The Southwest monsoon pushes in to NorCal Saturday evening along the Sonoma Coast. #kentporterphotography @pressdemo.bsky.social #photojournalism

The #LyonsFire burns about 13 acres near Lakeport, Ca., Friday as crews work steadily for containment. Fire weather will ramp up at the end of this weekend with the threat of dry lightning and hot temperatures. #kentporterphotography #photojournalism @pressdemo.bsky.social

Gold Ridge Fire Protection District firefighters take in Sebastopol’s 3rd of July fireworks show, Friday in Sonoma County, California. #kentporterphotography #photojournalism @pressdemo.bsky.social

The #TrailFire in Clearlake Oaks, Sunday. #kentporterphotography #photojournalism

Red flag warnings expands to include Sonoma, Napa and East Bay hills, beginning Wednesday morning. @pressdemo.bsky.social

The #PutahFire on the Solano/Napa County line, Monday evening. @pressdemo.bsky.social @calfirel

Don’t let the cool drizzly wx tonight and Tuesday fool you. RFW will be hoisted Wednesday morning and continue through 5pm Thursday. Also, an elevated risk of @pacificgaselectric.bsky.social PSPS shutoffs for several days. @pressdemo.bsky.social

Thunderstorm near the Carneros region of Napa and Sonoma County, Tuesday afternoon. #Kentporterphotography #photojournalism

NorCal rainbow, just south of Willits, Ca., Tuesday evening. #kentporterphotography @pressdemo.bsky.social

March 26, 2026, Mayacamas Mts. in NE Sonoma County. @pressdemo.bsky.social #kentporterphotography

March has been unbelievable. These are NorCal coast range relative humidity numbers tonight. The ridge is redeveloping and wind veering offshore. There are 33 different RAWS sites about to enter Red Flag criteria, in addition to these. @pressdemo.bsky.social @weatherwest.bsky.social

2026 St. Patrick’s Day, Healdsburg, Ca., Tuesday morning. #kentporterphotography #stpatricksday #photojournalism @pressdemo.bsky.social

Saxophone fire weather. With a apologies to @spc.weather.im

Underlining the setup for the current dry spell and incoming high pressure ridge, which most likely will result in record breaking temperatures for March, this mornings U.S. Drought Monitor once again shows regions of #CAwx abnormally dry. @pressdemo.bsky.social

A few frames from Saturday’s Lunar New Year in Sonoma and SRJC’s win over Sierra College in Santa Rosa. #kentporterphotography #photojournalism @pressdemo.bsky.social

My colleagues Isabel Beer and @annavarm.bsky.social worked on this story for several weeks: www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/02/28/8...

Say what you will about the incoming rain in NorCal, but spring is closer than you think. The early mustard cover crop growth is hands down the best I’ve seen in years in Sonoma and Napa Counties. #kentporterphotography @pressdemo.bsky.social #photojournalusm

Difficult to compete with the Super Bowl in a daily newspaper, so here’s a few images which weren’t published (online though) from Saturday’s North Bay League qualifying wrestling tournament in Santa Rosa. #kentporterphotography @pressdemo.bsky.social #photojournalism

Out of a total of 571 RAWS sites in NorCal, 57 stations are nearly at red flag criteria, while another 12, below, in the Mayacamas Mountains, are in RF criteria. The fuel moistures are very high, so fire threat is very low. Still, offshore wind is an equalizer of sorts.

A substorm #auroraborealis over Clear Lake, California, Monday evening. #kentporterphotography #photojournalism

The SpaceX Dragon leaves a plasma trail as it re enters Earths atmosphere over Geyserville, Ca., early Thursday morning in Sonoma County. @pressdemo.bsky.social #photojournalism #kentporterphotography

Nov. and Dec., in Sonoma, Lake and Mendocino Counties were warm. Thinking photographically down the road, I hit Lake Mendo and Lake Pillsbury for a before pic. Luckily, late Dec. and early Jan. mitigated low lake levels. Dec (and Nov-Dec) 2025 were the warmest on record for Western U.S.

I spy @fuzyjoe.bsky.social

Coastal range experiencing offshore flow at higher elevations, with temps boosted and low RH. Fire danger really low because you know, all the precipitation, so not a lot of worries. Septanuary?

