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Kent Porter

California

Photojournalist at The Press Democrat

Photojournalist with the Press Democrat based in Sonoma County, Ca. Wait 5 minutes and the wx will change. Pulitzer Prize winner. No🚫AI.

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  • 1 month ago | pressdemocrat.com | Kent Porter

    Slide 1 of 9An early spring storm subsides at sunset over a vineyard in Alexander Valley on Highway 128, Monday, March 17, 2025. (Kent Porter / The Press Democrat)Slide 2 of 9Enrique Zamora prunes vines in Valley of the Moon near Kenwood, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (Kent Porter / The Press Democrat)Slide 3 of 9A grape vine makes its spring debut at Sangiacomo Family Wines in Sonoma, Monday, March 17, 2025. Bud break can be seen in a dozen or more Sonoma Valley and Carneros vineyards.

  • Nov 28, 2024 | fresnobee.com | Kent Porter

    Cold and fog greeted dancers and those who gathered before dawn on Thanksgiving to participate in the Ya-Ka-Ama Sunrise Ceremony honoring the culture of Indigenous peoples including the local Pomo, Wailacki and Maidu tribes. About 200 people from across the region huddled in blankets in below freezing temperatures watching the Sonoma County Pomo Dancers perform around a blazing bonfire.

  • Nov 28, 2024 | modbee.com | Kent Porter

    Cold and fog greeted dancers and those who gathered before dawn on Thanksgiving to participate in the Ya-Ka-Ama Sunrise Ceremony honoring the culture of Indigenous peoples including the local Pomo, Wailacki and Maidu tribes. About 200 people from across the region huddled in blankets in below freezing temperatures watching the Sonoma County Pomo Dancers perform around a blazing bonfire.

  • Nov 28, 2024 | pressdemocrat.com | Kent Porter

    A fisherman spent part of Thanksgiving morning being stripped of his soggy clothing after he tumbled into the waters of a local lake. Santa Rosa firefighters Matt Schillings and A.J. Alcocer rescued the man, who was spotted clinging to his capsized kayak at Nagasawa Community Park off Fountaingrove Parkway. The man was helped out of his clothes to be warmed up by blankets and heaters after falling into the 50-degree water. He was then taken to Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa Medical Center.

  • Oct 18, 2024 | napavalleyregister.com | Kent Porter

    About 13,000 customers in Northern California woke up without electricity Friday after Pacific Gas and Electric shut off power to prevent its equipment from sparking wildfires amid dry weather and strong winds expected to last through part of the weekend. The utility began cutting power Thursday evening to customers in 12 counties, including several in the San Francisco Bay Area. PG&E also shut off power to some customers farther north in Colusa, Glenn, Tehama and Shasta counties.

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Kent Porter @kentphotos
6 Apr 25

Video scenes from the Santa Rosa #HandsOff protest, Saturday. https://t.co/LzRrenuleZ #kentporterphotography @NorthBayNews https://t.co/ONELwH3j9a

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Kent Porter @kentphotos
6 Apr 25

#HandsOffProtests in Sonoma, Ca., Saturday, April 5, 2025. https://t.co/8YcZ2vrnEr @NorthBayNews #kentporterphotography

Kent Porter
Kent Porter @kentphotos
6 Apr 25

Scenes from #HandsOffProtests in Sonoma and Santa Rosa, Ca., Saturday, April 5, 2025. @NorthBayNews #HandsOff #handsoff2025 https://t.co/CaDxl9hTEN