J Chen / Photography

Opening Night at San Francisco City Hall, opening remarks by curator Beth Davila Waldman from PhotoAlliance.

Opening Night at San Francisco City Hall. North Light Court. Exhibition details: sfartscommission.org/experience-art/exhibitions/metaphors-recent-times

Opening Night at San Francisco City Hall. North Light Court. Exhibition details: sfartscommission.org/experience-art/exhibitions/metaphors-recent-times

Metaphors of Recent Times, San Francisco City Hall, Ground Floor Under the American Flag, photo and essay by Jessica Chen Exhibition details: sfartscommission.org/experience-art/exhibitions/metaphors-recent-times

Tomorrow is the LAST DAY to see the Metaphors of Recent Times exhibition at San Francisco City Hall! On view January 16 through August 1, 2025. Many thanks to @sfac.bsky.social @photoalliance.bsky.social for bringing much needed dialogue to the forefront of our conversations and minds! #photography

ONE WEEK left to visit Metaphors of Recent Times: A Dialogue of the Personal, the Political and the Cultural at San Francisco City Hall! Don’t miss your chance to see this powerful exhibit. Closes this Friday, August 1st at 5pm PT. www.sfartscommission.org/experience-a... #photography #PhotoAlliance

New Multispectral Film Scanner Is a Breakthrough for Analog Photography One of few major photographic film scanning innovations of the 21st century.

Another Kodachrome article out today, about Film Rescue International, the lab in Alberta, Canada that processes old film, including Kodachrome (the latter in B&W). They built a hi-res scanner that they hope archivists will clamor for.
#believeinfilm #analogphotography
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Exciting news for film photography!

Perfect.

Haha, I would have enjoyed being a fly on the wall for that shoot.

Michael Jang and Jessica Chen in front of The Jangs photo series wheat pasted mural over the boarded up GoodWill storefront, San Francisco, CA 2021

Michael Jang poses in front of The Jangs photo series wheat pasted mural over the boarded up GoodWill storefront, Richmond District, San Francisco, CA 2021 Photo by Jessica Chen

The Jangs photo series wheat pasted mural over the boarded up GoodWill storefront during the Omnicron wave, San Francisco, CA 2021 Photo by Jessica Chen

An elderly asian woman walks past Michael Jang's wheat pasted mural over the boarded up GoodWill storefront, San Francisco, CA 2021 Photo by Jessica Chen

Going through my pandemic archive and found these gems. #WhoIsMichaelJang I ventured out during the Omnicron wave to see Michael's first of many giant wheat paste murals; his way of protecting our community during the wave of violence against our most vulnerable. #photography #streetphotography

One of my favorite series.

San Francisco, 1956 A photograph and its afterlife

"That moment, the moment of choice, is as important as the instant he took the shot. In Frank’s case, that moment was when photography became what it is today: a glorious mess, beholden to no one, from which almost anything might emerge." #photography #RobertFrank #streetphotography #believeinfilm

Great news! The Metaphors of Recent Times exhibition at San Francisco's City Hall now extended to August 1st! Thanks to #SanFranciscoArtsCommission for sharing, "Under the American Flag" sfartscommission.org/experience-art/exhibitions/metaphors-recent-times #photography #PhotoAllianceSF #documentary

Opinion | These photographs reminded me that Americans are still beautiful Photographer Larry Fink documented the things we have in common across the rural-urban divide.

"Larry Fink: Sensual Empathy" an exhibition at CPW located in Upstate NY. On view May 24 through August 31, 2025. Curated by Lucy Sante cpw.org/exhibition/larry-fink-sensual-empathy #photography #larryfink #socialgraces

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Setting up camp here, cozy and minimal freeway noise. Finally, a photo app w/o popularity contests, unbridled capitalism, influencers and pesky ads. There's some parking going on, but refreshing to see good #streetphotography from around the world again. #photography #believeinfilm #35mm #jchenphoto

Lovely!

