100 Photowalks!
I was filming in beautiful downtown Placerville, California when it hit me: this was the 100th location we'd brought the PhotowalksTV cameras to since starting the show, which airs Sundays at 3 p.m. ET on Scripps News and YouTube.
I put a video together outlining some of the highlights--and wacky on the road experiences producing a series on an iPhone has afforded me, which I hope you'll take a look at.
It all started on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, where I wanted to test my theory that a travel show with a smartphone tips twist could resonate with viewers. I heard back loud and clear that the answer was yes, and began churning out many episodes, mostly based in California, as it was easy for me to drive over to film.
I left my old job as tech columnist for USA TODAY on January 4, 2021 to focus full-time on Photowalks in the midst of the pandemic, which gave me time to work on editing and prepping new shows. Eventually, we got back out onto the road, and started spreading out, geography wise, with episodes in New Mexico, Spain, France and eventually, the entire western region, with shows in each state: Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Arizona and more. We've touched ground in 17 states and 7 countries so far.
In October we began our association with Scripps News with an order for 6 shows, and expanded episodes to the half-hour TV format. In January the show was renewed for an additional 30 episodes.
Each entry on the list counts just as just one visit. So even though we've done over 15 episodes in San Francisco, the city by the bay only counts once.
The list: (You can see photos of them all here.)
Hollywood Walk of Fame
Hermosa Beach
Kauai
Los Angeles
Port Townsend, WA
Cannon Beach, Oregon
Beverly Hills
Palos Verdes
Huntington Beach
Tokyo
San Francisco
Pismo Beach
Venice Beach
Palm Springs
Las Vegas
Santa Barbara
Seal Beach
Newport Beach
Laguna Beach
Madrid
Seville
Lisbon
Porto
Morro Bay
Newport, Oregon
Dana Point
Seattle
Marina Del Rey
Culver City
San Pedro
Orange, California
Burbank
Pasadena
Riverside
Mountain View
Savannah
Manhattan Beach
Zion National Park
Oahu
Flagstaff
Redondo Beach
Bosque Del Apache, NM
Pia Town, NM
Taos, NM
Santa Fe
San Luis Obispo
Cayucos
Cambria
Big Sur
Carmel by the Sea
Monterey
Bandon, Oregon
Mendocino
Big Island
Kobe, Japan
Sunshine Coast, BC
Savary Island, BC
Catalina Island
Santa Cruz, CA
Balboa Island
Half Moon Bay
Paris
Lyon
Palm Desert
San Diego
Tijuana
Solvang
Safety Harbor, Florida
Clearwater, Florida
Osaka
Oceano Dunes
Columbus, Ohio
Black Hills, South Dakota
Prescott, AZ
Monument Valley, AZ
Moab, Utah
Jackson Hole, WY
Victor, ID
Boulder, CO
Naples, California
Bar Harbor, ME
Nova Scotia
Atlanta
Petaluma
Imperial Beach
Oceanside, CA
Carlsbad, CA
Pacifica
Siciliy
Cody, Wyoming
Midway, Utah
Park City, Utah
Driggs, Idaho
Bozeman, Montana
Barcelona
Temecula, CA
Abiquiu, NM
California Gold Country
Coming up in the near-term: Galveston, Texas, New Orleans, return trips to Las Vegas and San Diego and a big Route 66 journey from Chicago to Los Angeles. If you're in any of these areas, please reach out for a meetup, and let me know your nominees for where we should go next!