Ronald Crittenden

Photography

I take photos and make posters. And sell them (both), from time to time.

Most of my current imagery is inspired by the seaside life around my home on the central California coast: sea lions, otters, surfers, and the heart-stopping beauty of the littoral landscape.

I also have a large library of images from my travels abroad — everywhere from the cities and villages of Europe to the craggy heights and waterfalls of New Zealand.

I currently exhibit at the Gallery at Marina Square in Morro Bay, California. Following are some examples from my portfolio.

Surferpelican preparing to divesurfer against a wave wall backgroundsurfers in a maelstrom of waves and mist
winter scene of Suscinio Chateau and surrounding marshestall waterfall in a green and deserted New Zealand forestmother otter floating on her back with her newborn on her bellygrazing cow against a backdrop of alpine crags
black and white image of a surfer on the downhill slope of a wavegreen peaks at Seceda with patches of snowposter image with close-up of surfer and the text "Surf Cayucos"cloudy, dreamlike image of the high altar of Lincoln Cathedral
poster image of a view from the back bay of Los Osos toward Morro Rocknighttime image of life-size nutcracker soldier outlined in Christmas lightsimage of a steampunk statue from the Naia Museum in Rochefort-en-Terre, Francewest facade of Amiens Cathedral
evening shot of tents in Tongariro National Park, New Zealand, with Mt Taranaki in backgroundgreen path with a Madonna shrine, northern Germanyimage of a surfer beginning to lose contact with his boardblack-and-white, dreamlike image of portal statues at Amiens Cathedral