Architecture & Real Estate · Carmel · Pebble Beach · Big Sur

Architectural and real estate photographer for Carmel, Pebble Beach and Big Sur

Homes photographed the way they were designed.

Twilight exteriors, natural-light interiors, and aerial context for custom builders, architects, interior designers, and listing agents — from Carmel cottages to Pebble Beach estates. Every frame is a 102-megapixel medium format capture, which means billboard-grade files for builders and crisp MLS sets for agents from the same shoot. Photographs published in Travel + Leisure, the New York Post, Cottages & Gardens and Robb Report.

Featured — The Edge · Pebble Beach

The record-setter, photographed from every angle.

When The Edge — the Sterling | Huddleson–designed estate above 17-Mile Drive — sold for $28 million in November 2022, it set the record as the most expensive non-oceanfront home ever sold in Monterey County. I photographed the residence on the ground and from the air: twilight exteriors, architectural details, and aerial context over Pebble Beach. Those frames are in the gallery below.

Selected Work

Exteriors, interiors, and the view from above.

Recent commissions from Big Sur to Pebble Beach — twilight exteriors, natural-light interiors, and aerial context.

Seastone, the 1917 Carmel limestone estate attributed to Greene & Greene and regarded as the first home in the Carmel Highlands, after its restoration by Sterling | Huddleson Architecture and Carroll & Strong Builders — exterior above the Pacific, architectural photography by Manny Espinoza — SEASTONE · 1917 · CARMEL HIGHLANDS · S|H ARCHITECTURE · CARROLL & STRONG

Great room of Seastone in the Carmel Highlands with interiors by Kathryn M. Ireland: double-height windows, carved wood gallery, limestone fireplace and a branching brass chandelier — interior photography by Manny Espinoza — SEASTONE · GREAT ROOM · INTERIORS BY KATHRYN M. IRELAND

Kitchen at Seastone, Carmel Highlands, with beamed ceiling, green tile range alcove, AGA cooker and Kathryn M. Ireland fabrics — interior photography by Manny Espinoza — SEASTONE · KITCHEN · CARROLL & STRONG BUILDERS

Storybook Carmel cottage at twilight with lush landscaping — architectural photography by Manny Espinoza — TWILIGHT · CARMEL

Interior with grand arched window in a Highway 1 residence, Big Sur — architectural photography — HIGHWAY 1 · INTERIOR

The Edge, the Sterling Huddleson–designed Pebble Beach estate that set Monterey County's $28M non-oceanfront sale record — architectural detail at sunset — THE EDGE · STERLING HUDDLESON

Living room fireplace of the 1940 Robert Stanton adobe at 150 Littlefield Road, Monterey, where Shirley Temple was married — real estate photography featured in Robb Report and the New York Post — 150 LITTLEFIELD · SHIRLEY TEMPLE'S WEDDING HOUSE

Guest suite at The Charles, Napa Valley — hospitality interior photography by Manny Espinoza — THE CHARLES · NAPA VALLEY

Living room of the Cypress Inn, Carmel-by-the-Sea — hospitality architectural photography — CYPRESS INN · CARMEL

Aerial drone photograph of The Edge, the record-setting $28M Sterling Huddleson–designed estate above 17-Mile Drive, Pebble Beach — THE EDGE · RECORD $28M SALE

Modern home exterior at twilight with fire terrace on the Monterey Peninsula — MODERN · TWILIGHT

Custom home by Travis Construction photographed in Carmel — TRAVIS CONSTRUCTION

Sterling Huddleson–designed Pebble Beach residence at dusk — architectural photography by Manny Espinoza — STERLING HUDDLESON · PEBBLE BEACH

Country estate at golden hour with warm light through the trees — architectural photography by Manny Espinoza — ESTATE · GOLDEN HOUR

Le Cap du Roc, an oceanfront estate at 36654 Highway 1 in the Carmel Highlands, walls of glass lit at twilight beneath the Santa Lucia hills — photographed for listing agent Cicily Sterling by Manny Espinoza — LE CAP DU ROC · CARMEL HIGHLANDS · FOR CICILY STERLING

Modern interior with stone fireplace and pool view — INTERIOR · MODERN

L'Auberge Carmel, the Relais & Châteaux hotel on Monte Verde Street in Carmel-by-the-Sea, facade at twilight — hospitality architectural photography by Manny Espinoza — L'AUBERGE CARMEL · RELAIS & CHÂTEAUX · TWILIGHT

Great room of The Edge in Pebble Beach, natural light interior photography by Manny Espinoza — THE EDGE · GREAT ROOM

Interior of The Edge with floor-to-ceiling windows framing Carmel Bay — THE EDGE · CARMEL BAY VIEW

Covered terrace of The Edge at twilight with fire pit lit, Pebble Beach — THE EDGE · TERRACE

Infinity pool overlooking the ocean — lifestyle real estate photography — POOL · LIFESTYLE

Great room with a wood ceiling and a wall of glass framing the valley view, architectural photography by Manny Espinoza — GREAT ROOM · VALLEY VIEW

Modern great room with a wood ceiling, large artwork and ocean-view windows, interior photography by Manny Espinoza — GREAT ROOM · OCEAN VIEW

Staged modern kitchen with a long island, real estate photography on the Monterey Peninsula — KITCHEN · REAL ESTATE

Who It's For

Builders, architects, designers, and agents.

Custom buildersPortfolio-grade documentation of finished projects, print-ready to 64 inches

Listing agentsMLS-ready sets with fast turnaround, twilight options, and aerial add-ons

Interior designersEditorial-style interiors for portfolios, publication, and awards submissions

HospitalityInns, restaurants, and tasting rooms — rooms, spaces, and ambience

Aerial add-onDrone and helicopter coverage for estates, acreage, and coastal context

PrintsIn-house archival printing — your project on the wall of your office or the client's home

Architectural and real estate photographer for Carmel, Pebble Beach and Big Sur

The record-setter, photographed from every angle.

Exteriors, interiors, and the view from above.

Builders, architects, designers, and agents.

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