Julia Millay Walsh | November 21, 2011 12:36 pmI don't know about you, but I've always been fascinated by historical photography. And when that black and white, tattered imagery captures the place where I live or a place where I have spent time, the appeal is even stronger. So I was thrilled to discover Old S.F., a brilliant website that allows us to browse the San Francisco Public Library's incredible SF Historical Photograph Collection online via a map underlay. The creators of the site essentially associated latitudes and longitudes to about 13,000 images, taken between 1850 and 2000, in the collection.Read More
Julia Millay Walsh | October 5, 2011 8:35 amHip photography studio and gallery Photobooth (1193 Valencia St., 415-824-1248) is hosting an opening reception Thursday night for its inaugural gallery artists, Chloe Aftel, Jenny Sampson (work shown above), and Christine Zona. The event runs for 7 to 10 p.m., so schedule a pre- or postevent dinner at Beretta (1199 Valencia St., 415-695-1199) — and will also feature "super-secret" guest portrait photographers! Can't make it to the event?Read More
Julia Millay Walsh | September 9, 2011 8:15 amBesides being born 'n raised in the Garden State, I didn't think I had a thing in common with Alice Waters (look at my spare pantry, watch me burn toast), but it turns out the humble lady received my dream birthday gift: a photography shoot with maximalist photographer Todd Selby, aka The Selby. The jetsetting New York-based shutterbug writes, "Chez Panisse turned 40 this year, and to mark this anniversary they organized a series of dinners around the bay area. The dinners helped raise money for the Edible Schoolyard. I stopped by the edible schoolyard in Berkeley and then went to 14 of the dinners to cover the event for T Magazine."Read More
Julia Millay Walsh | November 21, 2011 12:36 pm
I don't know about you, but I've always been fascinated by historical photography. And when that black and white, tattered imagery captures the place where I live or a place where I have spent time, the appeal is even stronger. So I was thrilled to discover Old S.F., a brilliant website that allows us to browse the San Francisco Public Library's incredible SF Historical Photograph Collection online via a map underlay. The creators of the site essentially associated latitudes and longitudes to about 13,000 images, taken between 1850 and 2000, in the collection.
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