Photography

Torrey Nommesen

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Some of the photos can be bought as prints — follow the link in the caption inside the full-screen gallery. If you want a print that is not available, let me know and I will make it happen.

Circular wooded blocks painted red, green, blue, and yellow on a carpet — Blocks at a Montessori kindergarten

Close-up of bone fragments — Bones cover the ground on the shore of a dead sea at Salton Sea for as far as the eye can see

A red bow at Christmas time — Click here to buy a print — A red bow at Christmas time

Coffee beans in a roaster at Cafe Trieste in San Francisco — Click here to buy a print — Coffee beans in a roaster at Cafe Trieste in San Francisco

A shiny variation of the Rubik's Cube — Click here to buy a print — The Mirror Cube, a shiny bumpy variation of the Rubik's Cube

A closeup of a pile of VCR motors — Parts for sale at a Hong Kong used electronics market

Lights on a railing in the Hillcrest neighborhood of San Diego — Click here to buy a print — Lights on a railing in the Hillcrest neighborhood of San Diego

Wood in a fire being burned — Firewood in a bonfire looks a bit like a laptop

An abstract blue nude — Abstract blue nude

A hanging lightbulb fixture made with lazercut wood — A hanging lightbulb fixture made with lazercut wood at a hackerspace in Hong Kong

A coin-sized marker in concrete that says 'Grave Site' — Click here to buy a print — There are markers for old grave sites of Spanish settlers that were paved over in San Diego's Old Town

Close up of a red drape

Al at his shop Al's Attire

A programmer next to an over-sized Lite-Brite at the Google I/O conference — Programmer Jonathan next to an over-sized Lite-Brite at the Google I/O conference

Jennifer holds her newborn son

A young kid in front of a chess board — My nephew kicking my butt at a school chess competition

My brother and his wife on the porch of grandma's house — My brother and his newlywed wife on the porch of grandma's house

Portrait of the beloved San Francisco beat cop officer Alvarez — Beloved San North Beach Francisco beat cop officer Alvarez

An artist shows off her work — An artist shows off her work at Fushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto

A reveler at the Holi Festival in Bangalore

The owner of Toscas cashes out the register for the night

Yilia watches the ocean

A woman holds a picture frame that frames her face — Reality TV starand holistic healer Montana at a winery in Malibu, Los Angeles

An artist poses next to his self portrait sculpture

A row of torii at the Fushimi Inari Taisha shrine in Kyoto

sillhouette of a man in a brick area with arches — An English teacher wears a Chinese style hat at the Great Wall

A man smoking a cigarette in Osaka

Revelers at Holi Festival in Bangalore

Cat mask against a concrete background — A "Maneki Neko" or cat maks at the Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine in Osaka

Beijing Hutong — Click here to buy a print — Beijing Hutong showing a mix of the ancient and modern

A chef makes a tasty meal in Osaka

A horse and carriage with a young foal — A horse, carriage, and young foal take up 3 parking spaces outside a grocery store in Sofia, Bulgaria

Still life with motorcycle in nature

The Kempfort Shiva Temple has a 65 feet tall statue of Lord Shiva — Click here to buy a print — The Shivoham Shiva Temple has a 65 feet tall statue of Shiva

A surfer catches a wave while a seagull uses the wave's updraft

A tourist in Shanghai takes a picture of something up high

A view of Los Angeles hills at the Getty museum — Click here to buy a print — A view of Los Angeles hills at the Getty museum in Los Angeles

View of tall buildings in downtown Shanghai — Click here to buy a print — View of tall buildings in downtown Shanghai

View from under the Ferris Wheel on Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong

Looking up inside of a skyscraper — Looking up in a tall building in the Dongzhimen district of Beijing

Detail of a Buddhist Temple in Shenzhen

Hallway in Beijing

An array of bulbs in the redlight district of San Francisco — Click here to buy a print — An array of bulbs at the Condor Club in the red light district of San Francisco

The back entrance to Los Angeles Union Station — Click here to buy a print — The back entrance to Los Angeles Union Station

An elevator in San Francisco

Animated GIF of a building overlooking the ocean — I found this building overlooking the ocean near Moonlight Beach in California

On a bridge in the fog a man in sillhouette looks over the railing — Fog rolls in on the walking bridge at Pudding Creek in Fort Bragg, California

