Twenty-twelve was a tough year for me. Some amazing highs and some nasty lows. I got engaged to the most wonderful, creative and supportive person I’ve ever known and fought hard to clear my body and mind of the influence of metastatic melanoma. I didn’t get to photograph nearly as much as I would have… Continue reading My Favorite Images from 2012
Author: Jeff Swanson
November Trip to the Eastern Sierra
I’ve been feeling much better as of late and have recovered enough to where I felt like I could take a long weekend solo trip to the Eastern Sierra. I was hoping to be able to hop over their via Tioga Pass through Yosemite National Park but an early winter storm passed through on… Continue reading November Trip to the Eastern Sierra
Treatment Update — End of Week 2
Hiya everyone. I’ve just finished my second week (of six) of daily treatments at the Stanford Cancer Center. Currently, I’ve just been receiving head and neck radiation doses to annihilate any stray melanoma cells that may have remained in my neck after the successful surgery in early May. A typical day entails Sammy and I driving… Continue reading Treatment Update — End of Week 2
Melan-ohhh mannnn!
So I’ve been pretty absent from photography lately and it’s because I’ve been dealing with cancer. I felt a lump in my neck in December of 2011, figuring it was just an enlarged lymph node from the start of a cold or something, I let it go for another month. When it didn’t go… Continue reading Melan-ohhh mannnn!
New Image — Tangents
Tangents — Cataract Creek, Mt. Tamalpais Watershed, Marin County, California I made this image a while ago and just got around to writing up the description to post it up here. This image is from the Cataract Creek trail in the Mt. Tamalpais watershed. That trail is wonderful and follows the creek steeply up the… Continue reading New Image — Tangents
Wallpaper — Frozen Yosemite
Here’s a 2560 pixel wide wallpaper for your computer that I’m currently using on my iMac. Link to full resolution file: http://jeffreyswansonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Yosemite_Wallpaper.jpg Please don’t use this file for anything but as a wallpaper on your personal computer. I don’t want to have to sick my rabid badger lawyer on you. He’s really a badger and… Continue reading Wallpaper — Frozen Yosemite
NEW IMAGE — MUIR’S MELODY
Muir’s Melody — Yosemite National Park, California This is just a few bars of the epic Yosemite Symphony, but I guarantee it will get stuck in your head. I haven’t been able to shake it since I first set eyes (and ears) on that magnificent granite when I first moved to California. This little… Continue reading NEW IMAGE — MUIR’S MELODY
A Man Can’t Live on Image Credit Alone
Saint of the Wildflowers — Mount Saint Helens, Washington, USA So, from time to time, I receive requests to use my images for various purposes — like on a blog or a pamphlet or a calendar or the side of a zeppelin or for a urinal cake. Typically, if they are nice and they’re… Continue reading A Man Can’t Live on Image Credit Alone
Site Update — New Header Logo
I have been working for a little bit with my good friend Ryan Arruda. He’s one of my oldest and best friends, we went to school together and even formed a band at one point called “Poached Trout (in a White Wine Sauce).” Nowadays he’s working as a graphic designer. So with this… Continue reading Site Update — New Header Logo
New Image — “Moonstones”
Moonstones — Soberanes Cove, Garrapata State Park, Carmel, California Let me start by saying that Soberanes Cove in Garrapata State Park is one of my favorite locations. It feels secluded though only a few steps away from CA-1 and the smooth granite stones on the beach look amazing when they get wet. I have had… Continue reading New Image — “Moonstones”