Photojournalist

Paul Bersebach

Paul Bersebach has been a news photographer for over 25 years after graduating from Ohio University’s School of Visual Communication. He started working his way up at newspapers in the Midwest before coming to The Orange County Register in 1999. Paul has been a photographer and photo editor at the Register for over 20 years.

Location: Orange County, California, USA

Camper Luke Macias is passed through a rope spider web at the Quo Vadis Catholic Boys Camp at the Santiago Retreat Center in Silverado, CA on Thursday, July 10, 2025. Teams had to pass from one side to the other without touching the rope and only using each opening once. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Summer camp mixes life lessons, fun in Santa Ana Mountains

July 11, 2025 at 7:21 p.m.

Boys strengthen their Catholic faith while having fun during the Quo Vadis camp at the Santiago Retreat Center.

Kayakers paddle inside a sea cave during a tour on Santa Cruz Island off the California coast on Monday, May 5, 2025. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Travel: You can see unique wildlife on Santa Cruz Island — but plan ahead

June 25, 2025 at 12:15 p.m.

Santa Cruz Island isn't easy to get to but the hearty travelers who make it are rewarded with a distinctive landscape off the California coast.

Thousands of No Kings protesters marched against the policies of the Trump administration in Los Angeles on Saturday, June 14, 2025. Thousands of protesters turned out (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Photos: Signs show the mood of ‘No Kings’ protesters in Southern California

June 29, 2025 at 9:40 a.m.

Organizers said demonstrations were arranged to reject authoritarianism, billionaire-first politics and the militarization of the country’s democracy.

Italo Ferreira won his opening heat in the Lexus Trestles Pro south of San Clemente, CA on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. The event is part of the World Surf League tour. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Photos: Highlights from the start of the Trestles Pro

June 12, 2025 at 3:53 p.m.

The best surfers in the world are at Lower Trestles, south of San Clemente, for the World Surf League Championship Tour.

Brown pelicans fly over Anacapa Island near Inspiration Point on East Anacapa Island. Anacapa Island is one of five islands that make up Channel Islands National Park off the coast of Ventura, CA and is composed of three islets: East, Middle and West. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Explore the rugged beauty of Channel Islands National Park’s Anacapa Island

June 4, 2025 at 1:10 p.m.

Visiting Southern California’s archipelago takes planning and an adventurous spirit, but it’s worth the effort.

A creative graduation cap at the Fullerton Union High School graduation ceremony in the school’s stadium in Fullerton on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Graduation 2025: Unique graduation caps from schools across Southern California

May 30, 2025 at 9:53 a.m.

Graduates make their thoughts and humor known with messages on their mortarboards.

In this April 29, 1975 file photo, South Vietnamese civilians scale the 14-foot wall of the U.S. embassy in Saigon, trying to reach evacuation helicopters as the last Americans depart from Vietnam. (AP Photo/File)

PHOTOS: Fall of Saigon through the eyes of AP photographers

April 30, 2025 at 7:09 a.m.

April 30, 1975 marked the end of the Vietnam War with the Fall of Saigon and America's 20-year involvement.

Workers begin the demolition of the former JCPenney building at The Village at Orange mall in Orange, CA on Thursday, April 24, 2025. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Photos: JCPenney meets excavator in Orange, making way for 167 condo plan

April 25, 2025 at 10:26 a.m.

A housing developer and the city must first review an environmental impact report and host community engagement sessions.

A man walks through the Coastal redwood grove at Carbon Canyon Regional Park in Brea, CA on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Explore the secluded redwood forest at Carbon Canyon Regional Park

April 15, 2025 at 8:53 a.m.

Carbon Canyon Regional Park boasts many amenities including a fishing lake and a Coastal redwood grove.

Bell ringers Michael Gastelum, closest, and Nathan K. Banda sound the bells at Mission San Juan Capistrano during the annual St. Joseph’s Day and Return of the Swallows celebration in San Juan Capistrano, CA on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Mission San Juan Capistrano hosts annual celebrations for St. Joseph’s Day, swallows return

March 19, 2025 at 3:42 p.m.

Mission San juan Capistrano celebrates St. Joseph and the return of the swallows to the city.

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