Best Landscape Photographers in Oakland

For some artists, photographing landscapes is all about the natural setting itself and recreating it in all its glory. For others, the landscape serves as a backdrop for fashion and wedding portraits or is an integral part of environmental portraits.

In Oakland, you’ll find some of the country’s most talented photographers who have all found their unique way of incorporating landscapes into their work. From psyche-inspired scenes to fine art wedding photography, here are eight artists showing the diversity of the landscape photography genre.

B.K. Watson Photographie

California native, Brian Watson, began his photographic journey focusing on landscapes before adding portraits to his impressive portfolio. He says that he’s inspired by observing the natural environment around him and the people that live in it, whether he’s in his home state or traveling abroad. Through his landscape work, Brian strives to capture the essence of the scene, from the striking minimalism of the desert to the rugged beauty of California’s old-growth forests. He also has a mobile studio that he transports around the Bay Area to capture portraits for a diverse range of clients.

Thomas Bachand

Thomas Bachand has worked as a professional photographer for more than 20 years, making his mark in both print and web publishing. Aside from his stunning landscape photographs, he also specializes in architecture, interior, and editorial photography. Thomas has created two books: the best-selling “Lake Tahoe: A Fragile Beauty” and “Vagabond World”, a collection of photos taken during his global travels. Thomas’s work has been exhibited throughout the United States, including at the California Historical Society, UC Berkeley’s Bancroft Library, and the Nevada Museum of Art in Reno.

Hurricane Images

Owned and operated by Ian Robin Walker, Hurricane Images is a photography and videography company that serves businesses, startups, and nonprofits. His diverse portfolio includes commercial fashion work, personal portraits, weddings, and family shoots, as well as event photography and landscape images from his global travels. He’s ventured as far afield as Morocco, Turkey, and Papua New Guinea, as well as traveling through China, India, and South Africa. Ian says that his work is driven by a “sense of fascination and an emphasis on creating truly unique images”.

Sunyata Studios

Joshua Lee Andreas is the man behind Sunyata Studios, which was established in 2007 after completing his studies in journalism and photography at the University of Oregon. While he majored in electronic media and documentary film, he also explored fine art film photography. Today, his work fuses photography and graphic design in the fields of product, fashion and portraiture, as well as event and landscape photography. It was while exploring the deserts of California that his landscape photography was elevated to new heights, with the artist discovering a passion for chasing clouds and the perfect lighting conditions. When he's not on the road, he’s working out of his 1,800-square-foot studio in West Oakland shooting artists, products, and local fashion labels.

Terri Loewenthal

Terri Loewenthal is an Oakland-based artist whose work is like no other photographer on this list. Originally from Washington, D.C. and South Florida, she completed her Bachelor of Arts at Rice University in Houston. She’s particularly renowned for her series “Psychscapes”, which examines the intersection of landscape and psyche and “investigates the sublime expanse of land and sky romanticized in the still-potent mythology of Utopian California.” Terri’s work has been exhibited at venues that include the Berkeley Art Museum, the San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, and the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, as well as being held in the collections of the City of San Francisco and the McEvoy Foundation for the Arts.

Jaffa Orange Photography

Najib Joe Hakim is the photographer behind Jaffa Orange Photography and has garnered a reputation for his documentary, editorial, and landscape work. He is a Political Art Fellow at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and has received numerous awards for his photographic essays. Most recently, he was the recipient of the 2020 Rebuilding Alliance Storytellers Award for his project “Home Away from Home: Little Palestine by the Bay”, which juxtaposes oral histories of Bay Area Palestinian-Americans with their black and white portraits.

Cheyenne Hoff Photography

Cheyenne Hoff is a fine art wedding photographer who regularly incorporates spectacular landscapes into her shoots. She documents everything from intimate elopements to large-scale weddings, as well as family and senior portraits. Cheyenne says that she’s been passionate about photography since high school and is fascinated by the natural world, with a particular love for capturing memories for her clients in beautiful settings. Cheyenne’s images are always illuminated in gorgeous natural light and have been featured in both “HAZL” and “PRAZE” magazines.

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