California Photos

Four Mile Beach sunset, Santa Cruz, California — You Never Know Unless You Go
March 3, 2010/by Josh Cripps

Playing Footsie with the Devil
March 9, 2010/by Josh Cripps

four-mile-wilder-ranch-sunset-santa-cruz — Poseidon’s Drive-In
March 31, 2010/by Josh Cripps

The Storm Breaks at Natural Bridges State Beach, Santa Cruz — The Storm Breaks
April 18, 2010/by Josh Cripps

On the Prowl (Panther Beach Shuffle) — On the Prowl (aka Doin’ the Panther Beach Shuffle)
April 27, 2010/by Josh Cripps

Pothole Dome at sunset in winter, Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park — Day After Day
January 21, 2012/by Josh Cripps

Picture Peak and stream, Sabrina Basin, Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains — Some Views Are Worth the Itch
March 8, 2012/by Josh Cripps

Bachelor and the Three Graces, Mariposa Grove of Sequoias, Yosemite — Bachelor and the Three Graces
May 4, 2009/by Josh Cripps

Oaks and Cedars, Yosemite Fall Color
October 29, 2010/by Josh Cripps

Maple leaf on a lichen-covered rock near the Clavey River — Rock and Leaf Textures
February 10, 2008/by Josh Cripps

Burney Falls, California — Roaring Seep
June 27, 2010/by Josh Cripps

Mossbrae Falls, Sacramento River, Dunsmuir, California — Mossbrae Falls
June 27, 2010/by Josh Cripps

Valley Oak at sunset near Knight's Ferry, California — Weathered Tree at Sunset
February 9, 2008/by Josh Cripps

Mojave Poppies near Cottonwood Springs, Joshua Tree National Park — Mojave Poppies at Sunrise
February 24, 2008/by Josh Cripps

Tidy tips carpet the floor of Carrizo Plain National Monument — Field of Dreams
April 9, 2011/by Josh Cripps

Ibex Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park, black and white — The Bigger Picture
February 28, 2011/by Josh Cripps

Ibex Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park — Land of Light and Shadow
February 28, 2011/by Josh Cripps

Ibex Sand Dunes at sunset, Death Valley National Park — Desert Dream
February 28, 2011/by Josh Cripps

Mesquite Sand Dunes sunset, Death Valley National Park — Dune Avalanche
November 10, 2011/by Josh Cripps

Backlit oak trees in spring, Yosemite National Park — Enchanted Forest
May 18, 2012/by Josh Cripps

Sand Harbor State Park sunset, Lake Tahoe — Breathless
January 15, 2011/by Josh Cripps

Tioga Lake and Mt. Dana at sunrise, Tioga Pass, Yosemite National Park — Split Rock at Sunrise
October 29, 2010/by Josh Cripps

Tuolumne River and Tuolumne Meadows in winter, Yosemite National Park — Tuolumne Tundra
November 27, 2011/by Josh Cripps

Tenaya Lake, Pywiack dome, Medlicott Dome, Yosemite National Park — In the Presence of Giants
August 31, 2009/by Josh Cripps

El Capitan reflected in the Merced River in winter, Yosemite National Park — Monolith
December 29, 2011/by Josh Cripps

Cathedral Peak, Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park — Cathedral Peak
August 30, 2009/by Josh Cripps

Thunderstorm at sunset at Olmsted Point, Yosemite National Park — Yosemite Thunder
September 12, 2011/by Josh Cripps

Upper Yosemite Falls, Half Dome, and Mt. Starr King at sunset, Yosemite National Park — Room with a View
May 14, 2010/by Josh Cripps

Frozen Tenaya Lake sunset, Yosemite National Park — Global Warming
December 27, 2011/by Josh Cripps

Banner Peak over Garnet Lake, John Muir Trail, Ansel Adams Wilderness, Sierra Nevada Mountains — Banner Peak over Garnet Lake
July 27, 2008/by Josh Cripps

Kearsarge Pinnacles, Kings Canyon National Park, high Sierras — Kearsarge Pinnacles, Kings Canyon
September 16, 2007/by Josh Cripps

Half Dome and Sentinel Rocks from Columbia Rock, Yosemite National Park — Lovely Light = Lovin’ Life
May 14, 2010/by Josh Cripps

