https://www.matthewduncan.net/blog daily 0.75 2026-04-04 https://www.matthewduncan.net/blog/gamble-garden-personal-lifestyle-photography-palo-alto monthly 0.5 2026-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/7235aa6c-eae2-463f-bdcb-8eb02139ab7c/gamble-garden-wisteria-spring-palo-alto.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Spring Light and Wisteria: A Personal Lifestyle Session at Gamble Garden, Palo Alto - Make it stand out Wisteria in full bloom at Elizabeth Gamble Garden, Palo Alto — photographed at peak morning light during a spring personal lifestyle session. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/c94e6fca-075a-461c-9ea1-bb5a6736bc55/galyna-koch-wisteria-portrait-gamble-garden-palo-alto.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Spring Light and Wisteria: A Personal Lifestyle Session at Gamble Garden, Palo Alto - Make it stand out Galyna beneath the wisteria pergola — the first shots of the morning, before the garden woke up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/47e43899-6a89-4588-bb2b-7bc9046cde83/personal-lifestyle-portrait-wisteria-palo-alto-bay-area.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Spring Light and Wisteria: A Personal Lifestyle Session at Gamble Garden, Palo Alto - Make it stand out Morning light through the wisteria — the kind of eye contact that only comes when a subject is truly at ease. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/354e968a-6d8b-4ef8-ae30-c6215352e1c3/gamble-garden-spring-outdoor-portrait-session-palo-alto.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Spring Light and Wisteria: A Personal Lifestyle Session at Gamble Garden, Palo Alto - Make it stand out The orchard section of Gamble Garden in peak spring blossom — an extraordinary natural backdrop, right in the heart of Palo Alto. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/4936f0b9-f1d5-4751-9898-e1f70e5c0e8f/natural-light-lifestyle-portrait-ranunculus-gamble-garden.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Spring Light and Wisteria: A Personal Lifestyle Session at Gamble Garden, Palo Alto - Make it stand out Reaching into the ranunculus bed — no instruction, just a natural moment in a garden full of them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/fb79481a-a65a-43f7-983f-d81d85c3df9e/bay-area-personal-lifestyle-photographer-palo-alto-portrait.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Spring Light and Wisteria: A Personal Lifestyle Session at Gamble Garden, Palo Alto - Make it stand out Late in the session — relaxed, present, exactly what a personal lifestyle session should feel like. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/7dc39cad-49ad-4eac-99ea-98e0ed42eb1a/outdoor-portrait-photographer-bay-area-redwood-natural-light.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Spring Light and Wisteria: A Personal Lifestyle Session at Gamble Garden, Palo Alto - Make it stand out Golden morning backlight against the redwood bark — the texture and light here are everything. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/525fa1b0-ff9c-4172-9a7d-c3ffbb8d75ec/gamble-garden-outdoor-lifestyle-session-palo-alto-spring.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Spring Light and Wisteria: A Personal Lifestyle Session at Gamble Garden, Palo Alto - Make it stand out The moment the session was building toward — and the one nobody planned. https://www.matthewduncan.net/blog/patagonia-o-circuit-adventure-photography-session monthly 0.5 2026-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/e2dd2608-98f3-44d8-b1f2-1a60064d63bd/torres-del-paine-lenga-beech-bridge-o-circuit.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Eight Days on the O Circuit: What It Looks Like to Bring a Photographer to Patagonia - Make it stand out Into the lenga beech — day one sets the tone. The forest is quiet and the trail is all yours. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/7034dd3b-1ad1-46ec-b974-2ef28d4f0f8b/torres-del-paine-northern-circuit-seron-valley-view.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Eight Days on the O Circuit: What It Looks Like to Bring a Photographer to Patagonia - Make it stand out Looking back toward Seron on day one — the northern circuit is quieter and rawer than the W Trek, and this is where that solitude begins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/b6d76385-977f-4fa4-838f-d2568dc1227b/torres-del-paine-seron-refugio-sunset-alpenglow.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Eight Days on the O Circuit: What It Looks Like to Bring a Photographer to Patagonia - Make it stand out Sunset from Refugio Dickson on day three. This is the view you come back for. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/2d9aa1c9-873d-46b1-94be-ed01c83049f8/patagonia-o-circuit-plank-bridge-stream-crossing.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Eight Days on the O Circuit: What It Looks Like to Bring a Photographer to Patagonia - Make it stand out One of the many stream crossings on the northern circuit. The pace here slows you down in the best possible way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/f21ccb10-e225-44ee-95fa-84840777d40a/torres-del-paine-gardner-pass-boulder-field-approach.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Eight Days on the O Circuit: What It Looks Like to Bring a Photographer to Patagonia - Make it stand out The approach to Gardner Pass — raw, exposed, and relentless. The pass is that notch in the ridgeline above. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/45bd8ac0-85eb-4470-955c-5baa74533fa7/torres-del-paine-gardner-pass-plateau-moss-pools.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Eight Days on the O Circuit: What It Looks Like to Bring a Photographer to Patagonia - Make it stand out Looking back towards Refugio Dickson on the Gardner Pass. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/91b9689c-136d-43b9-b0c2-333fa7846cd6/torres-del-paine-gardner-pass-glacier-grey-selfie.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Eight Days on the O Circuit: What It Looks Like to Bring a Photographer to Patagonia - Make it stand out The top of Gardner Pass — a brief calm in the wind, green moss, glacial pools, and the whole of the southern circuit stretching out behind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/762d6efb-c01e-47b0-b3dd-f2ec2c1db9d9/torres-del-paine-glacier-grey-trail-scramble-above-ice.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Eight Days on the O Circuit: What It Looks Like to Bring a Photographer to Patagonia - Make it stand out Scrambling above Glacier Grey on the descent from the pass. The trail here requires hands and feet — the kind of terrain you don't forget. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/2c5d0017-b4fb-43a2-a7b6-d5cdc75ac7df/torres-del-paine-lago-grey-icebergs-kayakers-dusk.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Eight Days on the O Circuit: What It Looks Like to Bring a Photographer to Patagonia - Make it stand out Icebergs at dusk on Lago Grey. Kayakers are visible in the distance, which gives a sense of scale. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/7223b6fd-b3b3-4f88-ad60-1893d4336b53/torres-del-paine-lago-grey-icebergs-dawn-moody.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Eight Days on the O Circuit: What It Looks Like to Bring a Photographer to Patagonia - Make it stand out Lago Grey before sunrise — the icebergs change character entirely in low light. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/c132a73d-3cc6-4b5e-b756-dc8cc58033fe/torres-del-paine-glacier-grey-suspension-bridge-trekker.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Eight Days on the O Circuit: What It Looks Like to Bring a Photographer to Patagonia - Make it stand out The suspension bridge near Refugio Grey — one of the best single frames from the trip. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/c9aa69f7-e82e-4c9d-9d91-59f4e75cb467/torres-del-paine-cuernos-approach-suspension-bridge-snow.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Eight Days on the O Circuit: What It Looks Like to Bring a Photographer to Patagonia - Make it stand out Crossing one of many suspension bridges - this was a high wind day! