Arcata, CA, Thomas Bethune Photography

Arcata Dawn Goddess, Arcata, 2010

Thomas Allen Bethune
Fine Art Photography

Arcata, California

The Arcata And Eureka Projects

My goal in photographing the business districts of Arcata and Eureka is to document and share the beauty and style of the structures that I find visually appealing. I think that the sister cities by Humboldt Bay offer many of the similar and complementary features that human sisters can exhibit.

The Minor Theater, 2010
Arcata Pizza and Deli, 2010
Grey Door, 2010	Dancing Ghosts, Arcata, 2010
I am drawn to photograph in the early morning when the cities are still in a slumber, and as they are being washed with morning light. Sometimes, if I am aware, and in the flow, the storefronts reveal some magic in their windows.
Downspouts and Stairs, 2010	White Pony, 2010
Humboldt Machine Works
Smoochi Skin, 2010
Everett's, 2010
Hunt Building, 2010
I started this project in 2009 with some images of the defunct railroad in Eureka, and commenced the Arcata part in 2010. These became the product of a walking meditation, and to me they start to express a description of the unknown that may only be reached in deep meditations.