Local News Photography 

Fallout Continues After Moss Landing Battery Fire

Sarah Williams of Sarah Star Photography captured this haunting view of the recent lithium battery fire — called the world’s largest — which ignited at Vistra Energy Corporation in Moss Landing on Thursday, January 16, 2025. The image shows the Santa Cruz Breakwater (Walton) Lighthouse at the Santa Cruz Small Craft Harbor with the fire approximately 23 miles in the… Read More

Santa Paws

Hosted by Kitten Cattitude Rescue and held at The Sawmill Restaurant in Boulder Creek Come have your pet’s picture taken with Santa!  All pets (and humans) are welcome  Please have dogs on leash/harness and kitties & smaller animals in carrier Photo Prices: (% goes to KCR) *Digital copy only (1 photo) – $5 (emailed to you; great for making online… Read More
Claire Campbell Congo Threads Photography Column: Gale McCreary Photography 

Photography: Clare Campbell and Congo Threads

By Gale McCreary We dream of helping others in desperate poverty…Clare Campbell does it. With little more than an insatiable desire to provide opportunity to those whose lives are terribly challenged, she founded Congo Threads, a not-for-profit educational and fund-raising organization, that serves the women and children of Congo. Today two Ishara Houses provide nurturing homes for 54 orphans, plus… Read More
Paul Babb CZU Lightning Complex Fire Cover Local News Photography 

Paul Babb Lightning Photo

Our October cover features an incredible photo by Bonny Doon resident Paul Babb that was taken during the lightning storm that precipitated the CZU Lightning Complex Fire. “I was standing on the cliff down by Shark Fin Cove taking pictures out to sea because of the lightning hitting the ocean. I turned around and looked up at the hill and… Read More
Tina Saso Photography Business Valley People 

Tina Saso Photography: Community Captured

By Julie Horner November 22, 2014 What caught my eye was the recent iconic photograph of local American roots musicians, Sugar by the Pound. It was a Marilyn Monroe moment. The photographer had captured the very essence of femininity, strength, and beauty in a series of relaxed looking shots; in-the-moment expression and sense of playful movement, the honesty of cotton… Read More