For this shoot, my goal to show the coastline not just as a postcard view of a far-away place, but as a lived-in landscape. I casted models across different ages and identities, and directed props and wardrobe to keep the scenes grounded and believable — like picnic blankets, books, windbreakers — the kinds of details one would really see on the coast. Working with the photographer, I coordinated sweeping shots of Half Moon Bay and Pillar Point with more intimate, everyday moments like kids exploring tidepools and friends having a picnic. The final imagery highlighted POST’s mission to protect open spaces not as distant wilderness, but as places meant for everyone to use and enjoy.