About

About the Artist

Born, raised, and still
chasing the light in
San Diego.

Hi, I'm Olivia — a San Diego local who never stopped noticing the view.

Olivia
SD Born & Raised
My Story

Some views stop
me in my tracks.

I love photography because every so often I catch an angle of life that stops me completely. A fold of light on the water, the way fog sits on a hillside, a unique angle of the world so stunning and specific it almost doesn't feel real. I try to capture those moments with my camera, and even though a photograph never fully holds what I saw, it comes close enough to bring me back to that exact second every time I look at it.

I have a deep love of nature and landscapes in particular, and that shapes almost everything I shoot. You'll notice you almost never see people in my photos, not even in the distance. That's intentional. I want the land, the light, and the water to be the entire subject, undisturbed and untouched. It helps me situate the moment in clarity, peace, and isolation.

Olivia

"You will almost never find a person in my photographs, not even in the distance. Just the environment, in its isolated beauty."

— Olivia

The Camera

Shot on a Nikon D7500.

Every image in this collection is captured on my Nikon D7500. It's light enough to carry anywhere, but still gives me the control I want over depth of field and exposure when the light gets specific. My favorite lens is my 12-24mm focal length but I also use an 18-140mm lens as well. I have a bias for wide angle field of views and you will certainly notice that in the catalog. I feel that wide angles most closely resemble human eyesight, which helps me in my efforts to retain moments in time as I am seeing them.

What matters most to me is trying to capture the beauty I see and share it with the world. I can't help but wonder... will they see what I see? Do others feel an awe radiating out of their body when looking at such stunning slices of life?

Now accepting requests

Have a spot in mind?

I'd genuinely love to hear from you. If there's a neighborhood, coastline, park, or type of landscape you'd love to see captured, tell me about it below — requests are one of my favorite ways to decide where I point the camera next.

  • Specific San Diego neighborhoods
  • Coastlines & tide pools
  • Parks & botanical scenery
  • Golden hour & night light
Off Camera

Life outside the frame.

01 🎬
Film & Sci-Fi
An avid reader and film analyst, sci-fi is my genre of choice. Blade Runner 2049 is my all-time favorite film but I love all film, particularly yhe classics from Stanley Kubrick and Billy Wilder..
02 🤿
Snorkeling & Travel
Cruising along the ocean surface in a snorkle mask is my favorite thing to do. Snorkeling is like being a guest in an alien world. Observing it, submersed in the water is an indescribable experience. My favorite place to snorkel in San Diego is La Jolla. I've also snorkled in Fiji and Tahiti.
03 🛼
Roller Skating
I love a good long skate. Nothing clears my head like a good skate session with the earbuds in on a great soundtrack. San Diego has a great roller skating community! Shout out to Bo's Boots on Wheels!
04 🎓
Forever a Student
Currently working on my third master's degree, because I never really stopped wanting to learn. I feel at home as a student.
05 📺
Comfort Reruns
Community, Stranger Things, and The Office are on a permanent rewatch loop. I rewatch these at least once a year, sometimes even more than that.There is something so comforting about it. Like seeing old friends.
06 🎢
Thrill Seeker
The thrill of a big roller coaster! Universal Studios and Six Flags are regular trips, although Sea World is really stepping up their coaster game with all of their new big rides. Roller coasters plaster a stupid huge smile on my face =D
07 🎮
Video Games
Subnautica and Zelda — Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom — are my go-to worlds on Switch. I absolutely love emersing myself in these games.