Thomas Allen Bethune
Fine Art Photography

Eureka, California

Sweasey Theater

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.

Eureka Theater

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.

I started this project in 2009 with some images of the defunct railroad in Eureka, and commenced the Arcata part in 2010.