Chris Pugh is a journalist, photographer, and essayist based in Ukiah, California.

His photography focuses on vernacular architecture and the overlooked edges of small towns in Northern California. He returns to the same streets. He is interested in what stays.

He writes Incremental Outcome, a personal essay newsletter on Substack, about creative practice, attention, and the experience of living a full life in a rural place.

He co-founded MEDIUM Art Center in 2021, a community gallery in downtown Ukiah that charges no submission fees and takes no commission on art sales.

He has worked in community journalism in Mendocino County for more than a decade.