McCafferty in his studio in San Pedro, 1975.

Jay and Ellen McCafferty with Ellen’s first dog, 1978.
Framed Polaroid.

McCafferty working with his Sony Portapak, the first portable video camera (introduced 1967), ca. 1972.

A drawer in the tool chest of the San Pedro studio.

McCafferty and his mentor and friend Tony DeLap at UC Irvine, CA, 1972.

McCafferty with friend and fellow lifeguard John Burich, who appears in the photobook Bicep (1974), Cabrillo Beach, c. 1970s.

McCafferty working under the sun on the roof of his studio on 6th Street in San Pedro, late 1970s.

McCafferty solar burning, c. 1972.

McCafferty at work on video in Harbor City, Los Angeles, 1972.