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/ea20ff8d-f206-4e79-b244-4bad58a5ab65/torres-del-paine-cuernos-approach-back-shot-snow.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Eight Days on the O Circuit: What It Looks Like to Bring a Photographer to Patagonia - Make it stand out It is hard to describe the beauty - Los Cuernos Massif in the background - and our destination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/8ee21f38-32ba-460f-b17e-f56319a97fea/torres-del-paine-cuernos-massif-snow-dusk-blue-light.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Eight Days on the O Circuit: What It Looks Like to Bring a Photographer to Patagonia - Make it stand out Los Cuernos - Behind this is the Francis Valley leading to Mirador Brittanica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/0961440f-896b-4eb4-a44b-fe1c038ac813/torres-del-paine-alpine-moss-macro-o-circuit-trail.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Eight Days on the O Circuit: What It Looks Like to Bring a Photographer to Patagonia - Make it stand out The hiking trail varied from forests to wide open spaces. But it was always spectacular! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/1b113ae4-d1ce-47ef-826c-f78c80fb4870/torres-del-paine-towers-sunrise-reflection-lagoon.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Eight Days on the O Circuit: What It Looks Like to Bring a Photographer to Patagonia - Make it stand out The Torres del Paine at first light, reflected in the lagoon at Torres Base. This is why you set the 2am alarm. https://www.matthewduncan.net/blog/patagonia-o-circuit-torres-del-paine-tips monthly 0.5 2026-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/eff9c586-ccf6-4fa8-9c97-00fff17b38b6/Patagonia_O_Trek-Matthew+Duncan Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Patagonia O Circuit: What I Wish I'd Known Before Hiking Torres del Paine - Make it stand out Somewhere between Refugio Paine Grande and Frances, with the full Cuernos massif emerging from the clouds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/51a3687a-d08a-4678-9d78-7ce50d5f9e22/O-Trek+Towers+Back+Matthew+Duncan.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Patagonia O Circuit: What I Wish I'd Known Before Hiking Torres del Paine - Make it stand out Dawn on the northern circuit — glacial light on water that no postcard ever quite captures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/2514ee1a-e0bc-4b4c-9efb-059aa50a82d9/Gardner+Pass+Patagonia+O+Trek Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Patagonia O Circuit: What I Wish I'd Known Before Hiking Torres del Paine - Make it stand out Climbing the Gardner Pass - Views are unbeatable - Take your time https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/42d0e2ba-28e1-4d2d-b872-7f971d177a84/Refugio+Cuernos+O+Trek+Patagonia Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Patagonia O Circuit: What I Wish I'd Known Before Hiking Torres del Paine - Make it stand out Refugio Los Cuernos — small cabins dwarfed by one of the most dramatic mountain faces on the circuit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/be7a0c52-f3cf-4068-bab0-35dfb88d1ba1/Patagonia_O_Trek-11+Los+Perros Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Patagonia O Circuit: What I Wish I'd Known Before Hiking Torres del Paine - Make it stand out Approaching Dickson - wonderful spot overlooking the glacier and the back of the Torres. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/b895bf10-763d-4d63-bda7-3d55668ebb89/Patagonia_O_Trek-48+Matthew+Duncan Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Patagonia O Circuit: What I Wish I'd Known Before Hiking Torres del Paine - Make it stand out On one of the many swing bridges — waterproof gear is non-negotiable when the weather turns without warning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/cc213a34-632e-4076-b687-ad4bc168417a/Patagonia_O_Trek-57+Britannia+Day+Hike Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Patagonia O Circuit: What I Wish I'd Known Before Hiking Torres del Paine - Make it stand out Climbing Frances Valley towards Mirador Britannia - dramatic peaks of the Cuernos and Paine Grande Massif! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/b25661d4-9d22-4169-879a-77ec37d93907/Patagonia_O_Trek+Grey+Glacier+Sunset Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Patagonia O Circuit: What I Wish I'd Known Before Hiking Torres del Paine - Make it stand out Looking towards Grey Glacier at Sunset. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/6ec8d4e3-570f-4e11-bf9b-acf491791024/Patagonia_O_Trek-Puma Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Patagonia O Circuit: What I Wish I'd Known Before Hiking Torres del Paine - Make it stand out A puma moving through the undergrowth near Seron. Keep your camera ready — they appear and disappear in seconds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/fc4bfe73-0ac8-4f77-b017-9e2387944528/Patagonia_O_Trek_Guanaco Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Patagonia O Circuit: What I Wish I'd Known Before Hiking Torres del Paine - Make it stand out A guanaco enjoying a roll in the pampa grass near the park entrance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/8d4f8924-8a4c-4a0f-b592-c802be7424c5/Patagonia_O_Trek_Grey_Glacier Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Patagonia O Circuit: What I Wish I'd Known Before Hiking Torres del Paine - Make it stand out Grey Glacier stretching further than you can take in. This is the moment that justifies the climb. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/03ec5c5e-e28e-4ff5-9584-8edacba97d8a/Patagonia_O_Trek_Grey_Glacier_suspension_Bridge Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Patagonia O Circuit: What I Wish I'd Known Before Hiking Torres del Paine - Make it stand out Crossing the suspension bridge above Grey Lake, with the glacier visible beyond the forest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/28df45c7-7d72-44a9-92e4-a454afee5829/Patagonia_Torres_at_Sunrise Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Patagonia O Circuit: What I Wish I'd Known Before Hiking Torres del Paine - Make it stand out The Torres del Paine at first light, reflected in the lagoon at Torres Base. This is why you set the 2am alarm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/5200064a-c2b5-41a3-bd8b-ff18d3f97b84/Patagonia_O_Trek_Torres_Base Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Patagonia O Circuit: What I Wish I'd Known Before Hiking Torres del Paine - Make it stand out The towers in full — three columns of granite catching the first light of the day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/446f17b6-7012-46a0-b7f2-d8d979323f60/Patagonia_O_Trek_Gardner_Pass Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Patagonia O Circuit: What I Wish I'd Known Before Hiking Torres del Paine - Make it stand out View from Gardner Pass. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/c54c8977-8e07-404a-bfbd-31af57c8e15a/Patagonia_O_Trek_Seron_Refugio Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Patagonia O Circuit: What I Wish I'd Known Before Hiking Torres del Paine - Make it stand out First light over the mountains from Refugio Seron on night one — and we still had eight more days of this ahead of us. https://www.matthewduncan.net/blog/tomales-point-trail-wildflowers-point-reyes monthly 0.5 2026-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/1d437337-16ed-4891-bd6d-85457e722947/tomales-point-trail-coastal-cliffs-pacific-ocean-hiking.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Tomales Point Trail in Spring: Wildflowers, Wildlife, and a 9.6-Mile Adventure at Point Reyes - Make it stand out The Tomales Point Trail follows the spine of the peninsula with the Pacific on one side and Tomales Bay on the other. This is what 9.6 miles of exposed coastal ridgeline looks like. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/e5015f6a-a63a-45a3-a0d0-00b66f483cf9/tomales-point-trail-wildflowers-purple-ocean-view.