Steps on the Great Wall of China

A used crash test dummy in a garden

A cross adorns the peak of Mount Helix — Click here to buy a print — A cross adorns the peak of Mount Helix

A woman in front of art taking a picture — Zhuyu takes a picture in front of an installation at the MoMA

A sculpture made out of 2 large gears near a train station in San Francisco's Dogpatch district

A sculpture of Einstein with a man making a funny pose next to it — Einstein tries to explain the theory of relativety to me but I just don't get it at a rest stop along the I-5 in California

An intricate laser-cut design — Beautiful laser-cut artwork by Zack at SteamHead makerspace in Shenzhen

A line of cars comprise the installation Cadillac Ranch, in Amarillo, Texas — Click here to buy a print — A line of cars comprise the installation Cadillac Ranch, in Amarillo, Texas

Woman looking at a sculpture with mirror orbs — Zhuyu looks at a sculpture at the Chesterwood estate in Stockbridge Massachusetts

2 men talking through an eye — A view from within a sculpture of a man explaining his work at the Upstate New York Art Festival

Woman posing in an egg sculpture — Monique poses in an egg sculpture in Beijing, China

A lattice work sculpture — Artwork by Vaun Burbidge at Dallas Makerspace

a wall wrapped in an architectural drawing — Close up of a wall in Beijing's 798 Art District

Captain America cosplay team — Captain America cosplay team at the original San Diego Comicon

Johnny Na$hinal plays guitar for the band Electric Six playing at The Casbah — Johnny Na$hinal plays guitar for the band Electric Six playing at The Casbah in downtown San Diego

A band with a female lead singer — Scorpion Vs. Tarantula playing at Winters Tavern in Pacifica, California

Sometimes you get that perfect shot like this one as the groom throws his hat into the audience

A band of Santas came roaming through my art show and lent a megaphone to a guitarist

Bike rider in mid-air stretching his arms in a cross — A bicycle stunt with outstretched arms like wings

A flashmob appears at a California beach to walk a mandala as the tide rolls in

A child learns about leadership in the ring at the LEGO FIRST competition at Google in Mountain View

A man with a very muscular arm and a red white and blue mohawk poses with a fan — Zhuyu poses with Nick Wehry, half of "The Hungry Couple" who came in 5th place by eating 41 3/4 hot dogs in the July 4, 2025 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest. His wife Miki Sudo came in 1st for the 12th time in a row for the Women's contest.

A Shibari demonstration at Folsom Street Fair in San Francisco

A burlesque performance in San Francisco

Schoolgirl Night fundraiser at the Cat Club

Extreme close-up of a bearded man eating pizza — Sampling the best New York City pizza

A man lands a punch in the face of another man in a boxing ring — To fight in the ring at the East Bay Rats Motorcycle Club there are 2 rules:
1. You can't have a score to settle with your opponent
2. Both of you have to be drunk

Tow men in lab coats squirt streams of foamy soda as a large crowd watches — Stephen Volz and Fritz Grobe, aka The Mentos and Diet Coke Guys, cause quite a mess at the world's first Maker Faire in San Mateo, California

A woman with headphones sitting down touches a guitar on a table — A woman plays a modified guitar at a sound art show at Fruity Space gallery in Beijing

A baby has her passport photo taken while her proud parents get their own shot

Mounted police at the San Diego Pride Parade cordon off an area for protesters

Children getting excited over falling blocks at a Montessori school — Children get excited over falling blocks for a story about a Montessori school in Beijing

Photo shoot for an article I wrote for a motorcycle magazine — Photo shoot for an article about breaking the landspeed record for a bio-fueled motorcycle

A dozen SIM cards in the palm of a hand — A hand full SIM cards mix with pocket lint in the days before eSIMS means you are a seasoned traveler

A dozen SIM cards in the palm of a hand — A model getting dressed backstage at the Shenzhen Convention Center for a tech fashion show for Make Fashion

Prep work for the Famous Cappuccino at Toscas — Click here to buy a print — When alcohol was illegal during Prohibition in the US, you could order a "Famous Cappuccino" at Toscas Cafe and get a mocha with brandy. You can still go to Toscas and order one today.

On assignment at a popup show announcing a Triumph design — Click here to buy a print — On assignment for a Motorcycle magazine, I attended a popup show in Los Angeles for the announcement of a new Triumph motorcycle design. I took this picture of a display showcasing a classic police motorcycle.