San Franciscans
by Brad Evans
I meet and engage people on the street that stand out from the crowd and people that demonstrate commitment by doing the same thing on the street everyday for years also interest me.
They’re probably as curious about me as I am of them. Everyone has an interesting story of sorts to tell. Some people don’t want to be photographed, but I stick around for their stories anyway. Seems some people have a lot on their mind and like having someone listening.
In the end they’re just regular people hanging out watching the world go by.
San Franciscans
by Brad Evans
I meet and engage people on the street that stand out from the crowd and people that demonstrate commitment by doing the same thing on the street everyday for years also interest me.
They’re probably as curious about me as I am of them. Everyone has an interesting story of sorts to tell. Some people don’t want to be photographed, but I stick around for their stories anyway. Seems some people have a lot on their mind and like having someone listening.
In the end they’re just regular people hanging out watching the world go by.
San Franciscans
by Brad Evans
I meet and engage people on the street that stand out from the crowd and people that demonstrate commitment by doing the same thing on the street everyday for years also interest me.
They’re probably as curious about me as I am of them. Everyone has an interesting story of sorts to tell. Some people don’t want to be photographed, but I stick around for their stories anyway. Seems some people have a lot on their mind and like having someone listening.
In the end they’re just regular people hanging out watching the world go by.
San Franciscans
by Brad Evans
I meet and engage people on the street that stand out from the crowd and people that demonstrate commitment by doing the same thing on the street everyday for years also interest me.
They’re probably as curious about me as I am of them. Everyone has an interesting story of sorts to tell. Some people don’t want to be photographed, but I stick around for their stories anyway. Seems some people have a lot on their mind and like having someone listening.
In the end they’re just regular people hanging out watching the world go by.
San Franciscans
by Brad Evans
I meet and engage people on the street that stand out from the crowd and people that demonstrate commitment by doing the same thing on the street everyday for years also interest me.
They’re probably as curious about me as I am of them. Everyone has an interesting story of sorts to tell. Some people don’t want to be photographed, but I stick around for their stories anyway. Seems some people have a lot on their mind and like having someone listening.
In the end they’re just regular people hanging out watching the world go by.
San Franciscans
by Brad Evans
I meet and engage people on the street that stand out from the crowd and people that demonstrate commitment by doing the same thing on the street everyday for years also interest me.
They’re probably as curious about me as I am of them. Everyone has an interesting story of sorts to tell. Some people don’t want to be photographed, but I stick around for their stories anyway. Seems some people have a lot on their mind and like having someone listening.
In the end they’re just regular people hanging out watching the world go by.
San Franciscans
by Brad Evans
I meet and engage people on the street that stand out from the crowd and people that demonstrate commitment by doing the same thing on the street everyday for years also interest me.
They’re probably as curious about me as I am of them. Everyone has an interesting story of sorts to tell. Some people don’t want to be photographed, but I stick around for their stories anyway. Seems some people have a lot on their mind and like having someone listening.
In the end they’re just regular people hanging out watching the world go by.
San Franciscans
by Brad Evans
I meet and engage people on the street that stand out from the crowd and people that demonstrate commitment by doing the same thing on the street everyday for years also interest me.
They’re probably as curious about me as I am of them. Everyone has an interesting story of sorts to tell. Some people don’t want to be photographed, but I stick around for their stories anyway. Seems some people have a lot on their mind and like having someone listening.
In the end they’re just regular people hanging out watching the world go by.
San Franciscans
by Brad Evans
I meet and engage people on the street that stand out from the crowd and people that demonstrate commitment by doing the same thing on the street everyday for years also interest me.
They’re probably as curious about me as I am of them. Everyone has an interesting story of sorts to tell. Some people don’t want to be photographed, but I stick around for their stories anyway. Seems some people have a lot on their mind and like having someone listening.
In the end they’re just regular people hanging out watching the world go by.
San Franciscans
by Brad Evans
I meet and engage people on the street that stand out from the crowd and people that demonstrate commitment by doing the same thing on the street everyday for years also interest me.
They’re probably as curious about me as I am of them. Everyone has an interesting story of sorts to tell. Some people don’t want to be photographed, but I stick around for their stories anyway. Seems some people have a lot on their mind and like having someone listening.
In the end they’re just regular people hanging out watching the world go by.
San Franciscans
by Brad Evans
I meet and engage people on the street that stand out from the crowd and people that demonstrate commitment by doing the same thing on the street everyday for years also interest me.
