Photo credits

Many of the photographs on this site are openly licensed works from Wikimedia Commons, used under their Creative Commons or public-domain licenses. Thank you to these photographers.

Bixby Creek Bridge, California, USA - May 2013
by Diliff
CC BY-SA 3.0
Golden Gate Bridge as seen from Marshall’s Beach, March 2018
by Frank Schulenburg
CC BY-SA 4.0
Golden Gate Bridge as seen from Battery East
by Frank Schulenburg
CC BY-SA 4.0
Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco skyline from Hawk Hill at Blue Hour dllu
by Daniel L. Lu (user:dllu)
CC BY-SA 4.0
Painted Ladies San Francisco January 2013 panorama 2
by King of Hearts
CC BY-SA 3.0
San Francisco from Twin Peaks September 2013 panorama 5 edit
by King of Hearts
CC BY-SA 3.0
Ferry Building at night
by Dllu
CC BY-SA 4.0
McWay cove 1
by Brocken Inaglory
CC BY-SA 3.0
Point Lobos 3
by Brocken Inaglory
CC BY-SA 3.0
Dead Cypress at 17-Mile Drive 2013
by Tuxyso
CC BY-SA 3.0
Santa Monica Wheel in Pier
by John Salatas
CC BY-SA 4.0
Los Angeles (California, USA), Santa Monica Beach -- 2012 -- 5301
by Dietmar Rabich
CC BY-SA 4.0
Skyscraper Los Angeles Downtown 2013
by Tuxyso
CC BY-SA 3.0
Hollywood Sign
by Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de
CC BY-SA 3.0
Image-Disney Concert Hall by Carol Highsmith edit
by Carol M. Highsmith
Public domain
Old Point Loma Light Station in 2019
by Frank Schulenburg
CC BY-SA 4.0
California sea lion with a raised fore-flipper on a mooring buoy, San Diego Bay, California
by Christian David
CC BY-SA 4.0
California State Capitol (top), NW view up
by Photograph: Radomianin
Public domain
Big Four Building, Old Sacramento-4064
by Frank Schulenburg
CC BY-SA 4.0
Downtown Sacramento from the Waterfront Wheel-8
by Roc0ast3r
CC0
SantaBarbaraSunrise 4823
by Dori
CC BY-SA 3.0 us
Sunset at Coal Oil Point
by Glenn Beltz
CC BY 4.0
Lake Tahoe at morning - 7-2023
by John D.
CC BY 2.0
Golden Hour at Emerald Bay
by Frank Schulenburg
CC BY-SA 3.0
Tunnel View, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite NP - Diliff
by Diliff
CC BY-SA 3.0
Half Dome from Glacier Point, Yosemite NP - Diliff
by Diliff
CC BY-SA 3.0
Yosemite Falls from trail, Yosemite NP, CA, US - Diliff
by Diliff
CC BY-SA 3.0
Zabriskie Point Death Valley December 2013 002
by King of Hearts
CC BY-SA 3.0
Mesquite Sand Dunes in Death Valley
by Brocken Inaglory
CC BY-SA 3.0
Joshua Tree National Park 2013
by Tuxyso
CC BY-SA 3.0
Vineyards in Napa Valley 7
by Brocken Inaglory
CC BY-SA 3.0
Schramsberg Vineyards, July 2019-7579+7580
by Frank Schulenburg
CC BY-SA 4.0
Mount Shasta as seen from Heart Lake in September 2020
by Frank Schulenburg
CC BY-SA 4.0
Cliff Lake, Lassen Volcanic National Park-8179
by Frank Schulenburg
CC BY-SA 4.0
Point Reyes Lighthouse in December 2019
by Frank Schulenburg
CC BY-SA 4.0
Coastline as seen from Chimney Rock, Point Reyes National Seashore
by Frank Schulenburg
CC BY-SA 4.0
Lost Coast
by Frank Schulenburg
CC BY-SA 4.0
Waterfall in Russian Gulch State Park
by Frank Schulenburg
CC BY-SA 4.0
Pigeon Point Lighthouse (2016)
by Frank Schulenburg
CC BY-SA 4.0
Bodie September 2016 016
by King of Hearts
CC BY-SA 4.0
Mavericks Surf Contest 2010b
by Shalom Jacobovitz
CC BY-SA 3.0
Big wave breaking in Santa Cruz
by Brocken Inaglory
CC BY-SA 3.0
Elephant seals at Ano Nuevo (91604)
by Rhododendrites
CC BY-SA 4.0
Amboy (California, USA), Hist. Route 66 -- 2012 -- 1
by Dietmar Rabich
CC BY-SA 4.0
Silver Lake Mammoth September 2016 001
by King of Hearts
CC BY-SA 4.0
Bowling Balls Beach 2
by Brocken Inaglory
CC BY-SA 3.0
Hermosa Beach Pier
by Laura Alier
CC BY 4.0
Hermosa Beach Pier at Sunset
by Laura Alier
CC BY 4.0
Hermosa Beach Pier Surfer Statue
by PictorialEvidence
Public domain
Hermosa Beach, California, Manhattan Beach in the distance (64684)
by Tichnor Brothers, Publisher
Public domain
Hermosa Beach Strand
by Wikimedia Commons contributor
Public domain
AVP Hermosa Beach Open 2017 (35299992654)
by MF Solutions
CC BY 2.0
Hermosa beach plaza 100
by Estrategy
CC BY-SA 3.0
Hermosa Beach Pier I (262176665)
by Eric Johnson
CC BY-SA 3.0
Mendocino village and Headlands
by btwashburn
CC BY 2.0
Glass Beach, Fort Bragg, California
by Srishti Sethi
CC BY-SA 4.0
Bodega Bay harbor (51248975077)
by Melissa McMasters
CC BY 2.0
Mouth of Russian River 01
by Joe Mabel
CC BY-SA 4.0
California Coastal National Monument at Trinidad Head (36451917461)
by Bureau of Land Management California
Public domain
Half Moon Bay Crashing Waves (5148778631)
by Josh Dobson
CC BY 2.0
Lovers Point Park - Pacific Grove, CA - DSC06504
by Daderot
CC0
The beach at Carmel Bay, California
by Arzun
CC BY 3.0
Monterey Bay (12175)
by Rhododendrites
CC BY-SA 4.0
Morro Bay 2015 017
by Mike Peel
CC BY-SA 4.0
Cambria, California
by Tatianafri
CC BY-SA 4.0
Pismo Beach (California, USA), Pier -- 2012 -- 4761
by Dietmar Rabich
CC BY-SA 4.0
Ventura Pier Ventura California 8174086858 o
by Tony Webster
CC BY-SA 3.0
Heisler Park - Laguna Beach - California - 01
by NorbertNagel
CC BY-SA 4.0
Oceanside Pier-2
by Visitor7
CC BY-SA 3.0
Swami's Beach, Encinitas (8155850190)
by Tim Buss
CC BY 2.0
The Flower Fields, Carlsbad, CA
by Rob Bertholf
CC BY 2.0