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Scott Henderson Photography

Downtown San Diego, California

First Light on the Bay

· San Diego 2026

Before this year, I’d only been to San Diego twice in the past decade. Then somehow, I found myself here twice in January.

My last photo series was from La Jolla - all beaches, parks, and that quiet, suburban stretch of coastline.

Downtown San Diego felt like a completely different place. This new series starts with just a few calm minutes along the bay - birds on the rocks, soft water, and the first light catching the edges of the skyline before the city fully filled in.

A quiet beginning… before the day shifted across the water to Coronado.

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San Diego 2026

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