Monterey cypress

Photographer Jon Pinter is sharing images of Monterey cypress trees along California's Central Coast. The work highlights the iconic native trees that define the region's windswept shoreline, and is drawing attention from nature and photography enthusiasts. Pinter's coastal imagery focuses on native California landscapes, including beaches, shorelines and the dramatic cypress stands characteristic of the state's west coast.

A photographer has shared new images of Point Lobos on California's Big Sur coast, where Pacific surf crashes against cliffs lined with Monterey cypress trees. Alongside the photographs, he recalls a lifelong connection to the area, writing that his parents began taking him there shortly after the family moved to the San Francisco Bay Area when he was four years old.

A photograph of an old Monterey cypress tree at Point Lobos State Natural Reserve in California is drawing attention, with the photographer describing the area's cypress trees as rugged and varied specimens that each carry their own personality, shaped by wind, light and exposure rather than growing as a uniform forest.