They’re probably as curious about me as I am of them. Everyone has an interesting story of sorts to tell. Some people don’t want to be photographed, but I stick around for their stories anyway. Seems some people have a lot on their mind and like having someone listening.
In the end they’re just regular people hanging out watching the world go by.
San Franciscans
by Brad Evans
I meet and engage people on the street that stand out from the crowd and people that demonstrate commitment by doing the same thing on the street everyday for years also interest me.
They’re probably as curious about me as I am of them. Everyone has an interesting story of sorts to tell. Some people don’t want to be photographed, but I stick around for their stories anyway. Seems some people have a lot on their mind and like having someone listening.
In the end they’re just regular people hanging out watching the world go by.
Where You Remained Fixed
By inviting my subjects to hang out with me at a location that complimented their personality, I looked to merge both definitions of the word portrait to depict an honest interaction between the person I was portraying and myself.
San Franciscans
by Brad Evans
I meet and engage people on the street that stand out from the crowd and people that demonstrate commitment by doing the same thing on the street everyday for years also interest me.
They’re probably as curious about me as I am of them. Everyone has an interesting story of sorts to tell. Some people don’t want to be photographed, but I stick around for their stories anyway. Seems some people have a lot on their mind and like having someone listening.
In the end they’re just regular people hanging out watching the world go by.
Where You Remained Fixed
By inviting my subjects to hang out with me at a location that complimented their personality, I looked to merge both definitions of the word portrait to depict an honest interaction between the person I was portraying and myself.
Introduction/Introducciones- Brad Evans
We would like to introduce you to Brad Evans
What do you look for when documenting life in San Francisco? How do you photograph people many of us would have difficulty approaching?
Have you become another character of San Francisco street life?
Ha, maybe I will after another 10 years or so. Most of the regulars who hang out in the downtown have a lot of years under their belt; Owen Dias, the No Sex guy has been out on his fire hydrant on Powell/Market for around 25 years. Rhythm tapper Edward Jackson has been out there 13 years. That kind of commitment fascinates me. I talk to all the other regulars whenever I’m in the area. Even the cops – they know me from taking a lot of their portraits on the street and coming back with prints.
Tell me about City Snaps Magazine. Who are the photographers, what is the mission?
My latest is a small booklet I give to people I engage on the street. Being handmade from sheets out of my my laser printer keeps the cost low enough to give them away free to people I meet. I also like the ‘zine aesthetic more than the fancier books and magazines I’ve previously made. That is the mission today. To give something back to people. For the last two years, I’ve been giving out 4×6 prints to subjects I subsequently see on the street, handing out more than a 100. I have a small lunchbox sized Epson printer that only makes 4×6 prints but the quality is really good. I love the reaction when people receive prints unexpectedly. I’ve mailed some to relatives who have discovered a son or mother on my blog. Their stories are very personal and it’s gratifying sending them photos.If you could have a beer with any person living or dead who would it be?
San Franciscans
by Brad Evans
I meet and engage people on the street that stand out from the crowd and people that demonstrate commitment by doing the same thing on the street everyday for years also interest me.
They’re probably as curious about me as I am of them. Everyone has an interesting story of sorts to tell. Some people don’t want to be photographed, but I stick around for their stories anyway. Seems some people have a lot on their mind and like having someone listening.
In the end they’re just regular people hanging out watching the world go by.
Where You Remained Fixed
By inviting my subjects to hang out with me at a location that complimented their personality, I looked to merge both definitions of the word portrait to depict an honest interaction between the person I was portraying and myself.
Wandering in the Company of Strangers the Magazine!
Order the issue now!
Black Boots Ink Issue No. 1 brings you the work of 44 photographers and writers working in Guadalajara, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
You can get your copy of our first printed magazine by clicking here.
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Black Boots Ink Issue No. 1 lleva el trabajo de 44 fotógrafos y escritores trabajando en Guadalajara, San Francisco y Los Ángeles.
Usted puede conseguir su copia de nuestra primera revista impresa, haga clic aquí.
