Robbie Keane of Los Angeles Galaxy celebrates after scoring.

Ok, I admit it. I am a really big fan of Robbie Keane of the Los Angeles Galaxy. He's a great player, he's Irish, and he's a gentleman. What more could you want? He's also tough, coming back from multiple injuries and still playing well.

Redondo Beach Pier, January 20th, 2017.

Stormy weather, a rarity in Southern California, drenched Redondo Beach and brought powerful waves to the Redondo Beach Pier. The waves were so powerful that the pier shook when the waves hit. Canon 7D Mk ii | Tamron 16-300.

Night portrait in the Louvre Courtyard, Paris.

Geyser backlit by lightening!

During our Nightskies Photography Workshop a thunderstorm moved in. While we were photographing this geyser along the Fountain Paint Pots Nature Trail lightening started moving closer and closer. It was exciting and a bit frightening to watch. I used a 4 second exposure at f/22, 20 mm, #withmyTamron 15-30, to capture the lightening. I've not seen too many images of lightening backlighting a geyser, so this image is pretty exciting to me. It's probably my favorite landscape from my Yellowstone trip.

Manhattan Beach Pier Sunrise

Camera geek stats: image taken at 500 mm with the Tamron 150-600 lens, and a Canon 7D. Given the 1.6 crop factor on the 7D the image is an 800 mm equivalent. The compression effect with the zoom brings the Hermosa, Redondo and PV hills closer.

Deep into the "Narrows" in Zion National Park, Utah.

This image was taken several hours into a hike upriver in the world-famous Zion Narrows. Although this water was only ankle deep, I had to trek through water that was waist deep to get to this point. Since it was November and chilly, I rented a dry suit up to my chest, water shoes, a walking stick and a very large dry bag to cover my photography gear. This is among the best hikes in the entire US National Park system. It can only be hiked when there is no chance of rain. The towering Navajo Sandstone walls reach heights of 1000' feet, but do not absorb any water. Consequently, a flash flood miles away can be deadly.

Sample headshot, photographed in my studio

Milky Way 2 AM

This image shows Milky Way at 2 am and the reflection of the stars in the Grand Prismatic Spring. We were very lucky to see this. A few hours earlier there wa a thunderstorm in the park with lightening. I've never in my life seen so many stars as we did at this location. It was quite humbling. Living near Los Angeles, there is so much light pollution that I rarely get to see anywhere near this many stars. We get so caught up in living our daily lives. Seeing the Milky Way like this is a very humbling experience when you stop to think about your TRUE place in the universe.

My surfing images were published in Popular Photography in a story about Tamron's amazing 150-600 telephoto. I love this lens! Incredible reach and an incredible value. This lens goes for around $1300 USD, whereas the Canon 600 f/4 is approximately $13,000 USD. I use this lens for all my outdoor sports and have terrific results. It is best to use a monopod or tripod when shooting images that are far away, and then turn off the vibration compensation. You can handhold this baby (and use the vibration compensation, which is excellent) but you don't want to it all day.

I love to shoot sports photography (especially surfing photography in L.A.'s South Bay) with the long reach of the Tamron 150-600.

Sunrise over Los Angeles, December 6th, 2014.

Sunrise view of the downtown Los Angeles skyline looking east. Canon 7D Mk II, Tamron SP 70-200, 2.8. 1/400 sec, at 70 mm, 100 ISO.

Tamron 16-300 @ 238 mm Half Dome

Sierra Road

Basketball hoop, Manzanar

By September of 1942, more than 100,000 Japanese Americans were crowded into 504 barracks organized into 36 blocks. There was little to no privacy in the barracks and not mubh outside. 200 to 400 people lived in each block, consisting of 14 barracks each divided into four rooms, shared men's and women's toilets and showers, a laundry room and mess hall. Any combination of eight individuals was alooted a 20x25 foot room. An oil stove, a single hanging light bub, cots, blankets and mattresses filled with straw were the only furnishings provided. Most of Manzanar was dismantled after being closed in November 1944. An excellent museum has been built inside what was the school and auditorium. PHOTO INFORMATION: Canon 7D Mk II, Tamron SP 15-30, f/2.8, 1/400 sec, at f/9, 26 mm, IS0 100.

Dos Santos of the LA Galaxy takes a corner kick at Stub Hub Center.

Sports Photographer Kevin Gilligan, photographs the Los Angeles Galaxy at the Stub Hub Center. As a soccer player for many years, I really enjoy photographing the LA Galaxy. Here Gio Dos Santos takes a corner kick. You can learn more about the LA Galaxy here: http://www.lagalaxy.com/news

Dark Wave

A rolling wave provides the way into a dark landscape of Manhattan Beach, California. Look closely for the six surfers and the helicopter. The Hermosa Beach Pier is in the background. This image is currently on display at the Torrance Art Museum in Torrance California.

NBA players (Lakers and Clippers) after training with John Marsh at Triton MMA.

NBA players train in MMA to stay in shape in the off-season. (Left to right) De Andre Jordan, Glen "Big Baby" Davis (L.A. Clippers), UFC Veteran John Marsh, Sasha Vujacic (former LA Laker).

UFC Champion Anderson "Spider" Silva

Anderson Silva is a Brazilian Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) champion who holds the record for most title defenses in UFC history. Many have called him the greatest MMA fighter of all time. After breaking his leg in a fight he was out for a year healing and training. In January of 2015, he courageously returned to the ring in UFC 183, beating challenger Nick Diaz. I had a chance to meet the champ during a photo shoot with celebrity sweat as a second shooter for celebrity photographer and fellow Tamron Image Master, Hernan Rodriguez. This was a really fun shoot for me as it combined two of my passions, photography and MMA. Thanks Hernan for inviting me!

Manzanar Guard Tower

The 500 acre housing section of Manzanar was surrounded by barbed wire and eight guard towers with search lights and patrolled by military police. Executive order 9066 ordered the removal of all Japanese Americans from the West Coast and into internment camps, regardless of citizenship, after Pearl Harbor was bombed in World War II. Two thirds of all Japanese Americans interned at Manzanar were American citizens by birth, many of whom had lived in the United States for decades, but who, by law, were denied citizenship. A total of 11,070 Japanese Americans were processed through Manzanar. Yet, no Japanese Americans were charged with espionage. Photo information: Canon 7D Mk II, Tamron SP 15-30, f/2.8, 1/100 sec, f/16, @30 mm, ISO 320, processed in Adobe Lightroom. (c) 2015, Kevin Gilligan, All Rights Reserved.