As much as I love Southern California for the wonderful weather, there are some things that I miss out on, like seasons. I had the opportunity to visit PA for the first time ever a few years ago with my boyfriend (now husband) during the Fall and experience Fall colors in the East Coast for…
Alaska 2020 – The trip before the world shut down
As I am writing this, I am still in shock over the fact that it has a been almost exactly a year since my last photography trip, and over a year since my last post. At the same time, this gap isn’t a surprise due to the COVID-19 pandemic that dominated and halted our lives…
Love and Loss
If you ask any photographer what their favorite or most memorable photo is, it is not necessarily the most picturesque one, or the one that most “popular” one that a majority of their peers like. The most common answer I get are the photos with meaningful story: the ones with a memorable they were with…
Priorities and Passion
Last month, I visited Washington State with the help of Enterprise Inspires, and crossed two more National Parks on my National Parks bucket list, effectively making it 12 Parks that I’ve visited. Now I only have 46 more to go! This trip let me reconfirm how truly fortunate I am to be able to travel….
Mt. Hood sleeps in
As a landscape photographer, I am accustomed to waking up in the dark to try to catch the first light. As a “non morning person” though, waking up before sunrise never gets easier. It is the same thought process though, every time: the alarm that cuts through my few hours of sleep (3-6 depending on…
There’s Something about Multnomah
This is probably one of the most overshot waterfalls at the Columbia River Gorge, but it is popular for a reason…it is magnificent. The falls is massive in height and two tiers of cascades. In fact, you can actually spot the top fall from across the highway at the parking lot, because that is how…
Exploring the PNW
We all want what we can’t have, right? I live a beautiful place. I get the mild Southern California weather, and I am close to the beach (though not close enough to pay and arm and a leg for it). Yet occasionally, I need a change of pace, and the Pacific Northwest is just what…
Catching the Sunlight
It’s now the Fall season! The days are getting shorter now, so trying to catch the last bit of sunlight after work during the work week becomes an actual race against time and it becomes harder to get photography in before dusk. Luckily, I DID manage to get a bit of travel photography in this…
Lake Moraine and Us
If you are ever up at the crack of dawn in the middle of nowhere and you see other humans with you hovering around you, I would take a wager that most likely ,they are photographers. There really is no logical reason why anyone would wake up that early, drive in the dark for two…
What’s Your Travel Philosophy?
I love to travel. I love to travel for pleasure, that is. Traveling for work: not so much, though is tolerable, if it is infrequent and maybe somewhat enjoyable if there is a little downtime between meetings so I can enjoy the city. But that being said, I prefer to travel on my own schedule,…
Mandy On Earth 