Work by:
Isrohan Alvarez, Guadalajara | Emilio Bañuelos, Guadalajara | Jorge E. Barragan, Guadalajara | Dana Barsuhn, Los Angeles | Dick Beery, Shreve | Caballo, Guadalajara | Monica Cardenas, Guadalajara | Elena Carrasco, Guadalajara | Zulema Carrasco, Stockton | Kevin Cortez, San Francisco | Michael J. Costa, San Francisco | Brad Evans, San Francisco | Noemi Flores-Zepeda, Zapopan | Sergio Garibay, Guadalajara | Sebastian Gladstone, Los Angeles | Yorch Gomez, Guadalajara | Francisco Graciano, San Jose | Ana Fernanda Goribar, Guadalajara | Rory Hejtmanek, San Francisco | Susan Hobbs, Cupertino | Cass Kissam, San Francisco | Karla Louie, San Francisco | Marshall, Guadalajara | Suzanne Mir, Victoria | Carl Mogerley, San Francisco | Thomas Murphy, Brooklyn | Paco Perez Arriaga, Guadalajara | Ibarionex Perello, Altadena | Unni Raveendranathan, San Francisco | John Rickard, Weed | Carla Saunders, San Francisco | Theo Slavin, San Francisco | Amanda Smith, San Francisco | RK Stephenson, Mesa | Karla Tarin, Guadalajara | Denisse Tatemura, Guadalajara | Martin Taylor, San Francisco | Patti Taylor, San Francisco | Rosella Tibig, San Francisco | Rikki Ward, San Francisco
words by: J. Eduardo Barragan, Guadalajara | Karla Tarin, Guadalajara
magazine design by the Photologists, Nancy and Jennifer Ahn.
Where You Remained Fixed
By inviting my subjects to hang out with me at a location that complimented their personality, I looked to merge both definitions of the word portrait to depict an honest interaction between the person I was portraying and myself.
Where You Remained Fixed
by By inviting my subjects to hang out with me at a location that complimented their personality, I looked to merge both definitions of the word portrait to depict an honest interaction between the person I was portraying and myself.
Where You Remained Fixed
By inviting my subjects to hang out with me at a location that complimented their personality, I looked to merge both definitions of the word portrait to depict an honest interaction between the person I was portraying and myself.
Introductions/Introducciones Carla Saunders
We would like to introduce you to Carla Saunders
Wandering in the Company of Strangers
What keeps you working every day? I just wake up every day thinking about photographs that are waiting for me on the computer. Right now I’m learning about post processing which is an interesting challenge for me at the moment.
Your mother exposed you to art early in life, would you say this lead you to your career as an artist? Probably. I’ve always been into art as long as I can remember. Who are your mentors? Two painters, Ralph DuCasse and Nell Sinton. Ibarionex introduced me to following the light.
What do you search for in your travels? Whatever is around. I have made photographs and paintings of a shaman in a Hmong village in Viet Nam and I’ve painted a little watercolor of an ice cream dessert in a fancy resturant in Italy. Do they inform your work, if so how? I’ll come back from traveling somewhere and spend a year or two working on ideas for an exhibit. Sometimes I make some artist books. Now I’m in the beginning stages of wondering what I’m going to do with the photographs I’ve been making for the past year.
What is a great day for you? I great day for me would be making art. Having friends and family around would complete the picture.
Wandering in the Company of Strangers
Guadalajara, San Francisco, Los Angeles
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images by: WANDERING IN THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS PARTICIPANTS:
Isrohan Alvarez, Guadalajara | Emilio Bañuelos, Guadalajara | Jorge E. Barragan, Guadalajara | Dana Barsuhn, Los Angeles | Dick Beery, Shreve | Caballo, Guadalajara | Monica Cardenas, Guadalajara | Elena Carrasco, Guadalajara | Zulema Carrasco, Stockton | Kevin Cortez, San Francisco | Michael J. Costa, San Francisco | Brad Evans, San Francisco | Noemi Flores-Zepeda, Zapopan | Sergio Garibay, Guadalajara | Sebastian Gladstone, Los Angeles | Yorch Gomez, Guadalajara | Francisco Graciano, San Jose | Ana Fernanda Goribar, Guadalajara | Rory Hejtmanek, San Francisco | Susan Hobbs, Cupertino | Cass Kissam, San Francisco | Karla Louie, San Francisco | Marshall, Guadalajara | Suzanne Mir, Victoria | Carl Mogerley, San Francisco | Thomas Murphy, Brooklyn | Paco Perez Arriaga, Guadalajara | Ibarionex Perello, Altadena | Unni Raveendranathan, San Francisco | John Rickard, Weed | Carla Saunders, San Francisco | Theo Slavin, San Francisco | Amanda Smith, San Francisco | RK Stephenson, Mesa | Karla Tarin, Guadalajara | Denisse Tatemura, Guadalajara | Martin Taylor, San Francisco | Patti Taylor, San Francisco | Rosella Tibig, San Francisco | Rikki Ward, San Francisco
words by: J. Eduardo Barragan, Guadalajara | Karla Tarin, Guadalajara
