Pacific Coast Beaches
Fine Art Nature and Landscape Images from the Pacific Coast and Beaches of Oregon and the Northwest.
Oregon, Washington and California Beaches. Through my images, I hope you will get a sense of the beauty of the West Coast. All pictures are for sale, please click the image and order through FotoMoto.
Oregon Beaches
The beaches of Oregon are public lands and have been for over 50 years.

Thor's Well 2
I made 5 different trips to Thor's Well before I captured this image. Planning for this image included watching for a moderate tide, about a 5-foot swell and less than 10 knots of wind. I was also looking for a minor amount of cloud cover to add color to the sky. Something always kept me from capturing a keeper image previously. Now, I have an image that I am happy with.

Thors Well after Sunset
Image taken at Thor's Well on the Oregon Coast. The perfect weather and swell conditions for a nice flow into the hole.

Winter Waves
The wind blows the spray off the curl of the waves, photograph taken along the Oregon Coast

Ecola View
7 image panoramic image taken from Ecola State Park. The view at sunset includes Cannon Beach and Haystack Rock.

Bandon Beach Sunrise
October sunrise at Bandon Beach, Oregon. This morning the sky and clouds reflected on the wet sand with pretty pastel colors.

Heceta Head Lighthouse
Heceta Head lighthouse, on the Oregon Coast, was built in 1894, is 56 feet high and the light beam is visible for 21 Nautical miles.

Beverly Beach Sunset
Winter sunset at Beverly Beach, near Newport, Oregon. The surf was rolling in, and the clouds parted for the perfect sunset photograph. After sunset we walked back to the campground and enjoyed smore's around the campfire.

Seal Rock Sunset
The fog was socked in tight, and I did not think any good light was going to happen. Then just before sunset the fog lifted, and the sky exploded in vivid colors, which reflected on the beach.

Oceanside 2
Before sunrise on Oceanside Beach, Oregon. I had the beach to myself when I captured this image, looking south toward Cape Lookout.

Foggy Sunset
I waited for quite a while hoping the fog would clear for sunset. The fog finally cleared just before sunset, making the wait to capture this image worthwhile.

Oceanside 4
This picture of the beach at sunrise was taken at Oceanside, Oregon. It was taken on an early July morning. You can access this section of beach by crossing the headland at low tide or going through the tunnel. Make sure your headlamp batteries are in good condition before hand, it is really dark in the tunnel.

Ecola View 2
Venus's Belt is clearly visible in this image taken at Ecola State Park. Haystack Rock and Cannon Beach are in the background.

October Surf Sunset
The sun sets along the Oregon Coast at Cape Kiwanda, while surfers enjoy the day.

Oceanside 3
Sunrise picture of the beach at Oceanside, Oregon. I was up early for this July sunrise, and had the beach to myself for almost an hour. The sun was lighting up the clouds as it rose over the coast range.

Oceanside 1
The sun was just starting to light up the sky on this July morning. The clouds above Cape Lookout did not have any sun on them yet.

Graveyard of the Pacific
This image was taken in March at Fort Stevens State Park in Oregon. Spring storms bring blue skies and dark clouds

Cape Kiwanda
This image captured the setting sun at Cape Kiwanda. The ocean was very calm on this day as there was very little wind or swell.

Cape Kiwanda 2
The ocean reflected the sunset colors on the waves as they broke over the rocks at Cape Kiwanda.

Sandstone Cliffs, Oregon Coast
Blustery winds buffeted the camera, making it hard to get a sharp image of Oregon's Sandstone cliffs

Charleston Boat Basin
Charleston, Oregon boat basin on a December morning. Venus's belt with the pink and purple in the sky were captured in this image.

Thor's Well 3
Image captured just before the sun dropped below the horizon at Thor's Well on the Oregon Coast.

Yachats Afternoon
Image captured in late afternoon, south of Yachats, Oregon. Watching the Pacific ocean crash on the shoreline as the sun sinks lower in the sky.

Cape Arago Waves
Waves crashing against the shore at Cape Arago leave a salty mist hanging in the air.

Bob Creek Sunset-2
Captured at Bob Creek Wayside, the beach is along Highway 101 on the Central Oregon Coast.

Thor's Well
Conditions at Thor's Well were not quite right for the typical hole in the ocean image. The incoming swell was a little too high and the tide a little too low. However, it was a good thing I had my raincoat and a raincoat for the camera.

Perpetua Splash
Waves crash upon the basalt rock formations south of Cape Perpetua. The north wind was blowing, so I am glad I had a rain coat for me and the camera, while I captured this image.

Heceta Head View
This image was taken in late afternoon at Heceta Head. The cliff drops about 200 feet to the ocean here, so it is advisable to stay back from the edge.
Washington Beaches
Washington does not have the same public beach access laws that Oregon does. However, there are still over 1200 access points accounting for 37 percent of the Washington marine shoreline.

Second Beach Storm
Storm clouds roll in at Second Beach, Olympic National Park, Washington. Dark clouds roll in near sunset (what sun?), and the waves keep rolling in.

Rialto Beach View
Image of Rialto Beach, Olympic National Park, WA., from the overland trail. Looking south to Gun site rocks, or Split Rock down to James island off of La Push. The giants toothpicks line the shore.

Rialto Beach Sunset 3
Sunset at Rialto Beach, Olympic National Park, looking north toward Hole in the Wall. The sun was reflected off the sky after it had set below the horizon.

North Head Lighthouse
The sun peaked under the clouds before it dropped over the horizon, at North Head Lighthouse. I took the picture just as the light in the lighthouse was pointed my way.

Second Beach-2
Image taken at Second Beach, Olympic National Park, in late afternoon. The sun rays try to poke through the clouds, as the tide and clouds roll in.

Hobuck Beach 2
This image was captured in March 2018. We had just setup camp at Hobuck Beach Resort near Neah Bay, WA. I noticed the color in the sky was changing and walked 100 yards to the beach for this photograph. Cooking dinner can wait until after dark when the sunset looks like this.

Cape Flattery
Photo from a view point along the Cape Flattery Trail in Washington. Sunset lights up the ocean beyond the sea stacks as rain clouds roll in.

Ruby Beach
Storm clouds roll in near sunset at Ruby Beach. The dark moody sky washed almost all of the color away.
California Beaches

Salt Point After Sunset
Salt Point Sunset, reflection of the setting sun with a longer exposure creating mist over the rocks

Point Arena Long Exposure
10 second long exposure, using a 6 stop neutral density filter. Image of Point Arena and the lighthouse

Sandstone Tafoni and Waves
Sandstone Tafoni at Salt Creek State Park, California. The sandstone formations here remind me of the rocks near Cape Arago, Oregon

Sonoma Coast Sunset 2
Sunset on the Sonoma, California Coast. The sunset refects off the clouds and light ups the water and rocks

Gerstle Cove, Salt Creek State Park
Sunrise photo taken at Gerstle Cove, Salt Creek State Park, California