The Dorymen of Cardiff, as Robert Miles Wald calls his exhibit, is a series of images documenting how fishermen once plied their trade off the waters of Encinitas. Only two decades later, such freedom is much more difficult to attain, Wald explained.
Beaches are crowded, and few permit the launching of power boats.
Small operators can't compete against well-equipped commercial outfits. The catch has declined. In the early '70s, when Wald was a UC San Diego student, he opened but soon closed the Fish Peddler in Solana Beach. Later, he worked at the Fish House West market and restaurant on the Coast Highway in Cardiff. Seaside Trailer Park to the south and the San Elijo Lagoon mouth to the north.