Jefferson Graham

By Jefferson Graham I’ve traveled all over the world filming the PhotoWalksTV series, capturing iconic vistas from bustling European capitals to remote tropical shores. But after every journey, coming home always brings the same realization: there is no place on earth quite like our own backyard right here in Manhattan Beach. Living here means waking […]

After filming Photowalks in more than 135 locations, we have covered a lot of ground—through big cities, beach towns, historic districts, downtowns and neighborhoods that look great on camera and feel even better on foot. The best walks have a few things in common. They are easy to navigate, the streets naturally pull you forward, […]

You don’t have to hop a plane to Europe or Mexico to feel like you’ve escaped Los Angeles. As many in the South Bay know, just 22 miles off the Southern California coast sits Santa Catalina Island, the rocky little paradise that feels a world away yet is only about an hour by ferry on […]

by Jefferson Graham When Mark Sonnenblick was five years old, his mom bought a piano for their Manhattan Beach home, believing that music was an important element for families, just as it was for her growing up in Colorado. Mark, along with sister Sara and later, brother Matt, got piano lessons. Mark showed exceptional interest […]

St. Augustine, Florida, bills itself as both America’s oldest city and “the most photogenic city in the U.S.”—a bold claim for a small town 45 minutes north of Daytona Beach and about five hours north of Miami. Whether or not it wins the crown, it is absolutely packed with history, walkable streets, and camera‑ready scenes […]

Charleston, South Carolina was once the wealthiest and most populous of all 13 original colonies, for reasons that wouldn’t exactly make you proud. Known as the “Holy City” for its sea of steeples, the city offers a stunning blend of pastel-colored “photo eye candy” homes and profound historical truths. Today it is one of America’s […]

  Video by Jefferson Graham. Photos by Kevin Cody [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”258″ display=”pro_tile” animate_images_enable=”0″ animate_images_style=”wobble” animate_images_duration=”1500″ animate_images_delay=”250″]by Kevin Cody Last March, South Bay Takes a Stand staged a walk along The Strand, from the Manhattan Beach pier to the Hermosa Beach pier, to protest ICE enforcement of President Trump’s deportation policies. An estimated 2,000 people […]

We recently left the bubble to undertake a 400+ mile, 5 city “America 250” Road Trip from Boston to Washington, DC. We were there (a little early) to celebrate the coming July 4th, 2026 semiquincentennial, to walk in the footsteps of George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, Paul Revere and the rest of the original patriots. I […]

There are great road trips, and then there’s arguably one of the all-time finest, the Pacific Coast Highway, from San Francisco to San Diego, mile after mile of dramatic ocean views, rock formations and tidepools, classic bridges, hikes and all those great small towns along the way to stop for awhile.  On the latest episode […]

There are famous bridges—and then there’s the Golden Gate. Painted in its signature International Orange, connecting San Francisco and Marin County, it’s not just one of the most photographed bridges in the world—it’s one of the most photographed places, period. On this PhotowalksTV adventure, I explored the bridge from every angle: on foot, by boat, and even from the […]

As someone who has traveled to 25 states and 7 countries for my PhotowalksTV series on Scripps News, Peacock and YouTube, I get asked a certain question all the time: “What’s the one best place you’ve ever visited?” That’s a toughie for me. They all blur together, and the easiest answer is that the last […]

With 2026 around the corner, you may be thinking about taking the opportunity to celebrate Route 66 on its 100th anniversary. I recently made the entire trip, from Chicago to Santa Monica, all 2,448 miles of her, through 8 states and 3 time zones and I would do the trip differently now, knowing what I […]