Atmosphere : Infinite Malibu

Atmosphere: Infinite Malibu celebrates the universal allure of water and sky and terrain. Thousands of people each year flock to our shores to soak in the beauty of the shining sea and stroll on the wide sand beaches. From a single vantage of the Pacific Ocean, you too can enjoy twenty-four hours of gorgeous scenes. Brilliant photographs accented by poetic captions afford you lasting memories of your own vacation or provide a preview of what you can anticipate from travel to Southern California.

Creating this book became a family collaboration of a magnificent photographic record of the moods of weather passing over the ocean, poetic musings, and design to honor the vision of the whole. Each of the ninety-eight scenic images reaches across two pages to afford you a grand view. Jewels of colorful language enhance the immersive experience.

Designed for contemplation, Atmosphere invites you to visit Malibu from your home, linger in the joy of nights and days by the sea, and even gaze upward for a telescopic view of the vast array of planets, stars, constellations, and nebulae overhead.

The introduction to this book explains how this work of art came into being:

Twenty years ago we arrived in Malibu seeking a secluded home with a sea view from the Santa Monica Mountain National Recreation Area. We found Meteoros, a Greek-inspired spectacular site reminiscent of the six dedicated UNESCO Metéora mountain monasteries “suspended between heaven and earth.”

Over ten thousand square miles of the Pacific Ocean stretch before us. Solstice Canyon Park spills from our doorway down twelve hundred feet to a sandy beach and rocky shore. The Milky Way, constellations, and planets glide across the vast sapphire canopy.

Uplifted daily by the panorama that unfolds from this singular location, we share our infinite Malibu—our paradise, our inspiration of time and beauty, the natural world that continues to immerse and enthrall us. Every chosen word and image celebrates our decades of life here and the community who protects this remarkable space.