Mt. Ritter and Banner Peak, Ansel Adams Wilderness, Eastern Sierra — Mt. Ritter and Banner Peak on a Summer Morning
July 26, 2008/by Josh Cripps

Shooting stars at Moonlight Lake, Sabrina Basin, High Sierra — Shooting Stars by Moonlight
August 22, 2011/by Josh Cripps

Marsh Lake, Little Lakes Valley, Eastern Sierra — Marsh Lake, Little Lakes Valley
August 25, 2007/by Josh Cripps

Wilder Ranch State Park beach sunset, Santa Cruz, California — Bowshock
October 21, 2010/by Josh Cripps

Panther Beach stormy sunset, Santa Cruz, California — Fury
March 25, 2011/by Josh Cripps

Natural Bridges State Beach sunset, Santa Cruz, California — Archangel
October 1, 2010/by Josh Cripps

San Gregorio State Beach sunset, Half Moon Bay, California — Buried Treasure
February 16, 2011/by Josh Cripps

Hole in the Wall Beach sunset, Santa Cruz, California — Shimmering Salmon Sands
January 7, 2010/by Josh Cripps

Panther Beach sunset, Santa Cruz, California — Splish Splash
April 21, 2010/by Josh Cripps

Oceans — The Rush
October 1, 2010/by Josh Cripps

Davenport Main Beach Seastack at sunset, Davenport, California — Fire and Foam
February 4, 2011/by Josh Cripps

Lunada Bay sunset, Palos Verde Peninsula, Los Angeles seascape — Thank God It’s Friday
May 23, 2008/by Josh Cripps

Four Mile Beach sunrise, Santa Cruz, California — Four Miles of Fog
March 1, 2010/by Josh Cripps

Davenport Main Beach sunset, Davenport, Santa Cruz, California — Turkish Bathrobe
May 22, 2010/by Josh Cripps

Picture Peak and Moonlight Lake in the Sabrina Basin, Eastern Sierras — Picture Peak
August 22, 2011/by Josh Cripps

Sunlight shines through the arch at Pfieffer Beach in Big Sur, California — Keyhole
December 9, 2011/by Josh Cripps

McWay Falls, Julia Pfieffer Burns State Park, Big Sur, California — McWay Falls, Big Sur
March 21, 2010/by Josh Cripps

California coastal photography workshop — Hole in the Wall Beach, Santa Cruz, 10-10-2012
October 10, 2012/by Josh Cripps

Minaret Lake in black and white, Ansel Adams Wilderness, Eastern Sierra Nevada — Minaret Lake, Black and White
October 5, 2012/by Josh Cripps

Sunrise at Minaret Lake, Ansel Adams Wilderness, Eastern Sierra Nevada, California — Minaret Lake, Ansel Adams Wilderness
October 6, 2012/by Josh Cripps

Thousand Island Lake sunset, Ansel Adams Wilderness — Sky Island
October 6, 2012/by Josh Cripps

Deadman Lake, Blue Canyon, Stanislaus National Forest — Stanislaus National Forest Residency Photos
October 19, 2012/by Josh Cripps

Thousand Island Lake sunset, Ansel Adams Wilderness, Long Exposure Photo — Steps and Streaks
October 6, 2012/by Josh Cripps

Grant Lake Aspens in Fall: Golden Fall Foliage near June Lake, CA — Grant Lake Aspens in Fall
October 29, 2012/by Josh Cripps

Cottonball Spring reflections, Death Valley National Park — The Road to Heaven is Paved with Gold
November 15, 2012/by Josh Cripps

Ibex Sand Dunes abstract photo, Death Valley National Park — Zen Garden
November 13, 2012/by Josh Cripps

Yosemite Valley View Winter Sunrise — Gates of Winter
December 29, 2012/by Josh Cripps

Death Valley Springs Sunrise — Mirror Imaging
February 20, 2013/by Josh Cripps

Yosemite dogwoods in bloom near Pohono Bridge — Pohono Bloom
April 25, 2013/by Josh Cripps

Thunderstorm above Half Dome at sunset, Yosemite Valley — Dome Light
April 24, 2013/by Josh Cripps

