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Kent Porter @kpphotos.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Al those announcing fire season over in SoCal, never say never. This is life in warming climate.

Kent Porter @kpphotos.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Sunday’s #ChilenoFire on the Sonoma/Marin county line. You might think you need at warm weather and low RH, but wind is a driver of fire. It was 62° and a buoyant 45% RH. An upslope wind, with slope alignment and an unstable air mass added to the spread. #kentporterphotography #photojournalism

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Kent Porter @kpphotos.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

We are now at that stage of California’s fire season, where we skip “moderate” rate of spread and pass go to “dangerous” rate of spread. Image from the #WoodsideFire last week on the Sonoma Coast. #KentPorterPhotography @pressdemo.bsky.social

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Kent Porter @kpphotos.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

The #WoodsideFire in photos, Day 1. For more: www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/08/02/c...

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Kent Porter @kpphotos.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Scenes from the #FelizFire in Hopland, Saturday night. www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/08/02/e...

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Kent Porter @kpphotos.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

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

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Kent Porter @kpphotos.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

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

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Kent Porter @kpphotos.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

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

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Kent Porter @kpphotos.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

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

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Kent Porter @kpphotos.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

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

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Kent Porter @kpphotos.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

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

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Kent Porter @kpphotos.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

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

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Kent Porter @kpphotos.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

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

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Kent Porter @kpphotos.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

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

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Kent Porter @kpphotos.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

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

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Kent Porter @kpphotos.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

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

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Kent Porter @kpphotos.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

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

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Kent Porter @kpphotos.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

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

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Kent Porter @kpphotos.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

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.

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Kent Porter @kpphotos.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

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

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Kent Porter @kpphotos.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

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.

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Kent Porter @kpphotos.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

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?

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Kent Porter @kpphotos.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

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.

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Kent Porter @kpphotos.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

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

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Kent Porter @kpphotos.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

‘Firehose’ drifting south now.

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Kent Porter @kpphotos.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

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

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Kent Porter @kpphotos.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

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

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Kent Porter @kpphotos.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

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

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Kent Porter @kpphotos.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

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

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Kent Porter @kpphotos.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

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

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Kent Porter @kpphotos.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

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

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Kent Porter @kpphotos.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

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.

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Kent Porter @kpphotos.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

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

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Kent Porter @kpphotos.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

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.social #kentporterphotography

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Kent Porter @kpphotos.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

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

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Kent Porter @kpphotos.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

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

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Kent Porter @kpphotos.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

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

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Kent Porter @kpphotos.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

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

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