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View of the Bixby Creek Bridge on the Big Sur coast, Monterey County, California
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Soaking Up the Scenes and Taking Photos of the Beautiful Big Sur Coast, California.

Earlier this year I had an opportunity to return home to the Bay Area from southern California following the beautiful, world-famous, and rugged Big Sur coast. Here are a selection of some images that I captured over the course of a few days soaking in the scenery and putting my still-kinda-new-to-me camera body through some more learning paces. It had been a couple of years since my last visit (pre-pandemic) so I didn’t have any expectations of mind-bending, epic-lighting scenes. This was more a trip of just enjoying the scenery. I also got to hang out with a friend to re-explore some familiar spots.

So on with the photos…  I hope you enjoy them and I’d love to know if you have a favorite image or two.  🙂


Photo picture of Highway One along the southern Big Sur coast, Monterey County, California

Picture #02: Highway One along the southern Big Sur coast, Monterey County, California
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Photo Picture of Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park, Monterey County, California

Picture #03: McWay Falls, Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park, Monterey County, California 
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Photo picture of Looking out over the Big Sur coast at Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park, Monterey County, California

Picture #04: Looking out over the Big Sur coast at Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park, Monterey County, California
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Photo picture of Sunset light on the Big Sur coast, Monterey County, California

Picture #05: Sunset light on the Big Sur coast, Monterey County, California
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Photo picture of Keyhole Arch Rock at Pfeiffer Beach, Big Sur coast, Monterey County, California

Picture #06: Keyhole Arch Rock at Pfeiffer Beach, Big Sur coast, Monterey County, California
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Photo picture pf Morning light at Pfeiffer Beach, Big Sur coast, Monterey County, California

Picture #07: Morning light at Pfeiffer Beach, Big Sur coast, Monterey County, California
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Photo picture of Purple Sand at Pfeiffer Beach, Big Sur coast, Monterey County, California

Picture #08: Purple Sand at Pfeiffer Beach, Big Sur coast, Monterey County, California
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Photo picture of Morning light at Cypress trees at Pfeiffer Beach, Big Sur coast, Monterey County, California

Picture #09: Morning light at Cypress trees at Pfeiffer Beach, Big Sur coast, Monterey County, California
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Photo picture of Morning light at Cypress trees at Pfeiffer Beach, Big Sur coast, Monterey County, California

Picture #10: Morning light at Cypress trees at Pfeiffer Beach, Big Sur coast, Monterey County, California
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Photo picture of Boardwalk bridge on the Pfeiffer Falls Trail, Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park, Big Sur coast, Monterey County, California

Picture #11: Boardwalk bridge on the Pfeiffer Falls Trail, Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park, Big Sur coast, Monterey County, California
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Photo picture of Sunlit California Poppies on the Big Sur coast, Monterey County, California

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Photo picture of Cyclists riding on the Old Coast Road, Big Sur coast, Monterey County, California

Picture #13: Cyclists riding on the Old Coast Road, Big Sur coast, Monterey County, California
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Photo picture of Bixby Creek Bridge, Big Sur coast, Monterey County, California

Picture #14: Bixby Creek Bridge, Big Sur coast, Monterey County, California
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Photo picture of Rocky cliffs on the Big Sur coast, Monterey County, California

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Photo picture of Sunset through coastal fog on the Big Sur coast, Monterey County, California

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Photo picture of Waves crashing on rocks along the Big Sur coast, Monterey County, California

Picture #17: Waves crashing on rocks along the Big Sur coast, Monterey County, California
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Photo picture of Waves crashing on rocks along the Big Sur coast, Monterey County, California

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As always, thank you so much for looking, and again, I hope you enjoy these photos. I’d love to hear if you have a favorite image or two in the comments below.

Cheers,
~ Gary.

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Gary Crabbe is an award-winning commercial and editorial outdoor travel photographer and author based out of the San Francisco Bay Area, California. He has seven published books on California to his credit, including “Photographing California; v1-North”, which won the prestigious 2013 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Gold Medal Award as Best Regional title. His client and publication credits include the National Geographic Society, the New York Times, Forbes Magazine, TIME, The North Face, Subaru, L.L. Bean, Victoria’s Secret, Sunset Magazine, The Nature Conservancy, and many more. In 2018, The USPS selected a nearly-unprecedented seven of Gary’s photographs to become U.S. Postage ‘Forever’ Stamps as part of the O Beautiful collection. Gary is also a photography instructor and consultant, offering both public and private photo workshops, as well as being a professional Photo Editor and Content Creator.

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