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Tomales Point Trail in Spring: Wildflowers, Wildlife, and a 9.6-Mile Adventure at Point Reyes - Make it stand out The view that stops you mid-stride - a hillside blanketed in wild radish flowers stretching to the Pacific Ocean. This is the heart of the Tomales Point wildflower display in May. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/16cbd873-1af0-460e-97b3-a8853400c97b/personal-lifestyle-photography-california-poppies-point-reyes.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Tomales Point Trail in Spring: Wildflowers, Wildlife, and a 9.6-Mile Adventure at Point Reyes - Make it stand out Surrounded by California poppies in the first mile of the trail. On overcast May mornings the flowers stay closed into soft cone shapes which is actually more beautiful for photography than fully open blooms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/c124ccbb-779b-4a1c-92f3-e2939a8c8371/pierce-point-ranch-barn-tomales-point-trailhead.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Tomales Point Trail in Spring: Wildflowers, Wildlife, and a 9.6-Mile Adventure at Point Reyes - Make it stand out Pierce Point Ranch at the trailhead - the historic white barn marks the start of the trail and feels like a portal between the everyday world and the wild coastline ahead. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/2f59cdb7-a493-4853-a1c9-b72033bf0af4/california-poppy-buds-dew-point-reyes-spring.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Tomales Point Trail in Spring: Wildflowers, Wildlife, and a 9.6-Mile Adventure at Point Reyes - Make it stand out Two poppy buds covered in morning dew, still closed in the cool coastal air. California poppies close at night and on overcast days - early morning catches them in this beautiful furled state. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/1fd8c10b-061b-4da8-9f85-10c6488bb45b/california-poppies-granite-boulders-tomales-point.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Tomales Point Trail in Spring: Wildflowers, Wildlife, and a 9.6-Mile Adventure at Point Reyes - Make it stand out California poppies growing straight out of granite - these flowers find a way through every crack in the rock along the upper sections of the trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/2888223d-0c72-4bd7-80f7-41be034cf81f/california-poppy-morning-dew-close-up-point-reyes.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Tomales Point Trail in Spring: Wildflowers, Wildlife, and a 9.6-Mile Adventure at Point Reyes - Make it stand out A single poppy holding morning dew shot wide open at f/1.4 to isolate the flower against the soft coastal background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/3b493676-a3bb-49b8-87e5-fe71c6f7d87d/yellow-lupine-tomales-bay-point-reyes-spring.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Tomales Point Trail in Spring: Wildflowers, Wildlife, and a 9.6-Mile Adventure at Point Reyes - Make it stand out Yellow coastal lupine with Tomales Bay stretching to the horizon. This view - flowers in the foreground, water behind - is unique to the Tomales Point peninsula. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/73648059-f530-4e7c-8192-1cd2326fae36/wildflower-carpet-tomales-point-pacific-ocean-spring.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Tomales Point Trail in Spring: Wildflowers, Wildlife, and a 9.6-Mile Adventure at Point Reyes - Make it stand out The wildflower carpet at peak bloom - purple, white, and yellow wild radish covering the hillside as far as you can see, with the Pacific Ocean beyond. This is the image that makes people plan a trip. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/f5b24c65-e8a0-4387-8d61-09f7acd53425/shooting-star-wildflowers-point-reyes-spring-macro.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Tomales Point Trail in Spring: Wildflowers, Wildlife, and a 9.6-Mile Adventure at Point Reyes - Make it stand out Shooting stars (Dodecatheon) along the sheltered sections of the trail - delicate pink swept-back petals with dark pointed stamens. Easy to miss if you're moving fast. Slow down. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/42a75d8f-03ca-4cef-ada1-091f39dd4701/cobweb-thistle-point-reyes-tomales-point-spring.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Tomales Point Trail in Spring: Wildflowers, Wildlife, and a 9.6-Mile Adventure at Point Reyes - Make it stand out The cobweb thistle - one of the most distinctive plants on the trail. A ghostly silver-white base covered in fine webbing, with a shocking burst of hot pink at the top. They grow tall and isolated along the mid-trail sections. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/d356df35-abb9-44e7-b7d0-ff5de4838bac/dudleya-succulent-rock-crevice-tomales-point.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Tomales Point Trail in Spring: Wildflowers, Wildlife, and a 9.6-Mile Adventure at Point Reyes - Make it stand out Dudleya succulents growing in a granite crevice along the cliff edge - their red-tipped rosettes appear throughout the rocky sections of the upper trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/54ccd24a-5364-4b47-855e-165ce96d4dcd/long-tailed-weasel-tomales-point-trail-point-reyes.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Tomales Point Trail in Spring: Wildflowers, Wildlife, and a 9.6-Mile Adventure at Point Reyes - Make it stand out The unexpected highlight of the day - a long-tailed weasel held its ground in the middle of the trail and posed long enough for a proper portrait. These animals are native to Point Reyes but rarely seen. Pure luck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/dda506bc-4d83-4721-bbf7-ddd0584755d9/woolly-bear-caterpillar-yellow-lupine-point-reyes-spring.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Tomales Point Trail in Spring: Wildflowers, Wildlife, and a 9.6-Mile Adventure at Point Reyes - Make it stand out A woolly bear caterpillar feeding on yellow lupine, covered in morning dew. These fuzzy caterpillars were everywhere in the wildflower sections - slow down and look at ground level. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/2839f887-c5fd-43a2-8f2c-67832c354b0d/ladybug-cobweb-thistle-morning-dew-point-reyes.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Tomales Point Trail in Spring: Wildflowers, Wildlife, and a 9.6-Mile Adventure at Point Reyes - Make it stand out A ladybug sheltering in the cobweb thistle's webbing, with morning dew throughout. This kind of small-scale detail is what makes a long hike feel like a continuous photography discovery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/972887db-00f4-4edc-a6d2-61c54bb3107f/outdoor-portrait-yellow-lupine-point-reyes-bay-area-photographer.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Tomales Point Trail in Spring: Wildflowers, Wildlife, and a 9.6-Mile Adventure at Point Reyes - Make it stand out A natural smile mid-hike, surrounded by yellow lupine. No posing, no direction just genuine joy from a day spent somewhere extraordinary. https://www.matthewduncan.net/blog/dumbarton-bridge-shoreline-trail-personal-lifestyle-photography-bay-area monthly 0.5 2026-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/b6361d1f-065d-4103-a309-641f594ff674/dumbarton-bridge-bay-area-personal-lifestyle-photography-hero-sunset-portrait.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Dumbarton Bridge Shoreline Trail Personal Lifestyle Session | Nora - Make it stand out The image the session was building toward — golden hour on the bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/bc83f7ff-4f10-4891-9f6f-1897a6f18ca9/dumbarton-bridge-shoreline-trail-boardwalk-personal-lifestyle-photography-bay-area.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Dumbarton Bridge Shoreline Trail Personal Lifestyle Session | Nora - Make it stand out The boardwalk at Dumbarton threads through tidal marsh toward the open water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/64ac7932-672e-40d5-b457-2a9a33b988ea/dumbarton-bridge-barn-door-personal-lifestyle-portrait-newark-bay-area.