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144 C A R M E L M A G A Z I N E • F A L L 2 0 2 5 Stevie Nicks and Belinda Carlisle (including her hit “Heaven is a Place on Earth”). Ground- breaking virtuoso British fusion guitarist Allan Holdsworth became a close friend, and he worked with him for many years. The engineer’s calm, relaxing demeanor allowed him to work well with sometimes tempera- mental artists. Eventually, Feist opened his own studio, Ravenswork, inVenice, California, where he soon became a go-to guy for film, television and advertising work.“Clients includedToyota, Apple and Microsoft, and I always had one or two commercials on the Super Bowl.” Throughout this period of his life, he was still pursuing his other passion, photography, pairing his images with thoughtful prose. “Ravenswork had a large Facebook following, and I started posting stories about my experiences in the stu- dio,” he recalls.“Then I discovered that if I paired those pieces with photographs, it would give them more meaning and impact.” He eventually ran out of things to say about recording studios and began musing on topics such as the creative process, art and other subjects.“I kind of fell into this thing and I liked it.” Following the sale of his studio, Feist moved Many of the photographs in “Fragments of Light” were shot on the Monterey Peninsula, with others throughout California and elsewhere. The ocean and its creatures are favorite subjects, captured while on long seaside walks.