Photography / California Coast

Malibu

A small coastal gallery: pier, people, ocean, light, and the strange calm of Southern California at the edge of the Pacific.

Malibu pier over the Pacific Ocean — Malibu pier — architecture, horizon, and open water.

Group portrait on the beach in Malibu — Beach figures — a candid moment against the coast.

Dolphin in the water near Malibu — Dolphin — movement breaking the surface.

From image to story

Russell Johnson’s photography sits beside his work as a playwright, performer, and memoirist. The same eye for atmosphere, isolation, and revelation now informs Initiation of the World: Wright, Robeson & LSD, his historical psychological drama for stage and screen.