in the winter. They’re the best free light show anywhere, and as a photographer, trust me, people respond more to sunset shots than anything else. How to photograph a great sunset? You’ve come to the right place. There is arguably no better sunset spot in the South Bay than the Manhattan Beach Pier, which is celebrating its 100th birthday this year. The combination of the long Pier, the Roundhouse at the end, the sun and the post sunset

It happens every year like clockwork. Consistent,  amazing beach sunsets out here in California every November and December. Life moves on, and we forget about them. Then, when the next to last month of the year comes back into our lives again, we remember. Again. #Wow! Just a friendly reminder today to our readers to step outside, grab your phone and take a moment to experience one of the great free wonders of the world: the multi-colored November sunset. Specifically, in Lo

We’ve been talking here about the amazing winter sunsets in the South Bay area of Los Angeles, which produce colors against the clouds that are to die for –and photograph! So how’d we do on the first day of 2020? I set out to find out, in Redondo Beach, California, just down the way from the historic Redondo Beach Pier on 1/1, at just before 5 p.m. The result? Standard, yellow sun falling into orange sky. Cool, but wait, there’s more. Just about ten minutes after the sun fell

The thing about living in the South Bay area of Los Angeles is that we have the quintessential beach city lifestyle, where temps never get far beyond 72 degrees,  beach boys and girls parade up and down the sand with surfboards under their arms, cyclists head to the Strand for rides by the sea and summer is seemingly every day. Funny that photography in the summer is no bargain. The sun is too intense, beaches are too crowded and sunsets are okay, but not memorable. For the k