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A Local Photographer's Guide to San Francisco, California

Aya Okawa May 4, 2017

My photographs featured by National Geographic Travel.

“We need the tonic of wildness.

At the same time that we are earnest to explore and learn all things, we require that all things be mysterious and unexplorable, that land and sea be indefinitely wild, unsurveyed and unfathomed by us because it is unfathomable.

We can never have enough of nature.” 


― Henry David Thoreau

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • December 2017 2
    • Dec 21, 2017 3rd Place for Environmental Issues - IPA
    • Dec 9, 2017 Chosen for the National Geographic Your Shot Daily Dozen!
  • November 2017 1
    • Nov 5, 2017 Nat Geo Your Shot Assignment Published
  • September 2017 3
    • Sep 29, 2017 Guest Editor for National Geographic Your Shot's Assignment, "Lines, Textures & Patterns"
    • Sep 11, 2017 Grand Prize Winner for The Weather Channel's 'Its Amazing Out There' Contest!
    • Sep 6, 2017 Featured by Face the Current - Travel Connection
  • August 2017 3
    • Aug 26, 2017 See the Most Colorful Places on Earth - Nat Geo Photo Story
    • Aug 18, 2017 The Guardian 'Unmissable' Photo
    • Aug 16, 2017 Smithsonian Photo of the Day
  • July 2017 3
    • Jul 2, 2017 Featured on National Geographic - 47 Amazing Photos
    • Jul 2, 2017 Editor's Favorite National Geographic Travel Photographer Contest 2017
    • Jul 2, 2017 Honorable Mention Px3
  • June 2017 1
    • Jun 1, 2017 Printed in National Geographic Magazine June 2017
  • May 2017 3
    • May 30, 2017 Bodie, California Ghost Town Story printed in Emirates Air Magazine
    • May 23, 2017 Cities in Black and White
    • May 19, 2017 National Geographic Photo of the Day
  • April 2017 2
    • Apr 25, 2017 Chosen for the National Geographic Your Shot story "Follow Me"
    • Apr 10, 2017 Selected for Nat Geo Daily Dozen
  • March 2017 7
    • Mar 30, 2017 Smithsonian Magazine Photo of the Day!
    • Mar 14, 2017 Smithsonian Magazine Photo of the Day, today, on Pi Day!
    • Mar 13, 2017 Featured by The Guardian
    • Mar 11, 2017 Short-listed for World Water Photo Contest
    • Mar 4, 2017 Smithsonian Photo of the Day
    • Mar 1, 2017 Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Finalist
    • Mar 1, 2017 NatGeo Daily Dozen March 1, 2017
  • February 2017 2
    • Feb 15, 2017 National Geographic Travel #MyClimateChange
    • Feb 7, 2017 NatGeo Daily Dozen
  • January 2017 1
    • Jan 4, 2017 Natur Feature
  • December 2016 2
    • Dec 21, 2016 FreshAir Blog
    • Dec 10, 2016 Nat Geo Daily Dozen
  • November 2016 3
    • Nov 10, 2016 First Prize for Photo Essay, 'Salt-scapes'
    • Nov 6, 2016 Featured in Daily Mail
    • Nov 1, 2016 Nat Geo Daily Dozen
  • October 2016 4
    • Oct 28, 2016 Smithsonian Magazine Photo of the Day
    • Oct 12, 2016 Editor's Favorite for National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year Contest
    • Oct 5, 2016 International Photo Awards Second Place, Nature Aerial
    • Oct 2, 2016 Smithsonian Magazine Photo of the Day
  • September 2016 5
    • Sep 30, 2016 National Geographic Photo of the Day
    • Sep 27, 2016 Nat Geo Daily Dozen
    • Sep 20, 2016 Photo of the Day on Smithsonian Magazine
    • Sep 12, 2016 Nat Geo Your Shot Daily Dozen
    • Sep 11, 2016 Featured in Newsweek Polska
  • August 2016 6
    • Aug 28, 2016 Front page of Washington Post Travel today!
    • Aug 25, 2016 National Park Services 100 year Birthday! 2 of my photos featured
    • Aug 19, 2016 Thanks National Geographic Travel!
    • Aug 14, 2016 Smithsonian Photo of the Day for Old Faithful Resting
    • Aug 9, 2016 Smithsonian Photo of the Day!
    • Aug 2, 2016 Smithsonian Photo of the Day
  • July 2016 5
    • Jul 30, 2016 National Geographic China Photo of the Day
    • Jul 30, 2016 National Geographic Your Shot Daily Dozen
    • Jul 30, 2016 National Geographic Photo of the Day
    • Jul 30, 2016 National Geographic Photo of the Day
    • Jul 30, 2016 National Geographic Travel Best of 2015
  • June 2016 2
    • Jun 17, 2016 Smithsonian Editor's Favorite
    • Jun 2, 2016 Smithsonian Editor's Favorite
  • May 2016 2
    • May 31, 2016 SF Photo story featured on Nat Geo China
    • May 9, 2016 National Geographic Travel featured my photo story about San Francisco!
  • April 2016 1
    • Apr 1, 2016 Featured in National Geographic Magazine (Online & iPad vs) April Issue
  • December 2015 3
    • Dec 26, 2015 Featured on 25 Best National Geographic Travel Photos
    • Dec 17, 2015 Smithsonian Photo of the Day - December 17, 2015
    • Dec 17, 2015 National Geographic China Photo of the Day
  • October 2015 1
    • Oct 15, 2015 National Geographic Your Shot Daily Dozen
  • July 2015 1
    • Jul 30, 2015 National Geographic Travel Photo of the Day - July 30, 2015
  • April 2015 1
    • Apr 16, 2015 National Geographic Your Shot Daily Dozen
  • March 2015 1
    • Mar 31, 2015 National Geographic Your Shot Daily Dozen
  • February 2015 1
    • Feb 23, 2015 National Geographic Your Shot Daily Dozen
  • January 2015 1
    • Jan 30, 2015 National Geographic Your Shot Daily Dozen

 

 

 

 

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