A Selection of My Favorite Pictures Taken in 2022.
Picture #01: (Above) East Bay hills at sunset looking across the San Francisco Bay toward Marin County, California – (Click here to Purchase Prints or License Usage.)
I hope you’ll enjoy this year-end collection featuring some of my favorite photographs made during 2022.
Photographically, this year has marked itself as a transition of my professional career back to the photo-editor side of the camera lens. While I’ve certainly prioritized and enjoyed many aspects of this change in my professional roles, it did have an effect on the amount of new work I was able to produce this year. I almost wish I could say it was a harsh transition, but coming off several years of Covid concerns and restricted travels, the amount of photography I’d been doing had already been greatly reduced. However, I can feel the desire to stretch my photo legs are beginning to grow again, and I’m looking forward to a more productive year ahead in creating new images.
So without further delay, here are some of my favorite images from 2022. As with all the previous years, I’d be delighted to know which one(s) you like if you’d care to leave a comment below. Also, if you enjoy my work, one of the greatest compliments you can give is by sharing this post with your friends and family using those fun little Social Media share buttons located at the top or bottom of this post.
Picture #02: Waves crashing on rocks along the Big Sur coast, Monterey County, California
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Picture #03: Sunlight on Topa Topa Mountain near Ojai, Ventura County, California
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Picture #04: Stormy evening sunset at the Pomo Bluffs, Fort Bragg, Mendocino County coast, California
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Picture #05: Morning light through oak trees along a trail in Briones Regional Park, Contra Costa County, California
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Picture #06: Clouds and cloud shadows over the Bay Area at Briones Regional Park, California
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Picture #07: Green rolling hills at sunset looking toward Mount Tamalpais from the Briones Crest, Contra Costa County, California
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Picture #08: Woman enjoying the moment, smelling the wildflower blossoms in spring, Marin County, California
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Picture #09: Person meditating outdoors at sunset, Contra Costa County, California
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Picture #10: Watching the sunset from the Ojai Valley Overlook, Ventura County, California
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Picture #11: Cyclist on the Central Coast near San Simeon, San Luis Obispo County, California
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Picture #12: Morning light at Cypress trees at Pfeiffer Beach, Big Sur coast, Monterey County, California
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Picture #13: Monsoon mammatus clouds during rare stormy weather over the Bay Area in summer, Briones Regional Park, California
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Picture #14: Bee gathering pollen from Lacy Phacelia (Phacelia tanacetifolia) wildflowers in spring, Marin County, California
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Picture #15: Sunset and fog over San Francisco Bay from the Berkeley Hills, California
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If you made it this far, Wow – Thank you so much for looking at all of these images. Again, if you’d care to leave a comment below, I’d love to know which image(s) caught your eye or what you enjoyed the most. Click here if you want to see what I shot back in 2021.
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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. He also works occasionally as a professional freelance Photo Editor.
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Glad you had a great 2022, and I hope we all have an even better 2023.
Hello Gary, some beautiful landscape images. I noticed you included more people in your images, a departure from your traditional landscapes. Happy Holidays! Have a great 2023!
Lovely photographs this year Gary! I especially enjoyed “Morning light at Cypress trees at Pfeiffer Beach”. 🙂
Great work Gary, as always. New year with new horizons. Thanks for keeping in touch
Hi Gary,
We loved your favorite photos and missed running into you in the neighborhood or on the parks trail. Hope to se you in 2023…Happy New Year!
That’s a great collection of photos. The sunset and fog from the Berkeley Hills is my favorite. Happy New Year!
Stunning!! How could I possibly choose?? I can’t but will certainly share them with my brother in GA who fancies himself as a photographer & my daughter who s enamored with another ‘great photographer’ I still enjoy your beautiful Lafayette Reservoir shot I have had on my dinning room wall for many years. Linda Jenkins