Colors of the Coast — Group Exhibit at Gallery of Hermosa

I'm thrilled to share that my work was selected for Colors of the Coast, a juried group exhibition at the Gallery of Hermosa in Hermosa Beach, California. The show was juried by Kimie Joe and Francziska Steagall and brings together artists working across photography, painting, plein air, and abstract work — all responding to the coastal environment in their own way.

The show runs May 23 through June 14, with opening weekend falling on one of the South Bay's best weekends of the year — right in the middle of both the Hermosa Beach Fiesta and the Hermosa Beach Fine Arts Festival. If you're going to be in Hermosa Beach that weekend, the gallery is at 138 Pier Ave and open 11AM–4PM all three days (May 23–25).

Colors of the Coast — Group Exhibit
Gallery of Hermosa
138 Pier Ave, Hermosa Beach, CA
May 23 – June 14, 2026
Opening Weekend: May 23–25, 11AM–4PM
www.GalleryOfHermosa.com

The theme of the show — colors of the coast — is something I've been chasing with a camera for years. The ocean isn't one color. It shifts from deep navy to pale aqua to almost white foam, all within a single frame. The Southern California coast has its own palette — the particular pink of a South Bay sunset, the green tint of a shorebreak lip just before it throws, the flat silver of the water on an overcast morning before anyone's out. That's what I wanted to bring to this show.

The piece I'm showing is MB Shorebreak 1 — shot right out front Manhattan Beach. It's one of those mornings where the shorebreak was doing exactly what you hope for: clean, powerful, light hitting the water just right. Pure South Bay. I've always felt that image captures something specific about this stretch of coast — the energy that's been here long before any of us and will be here long after.

If you've been following the work or have been wanting to see a piece in person, this is your chance. Work always reads differently on a wall than it does on a screen — the scale, the presence, the way the light interacts with it. Come see for yourself.

Hope to see some familiar faces opening weekend.

— Ryan

Ryan Cardone is a fine art and commercial photographer based in the South Bay, specializing in ocean, surf, and coastal photography. His work is available at ryancardonephotography.com.