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Dumbarton Bridge Shoreline Trail Personal Lifestyle Session | Nora - Make it stand out The old farm building at the end of the trail — texture and depth that no backdrop can replicate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/b2d50c64-4f2b-422c-9ed8-100ee56ff2af/Bumbarton-Bridge-Razerwire.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Dumbarton Bridge Shoreline Trail Personal Lifestyle Session | Nora - Make it stand out The strongest single image from the session. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/29b89843-63cb-483d-8eca-50ef76db6fe7/dumbarton-bridge-shoreline-concrete-pipe-editorial-portrait-bay-area-photography.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Dumbarton Bridge Shoreline Trail Personal Lifestyle Session | Nora - Make it stand out The debris field at the waterline — industrial and completely unlike anything else on the Peninsula. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/83ec899f-0b03-4176-88d4-f7438912c815/dumbarton-bridge-bay-area-sunset-rock-portrait-golden-hour-photography.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Dumbarton Bridge Shoreline Trail Personal Lifestyle Session | Nora - Make it stand out San Francisco Bay goes from flat grey to hammered gold in a matter of minutes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/3c8837cc-15de-46d0-9aa9-664488248002/dumbarton-bridge-bay-area-sunset-rock-portrait-golden-hour-photography+2.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Dumbarton Bridge Shoreline Trail Personal Lifestyle Session | Nora - Make it stand out The cover image. The one that tells you what kind of session this was. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/55ba1124-ad90-44d8-b847-3cada0f6de1a/dumbarton-bridge-waterline-rusted-pipe-dusk-portrait-bay-area-photography.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Dumbarton Bridge Shoreline Trail Personal Lifestyle Session | Nora - Make it stand out The debris field at the waterline — industrial and completely unlike anything else on the Peninsula. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/5734b970-6636-4a73-afd2-db7ba04cb00a/dumbarton-bridge-black-lace-veil-dusk-portrait-bay-area-personal-lifestyle-photography.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Dumbarton Bridge Shoreline Trail Personal Lifestyle Session | Nora - Make it stand out A veil at the edge of San Francisco Bay with razor wire in the background is something else entirely. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/709a0483-e101-4fd2-aa33-4d3da28bfa00/dumbarton-bridge-black-lace-veil-dusk-portrait-bay-area-personal-lifestyle-photography.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Dumbarton Bridge Shoreline Trail Personal Lifestyle Session | Nora - Make it stand out The last light of the session — looking out toward whatever was out there in the dark. https://www.matthewduncan.net/blog/pacific-grove-cycling-photography-17-mile-drive monthly 0.5 2026-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/6833c059-5671-4da1-9588-a34f2fe6b6f8/17+Mile+Drive+Pacific+Grove-003.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Coastal Beauty: A Full-Day Cycling Adventure on 17 Mile Drive - Make it stand out Starting our 20-mile cycling adventure from Pacific Grove with bikes ready and the Pacific Ocean behind us. Morning clouds created soft, even light perfect for portraits along the coastal recreation trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/b1ecdf29-6e7f-4b88-8aa8-fc8e9e541d3e/17+Mile+Drive+Pacific+Grove-106.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Coastal Beauty: A Full-Day Cycling Adventure on 17 Mile Drive - Make it stand out Meet the locals: Pacific Grove's fearless ground squirrels at Lovers Point. We encountered dozens of them in the first mile, and this one posed long enough for a portrait. Small moments like this are why full-day sessions matter—there's time to notice the unexpected. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/fa99df95-68f9-4dd9-840e-50835e4005cd/17+Mile+Drive+Pacific+Grove-108.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Coastal Beauty: A Full-Day Cycling Adventure on 17 Mile Drive - Make it stand out Extreme close-up of one of Pacific Grove's boldest squirrels. Shot with my 85mm f/1.4 wide open for shallow depth of field, isolating those whiskers and bright eyes against the soft coastal background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/48ecafbc-bc1e-4b9c-93dc-2a0e24c4c244/17+Mile+Drive+Pacific+Grove-019.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Coastal Beauty: A Full-Day Cycling Adventure on 17 Mile Drive - Make it stand out The iconic Lone Cypress moment—standing together at the famous viewpoint under brilliant midday blue skies. This is the image people imagine when they think of the Monterey Peninsula, and we had it under perfect spring light. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/6fc3a110-41b4-48cd-b375-40974bdd2cc4/17+Mile+Drive+Pacific+Grove-010.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Coastal Beauty: A Full-Day Cycling Adventure on 17 Mile Drive - Make it stand out Riding along 17 Mile Drive with ice plant blooming bright green along the roadside. Her mint-green cruiser matched the coastal landscape perfectly as we made our way toward the Lone Cypress. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/d2755cb5-d351-4c76-9c6f-c7c3617e0a5a/17+Mile+Drive+Pacific+Grove-034.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Coastal Beauty: A Full-Day Cycling Adventure on 17 Mile Drive - Make it stand out Cycling the iconic curves of 17 Mile Drive, Pebble Beach — cypress trees and Pacific Ocean views on a full-day adventure photography session on the Monterey Peninsula https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/85ff9df4-0885-457f-81d3-5bfd1e73eda6/17+Mile+Drive+Pacific+Grove-072.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Coastal Beauty: A Full-Day Cycling Adventure on 17 Mile Drive - Make it stand out Surrounded by towering red aloe vera blooms and sculptural succulents along the Pacific Grove coastline. This succulent garden felt like discovering a secret spot, even though they had ridden past it many times before. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/3d2fe43b-c8fe-4b4e-8118-08cf968c16ac/17+Mile+Drive+Pacific+Grove-078.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Coastal Beauty: A Full-Day Cycling Adventure on 17 Mile Drive - Make it stand out Standing in a carpet of blooming ice plant with the Pacific stretching to the horizon. Spring on the Monterey Peninsula means vibrant pink and green succulents covering every coastal hillside and rocky outcrop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/1c9979fc-c399-4766-b618-eed014fd01be/17+Mile+Drive+Pacific+Grove-084.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Coastal Beauty: A Full-Day Cycling Adventure on 17 Mile Drive - Make it stand out One of my favorite portraits from the day—red aloe flowers framing them with the bay and Pacific Grove town visible across the water. Late afternoon light brought out every color in this coastal landscape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/6e59c1b6-b236-4050-9d3e-d01632adf142/17-mile-drive-pacific-grove-cycling-adventure-photography.jpg.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Coastal Beauty: A Full-Day Cycling Adventure on 17 Mile Drive - Make it stand out A quiet moment during our lunch break along the rocky coastline. Afternoon clouds rolled back in, creating soft light and that classic moody Monterey Peninsula atmosphere we love. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/65a38f66-d43a-4b57-be35-111c81fee0e0/17+Mile+Drive+Pacific+Grove-056.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Coastal Beauty: A Full-Day Cycling Adventure on 17 Mile Drive - Make it stand out Spring wildflowers everywhere—purple lupine towering behind them as we stopped to document one of dozens of wildflower patches we encountered along the route. This is peak Monterey Peninsula spring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/cec22c52-ff7f-474b-a807-dd82e650dad4/17+Mile+Drive+Pacific+Grove-063.