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Eye on the Coast by Ginger Rushton

Ginger Snaps is the name of my most treasured photography project. Before moving to Morro Bay, I spent five years photographing redheads of all shapes, sizes, ages, and ethnicities across Great Britain. I photographed redheads in the supermarket, on mountain tops, eating their breakfast, piled into English telephone boxes, even in the shower. I started a viral request for redheads and was inundated with pleas to be photographed. With my camera, I wanted to rejoice, celebrate, and idolize the red haired among us. It was so much fun. And yes, I'm one of them.   Read More

Genie's Pocket by Jeanie Greensfelder

The Barn

A tombstone to times past,
the barn behind Home Depot
holds untold stories,
yet tells so much.  Read More

Great Shots by Jerry Kirkhart & Steve Corey

Our photo editors bring you some of their favorite coastal images for the month. This month's featured local photographers are Elizabeth Haslam, Anita Ritenour, James O'Donnell, Marlin Harms, Lace Anderson, Linda Tanner, Alice Cahill, Don Henderson, Nan Calora, Bill Bouton, James Crawford, Michelle Maani, Alan Vernon, David Pasillas, Mimi Ditchie, Jerry Kirkhart, Steve Corey, Cheryl Strahl, Dagmar Collins, Don Quintana, Mike Baird, Patrick James, Beth Sargent, Dave Johnson, Ronnie Goyette, Bob Canepa, and Linda McDonald. See More

One Poet's Perspective by Jane Elsdon

Things I had to do. The day was packed with them. And there were a few I couldn't wait to do. A friend, Betty, was bringing her daughter, Lidia, and her four-and-a-half year old son, Marcello, over to play with Jacob, our almost seven-year-old great-grandson.   When they arrived we took them outside to enjoy a perfect Central Coast afternoon bright with sun, tempered by a gentle breeze. Read More

Opera SLO by Kathryn Bumpass

June 30th Opera San Luis Obispo will present its fourth salon recital, a program of favorite numbers from eleven Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, performed by Opera A La Carte. The group celebrates its 43rd year as America's oldest nationally touring G&S repertory company. OperaSLO Artistic Director Brian Asher Alhadeff became acquainted with the group in 2003 when he conducted a production of The Mikado for Opera Pasadena. Read More

Shutterbugs, featuring Catherine Ryan Hyde

I write fiction as a profession, and take photos just as a way of sharing observations. This is not false modesty. It's a kind of realism. I look at the work of professional photographers, and I know they're doing something I'm not. They are adding something to the moment. I'm documenting it, without much embellishment.   Read More

 

Valencia Peak Panorama by Howard Ignatius