Bridalveil Falls, Yosemite, Black and White — Mythic
May 9, 2013/by Josh Cripps

sun-spots-salt-flats-death-valley — Sun Spots
May 21, 2013/by Josh Cripps

tunnel-view-yosemite-black-white — A Time of Change
June 4, 2013/by Josh Cripps

kuna-creek-lyell-canyon-yosemite — Lyell Twilight
July 21, 2013/by Josh Cripps

marie-lakes-ansel-adams-wilderness-mt-lyell-yosemite — 200
July 21, 2013/by Josh Cripps

Cathedral Rocks and Merced River in Winter, Yosemite National Park — Temple of Snow
July 21, 2013/by Josh Cripps

salt-spring-death-valley — Salt Spring Sprung
July 21, 2013/by Josh Cripps

island-pass-ansel-adams-wilderness — The Reason
August 13, 2013/by Josh Cripps

marie-lakes-waterfall-ansel-adams-wilderness — A Chainsaw and a Ladder
August 15, 2013/by Josh Cripps

bishop-creek-canyon-aspens — A Not So Quiet Riot
September 30, 2013/by Josh Cripps

tioga-lake-yosemite-winter-sunset — Mammoth Mirror
December 12, 2013/by Josh Cripps

Half Dome reflected in Mirror Lake, Yosemite. — Inversion
February 7, 2014/by Josh Cripps

Mono Lake South Tufa — Goodnight, Mono Lake
February 26, 2014/by Josh Cripps

cottonball-basin-mud-salt-formations-sunset — Synaptic
February 28, 2014/by Josh Cripps

Cottonball-Basin-Salt-Flats-Water-Mud-Sunset — The Brainmelter
February 28, 2014/by Josh Cripps

cottonball-basin-pools-sunset — Eye of the Beholder
February 28, 2014/by Josh Cripps

hole-in-the-wall-beach-santa-cruz-black-white — Exfoliation
February 28, 2014/by Josh Cripps

tunnel-view-clearing-storm-yosemite — Weak Spot
February 28, 2014/by Josh Cripps

tioga-lake-yosemite-sunset — Home Stretch
February 28, 2014/by Josh Cripps

convict-lake-eastern-sierra — Frame Up at Convict Lake
February 28, 2014/by Josh Cripps

el-capitan-clearing-storm — Fall Into Winter
February 28, 2014/by Josh Cripps

dogwoods-fall-color-yosemite — Forest Yoga (Downward Dogwood / Sun Salutation)
February 28, 2014/by Josh Cripps

island-pass-thunderstorm-ansel-adams-wilderness — Afloat
February 28, 2014/by Josh Cripps

aspens-fall-lundy-lake — Aspen Embrace
February 28, 2014/by Josh Cripps

Death-Valley-Borax-Sunset — Devil’s Cornrows
March 6, 2014/by Josh Cripps

Water runoff at sunrise in the Cottonball Basin, Death Valley National Park — Trickled Pink
March 6, 2014/by Josh Cripps

half-dome-merced-river-twilight — Where the Bullfrogs Jump from Bank to Bank
March 7, 2014/by Josh Cripps

banner-peak-thousand-island-lake-sunset — 1000 Points of Light
March 13, 2014/by Josh Cripps

marie-lakes-basin-ansel-adams-wilderness — The Beaten Path
March 28, 2014/by Josh Cripps

table-mountain-blue-oak-savanna — Savanna
April 7, 2014/by Josh Cripps

table-mountain-lupine-wildflowers — The Scent of Spring
April 10, 2014/by Josh Cripps

Yosemite Falls Moonbow — Moonstruck
April 16, 2014/by Josh Cripps

death-valley-cottonball-basin-sunset — Into the Sky
April 25, 2014/by Josh Cripps

blue-oaks-sunset-table-mountain — In the Moment
April 30, 2014/by Josh Cripps

Cathedral Peak Yosemite Winter Sunset — A Cold Day in Church
May 5, 2014/by Josh Cripps

cathedral-peak-yosemite-stars — Sparkle
May 12, 2014/by Josh Cripps

Pioneer Basin sunrise, Sierra Nevada mountains — Cooling Down
July 24, 2014/by Josh Cripps

Pioneer Basin in the Sierra Nevada at sunset — Purple Mountain Majesties
August 15, 2014/by Josh Cripps

