Shmuel Thaler is a Staff Photographer at the Santa Cruz Sentinel. With a diverse portfolio that spans themes such as travel and tourism, arts and entertainment, and construction, he captures the vibrant essence of his subjects while focusing on the intersection of art and community. Thaler's work has been featured in numerous publications, including Chico Enterprises, The Mercury News, and The Sacramento Bee.
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Shmuel Thaler's focus is primarily on local events, nature, and photography in the Santa Cruz area. His coverage heavily features family & relationships as well as entertainment news. If you have pitches related to local events, nature or weather-related stories focused on the Santa Cruz area, he might be interested in your content.
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By: Shmuel Thaler
Steam rises as a worker uses a road roller on southbound Highway 17 north of Summit Road. The work is part of Caltrans' State Route 17 Road Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project. Caltrans has begun a pavement preservation project on Highway 17 from Hebard Way in Santa Clara County to the Santa Cruz County Line. The project is designed to “preserve and ext
The project is designed to “preserve and extend the lifespan of the existing pavement, address failed pavement locations, and enhance ride quality for motorists in both directions.”
By: Shmuel Thaler
Walkers stride along the Pogonip Creek Nature Loop as they approach the Prairie Trail at Pogonip in a view from UC Santa Cruz. The UCSC campus and much of the Pogonip land was part of Cowell Ranch that Henry Cowell bought in 1865 for its extensive lime and timber resources. Cowell and his family owned the Pogonip portion until 1989 when Cowell's last remai
By: Shmuel Thaler
Dusk falls over the Audrey Stanley Grove in DeLaveaga Park as Santa Cruz Shakespeare presents William Shakespeare's “Macbeth.” “The Tragedy of Macbeth,” often shortened to “Macbeth,” is estimated to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatizes the physically violent and damaging psychological effects of political ambitions and power. It was first publi
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Oliver Potts, top left, navigates the Treasure Cove play structure in his wheelchair. (Shmuel Thaler — Santa Cruz Sentinel)
By: Shmuel Thaler
A person heading to Stevenson College at UC Santa Cruz is silhouetted as they made their way up the hill from the university's East Field. The college was named for former governor of Illinois, democratic presidential candidate, and Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai E. Stevenson, who died 14 months before the college opened in September 1966. The coll
Asher Trageser casts a dramatic shadow on the exterior wall of Santa Cruz Roller Palladium while pedaling to roller derby practice with the Harbor Hellcats. Trageser, known by their roller derby name “Honey Badger,” and the rest of the Hellcats will face off with Silicon Valley's Heart's Delight team in a bout at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium Sept. 19.
By: Shmuel Thaler
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Dream Inn hotel on West Cliff Drive is illuminated by late afternoon sun this week as the
A California brown pelican squeezes onto a rock off West Cliff Drive at Columbia Street that is crowded with pelicans, cormorants and a few gulls. Cornell University Ornithology Lab's All About Birds website describes the birds as a “comically elegant bird with an oversized bill, sinuous neck, and big, dark body. Squadrons glide above the surf along southe
By: Shmuel Thaler
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Judi Cobb is all smiles as she and other participants of the city of Santa Cruz Parks and