It’s the time of year when photographers take stock of what they made during the past 365 days. Here are some of my favorites.

Sonoma County right in the crosshairs of a 5% tornado risk Christmas morning.

‘Firehose’ drifting south now.

Curiosity will be my downfall. At the tail end of the Petaluma Lighted Boat Parade at the turning basin from my second floor vantage point, I noticed a column of smoke and the whoop of fire engines. Decided to check it out. @pressdemo.bsky.social #kentporterphotography #photojournalism

This time of year community gatherings are amazing. It’s spiritual for many, including Guadalupanos who celebrate their Catholic faith during a procession of the Virgin of Guadalupe from Santa Rosa to Windsor early on December 12. #kentporterphotography @pressdemo.bsky.social #photojournalism

If you’re in the mountains of the Bay Area tonight, above the persistent tule fog, it’s quite balmy.

A few from the Calistoga Lighted Tractor Parade, Saturday night in Napa County. #kentporterphoto @pressdemo.bsky.social #photojournalism

With a layer of cirrus clouds and smoke particulates trapped under a stubborn high pressure ridge, the Cold moon rises behind the Mayacamas Mountains, Thursday. #kentporterphotography @pressdemo.bsky.social #photojournalism

In between my daily assignments, I managed to get out and about in the vineyards. For more of these, click the link below : www.pressdemocrat.com/2025/11/26/p... One of the longest vineyard fall color breaks I can remember in Sonoma and Napa County. #kentporterphotography #photojournalism

Organizations already posting their best of year photographs. News flash, it’s not even December yet. Unless you’re a monthly, Wait a couple of weeks.

I’m blessed to be a visual journalist @pressdemo.bsky.social. Make no mistake, I’m as busy now as I was at 30 years-old. Just a sample of one weeks work. There’s two other panels which wouldn’t fit here. #kentporterphotography #photojournalism #commuunity

Those of you who live in Sonoma County and surrounding regions will remember the #TubbsFire and the thousands of structures destroyed. Among them was the Round Barn, now being rebuilt by a local architect. pressdemocrat.com/2025/11/22/san… @pressdemo.bsky.socia#kentporterphotographyhy

Mike McGuire running for congress: exclusive: x.com/murphreports... @pressdemo.bsky.social

The brightest aurora I’ve seen in NorCal. Photograph made along Dry Creek Rd. in Healdsburg, with the iconic Timber Crest Farms barn. #kentporterphotography @pressdemo.bsky.social #substorm #Auroraborealis #northernlights #CME

Heads up SoCal.

Prescribed fire by @CALFIRELNU @SonomaParks at Tolay Regional Park in Lakeville, Friday. @pressdemo.bsky.social #kentporterphotography #photojournalism

#CometLemmon above NE Sonoma County, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. #kentporterphotography

The. #NoKings March in Santa Rosa, Ca., Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. @pressdemo.bsky.social

Petaluma’s Pride festival, Saturday, Oct. 11. #kentporterphotography @pressdemo.bsky.social #photojournalism

The Milky Way, bioluminescence and a visitor to the beach, Wednesday evening along the Sonoma County coastline. #kentporterphotography #photojournalism @pressdemo.bsky.social

Dissipating thunderstorm, Tuesday evening in Santa Rosa, Ca. #kentporterphotography #photojournalism @pressdemo.bsky.social

The graphic below is just a portion of the fire wx forecast for the week. Click on the link for more info. gacc.nifc.gov/oncc/predict...

The #pickettfire in Napa County is nearly 7,000 acres after Saturday’s 2,000 acre push in to Aetna Springs. #kentporterphotography @pressdemo.bsky.social #photojournalism

Last night on the #PickettFire in Aetna Springs and a tanker drop in Dutch Henry Canyon. The Pickett is at 7% containment, and 310 acres shy of 5k. A spot on the north side added acreage yesterday, contingency lines are holding, according to Cal Fire. #kentporterphotgraphy @pressdemo.bsky.social

The #pickettfire in Napa Valley, Thursday afternoon. #kentporterphotography @pressdemo.bsky.social #photojournalism

A few images from the #MedicineFire in Round Valley (Covelo) Sunday, Mendocino County. @pressdemo.bsky.social #kentporterphotography #photojournalism