Photographer Fred Lyon was born in San Francisco in 1924, and he calls himself a “third or fourth generation native.” He grew up around the Peninsula, and got into photography in high school — “because cameras were cool and I thought it would be a good way to get girls,” he told me....
The only time I’ve felt like this whole urban-exploration thing might be a bad idea came about a year ago....
LA artist Liza Nelson declares emoji both “really stupid” and “the best thing that ever happened to our generation,” believing that they deserve to be observed and worshipped individually…...
North Oakland is understated, integrated, and unique. I love my hood’s hidden gems and diverse mix of residents; singles and families live on the same block as anarchists and punks....
Market Street has one of the more rapidly changing skylines in San Francisco. Old buildings and their grungy neon signs are being torn down to make room for shiny new condos, restaurants, and office spaces....
I was really struck by New York-based Alex Welsh’s photo series on Bayview-Hunters Point when Slate profiled the documentary photographer earlier this week....
At this point, I pretty much know what to expect when it comes to engagement photos: matching neutral tops, dark jeans, closed-mouth-kissing, and poses where one person is looking at the other person, but THAT person is looking at the camera....
I was surprised to hear that Photobooth closed its doors at the end of March. I was even more surprised when I brought it up with friends and realized that a lot of people had no idea of its closure....
It’s a tale as old as time: boy meets girl, they go to a bar, one suggests a game of pool, and the guy does that awesome “wrap around from behind” move to sexy-explain how to hold the stick right....
A chart for working out how a photo will perform before you post it....
San Francisco is still one of the greatest cities in the world when it comes to being able to just be yourself, societal norms be damned....
There’s a 33-sq.-ft. ‘waterfront condo’ calling your name....
