“I feel that the gentrification of San Francisco is pushing out the indigenous people. When the market re-corrects, and these houses get foreclosed on, no one will be able to reoccupy them. The good part is that the young millennials who are powering these transitions are utilitarian in how they look at life. They make their decisions based on merit instead of race. Read More

“How long have you guys been a couple?” “About 8 hours.” “What was it like when you first saw each other?” Him – “It was like ‘Ohhhhh shit’.” Her – “My jaw dropped.”… Read More

“I moved here a couple years ago from Arizona.”“Do you have a high/low of your San Francisco experience so far?”“Yeah I do. My high is seeing the cool architecture everyday where I get to work. It’s kind of the only thing that keeps me in the city.The biggest low is that I’m friends with a lot of the homeless people around… Read More

“I’ve been having a hard time. I separated from my girlfriend. I lost my ID, my cell phone got stolen. My memory is messed up. Sometimes I just leave things because I forget about them. It’s not cause of the drugs cause I been clean for awhile. Ever since I got rid of those parasites.” “Like… Read More

“We met at a party in India when we were teenagers and started hanging out everyday just as friends. It was a whole year like that and then one day at a party he had some ecstasy…some things happened and we were together. One day after that I was hanging out in some booty shorts smoking a cigarette and his mom saw me… Read More

“We’re here for the International Redhat Society Convention!” “It’s for women over 50 and it’s the biggest women’s playgroup in the world.” “There’s over 40,000 of us!”… Read More

“She’s my full on inspiration. I had inspiration before, but now there’s a focus and an unwavering dedication. It’s pretty dope. I’m glad to be experiencing it. She’s an awesome soul. She’s a cool person to hang out with, not just because she’s my daughter, although that has a lot to do with it.”… Read More

“She just turned 6 in January, going on 35. We love making art together.“ “I like his drawings!” “What else baby, what else??” “You’re funny!”… Read More

“How long you two been together?” Him – “7, 8 months. Something like that.” “How’d you get together?” Her – “I was walking down the street and he asked to take some pictures of me.” Him – “I didn’t ask though.” Her – “Oh yeah, he was just like ‘Hey, lemme take some pictures’ and I just threw… Read More

“There is a relationship between how you cultivate your own life…and how you cultivate in the world. Some people say you should work on yourself if you want to see the world change. Some people say you should work on the world if you want to see yourself change. I think those are both words of wisdom. I can’t say much more than… Read More

“What’s your favorite thing about you parents?”“Mmmm….a tree!!” “How old are you?”“3!”“You have a little brother or sister coming?”“Sister!”Then he started giggling uncontrollably so we all did too. Read More

“How has raising him changed your perspective?” Her – “In a lot of ways, just the enthusiasm at all the little things. We both do a lot of singing and dancing around the house that we did before we had him. He loves to do, so we do it and we all do it together.” Him – “It’s noticing the… Read More

“I’ve been here since 1964. I was a television producer at KQED. Made a few personal films. Done a lot of photography.”“What kind of films?”“I’m a charm maker. A lot of special moments and special times. Like the 50th anniversary of Coit Tower. Sometimes birthdays, sometimes healings. Elevating things. Tell me your name.”“Garry.”“I’m Diane, nice to meet you.”… Read More

“How long have you lived in the city?“About 12 years.”“What’s your high and low living here?”“You mean like best times and worst times?”“Yeah.”“Well worst times is paying the rent here right?”“Ha, yeah, I guess so.”“And best times…there are a lot. Too many to name I would say.” “I’ve moved here for art school, took a… Read More

“We’re going to a boat party!!” “We’re also in a band called Hot Flip-Flop.” “Where can I hear your music?” “It’s a made up band, but we’re rolling with it.”… Read More

Thank you, Hannah Harris, for the beautiful write up on Souls of San Francisco in “Elephant Journal”! Check it out at: http://www.elephantjournal.com/2014/08/souls-of-san-francisco-chronicling-our-collective-awakening-photos-stories-hannah-harris/… Read More

Souls of San Francisco “How long have you been dating?” “2 and a half years.” “How’d you meet?” Her – “We met 4 years ago at the Golden Gate Bridge, we were going on a music walking tour starting there going to Point Reyes-“ Her – “it was a 7 day music, camping, and walking tour-“ Her… Read More

“I’ve been here 11 years. I came out for the diversity and convenience of the place.” “Do you have a high and low point from your time out here?” “Low point, shit…living a few blocks up the street smoking rocks. It’s no good you know.” “Where were you living? On the street?” “Not on the street, just in the… Read More

“What are you doing to make the world a better place? How do you like to contribute?” Left – “You know what I like to do? I like to share my favorite smells and tastes with people. I bring treats to people, things that smell and taste good. And I hug people a lot.” “That’s awesome. And for you?” Right… Read More

“I love fashion. I love anything inspiring. I love to live, live, live.”… Read More

“I’ve been doing a lot of shamanic dream work. I’ve always remembered my dreams. I don’t remember parts of my life, but I remember all of my dreams.” “What have you learned about dreams in your work?” “For one, the more emotionally charged you are when you wake up, the more important the dream. Also that nightmares are there to challenge… Read More

“Who’s this little guy?” “This is my grandson. He’ll be two in two weeks. Yep, he’s in the terrible twos…and he’s a real bad boy too.” Then I tried to take a picture of him by himself but he started running screaming, “Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh-“ “-hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!”… Read More

“I know you. You took my picture about 2 years ago? “Oh yeah? Where?” “In the Haight. It’s on a tote bag now and everything. The caption you wrote was ‘FRESH’.” “I remember you…your name starts with a T…Telisa?” “Good memory.” “Well let’s take another picture, but this time you tell me a story too.” “What kinda… Read More

“How are you doing?"
“Up and down. It’s been interesting.”
“Sounds like you’ve got a story.”
“Yeah…I’m gonna leave out the negative parts though.”
“I respect that.”
“Let’s just say, there have been some intense endings. I was in survival mode for a minute, but now I’m onto to something new and for the first time in my life I feel like I’m creating a life with the… Read More