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Coastal Beauty: A Full-Day Cycling Adventure on 17 Mile Drive - Make it stand out Connection moments in the middle of a 20-mile ride. Full-day sessions give us time to notice these small, tender interactions that happen naturally when you're not rushing through a one-hour portrait session. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/0c61a594-6e07-49dd-90db-8d849b32f449/17+Mile+Drive+Pacific+Grove-110.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Coastal Beauty: A Full-Day Cycling Adventure on 17 Mile Drive - Make it stand out Taking in the view along 17 Mile Drive. These quiet contemplative moments—helmet off, ocean stretching to the horizon—are just as important as the smiling portraits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/04550b38-6a4f-4960-bc96-fd744101b193/17+Mile+Drive+Pacific+Grove-112.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Coastal Beauty: A Full-Day Cycling Adventure on 17 Mile Drive - Make it stand out Lunch break at the end of the route. This is what adventure photography looks like—documenting the whole experience, not just the posed moments. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/168d1aa9-1195-48bb-88ef-25dd670489ea/17+Mile+Drive+Pacific+Grove-113.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Coastal Beauty: A Full-Day Cycling Adventure on 17 Mile Drive - Make it stand out A close portrait during one of our many wildflower stops. Natural light, natural smile, no posing—just genuine joy from a day spent doing what she loves: biking the Monterey Peninsula coastline in spring. https://www.matthewduncan.net/blog/spring-flowers-portrait-photography-gamble-garden-palo-alto monthly 0.5 2026-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/7b72668a-e889-4d22-a31a-7f451155c43f/annie-wisteria-portrait-gamble-garden-palo-alto-spring.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Every Flower in the Garden: A Spring Portrait Session at Elizabeth Gamble Garden, Palo Alto - Make it stand out Found in the wisteria — the frame that set the tone for the whole morning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/405dc9ea-c76d-4803-aa4c-f724376f9fc8/gamble-garden-wisteria-pergola-portrait-palo-alto-bay-area.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Every Flower in the Garden: A Spring Portrait Session at Elizabeth Gamble Garden, Palo Alto - Make it stand out Under the pergola — wisteria cascading from above, morning light doing everything right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/56b5c90b-f24c-426a-ac8a-fb6a9d371290/gamble-garden-orchard-spring-portrait-lifestyle-palo-alto.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Every Flower in the Garden: A Spring Portrait Session at Elizabeth Gamble Garden, Palo Alto - Make it stand out The best photograph from any session is the one nobody planned — and this is that photograph. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/9031e96a-b877-42a9-a591-e9c7d8f432d0/ranunculus-portrait-gamble-garden-palo-alto-spring-flowers.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Every Flower in the Garden: A Spring Portrait Session at Elizabeth Gamble Garden, Palo Alto - Make it stand out Reaching into the ranunculus bed — no instruction, just a natural impulse toward a beautiful thing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/705c00aa-33cf-4381-abc2-ecdb0e0f6688/apple-blossom-portrait-gamble-garden-orchard-palo-alto.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Every Flower in the Garden: A Spring Portrait Session at Elizabeth Gamble Garden, Palo Alto - Make it stand out Slowing down in the orchard — the stillness that comes after the laugh. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/d6d539f3-bac1-4909-8432-d5a5289b3b98/calla-lily-portrait-gamble-garden-palo-alto-bay-area-photographer.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Every Flower in the Garden: A Spring Portrait Session at Elizabeth Gamble Garden, Palo Alto - Make it stand out The image that surprises people — and the one they didn't know was coming. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/fd060bdd-918a-4336-b591-303b2446d2ed/Gamble-Garden-Palo-Alto-Bay-Area-Photography-Shoot-6047.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Every Flower in the Garden: A Spring Portrait Session at Elizabeth Gamble Garden, Palo Alto - Make it stand out The last section of the garden — and the same quiet smile that ran through the whole morning. https://www.matthewduncan.net/blog/best-bay-area-outdoor-photography-locations monthly 0.5 2026-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/2da40d7a-e704-444e-ac09-8f808d2a7117/Gamble-Gardnes-Palo-Alto-5363.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Best Bay Area Outdoor Photography Locations - Make it stand out What I love about Gamble Garden is how many different photographs exist within one small space. The wisteria pergola alone can fill an entire morning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/8a0ca8ef-fc75-4eba-a024-cc379791d739/Fioli-Garden-Palo-Alto-Bay-Area-Photography-Shoot--4.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Best Bay Area Outdoor Photography Locations - Make it stand out Filoli in spring is one of the most photographically rich environments in the entire Bay Area. Sixteen acres of formal gardens, and the light is extraordinary from the moment the gates open. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/4dcf6b7c-2bc6-4e1a-b207-e9e0a8b81790/069A2800.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Best Bay Area Outdoor Photography Locations - Make it stand out Hidden Villa has a quality I don't find anywhere else on the Peninsula — it feels genuinely wild, even though you're minutes from the freeway. That contrast is exactly what makes it work photographically. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/b604eb55-b867-4e3b-843d-e51d9beeacdd/3L9A6653.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Best Bay Area Outdoor Photography Locations - Make it stand out The Cactus Garden is one of the Bay Area's best-kept photography secrets. The textures, the geometry, the way afternoon light rakes across the spines — there's nothing else like it locally. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/9456cf59-9519-49b9-996d-81f7ffb14ad0/Website-5642.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Best Bay Area Outdoor Photography Locations - Make it stand out Nothing in the Bay Area looks like Alviso at golden hour. The light on the salt evaporation ponds turns the water colors you wouldn't believe — pink, orange, deep red — and the reflections are extraordinary. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/16cbd873-1af0-460e-97b3-a8853400c97b/069A0208.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Best Bay Area Outdoor Photography Locations - Make it stand out Tomales Point in wildflower season is one of the most beautiful places I've ever photographed. Tule elk on the ridgeline, the Pacific on both sides, and light that seems to arrive from everywhere at once. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/4015db9e-177a-4b80-a011-5be8a7db3dad/Adventure+Photography-7940.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Best Bay Area Outdoor Photography Locations - Make it stand out Wilder Ranch is where the Santa Cruz Mountains meet the Pacific — open bluffs, old dairy farm buildings, and on a clear day the ocean goes all the way to the horizon. I never get tired of that view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/aab5bd13-2803-47f7-bb7b-1a193d496233/Adventure+Photography-1385.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Best Bay Area Outdoor Photography Locations - Make it stand out Villa Montalvo feels like you've stepped into a Mediterranean estate — the architecture, the formal gardens, the old oak woodland behind it. It's one of the most elegant locations I work with in the South Bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/01419efc-0feb-47f9-94d9-e3d132957a14/bay-area-family-adventure-photography-santa-cruz-mountains.jpg.