Place Archive

San Diego

Photographs document San Diego’s managed landscapes and coastal edge across two bodies of work: the San Diego Zoo and Pacific Ocean sunsets. The hero image—a lifeguard tower at sunset—points to the infrastructure of public beach access and coastal safety. The series records everyday practices and settings where civic management and natural phenomena intersect.

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