I saw a store I’d never seen before on 18th st. today called 18 Reasons. It was right next to Bi-Rite, the soft serve ice cream store (not the grocery store). It was half art gallery/half restaurant. There were two cute girls inside so I wandered in and asked “Are you guys open?”“We are if you want to look at the art,… Read More

This man was playing the drums with his hands as I walked by: “Why are you out here playing music?”“Because the darkness needs the light.”… Read More

For those of you who have been with us for awhile, you know the story of Oshan Cook. I went to visit him last Friday in the Glen Dyer detention center in Oakland. I couldn’t write about it right away because I needed to process the experience first. The waiting room was filled with brown faces. Mothers with little children waiting to see… Read More

“How’s your day going today?”“Good, I rode my new bike from Oakland today.”“Ah, I need to get a new one, mine got stolen awhile back.”“Yeah, that happens a lot here. I ordered mine from http://publicbikes.com/. They come almost fully assembled and they’re pretty cheap.”… Read More

“What do you like to do in the city?”“What do I like to do?”“Yeah, like…where were you last Friday?”“Last Friday…I can’t remember that far back. What that before New Years?”“I think New Years was Wednesday.”“Nah…it was Monday. Haha…you said Wednesday.”“You know how time is here.”“Yeah, for sure. Last Friday I was at The… Read More

“I like to do a lot of modeling and acting. And I’m also in school studying English.”… Read More

I didn’t take any portraits today but…… Read More

“You mind if I take your picture for my blog?”“Sure, I’ve got a photography blog too. http://yellowcircles.tumblr.com/ This is such an amazing city to photograph. I want to move here.”“Where are you from?”“I’m originally from India but I go to Penn State now.”“Do they have a good photography program?”“No, that place is not for… Read More

“What do you like to do here?”“I don’t know yet, I just moved here. Generally I like to backpack and travel, make art and meet people. But, I’m going to be here atleast 3 months, which will be the longest I’ve lived anywhere in a long time.”“Why San Francisco?”“Cause I’ve never lived in a city and this… Read More

2012 was an amazing year. It was the most challenging year of my life, and it seemed to be that way for a lot people, but it was also the most rewarding and transformative. Every situation seemed heightened by the apocalyptic undertones and time seemed to slow down. The world didn’t end, but it was the end of an era. It was the… Read More

“What is your passion?”“Movies. I’m a filmmaker.”“What are your movies about?"Love. I’m interested in anything about love. My latest film is about two straight women who end up on a date together and what it’s like for them to explore that dimension.” Find Joelle’s work at https://vimeo.com/user6342966… Read More

“I offer awareness in people by listening to them as deeply as anyone ever has to get underneath whatever they’ve taken themselves to be, and thru that help them find a new possibility or a new way of being. Then after expressing themself that person has a choice to expand more into whatever their desire is rather than perpetuate an old pattern.”“How… Read More

“What are you passionate about?”“I’ve got 2 twin 6 year old boys and they’re my heart.”… Read More

“I love you hair!”“Thanks, I’ve been dying it since the 80’s!”“Are you an artist?”“Yeah, I like to craft and I DJ at Delirium on Thursdays and Sundays.”… Read More

“Mind if I take your picture?”“Sure, go ahead.”“Ok, got it.”“Can I see it?”“Yep.”“Oh man, I shoulda smiled more but I don’t have any teeth on the top!”“You still look great though. How do you like living here?”“I love it. Been here 47 years as an artist. I draw with pen and ink mostly.”… Read More

“Come on Mom, let me take your picture.”“I’m having a bad hair day.”“No you’re not, you look great. Everybody’s gonna love you.”“Well…what’s my caption gonna be?”“What do you want it to be?”“55 and fabulous.”… Read More

Guess who I spotted today?? Jade and Nico from Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. They’re here in SF working on a new record. Hell to the yes!! Bay Area represent!… Read More

“What are you gonna do in 2013?”“Travel more, mix it up. Can’t keep doing the same ol’ thing.”… Read More

“Hey, we’re visiting from Pennsylvania. Can you tell me where there are buddhist temples here?” “Yeah, there’s one in Hayes Valley. Are you buddhist?” “I’m Sikh.” “What are the tenents of being a Sikh?” “They’re the same as another religion. It’s above love, compassion, kindness. The ways we practice are different but the core is the same.” “What’s unique about your practice?” “We… Read More

“I like your hair, you look super fly.”“Thank you. You a photographer?”“Yeah, I take street portraits around the city.”“I shoot a lot of portraits too. My next show is at the African American Art and Culture Complex in the Fillmore.”“Where Melorra Green works?”“Yeah!”“I just took her picture the other day…small world.”“Sure is.”… Read More

“How you doin’ today?”“I’m still alive, I’m blessed.”“How you like living down here?”“This is my heart, I’ve been here 48 years. My whole family lives here. I’ve got 6 babies and 8 grand babies.”“Has it changed a lot since you’ve been here?”“Oh yeah, the drugs got up in here. If you trying to stay clean, this ain’t the… Read More

Made my first trip to Bayview today and the first people I met were this lovely couple who ran this Christian bookstore. That’s Arnella on the left and Willie on the right. “What’s it like living here?”Willie – “I like it, we’ve got good community here, but it is on the low end of San Francisco. There are some rough elements out… Read More

abre los ojosel amanecer de un nuevo día ya está aquíla luz está a nuestro alrededorel olor de las flores, florecenque es la esencia del amor… Read More

“I’m down here visiting from Seattle, I love it down here.”“How’s Seattle compare to here?”“It’s actually ahead of the curve in a lot of ways. You can get married there, you can smoke weed.”“Definitely need to make a visit up there soon. So it’s the 21st, do you know about the Mayan calendar ending today?”“Yep.”“So if you only… Read More