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Best Bay Area Outdoor Photography Locations - Make it stand out Radonich Ranch in the Los Gatos hills is one of those places that barely exists on the internet — which is exactly why I love it. Rolling hills, old oaks, working farmland. It photographs like a dream. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/1775087116637-ZNC3ZZUF1NK59TQKSBIB/03-2026-Nora-Dumbarton-MatthewDuncanAdventurePhotography-0397.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Best Bay Area Outdoor Photography Locations - Make it stand out Most people drive over the Dumbarton Bridge without a second look. What's underneath it — the weathered boardwalks, the rusted structures, the open bay light at golden hour — is one of the most distinctive photography environments I've found anywhere in the Bay Area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/99734a71-d6f8-4e53-b566-b7ce237e4a02/17+Mile+Drive+Pacific+Grove-010.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Best Bay Area Outdoor Photography Locations - Make it stand out The Monterey cypress at Lone Cypress has been photographed a million times. What I love is everything around it — the tidepools, the sea stacks, the light on the water at the end of the day. There's a whole session in that coastline. https://www.matthewduncan.net/blog/what-to-wear-outdoor-photography-bay-area monthly 0.5 2026-03-26 https://www.matthewduncan.net/blog/filoli-holiday-lights-portrait-photography-bay-area monthly 0.5 2026-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/692951f5-822a-428a-8217-55b990a98ee2/filoli-portrait-photography-bay-area-outdoor-session.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - When Filoli Turns on the Lights: A Holiday Portrait Session at Woodside's Most Beautiful Estate - Make it stand out Late afternoon against the oaks — the last of the natural light before Filoli turns on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/a14c72ff-e8eb-4f85-8f33-59f161bea71c/filoli-holiday-lights-portrait-session-woodside-bay-area.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - When Filoli Turns on the Lights: A Holiday Portrait Session at Woodside's Most Beautiful Estate - Make it stand out The transition moment — when the string lights start to register and the sky goes blue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/ee848b6d-bb56-455f-8d03-b795e4d53806/filoli-personal-lifestyle-photography-woodside-california.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - When Filoli Turns on the Lights: A Holiday Portrait Session at Woodside's Most Beautiful Estate - Make it stand out The moment when someone stops thinking about being photographed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/8a0ca8ef-fc75-4eba-a024-cc379791d739/filoli-holiday-portrait-photography-mansion-christmas-lights.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - When Filoli Turns on the Lights: A Holiday Portrait Session at Woodside's Most Beautiful Estate - Make it stand out The photograph that Filoli at Christmas exists to produce. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/0916ed9e-c132-455c-8767-de44c267af0e/filoli-outdoor-portrait-photographer-bay-area-holiday-lights.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - When Filoli Turns on the Lights: A Holiday Portrait Session at Woodside's Most Beautiful Estate - Make it stand out The bench, the tree, the fairy lights — a studio setup that Filoli provides for free. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/9b0c60d2-6e3d-4566-b172-fd3837371450/filoli-interior-portrait-photography-historic-house-bay-area.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - When Filoli Turns on the Lights: A Holiday Portrait Session at Woodside's Most Beautiful Estate - Make it stand out Inside the house — the room that most portrait photographers never reach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/97a57c25-22fc-4c9e-8220-22956ca79544/filoli-holiday-lantern-portrait-photography-woodside.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - When Filoli Turns on the Lights: A Holiday Portrait Session at Woodside's Most Beautiful Estate - Make it stand out Light source and subject simultaneously — the creative opportunity the lanterns provide. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/39d0f5ee-6d44-42ea-b06c-6662b331474c/filoli-friends-portrait-session-bay-area-lifestyle-photography.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - When Filoli Turns on the Lights: A Holiday Portrait Session at Woodside's Most Beautiful Estate - Make it stand out Two friends, matching reds, not performing for the camera. https://www.matthewduncan.net/blog/mushroom-foraging-bay-area-chanterelles-santa-cruz-mountains monthly 0.5 2026-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/ca48ed82-e9d6-49da-89c3-27eaadeb0fdc/bay-area-mushroom-foraging-field-guide-santa-cruz-mountains.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - What Winter Tastes Like: Foraging for Chanterelles in the Santa Cruz Mountains - Make it stand out Field guide in hand — the only responsible way to forage when you're still learning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/374c694a-e340-450c-8fa5-23cd4cf0da23/foraging-creek-crossing-santa-cruz-mountains-winter.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - What Winter Tastes Like: Foraging for Chanterelles in the Santa Cruz Mountains - Make it stand out The creek crossing that means you are on your way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/ac846714-6b46-4e10-a563-89c51dabecd7/turkey-tail-fungus-mossy-log-bay-area-forest.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - What Winter Tastes Like: Foraging for Chanterelles in the Santa Cruz Mountains - Make it stand out Turkey tail shelf fungus on a mossy log — one of dozens of finds that weren't chanterelles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/f4b39659-54ad-4f01-8095-a20779fdeea7/Mushroom+Hunting+Bay+Area-1948.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - What Winter Tastes Like: Foraging for Chanterelles in the Santa Cruz Mountains - Make it stand out Our first find. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/54bd3e03-e8f8-493c-a1b5-be1edc8e9dbe/chanterelle-mushroom-held-showing-gills-bay-area-foraging.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - What Winter Tastes Like: Foraging for Chanterelles in the Santa Cruz Mountains - Make it stand out Dinner-plate chanterelle — the forking false gills are the key ID marker. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/60f2737f-8ea7-4e8f-bde4-ecb171bf806a/chanterelle-haul-container-bay-area-mushroom-foraging.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - What Winter Tastes Like: Foraging for Chanterelles in the Santa Cruz Mountains - Make it stand out The container filled. A good February. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/010f0514-00ad-409d-be0a-b30872e2e6dd/Mushroom+Hunting+Bay+Area-1956.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - What Winter Tastes Like: Foraging for Chanterelles in the Santa Cruz Mountains - Make it stand out The container filled. A good February. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/b6a5d123-8e3c-4f06-9ec5-6d88562df66e/cleaned-chanterelles-kitchen-bay-area-wild-food.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - What Winter Tastes Like: Foraging for Chanterelles in the Santa Cruz Mountains - Make it stand out Cleaned and ready — the kitchen smelled like the forest. https://www.matthewduncan.net/blog/mickeys-beach-rock-climbing-bay-area monthly 0.5 2026-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/e13db6d6-f585-45b1-a7c3-eb33f8cb6192/Mickey+Beach+rock+climbingjpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Mickey's Beach: Tide, Stone, and Challenge - Make it stand out Grinning through the crux on coastal stone https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/675c6b7a-d206-40ad-a0e7-c3eb032f4112/Mickeys+Beach+Woman+climbing.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Mickey's Beach: Tide, Stone, and Challenge - Make it stand out Focused reach on the main wall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/721ba988-a58c-43f0-ad4f-dbbf349e7253/Bay+Area+climbing.