The Palace of Fine Arts located in the Marina District of San Francisco was one of several structures constructed for the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition which commemorated the opening of the Panama Canal and also served to demonstrate the recovery of the city following the great earthquake and fire of 1906. The buildings constructed for the Expo weren’t intended to last long term and so were built from flimsy materials such as timber, plaster and burlap. Most of the […]
this was the classic fishing expedition where the location effectively becomes a stage and we wait for the actors to enter.
A visit to San Francisco’s iconic Golden Gate Bridge presents a problem for the photographer. How to capture something new or different!
Caged…. rigid lines, cold forbidding shadows and the tantalizing light of the outside world. Alcatraz.
Also referred to as “postcard row” the houses are a significant reminder of San Francisco as it was prior to the famous earthquake and resulting fires of 1906.
