“What’s your story?” “I grew up in Long Beach, LBC, I went to Snoop Dogg’s high school. I was the curious white boy in a predominately black public high school.  Loved it. Long Beach Poly High School. No high school in the US has more NBA and NFL pro athletes than that school. They call it the school of scholars and… Read More

Trick or Treat Motherfuckers… Read More

“What are you passionate about?” “I like to write poetry, and I rap a bit. I’m an aesthetic individual, like yourself, and I like beautiful things. That’s why we’re talking now, because we vibrate at the same frequency. It’s like when you pluck a guitar string on one end of the room, that same string will vibrate on another guitar on the other… Read More

“Where are you from?” “I moved here from Taiwan about 4 years ago. There’s tons of asian culture here so I feel right at home.” “And what do you do here?” “I’m working for a mobile gaming company and I’m passionate about start-up culture. I love the spirit of entrepreneurship in San Francisco and I want to be a bridge between here and… Read More

“Man you’re lookin sharp. What’s your story?” “I handle investigations.” “I’m going to leave it at that.”… Read More

“Where are you from?” “From Barcelona.” “How long you been in San Francisco?” “In December it’ll be 2 years. I’m in school studying marketing and doing some modeling.” “So when you’re done do you want to continue marketing or modeling?” “Mmm, I actually want to go intern with this clinic I’ve been checking out. They specialize in helping people with eating disorders.” “How’d… Read More

“I love you hair! Mind if I take your picture?” “Sure, go ahead.” “You live in this neighborhood?” “I live in Oakland actually.” “I love it over there, I love the grounded energy and the palpable creative flow.” “Especially if you’re young and like to be into things. My son is political and he’s very involved in things over there. He’s a sergeant… Read More

“What do you like to do in the city?” “I’m a writer, just published a novel called Charlie Six.” “It’s always cool to connect with other artists, I’m Garry.” “Brixton. I got that name when I was in rehab there in England. My mates in the program were 3 big gangster type guys so I’ve got some pretty good stories.” http://www.whereischarliesix.com/… Read More

It’s been a crazy ride the last few weeks. All the recent great press has increased the visibility of the project and of me. People have written me to offer their appreciation and share intimate details of their lives. I’ve been recognized a few times in public as “that guy in the paper.” As exciting as it’s all been, it can also… Read More

“What brought you to San Francisco?” “I was born and raised here. I grew up in a one bedroom apartment in Nob Hill with my mom, dad and brother, but now we live out in the Richmond.” “So what do you like to do with your time?” “I just graduated high school and I’m taking a year off. I’m really into photography, I… Read More

I saw this guy walking towards me and I said, “Looking sharp man. You look like an interesting dude.” He scrunched up his nose and waived his hand making a so-so gesture. Then he asked me, “Are you visiting Earth?” “Yes, I am. How’d you know?” “Some people are, some people aren’t.” “Are you visiting Earth?” “Yeah, I’m not sure how long I’ll… Read More

“What are you passionate about?” “Well I recently quit my job so I could figure that out. I know I want to help people.” “How do you want to do that?” “I’m trained in massage so through touch…and dance, eye gazing and presence. I was eye gazing with this guy recently and he said he felt like he saw God. I immediately told… Read More

“What brought you to San Francisco?” “I came here from Oregon and California has always been this dream for everyone. It’s sunny, there’s so much to do. Oregon is awesome but it’s really rainy.” “How has the reality matched up with the dream?” “It’s pretty cool. Normally I want to move every six months but I’m staying put here. I was in New… Read More

While walking around Art Murmur in Oakland I came across this man. His booth had a bunch of prints on black paper of African figures in gold in brilliant motion (see behind him). I asked him, “How do you make these?” “I use bleach on museum quality paper so it last 100 years. The best paper is actually just cardboard paper you would… Read More

When you feel lost…… Read More

There’s an amazing store in Hayes Valley called The African Outlet run by this woman, Judah, and her partner Hogan. I’ve always wanted to get to know Judah more and fortunately she agreed to let me photograph her: “Where are you originally from?” “I’m from Alaska, but I grew up east of the Mississippi river in the South, in the Midwest, New England. Read More

“Hey there! How are you?” “I’m wonderful. It’s a beautiful day, I love this park, I come here everyday.” “Do you live in this neighborhood?” “I live across the pond in Cambridge. We come over once a year and stay for a month. I love this place. There’s something about it that really grabs me…it’s people you meet! I suppose in Cambridge people… Read More

“You look so awesome! May I take you picture?” “Thanks! Sure.” “What’s the story behind your hair?” “It’s part of a style called Cyber-Pop. It’s a Japanese sort of fashion fused with European fashion.” “Is it a party thing?” “It’s an everyday thing for me.” “Cool, so whaddya do?” “I’m a video game tester and house player.” “House player…what’s that?” “I dress as… Read More

Moment #789 falling in love with San Francisco: Spotting rainbows on this woman’s face while I was walking out of a cafe…… Read More

“That’s a cool tattoo homey.” “Preciate it.” “Yo man, I do a blog about bay area culture and you look like you got some stories. Cool if I take your picture for it?” “You can take a picture of my tattoo.” “Aight. What’s the story behind it?” “They’re my initials and my cousin’s and my brother’s. He got caught up in the game… Read More

“You look really interesting…what’s your story?” “We could be here for days.” “I bet we can get some soundbites.” “Ok, my story is I grew up as a street kid running around Tacoma, WA. Started doing drag when I was 14. Later in life became a circus performer after doing a bunch of music and stuff. I’ve performed and traveled a lot and… Read More

After the Rising Appalachia show yesterday I was giving Leah Song one of my Souls of San Francisco books and also wearing my Souls hoodie and this guy said, “You’re not the guy who does Souls of San Francisco are you?” “Yeah, I am.” “Really? You take all the pictures and write the stories?” “Yep, that’s me.” “Oh man, I love your project. Read More

While walking through one of the artisan markets at Art Murmur I stopped at this woman’s table of organic skin care products and I said, “This stuff looks…and smells wonderful. Very cool. Mind if I take your picture for my blog about bay area culture?” “As long as you make me look like Halle Berry.” “We’ve already got a Halle Berry, you’re beautiful… Read More

Souls of San Francisco + Green Day = ?… Read More