PHOTOGRAPHING MALIBU, & THE PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY
NAVIGATION | Malibu/PCH/Oregon Coast, Film
I’ve completed the drive from Los Angeles to Seattle twice now, and the only thing I know for sure is that I can’t wait to do it again.
Photographing Malibu, the Pacific Coast Highway, and the Oregon Coast from Natural Bridges all the way up to Cannon Beach is an experience that should be on every photographer’s bucket list.
Whether you luck out with sunsets and glowy golden hour shots, or your trip features fog, mist, and rain, the West Coast is absolutely magical from beginning to end.
MALIBU, PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY, & OREGON COAST
These shots are from my second time driving up the coast in 2023. Doing this trip alone is daunting. It was something like five days and 24 or 28 hours of on and off driving to get to Seattle, and on top of the driving, I was car camping along the coast for most of it. I did finally make a quick stop at an AirBnB in Portland to regroup, shower, and get some higher-quality rest, but outside of that evening near the end, this was an exhausting adventure- but one I’d do again and again and again.
I cannot recommend this road trip enough. Speaking as someone who has thoroughly explored the United States- from cities to national parks, coastlines, trails, and forests- it is truly one of the most beautiful places in this very large, very diverse country. One spot that I think everyone should see, photographer or not.
This trip was my first real experience shooting with the Fujifilm X-T5, and my very first time ever shooting film as well, so I look back on it very fondly as a week of hiking, intense photography focus, and lots of firsts.
PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY ON FILM
Always been proud to say that this was my very first roll of film. Actually, I didn’t even know if my camera was working properly when I snapped these shots.
