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California hardcover photo book with the illustrated cover of palm trees and a beach under a yellow sun on sky blue, on a round oak coffee table in a bright living room
California hardcover photo book with the illustrated cover of palm trees and a beach under a yellow sun on sky blue, shown close up beside its spine on a pale grey studio surface
California hardcover photo book with the illustrated cover of palm trees and a beach under a yellow sun on sky blue, held upright in two hands by a woman in a black top, sitting in a cream boucle armchair
California square hardcover photo book with the illustrated cover of palm trees and a beach under a yellow sun on sky blue, on a smoked glass coffee table beside a leather armchair in warm afternoon light
California softcover photo book with the illustrated cover of palm trees and a beach under a yellow sun on sky blue, lying on an oak desk in dappled afternoon sunlight
California square hardcover photo book with the illustrated cover of palm trees and a beach under a yellow sun on sky blue, lying on a pale blue studio backdrop
California illustrated travel photo book cover with palm trees and a beach under a yellow sun on sky blue
California illustrated square photo book cover with palm trees and a beach under a yellow sun on sky blue

California photo books

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Your California road trip or vacation, printed as a photo book you design yourself.

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  • 200gsm gloss pages, 24 to 298 of them
  • Six cover styles and 525 illustrated designs, with your title, colours and spine
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9.6 mm50 pages
13 mm100 pages
17 mm150 pages
21 mm200 pages
Shown to scale. Your exact spine is set by your page count in the studio.

Binding
Hardcover
Pages
24 to 298
Paper
200gsm gloss
Cover
Matte, personalised front, back and spine
Sizes
21 × 29.7 cm, 14.8 × 21 cm, 21 × 21 cm

Every book is printed to order, then sent tracked to your door. UK orders usually arrive in 5 to 8 working days. Delivery is priced for your address and your date is confirmed at checkout.

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California photo books

Make a photo book of your California trip

  • 9 illustrated covers drawn for California
  • 4 places on the covers
  • Hardcover, softcover or layflat, in three sizes
  • Made on the web or in the app, printed when you order
Start your California book

California trips rarely stay in one place. A typical one lands in Los Angeles or San Francisco, follows the coast for a few days, then cuts inland to the desert. These covers are drawn for each part of that: the Golden Gate Bridge in red, beach palms against a low sun, a surfboard and a curling wave, a Joshua tree at dusk, the state's orange poppy, and two cities with covers of their own, San Diego and Palm Springs.

Choose the cover that fits, add the photos from your own vacation and print the result as a hardcover, a softcover or a layflat. The book is designed by you, in the TripMemo print studio on the web or in the TripMemo app on iPhone, so it holds exactly the trip you took.

All 9 California photo book covers

Every one is drawn for a place in California. Tap a book to try it on above, then fill it with your own photos.

  • Beach palms

    California

    Two palms leaning over a sandy cove with a yellow sun behind and green headlands running down to the sea, on sky blue, for a Pacific Coast Highway trip.

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  • Golden Gate Bridge

    California

    The Golden Gate Bridge drawn in close-up, its red towers and cables filling the cover on pale blue, for a San Francisco trip.

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  • Surfboard & wave

    California

    A striped orange surfboard standing in the sand beside palm fronds, a breaking wave and a setting sun, on deep teal, for a surf trip or a beach-town summer.

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  • Poppy

    California

    One large orange California poppy in full bloom with its feathery leaves, on apricot with the title in deeper orange, for a spring trip to see the wildflowers.

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  • Joshua tree

    California

    A spiky Joshua tree against a pale yellow sun with pink desert mountains behind, on coral, for a few nights out in the Mojave.

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  • Palms

    San Diego

    Two very tall, thin palm silhouettes in navy with peach highlights on lavender, the skyline you see along San Diego's beaches.

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  • Palms & sun

    California

    Two bold green palms and an orange sun on hot pink, or on blue in its other colourway, a bright all-purpose California cover.

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  • Corvette & palm

    United States

    A red classic convertible with cream side panels parked under a palm on pale blue, titled USA, for a longer road trip across several states that ends on the West Coast.

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  • Coupe cocktail

    Palm Springs

    A pink cocktail in a coupe glass with a wedge of grapefruit on the rim, on blush pink, for a poolside weekend in Palm Springs.

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See it on your coffee table

Every California cover as a finished book, from the sofa to the desk. Swipe through to find the one you would leave out for guests.

