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My favorite photos of 2018

January 3, 2020 by Ralph Clevenger | 0 Comments

A selection of my favorite photos from the year. Travels to Alaska, Hawaii, Mexico and trailer trips in California.

A rising sun creaes stunning shadows from desert clouds. Alabama Hills, California.
Location portraits in my garage and on a boat in the middle of the ocean.
Ernie Brooks II went scuba diving at 84 years old.
Incredible color in rocks. Denali National Park, Alaska.
Got close to a manta in Hawaii. Lucky to see her at the surface, and at sunset.
Big Island of Hawaii.
I smile every time I see this image. Looks like he’s taking a selfie with the whale shark. Revillagigedo Archipelago, Mexico.
Some of the largest mantas in the world come here.
Revillagigedo Archipelago, Mexico.
Two of my favorites: a wildlife seascape at Socorro Island and a curious marmot in
Sequoia National Park.

My Favorite Photos of 2016

January 4, 2017 by Ralph Clevenger | 1 Comment

Here is a selection of my favorite photos from last year.  It was an interesting year.

I was doing most of the marketing photography for Brooks Institute.
The school was shut down in October.

I photographed strong, graceful and talented women.

I found a sleeping mermaid.  Been looking for a long time.

I went on a night dive in Hawai’i with 7 manta rays.
It was way more exciting than I thought it would be.

I paid a lot of attention to light and the magic of Lightroom.

I spent hours with a lizard, looking for something different.

I watched an extraordinary man with a kite and a surfboard do things
with the wind and waves that I didn’t think possible.