Chuck Graham

santa barbara, california, united states

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My stories and photos have appeared in Backpacker, Islands, Westways, Men's Journal, Outdoor Photographer, Shutterbug, Patagonia, Canoe & Kayak, Living Bird, The Surfer's Journal, Stand Up Journal, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, Montecito Journal, Santa Barbara Seasons, Santa Barbara Independent, Ventura Reporter and the BBC Wildlife.Specialties: Photographing wildlife, landscapes, kayaking, standup paddling, mountains, travel

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Channeling a Pelagic Path

Oil Platform Gilda loomed prominently on my immediate northeastern horizon. Standing tall, it was the last platform I paddled past toward the mainland while kayaking across the Santa Barbara Channel from the southeast end of Santa Cruz Island. Before reac... See more

independent.com•Chuck Graham•Dec 31, 2025

The Dark Morph Returns

It was as dark as the ominous storm clouds swirling mightily above me. And it was only the second time I’d seen this unfamiliar raptor in my 20 years of photographing the Carrizo Plain. I was reasonably familiar with the rusty, light-colored ferruginous h... See more

independent.com•Chuck Graham•Dec 2, 2025

Circling San Miguel

Sometimes, the weather on San Miguel makes me a little paranoid. Every time I go out to the windswept place, I search for a friendly window to circumnavigate my favorite of the Channel Islands. It was late September, and I was attempting to sleep the nigh... See more

independent.com•Chuck Graham•Nov 4, 2025

Mid-day magic

It wasn’t an Elvis sighting, but for Santa Cruz Island it was close. Something so small had just caught everyone in the immediate vicinity by surprise. A tiny island spotted skunk on Santa Cruz Island had just emerged from the undergrowth of a tangled maz... See more

coastalview.com•Chuck Graham•Oct 29, 2025

River runners

Every time they broke the surface, I kept pace in my kayak looking to immerse myself in the daily life of voracious river otters. Over the next three days, I kept reconnecting with the same family of seven river otters inside Drake’s Estero within the Poi... See more

coastalview.com•Chuck Graham•Sep 17, 2025

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Bachelor Of Arts, History, Journalism at Westmont CollegeGraduated: 1992

Associate Of Arts, History at Santa Barbara City CollegeGraduated: 1986

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Channeling a Pelagic Path

The Dark Morph Returns

Circling San Miguel

Mid-day magic

River runners

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Channeling a Pelagic Path

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River runners

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