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America's Favorite Carrier
July 14, 2023 - On July 6, 2023, I was able to take part in a 24-hour, Distinguished Visitor (DV)/media embark aboard the US Navy aircra...
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USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)
January 07, 2023 - On December 13, 2022, I was able to take part in a 24-hour, Distinguished Visitor (DV)/media embark aboard the US Navy a...
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In the Best of Times
March 29, 2020 - With everything going on right now with COVID-19 and the desires to self-quarantine and keeping the population healthy,...
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Naval Air Facility El Centro: 2019 Fall Photocall
December 07, 2019 - Any day along the runway at Naval Air Facility El Centro is better than any day in the office, even if your office is at...
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Planes of Fame Air Show 2019
May 31, 2019 - It was the making of a great weekend, a road trip to California and an air show. Ry and I had been planning for this one...
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Planes of Fame Air Museum
April 21, 2019 - The Planes of Fame Air Museum is one of our favorite air museums around. We love visiting the museum as well as attendin...
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Grumman EA-6B Prowler
March 31, 2019 - This month the US Marine Corps officially retired their Grumman EA-6B Prowlers, and we had to officially say "goodbye" t...
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2018 Year in Review
January 31, 2019 - 2018 was an amazing year for Ottosen Photography, although it was a bit lean for aviation photography.
There were onl...
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USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)
January 25, 2019 - On December 8, 2018, I was able to take part in a 24-hour, Distinguished Visitor (DV)/media embark aboard the US Navy ai...
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2017 Year in Review
January 06, 2018 - 2017 was a great year for Ottosen Photography! We took thousands of photos, went on quite a few trips, and celebrated ou...
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Naval Air Facility El Centro: 2017 Fall Photocall
December 22, 2017 - On Thursday, November 16, I hit the road and headed to Naval Air Facility El Centro (NAFEC) for their 2017 Fall Photocal...
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Small Town Warbirds
November 25, 2017 - Last month Rylan and I spent a long weekend in Palm Springs, California. This trip was not only visiting friends and a c...
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The Art of War
June 25, 2017 - In the past year, we have started two new collections here on Ottosen Photography. One of these new collections is The A...
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2017 Planes of Fame Airshow
May 29, 2017 - The 2017 Planes of Fame Airshow was another amazing event, and Rylan and I were happy to be there to catch the action. W...
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We Support Planes of Fame
April 01, 2017 - I have always been fascinated with warbirds, there's just something special about a World War II fighter or bomber strut...
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2016 Year in Review
January 29, 2017 - 2016 has been an awesome year for Ottosen Photography, and we are happy to publish our 2016 year in review.
The first...
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2016 Planes of Fame Airshow
October 01, 2016 - On Thursday April 28, 2016, my good friend Ross and I hit the road for Chino, California and the 2016 Planes of Fame Air...
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2016 Air Show Season Kickoff Weekend
March 26, 2016 - The time had come, the kickoff to the 2016 air show season, and it was time to hit the road to see two of the biggest de...
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Naval Air Facility El Centro 2015 Fall Photocall
December 14, 2015 - Tuesday, November 17, 2015, started out like most typical days, except we woke up much earlier than normal and we had a...
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InSight: Revealing the Heart of Mars
September 05, 2015 - Have you ever wanted to blast off on a NASA rocket and travel to Mars? Well, now you have exactly that opportunity! Well...
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Naval Air Facility El Centro 2015 Air Show
March 24, 2015 - Friday, March 13, would start with an afternoon drive from Phoenix, Arizona to El Centro, California. I arrived in El Ce...
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Naval Air Facility El Centro 2015 Winter/Blue Angels Photocall
February 27, 2015 - 3:00 am came very early on Thursday, February 19, but Rylan and I both shot out of bed with excitement. It was time to g...
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USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74)
February 11, 2015 - Four years ago today I was a guest on the USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) for a media tour while she was in port at Naval A...
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Her Final Prowl
December 09, 2014 - On November 21, 2014 the Navy retired one of its last four Grumman EA-6B Prowlers and put it on permanent loan to the Pa...
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Naval Air Facility El Centro 2014 Fall Photocall
November 25, 2014 - First, before I go any further, I would like to give a big thanks to the NAF El Centro Commanding Officer and the Public...
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Why is there a B-17G in the Ottosen Photography logo?
February 09, 2014 - I chose to include the Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress in the Ottosen Photography logo for two reasons. The first is becaus...
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Night and Day in LA
December 29, 2013 - My good friend Jeff and I recently made another trip out to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to do some aviation...
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Another Day in LA
August 10, 2013 - We drove all night and shot all day, when I returned home I had been gone a total of 26 hours. The four of us had spent...
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Honeymoon in SoCal
November 30, 2012 - My wife and I were married on July 26, 2011, over 15 months later we decided to go on our honeymoon. The plan was to dri...
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NASA Social - Dryden Flight Research Center
September 23, 2012 - At 10:30pm on Tuesday, September 18, I jumped into my car and headed west towards Los Angeles, California. My final dest...
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One Day in LA
September 10, 2012 - In the early morning of Saturday, September 8, a few friends piled into a car and hit the road for an out-and-back trip...
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HSC-3 “Merlins”
February 25, 2012 - During a couple of recent visits to Naval Air Station North Island and Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Three (HSC-3) I ob...
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