Malibu, California
Point Dume State Beach
A wild stretch of Malibu coastline with clifftop trails, panoramic Pacific views, and wildflowers in spring that make every portrait look effortless.
The Clifftop That Stops People
Point Dume sits at the western end of Santa Monica Bay on a basalt headland that juts into the Pacific, and the view from the top of the cliff, Catalina Island on clear days, the full arc of the bay, the ocean stretching to the horizon, is one of the most genuinely breathtaking I've ever set up a camera in front of.
Spring at Point Dume
From March through May, the clifftop trails above Point Dume are lined with native wildflowers (giant coreopsis, lupine, black-eyed susan) that turn the headland yellow and purple against the blue of the ocean. I shot an elopement here in April when the flowers were at peak bloom and the images still feel like something I dreamed. If your date is flexible, spring at Point Dume is worth planning around.
For Elopements and Couples Sessions
The beach below the cliffs is a separate environment entirely, sea caves, tide pools, the dramatic basalt formations that give Point Dume its distinctive profile. A session here can move between the clifftop and the beach and produce two completely different visual registers within the same hour. It's one of the most versatile locations I work in on the California coast.
The Two Environments
Point Dume offers something rare, two completely distinct visual environments within a ten-minute walk of each other. The clifftop trail above the headland gives you panoramic Pacific views, wildflowers in spring, and the kind of wide-open sky that makes portraits feel epic. The beach below the cliffs is intimate by comparison, sea caves, tide pools, the dramatic basalt formations that give Point Dume its distinctive profile, and produces images with a completely different quality of enclosure and texture. A session that moves between both environments gives the gallery a range that single-location shoots rarely achieve.
Malibu, California
Point Dume State Beach
A wild stretch of Malibu coastline with clifftop trails, panoramic Pacific views, and wildflowers in spring that make every portrait look effortless.
The Clifftop That Stops People
Point Dume sits at the western end of Santa Monica Bay on a basalt headland that juts into the Pacific, and the view from the top of the cliff, Catalina Island on clear days, the full arc of the bay, the ocean stretching to the horizon, is one of the most genuinely breathtaking I've ever set up a camera in front of.
Spring at Point Dume
From March through May, the clifftop trails above Point Dume are lined with native wildflowers (giant coreopsis, lupine, black-eyed susan) that turn the headland yellow and purple against the blue of the ocean. I shot an elopement here in April when the flowers were at peak bloom and the images still feel like something I dreamed. If your date is flexible, spring at Point Dume is worth planning around.
For Elopements and Couples Sessions
The beach below the cliffs is a separate environment entirely, sea caves, tide pools, the dramatic basalt formations that give Point Dume its distinctive profile. A session here can move between the clifftop and the beach and produce two completely different visual registers within the same hour. It's one of the most versatile locations I work in on the California coast.
The Two Environments
Point Dume offers something rare, two completely distinct visual environments within a ten-minute walk of each other. The clifftop trail above the headland gives you panoramic Pacific views, wildflowers in spring, and the kind of wide-open sky that makes portraits feel epic. The beach below the cliffs is intimate by comparison, sea caves, tide pools, the dramatic basalt formations that give Point Dume its distinctive profile, and produces images with a completely different quality of enclosure and texture. A session that moves between both environments gives the gallery a range that single-location shoots rarely achieve.
Malibu, California
Point Dume State Beach
A wild stretch of Malibu coastline with clifftop trails, panoramic Pacific views, and wildflowers in spring that make every portrait look effortless.
The Clifftop That Stops People
Point Dume sits at the western end of Santa Monica Bay on a basalt headland that juts into the Pacific, and the view from the top of the cliff, Catalina Island on clear days, the full arc of the bay, the ocean stretching to the horizon, is one of the most genuinely breathtaking I've ever set up a camera in front of.
Spring at Point Dume
From March through May, the clifftop trails above Point Dume are lined with native wildflowers (giant coreopsis, lupine, black-eyed susan) that turn the headland yellow and purple against the blue of the ocean. I shot an elopement here in April when the flowers were at peak bloom and the images still feel like something I dreamed. If your date is flexible, spring at Point Dume is worth planning around.
For Elopements and Couples Sessions
The beach below the cliffs is a separate environment entirely, sea caves, tide pools, the dramatic basalt formations that give Point Dume its distinctive profile. A session here can move between the clifftop and the beach and produce two completely different visual registers within the same hour. It's one of the most versatile locations I work in on the California coast.
The Two Environments
Point Dume offers something rare, two completely distinct visual environments within a ten-minute walk of each other. The clifftop trail above the headland gives you panoramic Pacific views, wildflowers in spring, and the kind of wide-open sky that makes portraits feel epic. The beach below the cliffs is intimate by comparison, sea caves, tide pools, the dramatic basalt formations that give Point Dume its distinctive profile, and produces images with a completely different quality of enclosure and texture. A session that moves between both environments gives the gallery a range that single-location shoots rarely achieve.