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Mickey's Beach: Tide, Stone, and Challenge - Make it stand out Joy and concentration mid-pitch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/21845034-d547-4d48-9a95-765534ac1e9f/Action+photography+man+smiling.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Mickey's Beach: Tide, Stone, and Challenge - Make it stand out Thumbs up! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/3688d511-28fa-4bc8-999a-c133ae5693e4/Rock+climbing+fall.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Mickey's Beach: Tide, Stone, and Challenge - Make it stand out Commitment in full flight (or mid-bail) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/9e79b7e6-1a72-4d3e-bbe2-6a6d922fb595/Action+Photography+Mickeys+Beach.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Mickey's Beach: Tide, Stone, and Challenge - Make it stand out Reaching for it—epic bail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/40505621-48c0-4e0e-a541-d06c06ed4649/Mickey%27s+beach+bay+area.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Mickey's Beach: Tide, Stone, and Challenge - Make it stand out Steady grip on the overhang https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/0c547b39-ab0c-4f67-8f42-a86dca745732/Mickeys+Beach-1046.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Mickey's Beach: Tide, Stone, and Challenge - Make it stand out Chalk on fingers, action photography shot at Mickey’s beach! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/f2b04625-7913-4d8c-b52c-8e026f391d92/Mickeys+Beach+2.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Mickey's Beach: Tide, Stone, and Challenge - Make it stand out Committed on the upper section https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/2e40dc37-d829-46ea-86d7-50565fe91d16/Bay+Area+Rock+climbing.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Mickey's Beach: Tide, Stone, and Challenge - Make it stand out Perched above the ocean - joy of success! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/253b23a2-74e1-4532-96ca-0f803ceeea4c/Mickeys+Beach+Rock+Climbing+1.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Mickey's Beach: Tide, Stone, and Challenge - Make it stand out Rock climbing at Mickey's Beach, Marin County — Bay Area action sports photography session on the coastal cliffs. https://www.matthewduncan.net/blog/cutting-christmas-tree-radonich-ranch monthly 0.5 2026-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/ddcae419-8773-4008-b343-c5e025408332/3L9A2278.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Cutting the Christmas Tree at Radonich Ranch - Make it stand out An opportunity for bonding - mother and daughter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/0d53f7e9-47d8-40ae-815b-bc445e5e45ad/3L9A2283.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Cutting the Christmas Tree at Radonich Ranch - Make it stand out Hands on the saw — everyone leans in for the cut. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/74caa1b1-29c1-4c47-9eca-e64a3ab3fed6/3L9A2302.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Cutting the Christmas Tree at Radonich Ranch - Make it stand out Shoulder load — everybody helping! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/bf43c81d-03ed-4ee3-a394-54e3dbac582b/3L9A2310.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Cutting the Christmas Tree at Radonich Ranch - Make it stand out Heading back to the car. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/49ebb618-35ed-4919-8d24-3adfeea013d5/3L9A2328.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Cutting the Christmas Tree at Radonich Ranch - Make it stand out Heading back to the car. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/25dc8cc5-ea6c-4ec0-b4b6-38737297eaaa/3L9A2316.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Cutting the Christmas Tree at Radonich Ranch - Make it stand out Carrying and passing — small actions that make the story. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/e5781db0-ef3c-49f0-b464-e81b1ba8a8f9/3L9A2354.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Cutting the Christmas Tree at Radonich Ranch - Make it stand out Strapping it down — getting the tree ready for the ride home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/146844a4-f109-476d-9ae3-802aa4c72ac1/3L9A2350.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Cutting the Christmas Tree at Radonich Ranch - Make it stand out Finish line — Hot chocolate stop before heading home. https://www.matthewduncan.net/blog/via-ferrata-trolltunga-norway monthly 0.5 2026-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/b1da08ea-4d49-432e-8a53-49564bf8798d/_L9A7532.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - The Via Ferrata to Trolltunga: A Portrait of Weather and Wild Light - Make it stand out Rain on the approach — steady steps and wet gear. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/7be5000c-5c63-4635-9091-05045c6a187c/_L9A7780.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - The Via Ferrata to Trolltunga: A Portrait of Weather and Wild Light - Make it stand out Rigged and clipped in — fog closing the world as the ascent starts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/843ae30b-3735-4763-ba7c-08dcf091d987/_L9A7819.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - The Via Ferrata to Trolltunga: A Portrait of Weather and Wild Light - Make it stand out Fog in motion — the lake appears and vanishes as the mist rolls through the valley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/cc3b5b87-997c-4f0b-bcd9-3645119335d0/_L9A7789.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - The Via Ferrata to Trolltunga: A Portrait of Weather and Wild Light - Make it stand out Narrow ledges and steel cables — focused movement on exposed rock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/3cfa2db4-6879-4933-a39f-ac8a3ffc4ce9/IMG_9647.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - The Via Ferrata to Trolltunga: A Portrait of Weather and Wild Light - Make it stand out Reaching the top of the technical section — quiet relief and small, earned smiles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/d719b050-b37e-4484-8215-4a8766236a93/_L9A8075.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - The Via Ferrata to Trolltunga: A Portrait of Weather and Wild Light - Make it stand out Trolltunga wrapped in fog — the ledge revealed as silhouette and texture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/cfe598e5-9378-49e4-b31c-a9c7fe4b5b39/via-ferrata-trolltunga-norway-adventure-photography.jpg.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - The Via Ferrata to Trolltunga: A Portrait of Weather and Wild Light - Make it stand out The break in the clouds — a brief, cinematic slice of light across the fjord. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/95575ade-8f2b-4078-abca-0f9e5ad82585/_L9A7841.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - The Via Ferrata to Trolltunga: A Portrait of Weather and Wild Light - Make it stand out The finish — soaked, smiling, and small against the fjord with my daughter. https://www.matthewduncan.net/blog/japan-family-trip-tokyo-fuji-kyoto-nara monthly 0.5 2026-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/efdd9e04-a5a5-486d-ba8a-08df6899a7ad/tokyo-shinjuku-kabukicho-intersection-neon.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Two Weeks in Japan: Tokyo, Mt. Fuji, Kyoto, and Nara with the Family - Make it stand out The Kabukicho intersection in Shinjuku. This is the Tokyo of the imagination — neon, scale, controlled chaos — and it genuinely looks like this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/6fb729f5-17b6-4889-b883-0e1522356b67/tokyo-toyosu-tuna-auction-floor-early-morning.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Two Weeks in Japan: Tokyo, Mt. Fuji, Kyoto, and Nara with the Family - Make it stand out The tuna auction floor at Toyosu before sunrise — hundreds of bluefin laid out and ready to be sold in minutes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/4eebd230-3a91-4ea4-9705-fd81f2ae910e/tokyo-toyosu-tuna-auction-auctioneer-bell.