In 1970, at 17 years old, I joined the US Navy and, after boot camp, was sent to electronics school at Treasure Island in San Francisco where I spent a year as both a student and instructor. I went on many photo expeditions downtown during that time and, since Treasure Island didn’t have a darkroom, I would take a 45 minute bus ride to the Presideo Army Base and use their darkroom. I was back in San Francisco again in 1977 when I was discharged and again visited San Francisco on photo expeditions in 1991, 1992, 1996, and 2001. Interestingly, in 1989 I also flew out to SF on a business trip where I planned several extra days for a photo expedition, but the plane was diverted to San Jose as the city was hit by the 7.2 magnitude earth quake shortly before our flight arrived over the city.
Needless to say, I have a lot of film from San Francisco, so as I sift through the boxes of prints from past years, I will add more images to this gallery. As with all my galleries, these are scans of black and white darkroom prints, usually on 8″ x 10″ glossy or pearl RC paper.
Sunset, San Francisco Bay. 1971
Fisherman’s Warf, San Francisco, Tri-X at EI 400, Microdol-X (1+3)
San Francisco Bay Bridge from Yerba Buena Island, 1971
San Francisco Bay Bridge, Tri-X at EI 400, Microdol-X (1+3)
NO UNLAWFUL SEX, San Francisco, May 1991
Protestor, San Francisco, Tri-X at EI 200, Microdol-X (1+0)
Seagul on Pier 1 with Bay Bridge, San Francisco, Jun 1992
Seagull and Bay Bridge, TMax-400 at EI 400, TMax (1+4)
Ship Through Pier Arch, San Francisco, Jun 1992
Ship, Pier Arch, TMax-400 at EI 400, TMAX (1+4)
388 Market St, San Francisco, Jun 1992
Cylindrical Bldg, TMax 400 at EI 400, TMax (1+4)
Mannequins Through Glass Door After Hours at Macy’s San Francisco, Jul 1996
SF Macy’s Mannequins, TMax 400 at EI 400, TMax RS (1+4)
Stuffed Animals on Truck Grill, San Francisco, Jul 1996
Stuffed Toys, TMax 400 at EI 400, TMax RS (1+4)
Fire Escape, San Francisco, Jul 1996
Fire Escape, TMax 400 at EI 400, TMax RS (1+4)
Tilted Bldg with Cable Car, San Francisco, Jul 1996
Cable Car, Tmax 400 at EI 400, TMax RS (1+4)
“Art and Commerce”, San Francisco, Jul 1996
Office Bldg and Arch, TMax 400 at EI 400, TMax RS (1+4)
Jeans Hanging Outside Windows, San Francisco, Jul 1996
Jeans, TMax 400 at EI 400, TMax RS (1+4)
Disabled Veteran, San Francisco, Jul 1996
Disabled Vet, TMax 400 at EI 400, TMax RS (1+4)
Transamerica Bldg, San Francisco, Jul 1996
Transamerica Bldg, TMax 400 at EI 400, TMax RS (1+4)
Transamerica Bldg, San Francisco, Jul 1996
Transamerica Bldg, TMax 400 at EI 400, TMax RS (1+4)
