Came across this funny picture today while on assignment off Pine Flat Road. Just hit the target if you’re going to shoot.   -Kent Porter

I’m walking on sunshine , wooah I’m walking on sunshine, woooah I’m walking on sunshine, woooah and don’t it feel good!!  -Katrina and the Waves 1985   The past few weeks have had these four seasons all rolled in to one.  One day, you need a quart of sunscreen, the next day a coat and umbrella. Now after studying the latest weather forecasts and models, it seems that a fall like weather system complete with northeasterly dry  and hot Foehn… Read More »

I know this post is late.  Baseball started a couple of weeks ago.  But I did get to cover the Oakland Athletics home opener. Even though the A’s haven’t exactly burst out of the barn this year (for that matter, neither have the Giants) it still makes for good photos.   -”Man that ball got outta here in a hurry, you know anything that travels that far oughta have a darn stewardess on it, don’t you think?” From the movie,… Read More »

Photography is habit forming.  The great thing about this habit is the documentation of everyday life.  Photojournalists do what they do, to inform, enlighten. My photography teacher in high school, Harry Hickman, told me once that photography is one thing that a person can do their entire life.  I was 17 and the words have stayed with me.  I really do plan to do this the rest of my life. With that, here are some recent assignments.   -Kent Porter… Read More »

It’s tick season. Several years ago I worked on a story about Pt. Arena High School’s basketball program.  After talking with some of the varsity basketball players I was told that a group would usually play hoops at a friends house after school, on a court that overlooks the ocean (Big Blue).  Great I thought; overlooking the ocean, a photo opportunity right out of National Geographic.  Picture perfect the site was and a simple photo to boot.  The only catch… Read More »

Vacation.  A time to reconnect and unify as a family.  Recharge those batteries if you will.  Nothing like lying on the beach for six days, watching the kid swim and soaking up the sun (with sunscreen).  Of course I did the tourist thing and photographed a few palm trees too.  Notice the shooting star just to the left of the left tree.  You must know that my wife is an incredibly patient woman who puts up with my obsession of… Read More »

I gauge the season by the type of gear that bivouacs in my work vehicle. Winter: -waders -rain coat and poncho -plastic bags -towels -kleenex (to wipe water away from lenses and cameras) -extra change of everything -hand warmers Spring: -Same as above -bug spray Summer: -get rid of the rain gear -keep the bug spray -shorts -swim goggles  -nomex fire gear -sunscreen -baseball hats -Tecnu and calamine lotion for those days I wander off  and fall in to poison oak… Read More »

Had a few minutes to burn before the next assignment last Friday (Feb. 17) and ran across this scene out in Two Rock Valley of kids doing what they do best, having fun.   -Kent Porter

Tiger Woods came back to AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am for the first time in a decade this past week.  As I write, Phil Mickelson saw an opening after third round leader Charlie Wi kicked around a few golf balls and Mickelson stormed ahead (much like Woods used to do) and won the tournament shooting a 64 Sunday. On Thursday, several photogs, which included Pat Tehan and Nhat Meyer of the Mercury News, Robert Beck from Sports Illustrated, Robert Galbraith… Read More »

Had to get up before the sun today to photograph skiers heading to the Sierras for the day on a bus.  You can read about it in the Sunday Press Democrat.  Tacked on to the assignment was the Santa Rosa Farmers Market at the Vets building in SR, which invariably makes me hungry.  My wallet was on the far side of empty which made it easier to shoot without a burrito in my hand. The light was nice, so I… Read More »