Unicorn Peak and Cathedral Peak reflected in a pool in the Tuolumne River during a stormy sunset — Still Waters Run Deep
September 23, 2014/by Josh Cripps

pioneer-basin-john-muir-wilderness — Wet Feet
January 5, 2015/by Josh Cripps

cathedral-peak-yosemite-snow — Wishful Thinking
January 29, 2015/by Josh Cripps

black-white-tree-trunks-yosemite — Helter Skeletons
February 2, 2015/by Josh Cripps

mono-lake-night-stars-trails — Transmission
February 17, 2015/by Josh Cripps

mono-lake-black-point — Scratching the Surface
February 24, 2015/by Josh Cripps

medlicott-dome-tuolumne-meadows-yosemite — Stronger of the Two
June 15, 2015/by Josh Cripps

Sierra-Nevada-Owens-River-Lenticular-sunset — Waterproof
April 4, 2016/by Josh Cripps

Death-Valley-wildflowers-2016-superbloom-sunset — Quiet Riot
April 4, 2016/by Josh Cripps

Cathedral Peak, Yosemite, June 12th, 2015 — Something Rumbly This Way Comes
April 7, 2016/by Josh Cripps

mono-lake-venus-belt-sunset — Shimmer
April 5, 2016/by Josh Cripps

Mono Lake, Sierra Nevada, California, October 12th, 2015 — Touching Distance
April 7, 2016/by Josh Cripps

Mammoth Mountain, Sierra Nevada, California, October 20th, 2015 — All Clouds Lead To Mammoth
April 7, 2016/by Josh Cripps

Carson Peak, June Lake, Sierra Nevada, California, January 23rd, 2016 — Spindrift
April 7, 2016/by Josh Cripps

Bishop Creek, Sierra Nevada, California, November 29th, 2015 — The Blooming of the Flame Trees
April 7, 2016/by Josh Cripps

Aeolian-Buttes, Sierra Nevada, California, October 9th, 2015 — Between a Rock and a Starred Place
April 5, 2016/by Josh Cripps

Badwater Basin, Death Valley National Park , November 17th, 2015 — The Briny Shallows
April 8, 2016/by Josh Cripps

Death-Valley-Badwater-salt-patterns-sunrise — All the B’s
April 8, 2016/by Josh Cripps

Death-Valley-mud-cracks-stormy-sunset — Apocalypse Wow
April 8, 2016/by Josh Cripps

Death-Valley-mud-cracks-wildflowers — Hospitable
April 8, 2016/by Josh Cripps

Death-Valley-wildflowers-2016-superbloom — Burst of Life
April 8, 2016/by Josh Cripps

High-Sierra-Little-Lakes-Valley-sunset — A Leaping Heart
April 8, 2016/by Josh Cripps

zabriskie-point-death-valley-storm — Zebra-skie Point
May 28, 2016/by Josh Cripps

zabriskie-point-death-valley-rainbow — Pot O’ Golden Sand
May 28, 2016/by Josh Cripps

marie-lakes-ansel-adams-wilderness — Rock Garden
May 28, 2016/by Josh Cripps

cathedral-peak-yosemite-snow-sierra-wave-cloud — Sierra Waves
May 28, 2016/by Josh Cripps

upper-yosemite-falls-cascades — Plummet
June 2, 2017/by Josh Cripps

3rd-lake-big-pine-creek-sunset — The Emerald Mirror
June 3, 2017/by Josh Cripps

minarets-mammoth-lakes — Backlight
June 3, 2017/by Josh Cripps

pioneer-basin-john-muir-wilderness-reflections — Window to the Sky
October 2, 2017/by Josh Cripps

full-moon-minarets-mammoth-sierra-nevada — Chalice
October 11, 2017/by Josh Cripps

zabriskie-point-badlands-death-valley — Corrugation
January 7, 2018/by Josh Cripps

mt-whitney-moon-alabama-hills — Barely There
February 19, 2018/by Josh Cripps

four-mile-beach-santa-cruz-rocks-waves-sunset — Where Does the Time Go?
February 20, 2018/by Josh Cripps

minaret-vista-sunrise — Smoky Spectrum
March 20, 2018/by Josh Cripps

Gardiner-Basin-Kings-Canyon-underwater-1 — Stuck
August 22, 2018/by Josh Cripps

Gardiner-Basin-Rainbow-Kings-Canyon — Magic
November 20, 2018/by Josh Cripps

thousand-island-lake-ansel-adams-wilderness-sunset — Shepherd’s Pie Surprise
November 22, 2018/by Josh Cripps