  • California hardcover photo book with the illustrated cover of palm trees and a beach under a yellow sun on sky blue, on a round oak coffee table in a bright living room
  • California square hardcover photo book with the illustrated cover of the Golden Gate Bridge on pale aqua, on a smoked glass coffee table beside a leather armchair in warm afternoon light
  • California hardcover photo book with the illustrated cover of a surfboard, a wave and the sun on teal, held upright in two hands by a woman in a black top, sitting in a cream boucle armchair
  • California softcover photo book with the illustrated cover of a California poppy on peach, lying on an oak desk in dappled afternoon sunlight
  • California square hardcover photo book with the illustrated cover of a Joshua tree and desert hills under a low sun on coral, lying on a pale blue studio backdrop
  • California hardcover photo book with the San Diego illustrated cover of palm trees on lilac, shown close up beside its spine on a pale grey studio surface
  • California square hardcover photo book with the illustrated cover of palm trees and a beach under a yellow sun on sky blue, on a smoked glass coffee table beside a leather armchair in warm afternoon light
  • California hardcover photo book with the illustrated cover of the Golden Gate Bridge on pale aqua, on a round oak coffee table in a bright living room
  • California hardcover photo book with the illustrated cover of a surfboard, a wave and the sun on teal, on a round oak coffee table in a bright living room
  • California hardcover photo book with the illustrated cover of a California poppy on peach, on a round oak coffee table in a bright living room
  • California hardcover photo book with the illustrated cover of a Joshua tree and desert hills under a low sun on coral, on a round oak coffee table in a bright living room
  • California hardcover photo book with the San Diego illustrated cover of palm trees on lilac, on a round oak coffee table in a bright living room
  • California hardcover photo book with the illustrated cover of palm trees and a beach under a yellow sun on sky blue, held upright in two hands by a woman in a black top, sitting in a cream boucle armchair
  • California hardcover photo book with the illustrated cover of the Golden Gate Bridge on pale aqua, held upright in two hands by a woman in a black top, sitting in a cream boucle armchair
  • California square hardcover photo book with the illustrated cover of a surfboard, a wave and the sun on teal, on a smoked glass coffee table beside a leather armchair in warm afternoon light
  • California square hardcover photo book with the illustrated cover of a California poppy on peach, on a smoked glass coffee table beside a leather armchair in warm afternoon light
  • California square hardcover photo book with the illustrated cover of a Joshua tree and desert hills under a low sun on coral, on a smoked glass coffee table beside a leather armchair in warm afternoon light
  • California square hardcover photo book with the San Diego illustrated cover of palm trees on lilac, on a smoked glass coffee table beside a leather armchair in warm afternoon light
  • California softcover photo book with the illustrated cover of palm trees and a beach under a yellow sun on sky blue, lying on an oak desk in dappled afternoon sunlight
  • California softcover photo book with the illustrated cover of the Golden Gate Bridge on pale aqua, lying on an oak desk in dappled afternoon sunlight
  • California softcover photo book with the illustrated cover of a surfboard, a wave and the sun on teal, lying on an oak desk in dappled afternoon sunlight
  • California hardcover photo book with the illustrated cover of a California poppy on peach, held upright in two hands by a woman in a black top, sitting in a cream boucle armchair
  • California hardcover photo book with the illustrated cover of a Joshua tree and desert hills under a low sun on coral, held upright in two hands by a woman in a black top, sitting in a cream boucle armchair
  • California hardcover photo book with the San Diego illustrated cover of palm trees on lilac, held upright in two hands by a woman in a black top, sitting in a cream boucle armchair
  • California square hardcover photo book with the illustrated cover of palm trees and a beach under a yellow sun on sky blue, lying on a pale blue studio backdrop
  • California square hardcover photo book with the illustrated cover of the Golden Gate Bridge on pale aqua, lying on a pale blue studio backdrop
  • California square hardcover photo book with the illustrated cover of a surfboard, a wave and the sun on teal, lying on a pale blue studio backdrop
  • California square hardcover photo book with the illustrated cover of a California poppy on peach, lying on a pale blue studio backdrop
  • California softcover photo book with the illustrated cover of a Joshua tree and desert hills under a low sun on coral, lying on an oak desk in dappled afternoon sunlight
  • California softcover photo book with the San Diego illustrated cover of palm trees on lilac, lying on an oak desk in dappled afternoon sunlight
  • California hardcover photo book with the illustrated cover of palm trees and a beach under a yellow sun on sky blue, shown close up beside its spine on a pale grey studio surface
  • California hardcover photo book with the illustrated cover of the Golden Gate Bridge on pale aqua, shown close up beside its spine on a pale grey studio surface
  • California hardcover photo book with the illustrated cover of a surfboard, a wave and the sun on teal, shown close up beside its spine on a pale grey studio surface
  • California hardcover photo book with the illustrated cover of a California poppy on peach, shown close up beside its spine on a pale grey studio surface
  • California hardcover photo book with the illustrated cover of a Joshua tree and desert hills under a low sun on coral, shown close up beside its spine on a pale grey studio surface
  • California square hardcover photo book with the San Diego illustrated cover of palm trees on lilac, lying on a pale blue studio backdrop

Where in California?

