Impressionist Birds at Ocean Photographer of the Year, Alameda
Selected for Bay Perspectives Gallery: Edge of the Pacific
I’m happy to share that my photograph Impressionist Birds was selected for Bay Perspectives Gallery: Edge of the Pacific, a local ocean photography exhibition presented as part of Ocean Photographer of the Year Alameda.
The event brought the U.S. Premiere of Ocean Photographer of the Year to Alameda Point, hosted by West End Arts District and Bay Photo Lab, inside the historic Hangar 41.
The exhibition featured ocean photography from around the world, alongside local Bay Area perspectives connected to the Pacific, the shoreline, and the water that shapes life here in the Bay. The official event page describes Bay Perspectives Gallery as “a unique gallery space bringing a local perspective,” with local ocean photography curated by Jan Watten of Gray Loft Gallery and Nick Winkworth of Bay Area Photographers Collective.
For me, having Impressionist Birds included in this context felt especially meaningful. The photograph was taken in Alameda, along the shoreline, in a quiet moment where movement, water, light, and birds came together in a way that felt almost painterly. It is not a dramatic ocean scene in the traditional sense. It is softer, more abstract, and more personal — a reminder that coastal photography does not always need waves, storms, or vast horizons to speak about the ocean.
Sometimes the strongest connection to the water happens in small moments: birds crossing the surface, reflections breaking apart, color shifting with the light, and a familiar shoreline suddenly becoming something unexpected.
That is what I love about Impressionist Birds. It transforms a simple local scene into something more emotional and open-ended. It feels connected to Alameda, but also to the larger language of coastal photography: patience, observation, and the ability to see beauty in a place many people pass every day.
Being part of Bay Perspectives Gallery: Edge of the Pacific was a reminder of why I keep returning to the shoreline with my camera. The ocean is not only a subject; it is a source of movement, atmosphere, memory, and quiet transformation.
You can view Impressionist Birds as a fine art print here:
