Just finished a massive upgrade throughout the website.  Tons of new features to make the visitor experience a more streamlined and positive one.  Full details after the jump.

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To celebrate the New Year, I’m holding a print sale at my online store.  15% off all mounted, canvas, and fine art prints.  Prices at the store already contain the discount.  Sale ends January 15th.

http://www.joshuacripps.com/zencart/store/

As 2009 winds its way down, I’ve caught myself reflecting on the successes and failures, and the adventures and mishaps of the past year.  For me 2009 was a year of great change, growth, and opportunity.  I got to visit places I can hardly believe exist, and I got to do things I never imagined I would.  But out of all the memorable moments of the last 12 months, a few things burn most brightly in my memory.  I couldn’t keep the list to just ten, so without further ado, here are my Top 12 Experiences of 2009:

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Boy, you gotta love a place where you can go shooting over and over and over again, and always come home with something different.  Seeing promise of a good sunset tonight I hustled down to Panther Beach.  I was a little later than I wanted to be and I saw the sunset starting to turn even as I was searching for a place to shoot.  I kept heading south, trying out compositions and not really liking what I had.  Frantically, and with much cursing because the sky was getting more and more beautiful, I kept searching and finally found this spot.  I tinkered with a few compositions and finally said to myself: Ok, this is it for better or worse!  I think it turned out for the better and is now one of my new personal favorites.  Expect to see this one printed large at my next art show.

Oh, and regarding the title, if you look at the full-size version, you can find a seagull and a sailboat in the picture.  I love all the little hidden details you can capture in a photo.

~Josh

p.s. after the sunset faded I went exploring and found some really neat places to shoot in the future, so be on the lookout for more photos from this great beach!

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Lately I’ve been pondering the need to push my photography to the next level; to get more unique shots by pushing myself farther out there.  I’ve been wanting to get some truly special shots and have been thinking about pushing myself to go out in more challenging, or even dangerous, conditions as a means to that end.

This past week I began to meet this goal: I went out to the beach two nights to shoot the sunset, and both nights I nearly bit it big time when I got swamped by rogue waves.

Click on through to hear how I survived and see the photos I came away with as a reward.

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Greetings all,

I will be exhibiting my nature photography at the 31st annual Heritage Holiday Craft and Gift Fair at the Santa Cruz Fairgrounds in Watsonville the first weekend in December.  The Fair runs for two days: Friday, December 4th from 10 am to 8 pm, and Saturday, December 5th, from 10 am to 4 pm.  This is another really fun show full of over 100 great artists and crafters, quality entertainment, and delicious food.  They have toy trains, free carousel rides, and even Santa is going to show up on Saturday.

This is my last show of the year, so stop by and say hi because I won’t be out on the road again until next Spring.  As a way of saying thanks to everyone who made this a great year for me, I’m offering a 10% discount on any photo at the fair.  Just print out the flier and bring it to the show to get your discount

The show is at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds in Watsonville at 2601 East Lake Avenue.

Take care and hope to see you at the Fair!

Josh
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209.728.7982

Greetings all,

I will be exhibiting my nature photography at the wonderful 35th Annual Sonora Christmas Festival over the upcoming Thanksgiving Weekend.  The Festival runs for three days, Friday the 27th through Sunday the 29th, and is a really fun show filled with lots of amazing arts and crafts, quality entertainment, and delicious food.  They even have a play area for the kids.  And on Friday evening after the show you can enjoy the Sonora Christmas Parade which runs down main street in town.

The Festival is a great place to find some beautiful and unique gifts for your friends, loved ones, or for yourself.  There are over 150 artists who hand-make a variety of wonderful arts and crafts, from pottery and jewelry to paintings, and of course, photography.  In my booth you’ll be able to find greeting cards, archival fine art prints, stylish canvas wraps, beautiful framed photos, and more.  I’ll even have some new photos on display, so there’s all the more reason to stop by and say hi.

The show is at the Motherlode Fairgrounds in downtown Sonora.  I’m including a flier here that will get you one dollar off admission to the Festival.  Just print the flier out and bring it with you to the show to get the discount.

Take care and hope to see you at the show!

Josh
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http://www.joshuacripps.com
209.728.7982

Male and female red-footed boobies luxuriate in the warm sunshine of Tern Island

Howdy y’all.  Just got back from Tern Island and boy, what an experience!  I have heaps of stories and thoughts and of course, photos, to share with everyone so stayed tuned during the next few weeks as I get them up on the website.

Woot!  In a sudden turn of events (no pun intended), the powers that be have seen fit to allow me to visit / volunteer at / shoot Tern Island for a whole month, starting NOW!  Tern is in the French Frigate shoals, a series of small coral atolls about half way between Honolulu and Midway.  I’ll be there from March 5th (but I need to be in Honolulu March 3rd for orientation) until March 30th, returning to California on April 6th.

I’m closing down the store until then, but never fear, because I’ll be back and better than ever in April!