The cities, coasts and corners the California covers are drawn for. Pick the place your trip was about, or keep the whole country on the front.

  • California illustrated travel photo book cover with palm trees and a beach under a yellow sun on sky blue

    San Francisco

    The bridge is the first thing most people photograph in San Francisco, and one California cover is simply that: the Golden Gate's red towers and cables in close-up. It fits a city trip of cable cars, Alcatraz and sourdough, or the start of a drive south down Highway 1 through Big Sur.

  • California illustrated travel photo book cover with palm trees and a beach under a yellow sun on sky blue

    Los Angeles and the coast

    There is no Los Angeles cover by name, but the beach palms, the surfboard and the pink palms designs were made for exactly this stretch of coast: Santa Monica pier, Venice boardwalk, Malibu and the beaches on the way to Laguna. If you would rather the title said Los Angeles, change it on any California cover.

  • San Diego illustrated California travel photo book cover with palm trees on lilac

    San Diego

    Palms

    San Diego's cover is two tall palms on lavender, the kind that line the streets near Pacific Beach and Coronado. It suits a family vacation built around the zoo, the beaches and the harbour, or the last stop of a coast drive before the border.

  • Palm Springs illustrated California travel photo book cover with a coupe cocktail with grapefruit on salmon pink

    Palm Springs and the desert

    Coupe cocktail

    Palm Springs is a pool, a cocktail and a lot of mid-century architecture, and its cover keeps to the cocktail: a grapefruit coupe on pink. For trips that head out to Joshua Tree National Park, about an hour away, the Joshua tree cover shows the park's namesake trees against desert mountains at sunset.

Ideas

California photo book ideas

Most California trips from the UK are a fly-drive of two or three weeks: San Francisco and Yosemite, the coast road south through Big Sur, then Los Angeles, San Diego and the desert, often with Las Vegas on the end. Here is how to give each stretch of the drive its own chapter, with a drawn cover for the stops that have one.

Build it chapter by chapter

Follow the route you took and let each stop be its own chapter. Turn on day pages and every day opens with a page you can title, so the book reads in the order you lived it.

  1. San Francisco

    The Golden Gate from Battery Spencer or Baker Beach as the fog lifts, cable cars climbing Hyde Street with Alcatraz behind, the Painted Ladies at Alamo Square, and clam chowder in a sourdough bowl on the waterfront.

  2. Yosemite

    El Capitan and Half Dome from Tunnel View, Yosemite Falls at full flow in spring, and the valley turning gold from Glacier Point at sunset.

  3. Monterey, Carmel and Big Sur

    Sea otters in the kelp at Monterey, Carmel's fairytale cottages, Bixby Bridge from the pull-out on its north side, McWay Falls dropping onto the sand, and elephant seals on the beach near San Simeon.

  4. Los Angeles and Malibu

    The Hollywood sign from Griffith Observatory, the Ferris wheel on Santa Monica Pier at sunset, the Venice boardwalk and canals, and the sea stacks of Malibu's beaches.

  5. San Diego

    Sea lions on the rocks at La Jolla Cove, the red roofs of the Hotel del Coronado, the gardens and tiled domes of Balboa Park, and fish tacos by the beach.

    San Diego illustrated California travel photo book cover with palm trees on lilac

  6. Palm Springs and Joshua Tree

    Wind turbines lining the drive in, mid-century houses and turquoise pools, then Joshua trees and giant boulders at sunset and the Cholla Cactus Garden glowing at golden hour.

    Palm Springs illustrated California travel photo book cover with a coupe cocktail with grapefruit on salmon pink

  7. Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon

    The Strip lit up after dark, then sunrise over the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, the canyon walls turning from purple to red.

The little things

The landmarks take care of themselves. These are the photos you’ll be glad you took.