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Two Weeks in Japan: Tokyo, Mt. Fuji, Kyoto, and Nara with the Family - Make it stand out An auctioneer moves through the rows, bell in hand. Each fish is sold in under a minute. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/efcdfe20-bab7-4653-94d1-1a9abcd30efc/tokyo-tsukiji-outer-market-baby-octopus-skewers.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Two Weeks in Japan: Tokyo, Mt. Fuji, Kyoto, and Nara with the Family - Make it stand out Baby octopus on skewers at the Tsukiji Outer Market — one of the first things we ate after the auction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/dad74026-b46c-4e49-a16d-49698f236b24/tokyo-revolving-sushi-conveyor-otoro-sea-bream.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Two Weeks in Japan: Tokyo, Mt. Fuji, Kyoto, and Nara with the Family - Make it stand out Revolving sushi in Tokyo — otoro and sea bream on the belt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/07fd0c02-3bfb-4ece-abb5-4b3303def749/tokyo-shinjuku-memory-lane-night-lanterns.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Two Weeks in Japan: Tokyo, Mt. Fuji, Kyoto, and Nara with the Family - Make it stand out Omoide Yokocho (Memory Lane), Shinjuku — red lanterns, smoke, and barely enough room to turn around. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/5711776a-3ba7-40a7-8088-4ef923eb3c2a/tokyo-shinjuku-izakaya-counter-dinner-family.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Two Weeks in Japan: Tokyo, Mt. Fuji, Kyoto, and Nara with the Family - Make it stand out Squeezed into a counter seat at one of the tiny yakitori bars in Memory Lane, Shinjuku. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/1de0d98c-6dd5-4041-ab54-c860f03da256/tokyo-shinjuku-yakitori-grill-open-flame.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Two Weeks in Japan: Tokyo, Mt. Fuji, Kyoto, and Nara with the Family - Make it stand out Yakitori skewers over a live flame in Shinjuku — the cook barely paused between batches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/6d94795e-25fb-445d-90dd-06fe2622d0dd/tokyo-gacha-capsule-toy-machines-anime.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Two Weeks in Japan: Tokyo, Mt. Fuji, Kyoto, and Nara with the Family - Make it stand out Several floors of gacha machines in Tokyo — each one a different anime, each one requiring exactly one more coin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/70b6c88c-44ed-47a4-a0e8-e10452b14c90/tokyo-cat-cafe-bengal-cat-teenager.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Two Weeks in Japan: Tokyo, Mt. Fuji, Kyoto, and Nara with the Family - Make it stand out A Tokyo cat cafe — 100 yen gets you a handful of treats and the cat decides if you're worth its time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/20c63f7c-9aab-496e-ad10-6e0137e939f8/mt-fuji-5th-station-sign-family-july-2024.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Two Weeks in Japan: Tokyo, Mt. Fuji, Kyoto, and Nara with the Family - Make it stand out The three of us at the Mt. Fuji 5th Station, 2000m. The summit is still 1,776 metres above our heads. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/53a86159-0dc3-4351-a992-0a0a457442e8/mt-fuji-mountain-hut-dormitory-overnight-climb.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Two Weeks in Japan: Tokyo, Mt. Fuji, Kyoto, and Nara with the Family - Make it stand out The mountain hut dormitory on Fuji — narrow bunks, shared with strangers, alarm set for 1am. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/b3308d1b-f884-47c5-ab65-4d2e792cf1cc/mt-fuji-night-climb-headlamps-trail-summit.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Two Weeks in Japan: Tokyo, Mt. Fuji, Kyoto, and Nara with the Family - Make it stand out The trail above the hut at 2am — a line of headlamps moving silently toward the summit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/fffd3215-1423-4be6-ace8-efe48a6e964d/mt-fuji-volcanic-scree-looking-down-hikers.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Two Weeks in Japan: Tokyo, Mt. Fuji, Kyoto, and Nara with the Family - Make it stand out Looking back down the volcanic scree above Station 8. The green forest below felt impossibly far away. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/29b8bc0d-853e-4b54-846f-7b7e772a7992/mt-fuji-mountain-guide-portrait-above-clouds.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Two Weeks in Japan: Tokyo, Mt. Fuji, Kyoto, and Nara with the Family - Make it stand out Our guide from Mt. Fuji Mountain Guides, above the clouds near the summit crater. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/3040093f-3aa8-4e0e-b646-7afdf2570241/mt-fuji-summit-torii-gate-dawn-silhouette.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Two Weeks in Japan: Tokyo, Mt. Fuji, Kyoto, and Nara with the Family - Make it stand out The torii gate at the summit of Mt. Fuji at dawn — a lake catching the first light 3,776 metres below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/b88e67e2-a3c7-49dc-9584-412a2b194869/mt-fuji-summit-couple-smiling-hiking-poles.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Two Weeks in Japan: Tokyo, Mt. Fuji, Kyoto, and Nara with the Family - Make it stand out A couple from our guided group at the summit. Nine hours of climbing, one very good smile. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/246438de-c94f-4093-a97a-c4bca9459c6a/kyoto-fushimi-inari-main-gate-dawn-empty.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Two Weeks in Japan: Tokyo, Mt. Fuji, Kyoto, and Nara with the Family - Make it stand out Fushimi Inari Taisha at 5am — the forecourt completely empty, warm light on the main gate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/e1e51de1-1f80-4244-aaec-857e04f76593/kyoto-fushimi-inari-torii-tunnel-staircase.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Two Weeks in Japan: Tokyo, Mt. Fuji, Kyoto, and Nara with the Family - Make it stand out The famous torii tunnel at Fushimi Inari — stairs ascending into the forest, gates receding into orange. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/a6e73f83-69a9-4f41-a050-6d7faa5124ea/kyoto-kiyomizudera-pagoda-storm-clouds-dramatic.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Two Weeks in Japan: Tokyo, Mt. Fuji, Kyoto, and Nara with the Family - Make it stand out Kiyomizudera's west gate and pagoda as a storm built over Kyoto. The light lasted about ten minutes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/f22d2848-45b3-4412-9001-bd7ac0b6368d/Ukyoto-kiyomizudera-teenager-touching-red-pillar.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Two Weeks in Japan: Tokyo, Mt. Fuji, Kyoto, and Nara with the Family - Make it stand out Touching the ancient painted timber of Kiyomizudera — centuries of lacquer worn back to bare wood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/0ee33975-043b-4401-ab5c-aa5a0945148b/kyoto-kinkakuji-golden-pavilion-storm-clouds.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Two Weeks in Japan: Tokyo, Mt. Fuji, Kyoto, and Nara with the Family - Make it stand out Kinkaku-ji (the Golden Pavilion), Kyoto — gold leaf on three floors, reflected in Kyoko-chi pond. Even under storm clouds, it glows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/f3c06d67-f8b4-447c-8512-08d1ebd47c43/kyoto-tempura-chef-batter-preparation-nishiki.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Two Weeks in Japan: Tokyo, Mt. Fuji, Kyoto, and Nara with the Family - Make it stand out The tempura chef at work — batter bowl, draining tray, everything moving at once. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/3e681ece-b0bb-4572-b1a4-f20b7865a232/Untitnara-park-sika-deer-boy-feeding-crackers.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Two Weeks in Japan: Tokyo, Mt. Fuji, Kyoto, and Nara with the Family - Make it stand out Feeding shika senbei to the Nara deer — they're polite right up until the crackers run out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69828c48abf6476f067d6845/a32bc837-311b-41de-ac10-5627008746a4/nara-kasuga-grand-shrine-bronze-lanterns.jpg Blog | Photography Tips & Location Guides | Matthew Duncan - Two Weeks in Japan: Tokyo, Mt. 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