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 see the pricing page for more information.
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.
Winter Waves
The wind blows the spray off the curl of the waves, photograph taken along the Oregon Coast
Face Rock Sunset
Sunset at Face Rock in Bandon, Oregon
Lone Ranch After Sunset
Picture from Lone Ranch Beach, on the Southern Oregon Coast, after sunset
Bandon After Sunset
Howling Dog Rock and Face Rock at Bandon Beach after sunset
Oceanside 2
Before sunrise on Oceanside Beach, Oregon. I had the beach to myself when I captured this image, looking south toward Cape Lookout.
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.
Heceta Lighthouse Sunrise
Sunrise at Heceta Head Lighthouse near Florence, OR.
Cape Meares Lighthouse
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.
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.
Ocean Curl
Waves rolling into shore along the Oregon Coast, near Yachats
Cape Kiwanda
Waves roll in at Cape Kiwanda
Spring on the Coast
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.
Lighthouse Sunset
Sunset at Ecola Beach State Park, Tillamook Rock Lighthouse silhouette
Foggy Golden Glow
Picture of a Foggy Golden Glow as the sun pushes through the clouds at sunset
Lighthouse Pelican
Silhouette of Tillamook Rock Lighthouse, with a pelican flying along the coast
Howling Dog Rock
Image of Howling Dog Rock on Bandon Beach, Oregon
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.
Evening at Lone Ranch Beach
Image from Lone Ranch Beach, Oregon, captured in the evening
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.
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.
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.
Seal Rock Glow
Picture of a winter sunset through the fog at Seal Rock Beach, Oregon
Bob Creek Sunset
Image of the suns last light at Bob Creek Wayside on the Oregon Coast.
Sunset at Bob Creek Beach
Image of the suns last light at Bob Creek Wayside on the Oregon Coast.
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's Creek Sunset-1
Sunset at Bob Creek Beach along Highway 101 on the Central Oregon Coast.
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.
Moody Spring Sunset, Cape Arago
Moody spring sunset at Cape Arago on the Oregon Coast near Coos Bay.
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 Perpetua
Black and White image taken from the top of Cape Perpetua, looking south. Highway 101 follows the curve of the coastline and mountains, disappearing into the fog.
Cape Arago Lighthouse
Winter sunset at Cape Arago on the Oregon Coast, near Charleston.
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 2
Sunset image taken along Rialto Beach, Olympic National Park, Washington.
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
Sunset reflection at the ocean, Hobuck Beach, Makah Indian Reservation, Washington
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.
Ruby Beach Black & White
This image was taken at Ruby Beach in the Olympic National Park, Washington. The clouds and dark moody afternoon called for a black and white photograph.
Ruby Beach 2 black & white
This image was taken at Ruby Beach in the Olympic National Park, Washington. March weather is fickle and clouds and rain are what we got.
California Beaches
Salt Point Sunset
Sunset at Salt Point State Park along the Sonoma Coast
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
Sunset at Luffenholtz Beach
Sunset at Luffenholtz Beach in Humboldt County, California
Sonoma Coast
The surf rolls in during a cloudy evening on the Sonoma Coast
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
The setting sun lights up the sandstone rocks along the Sonoma, Califronia Coast
Sonoma Coast Sunset 2
Sunset on the Sonoma, California Coast. The sunset refects off the clouds and light ups the water and rocks
Salt Point Sunset
Waves After Sunset
Long exposure image captured after sunset along the Sonoma Coast, California
Gerstle Cove, Salt Creek State Park
Sunrise photo taken at Gerstle Cove, Salt Creek State Park, California
Point Arena Lighthouse
Early spring image of the Point Arena Lighthouse in California
Blue Sunset Humboldt Beach
Image captured near sunset at Luffenholtz Beach in Humboldt County, California. It was a cloudy rainy day that was just starting clear up as the sun broke through the clouds.
Humboldt Beach B&W
Black & White image taken near sunset at Luffenholtz Beach, near Trinidad, California