Johnny Bradley

@Manbehindalens

I have been photographing landscapes, wildlife, and astro in San Diego and the surrounding area for almost twenty years. While I do sell my work, my real passion lies in helping others learn how to use their cameras, compose shots, choose the right equipment and post process their images to capture their vision. I offer small group workshops and one-on-one coaching for beginners as well as more advanced photographers to meet each person where they are in their learning process.

Contact me for more information or to get on the list for a 2025 workshop

~Camera Basics

~Landscapes

~Milkyway

~Star Trails

~Moon Phases

~Wildlife / Nature

~San Diego Location Scouting

Fish Rock in Ridgecrest Ca.

Guided Hikes in Jacumba Ca.

The Moon

Cartrails in Downtown San Diego

I love the creation side of photography. Having an image in your head and watching it play out after all the preparation. That's a wonderful Feeling.

Pisgah Crater in the Mojave Desert

Startrail over abandoned building in Jacumba Ca.

Startrail on abandoned train car in Jacumba Ca.

Trona Pinnacles

This is just a little tease from along this journey. Places like Borrego Springs, Joshua Tree, or even Morro Bay.

San Jacinto Wildlife Area

Milkyway Skies

There's nothing more I love than to bring something full of rich history thats been abandoned and forgotten over time. To bring it back to life under the night sky and see what it was in a ripple in time. It's what really fuels my passion for Astrophotography.

Watching the milky way time-lapse across the dark sky at the Mt. Laguna Observatory.

"In the visible world, the Milky Way is a tiny fragment; within this fragment, the solar system is an infinitesimal speck, and of this speck our planet is a microscopic dot."

One on one beginner wildlife basics..