Hello, I’m Taylor a California based photographer and blogger. Thank you for being here and for supporting my work. Here are a few things to get you started.

If you would like to work together, please contact me here.

The Home page is the landing page for the website and displays 10-15 photos that occasionally get swapped as my work develops.

My best work is found on my Portfolio page.

The Blog page is where all my blog posts are located. I write posts throughout the week and focus on topics such as travel trips, travel guides, photography how-to’s, photography destination journals, as much more.

If you are interested in my camera gear, I have a list of what I use HERE.

If you are interested in my favorite travel gear, I have a list of what I use HERE.

Also, you can also find me on Instagram and occasionally on Youtube.

Now for a bit about myself. My name is Taylor and I am from the Monterey Peninsula, California. I am extremely grateful to call the Monterey Area my hometown. I believe that I was raised in one of the most photographable areas and the natural beauty of the California coastline is endless.

Growing up, my family took so many photos. So many, I don’t even think I’ve seen them all. My parents always enjoyed documenting our travels and experiences with photography, so from childhood I was very much exposed to a camera. I think photography has been a valuable part of how I view the world and my life. I have many memories of reminiscing over old photos, going through photo books, and learning about myself and my family through both posed and candid photos. Photography has helped me remember the good, laugh about the forgotten, confront the unpleasant, and approach aspects of grief. In my opinion, it’s one of the best tools we have to express emotion.

I bought my first “real” camera from a family friend right before graduating high school. I can’t remember the model, but it was an older Sony DSLR. I bought it for $200 and I still remember my first few photos with it. I went out in the backyard, took some photos of the flowers in the yard and loved the way they looked. I was pretty much hooked on how crisp and clear the image was and enjoyed capturing the details in nature.

I later bought a Nikon D5100 with some graduation money and started working with that. At this point, I was shooting mostly the coastline and beach photography. I would spend almost every night going to see the sunset, taking my tripod, getting soaked from the waves and just experimenting. This entailed mostly playing around with the shutter speed learning the ins and outs of the camera.

Fast forward to college, I took a black and white film class and LOVED it. I was gifted my first film camera by a family I babysat for and used it for the class. Learning film was the best thing I did and would love to get back into it as some point. During this time, I learned about darkrooms and film, still practiced my digital photography, and got the Lightroom Classic program on CD (before subscription times!) so I could learn to edit. Looking back on my journey, this may be the best photography years of my life because everything felt so new and I was creatively experimental.

As I grew older, I fell out of photography for a little bit. I was working many hours and really didn’t engage with it as much as I used to and would have liked. I still had an eye for it and enjoyed it, but didn’t take it as seriously. Eventually, as the years went by, I started to learn another interest of mine. That I love to travel. I think most people do, but I love it so much I would consider myself somewhat nomadic. I’m the type of person that would make many sacrifices for the chance at a trip. After college and in my 20’s, I moved around ALL THE TIME. I lived in California and Colorado multiple different times, took multiple road trips, and travelled to Europe for the first time. This is the start of where my two interests separate interests collided and my love of documenting life and travel blossomed.

I now photograph both at home and overseas, documenting both my travels and life at home with a focus on the details, pops of color, and light.

Thanks for reading and following along on my journey.

All my best,

Taylor