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Half Moon Bay, CA

Victoria, BC, CA

Ben Perri Photography

Growing up in the suburbs didn't lend itself to landscape photography. let alone any landscapes besides strip malls and houses. But, I was luckier than most in that my father took me camping as much as he could when I was young. Now, my appreciation of those trips was lackluster at the time and that is being generous. Little did I know that a seed was planted that would remain dormant until I moved to the Pacific Northwest as an adult.

After growing up on Long Island, I made the move to New York City. And in the City that never sleeps, a car and/or a license was the least necessary item to have in your stable. Long story short, when I moved out west, and after a number of years still without one, I finally got myself a license and watered the seed my father had planted all those years ago.

Every weekend I would rent a car and drive to the mountains. I would hike every trail I could find and then hike them all again. My love for the outdoors started back when I was a kid and reached new heights in the PNW. But it wasn't until four years ago that the love I had for the outdoors translated into photography.

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