  • Fog rolling over the bridge
  • A diner breakfast with endless coffee
  • The hire car on an empty road
  • Highway 1 road signs
  • Sea lions hauled out on a pier
  • Fish tacos on the beach
  • Motel signs lit up at night
  • Orange poppies by the road in spring

Title ideas for your California photo book

The cover prints a title with the year beneath. Keep the place name, or try one of these.

Classic

  • Our California Road Trip
  • West Coast Days
  • The Golden State
  • San Francisco to San Diego

Road trip

  • Pacific Coast Highway
  • Highway 1
  • Road Trip USA
  • The Long Way South

Playful

  • West Coast Best Coast
  • Sun, Surf and Sourdough
  • Tacos and Tan Lines
  • Golden Hour, Golden State

How many photos for your California photo book?

  • A few days in San Francisco or LA

    60 to 120 photos

    Pages
    24 to 40
    Book
    A softcover or a square hardcover

    Light, quick to fill and easy to give.

  • A week: San Francisco and Los Angeles

    150 to 250 photos

    Pages
    40 to 80
    Book
    An A4 hardcover

    Room for every stop, with a route map to open it.

  • Two weeks or more on Highway 1

    250 to 400 photos

    Pages
    80 to 150
    Book
    A hardcover, or layflat up to 120 pages

    Layflat runs the big views across both pages.

How to make your California photo book

Make it here on the web or in the TripMemo app on iPhone. Your book is saved as you go.

Start your California book

  1. Choose a cover

    Pick one of the 9 California covers, change its title, or put your own photo on the front.

  2. Add your photos

    They’re laid out for you, page by page. The TripMemo app also sorts your trip by day and place. Then move, crop and caption anything.

  3. Check it and order

    See every page as it will print and download a proof. It’s printed when you order and sent tracked, in about 5 to 8 working days in the UK.

Make it yours

A California road trip is the kind of vacation that suits a route map. Switch it on and the first page of the book draws a map of where you went, from the first city to the last motel. Day pages mark each day, so the drive from San Francisco to Carmel and the day in Yosemite each get their own start, and you choose how many photos go on a page, from one big view to a grid of four.

Caption the places that need a name (the beach with the sea lions, the diner with the pie) and keep longer notes for the days that deserve more. On the cover, the title and year can be changed, which matters when the book covers a whole West Coast loop or a family wedding in Napa. Prefer a photo of your own on the front? Every book can have one.

Hardcover, softcover or layflat

The same California cover on all three books. Choose the one that suits your trip.

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Your California trip deserves a book

And so do the trips around it. Order your California book with one or two others in one checkout and save up to 25%.

California photo book questions

Is there a Golden Gate Bridge photo book cover?

Yes. One California cover shows the Golden Gate Bridge in close-up, its red towers and cables on a pale blue background.

Do you have a Los Angeles cover?

Not by name. The California beach palms, surfboard and pink palms covers all suit a Los Angeles trip, and you can change the title on any of them to Los Angeles.

Can I make one photo book of a whole California road trip?

Yes. One book can follow the whole route, with a map of where you went on the first page and a day page before each day of the drive.

Is there a cover for Joshua Tree or Palm Springs?

Both. Palm Springs has its own cover with a grapefruit cocktail in a coupe glass, and a California cover shows a Joshua tree in front of desert mountains at sunset.

Why is there a USA cover on the California page?

The red convertible under a palm is titled USA, for trips that cross several states and finish in California. It is shown here because it fits that kind of road trip, not because it is a California design.

Can my book include Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon too?

Yes. Many California fly-drives finish in Nevada and Arizona, and one book can hold the whole loop, with day pages marking each stop and a route map at the front. Keep a California cover and change the title, choose the USA convertible cover, or put your own Grand Canyon photo on the front.

Can I make my California photo book in the app?

Yes. Make it in the TripMemo app on iPhone, which sorts your vacation photos by day and place, or on the web in the print studio.

How much does a California photo book cost?

A California photo book starts at £26.49 for a softcover, £28.49 for a hardcover and £41.99 for a layflat, before delivery. The price grows with the pages you add, and you see the exact total, with delivery to your address, before you pay. UK orders usually arrive in 5 to 8 working days, and we ship worldwide.

How many photos do I need for a California photo book?

A short break usually gives 60 to 120 photos worth printing, which fill 24 to 40 pages. A week gives 150 to 250 photos for 40 to 80 pages, and two weeks or more 250 to 400 photos for 80 to 150 pages. Your photos are laid out for you, two to a page by default, and you can change it to one to four.

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Make your photo book right here on the web, or in the TripMemo app on iPhone. The app does even more: it sorts your trip photos by day and place, and keeps all your trips together.

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