temple-crag-john-muir-wilderness — Skyline
November 22, 2018/by Josh Cripps

royce-peak-royce-lake-sunrise — Candle Wax
November 22, 2018/by Josh Cripps

mt-whitney — Golden Face
November 22, 2018/by Josh Cripps

mt-gardiner-kings-canyon-sunset — Payoff
November 22, 2018/by Josh Cripps

mt-gardiner-kings-canyon-reflection — Grandiose Gardiner
November 22, 2018/by Josh Cripps

mt-cotter-kings-canyon — Spots and Dots
November 22, 2018/by Josh Cripps

minarets-mammoth-full-moon — Tip Toe
November 22, 2018/by Josh Cripps

merriam-peak-royce-lake-sunrise — Merriam Morning
November 22, 2018/by Josh Cripps

full-moon-minarets — Moonset Kingdom
November 22, 2018/by Josh Cripps

alabama-hills-sunset — Alabama Hills Sunset
November 22, 2018/by Josh Cripps

Bristlecone Pine Full Moon — The Endless Dance
December 3, 2020/by Josh Cripps

lone-pine-peak-alabama-hills-california — Dwarfed
December 29, 2020/by Josh Cripps

seven-gables-bear-lakes-basin-sierra-california-full-moon — Happy Bear-thday
December 29, 2020/by Josh Cripps

mono-lake-south-tufa-beautiful-sunset — Gradient
December 29, 2020/by Josh Cripps

darwin-bench-kings-canyon-national-park — Spontaneity
December 29, 2020/by Josh Cripps

Joshua Cripps is a renowned landscape photographer who has garnered worldwide acclaim for his breathtaking images of our planet’s wild places. His photos have been published by the likes of National Geographic, NASA, CNN, BBC, and Nikon Global.

Josh is one of today’s most sought-after photography educators. He leads photo tours and speaks at conferences around the world.

Josh grew up in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada and has been exploring the “Range of Light” for most of his life. Since 2015, Josh has made his home in the Eastern Sierra, one of the most spectacular and photogenic mountain landscapes in the world.

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California Photos

You Never Know Unless You Go

Playing Footsie with the Devil

Poseidon’s Drive-In

The Storm Breaks

On the Prowl (aka Doin’ the Panther Beach Shuffle)

Day After Day

Some Views Are Worth the Itch

Bachelor and the Three Graces

Oaks and Cedars, Yosemite Fall Color

Rock and Leaf Textures

Roaring Seep

Mossbrae Falls

Weathered Tree at Sunset

Mojave Poppies at Sunrise

Field of Dreams

The Bigger Picture

Land of Light and Shadow

Desert Dream

Dune Avalanche

Painting with the Wind

Enchanted Forest

Breathless

Split Rock at Sunrise

Tuolumne Tundra

In the Presence of Giants

Monolith

Cathedral Peak

Yosemite Thunder

Room with a View

Global Warming

Banner Peak over Garnet Lake

Kearsarge Pinnacles, Kings Canyon

Lovely Light = Lovin’ Life

Mt. Ritter and Banner Peak on a Summer Morning

Shooting Stars by Moonlight

Marsh Lake, Little Lakes Valley

Bowshock

Fury

Archangel

Buried Treasure

Shimmering Salmon Sands

Salt Spray Samba

Lightning Bolt

Splish Splash

The Rush

Fire and Foam

Fireworks

Adraga Allusions

Surf’s Up

Symmetry, Blob-Style

Tempest

Thank God It’s Friday

Waterfalls and Waves

Four Miles of Fog

Turkish Bathrobe

Picture Peak

Keyhole

McWay Falls, Big Sur

Bridge Over Troubled Waters

Hole in the Wall Beach, Santa Cruz, 10-10-2012

Minaret Lake, Black and White

Minaret Lake, Ansel Adams Wilderness

Sky Island

Stanislaus National Forest Residency Photos

Steps and Streaks

Grant Lake Aspens in Fall

The Road to Heaven is Paved with Gold

Zen Garden

Gates of Winter

Mirror Imaging

Pohono Bloom

Dome Light

Mythic

Sun Spots

A Time of Change

Lyell Twilight

200

Temple of Snow

Salt Spring Sprung