Week: 4/52 Neighborhood: North Beach Image Title: Robot Lovers III I realize I just posted a picture of similar robots, but I made another visit to Z. Cioccolato and thought it would work well for this project.  After all, how can you not look at this picture and not say, “Ahhhh…” right? You can follow […]

Week: 3/52 – Neighborhood: North Beach – Title: Alone on the Park Bench Okay, I got a bit behind.  I had a slight cold last week which kept me from doing anything other than eat, work and sleep.  But, I had a chance to wander around North Beach a bit today, so here is my […]

Description: Over the past several months, I have grown an interest in neon signs.  I think a big contributing factor is due to hanging out and taking photos with Thomas Hawk and Jeremy Brooks, both of which are huge neon sign fans.  These signs are extremely fun to take pictures of and there are some […]

Week: 2/52 – Neighborhood: North Beach – Title: Caffe Triste I did not get much time out with the camera this week. To be accurate, I only got out one evening and even then, I was only out for about an hour, so I tried to make the most of it. You can follow everyone’s […]

Meet Danny. While out shooting in North Beach for My Surrounding Neighborhoods project, I came across a very kind man playing the harmonica (didn’t catch his name) asking for change at the corner of Columbus and Green.  As I walked by, we made eye contact and he stopped playing in order to chat with me.  […]

Description: While I was out taking photos for my Surrounding Neighborhoods project in North Beach, I walked a common route along Columbus St. and passed Z. Cioccolato.  What I really enjoy about this store, and haven’t spent time capturing it with my camera before, is that they change their window display regularly.  This particular evening, […]

Week: 1/52 – Neighborhood: North Beach – Title: Another Night, Another Meal I met up with Ricky Montalvo to kick off my 2009 52 Week Project: My Surrounding Neighborhoods.  We walked up and down Columbus and all around the Broadway/Columbus area.  It was a great first outing and I’m really looking forward to the next […]

Thomas Hawk started a $2 portrait project not too long ago where his idea is to offer $2 to anyone who asks him for money in exchange for their portrait. I thought it was a great idea and since then, I’ve been actually hoping someone would ask me for money. Well, August 18th was my […]