“Did you take these pictures?” “Yeah, I’ve been doing travel photography for quite awhile now. From everywhere from Nicaragua where I’m from to India, to Japan.” “How’d you get into travel photography?” “It was just something I fell into while I was going places. I just fell more and more in love with taking pictures on my travels. It funny though, my background… Read More

“Where are you from?” “Lebanon. You know anything about Lebanon?” “No.” “You know much about the middle east?” “Not really.” “Well Lebanon is a really interesting country. It’s a very ancient civilization with lots of culture. It’s right above Israel by the Mediterranean sea so it’s always been a big stopping point on trade routes. I was… Read More

“What’s your favorite thing about Japanese culture?” “The food of course. It’s so intricate. A lot of thought and energy goes into it.” “What’s a good restaurant around here?” “We like to grab stuff from the market and make it ourselves. This place Nijiya Market right here is great.”… Read More

“You live in this neighborhood?” “Yeah, lived in San Francisco a long time, you can’t beat it. Used to live in LA, it’s great. Wonderful weather, and a lot of creative people, but I would wake up and look at the brown cloud over the city and ask myself, ‘why in the hell am I here?’.” “How old are you?” “77.” “And what… Read More

“What’s the secret to happiness?” “Smiling.”… Read More

“What brought you to San Francisco?”“I like in the East Bay now, I just moved here from LA.”“Why’d you move?”“For the culture. The energy. There’s really no place in the world like the Bay Area. The tolerance, the creativity, the diversity, it’s got it all.”… Read More

“I like your hair. Is it okay if I take your picture?”“Yeah, you know it’s a wig right?”“Yeah.”“Because one white guy just walked by and scowled at me. And I was wondering if it was because of racism. And then, this black lady walked by me, so I was still wondering if it was racism. But then these two girls… Read More

“I like your style.” “I like yours.” “Can I sit down with you for a minute?  "Sure.” “Are you a writer?” “No, I’m an amateur physicist.” “Got any good stories?” “So I’m at my physics study group at my bodega, and I’m tripping on molly, and this guy walks in, and he looks exactly like Maude, from Harold and Maude, and it’s just… Read More

“You look like a wise man.” “I used to think I was wise, now I think I don’t know shit.”… Read More

“Hi, how you doin?” “Give thanks, bless it.” “You’re beautiful, would you mind if I took your picture? "Not at all.” “Thank you. Is there any significance behind your headdress?” “It’s just me, I guess I’m always covered. I also wear it because I teach kundalini yoga.” “That’s the awakening of the serpent energy in your spine and activation of your chakras right?”… Read More

For all your questions…… Read More

“You stay out here in Oakland?” “Yeah, what about you?” “I’m over here in San Francisco. What do you do here?” “I’m a musician and an artist.” “How is Oakland different than San Francisco?” “It’s a whole different dimension, can’t you feel it?” “I can, but I was hoping you would describe it in your own words.” “It more connected over here, more… Read More

“You outfit is so beautiful. Amazing colors.” “Thank you.” “Where are you from?” “Senegal.” “I love kora music, you know Youssoupha Sidibe?” “Yeah, I know him.” “So what brought you to San Francisco?” “Life.” “What’s Senegal like?” “The opposite of here.” “How so?” “Everybody respects everybody else. And we believe in community there. There are no homeless people. You’re only homeless if you… Read More

Life is really good right now… Read More

“I make custom merkins and thigh highs for special occasions.” “What’s a merkin?” “A pubic wig.” https://www.facebook.com/MerkinApparel … Read More

“They call me Slick Pops. I draw and paint stuff that’s cute, but also kinda twisted.” “Like what?” “Like a nice little Bugs Bunny shootin dope.”… Read More

“There’s no finish line, no ending point. But if you listen carefully, and pay attention, you can find the way.”… Read More

While walking down 24th in the mission I came across this store called Praxis. Inside there was art, handmade jewelry, sewing machines, locally designed clothes, organic fair trade goods, and vegan condoms among other things. I asked the woman working there, “What’s the story behind this store? It’s really cool but there’s so much random stuff I wouldn’t expect to be all in… Read More

I walked into Freespace and this guy was there making art. He was using a ruler to draw tightly compressed parallel lines on oversized paper. It was kinda like when they teach you to draw horizons in art class so you can draw buildings with the correct perspective. Kinda like that, but with multiple horizons points and planes of depth. Every… Read More

As I continued to walk through Freespace I saw this young woman up on a ladder painting a huge mural on the wall. I said, “This is so cool. How long have you been working on this?” “Thanks, it’s been 280 hours so far.” “You do a lot of murals and large scale stuff?” “This is my first mural, I usually do smaller… Read More

I was walking around Freespace looking at the art on the walls and people making art everywhere when I saw this guy squatting over a piece of wood with glass on top of it. There was also a plastic bag with bloody towels in it. He noticed me looking at his stuff so I said, “What’s going on over here?” “I… Read More

“What’s up witcha?” “Chillin, taking some pictures.” “Oh yeah, you wanna take my picture? I know you got some green on it.” “Alright.” “Cool, step into my office.” We walk around the corner. “So what’s your story?” “My story is I got in trouble a long time ago, when I was much younger, and now I’m staying outta trouble.” “And how are you… Read More

As I walking through the TL this guy smiled at me and said, “Hey, whatcha doin?” “Just taking pictures.” “Of what?” “People, getting to know people.” “Oh yeah, I like to take pictures.” “What of?” “Everything. You lived here long?” “About 5 ½ years. What about you?” “I moved here from Heyward about 8 months ago after my house burned down.” “I’m sorry… Read More

I walked into ragSF in Hayes Valley, because it’s all art by California artists and I love the way it feels in there, and this young woman was working that day. While I was walking around she asked me, “Is there anything I can help you with?” “Naw, I’m just browsing, I like looking at all the art.” “I know, it’s great right?… Read More