This Sacred Feeling Jun 6, 2025 – Jul 20, 2025 This Sacred Feeling is a vibrant collection of photographs exploring the rich tapestry of human experience. These photographs, selected from hundreds of submissions, capture personal moments, vibrant public gatherings, sacred religious rituals, and cultural festivities from around the world. They reveal how rituals shape identity, connect communities, and celebrate life’s milestones, inviting viewers to reflect on the universal language of tradition. This exhibition features the works of 31 artists in the gallery and an additional 18 artists online.

Opening today, This Sacred Feeling @ebpco.bsky.social Oakland Photo Workshop gallery. Come check out one of our yearly open call exhibitions! Reception from 6pm-9pm, drinks, snacks, great vibes & photographs, what more can you ask for? #photography #believeinfilm www.ebpco.org/in-the-gallery

Sebastião Salgado, Acclaimed Brazilian Photographer, Is Dead at 81

Salgado maintained his way of capturing people was not exploitative. “Why should the poor world be uglier than the rich world? The light here is the same as there. The dignity here is the same as there." #photography #photographylegends #documentaryphotography #SebastiaoSalgado

In Plain Site Photography Festival, Alameda, CA at Radium Runway. May 10, 2025

It's photo walk time! East Bay Photo Collective Founder Anita Gay always ready with photo pep in her step! Alameda, CA. May 10, 2025

East Bay Photo Collective Co-Founder Vince Donovan, rallies the crowd for the photo walk! Alameda, CA. May 10, 2025

East Bay Photo Collective photo walk participants out in the wild! Alameda Point, CA. May 10, 2025

A few snaps from the In Plain Site Photography Festival in Alameda where @ebpco.bsky.social hosted an epic photo walk earlier this month! The sun was shining, the wind in our hair and the breeze on our backs; a great time was had by all! #photography #streetphotography #EBPCO #photowalks

YouTube video by West End Arts District In Plain Site Photography Festival (May 9-June 1, 2025) at Radium Runway in Alameda Point

A video recap of the In Plain Site Photography Festival in Alameda earlier this month. If you look closely you might find yours truly in the background on the @ebpco.bsky.social photo walk. What a fun photo day that was! Ongoing through June 1. #ohotography #streetphotography #RisingTides

2025 CatchLight Storytelling Summit 2025 CatchLight Visual Storytelling Summit: Photographic MemoryWatch the 2025 CatchLight Visual Storytelling Summit to hear from visual leaders who are using photography, art, film, and technology to ...

If you missed this year's Catchlight Storytelling Summit in San Francisco, you can watch all the incredible talks from that day. Thank you @catchlight-io.bsky.social for generously sharing and recording each speaker for those unable to attend.
#photography #photojournalism #visualstorytelling

Who is Michael Jang? - Independent Lens Chronicles the work of an elusive, once-obscure artist at a flashpoint in his career.

Streaming on PBS! #MichaelJang #photography #filmphotography #streetphotography #documentaries

Capturing Portraits of Strangers Saved This Photographer's Life 'Hello From a Stranger' saved Adam Schluter's life and taught him invaluable lessons about himself and everyone else.

Love reading stories about how photography changes lives. When you photograph with intention and leave your heart open for others, the power is yours to shape and change lives.
#photography #streetphotography #portraitphotography #lifelessons

YouTube video by CBS News Newly discovered vintage photos reveal San Francisco mystery

A time capsule found, the photographer still remains a mystery. #photography #streetphotography #documentaryphotography #unknownphotographer #sanfrancisco #filmphotography #believeinfilm

A more sinister SF problem is hiding within this gray Inner Richmond wall A war over a wall on an abandoned property in San Francisco's Inner Richmond exemplifies a crisis in the city.

Art vs. Tyranny.
#photography #streetart #WhoIsMichaelJang #sanfrancisco

The girl in the Kent State photo and the lifelong burden of being a national symbol In 1970, an image of a dead protester at Kent State became iconic. But what happened to the 14-year-old kneeling next to him?

The burden of circumstance.
#photography #photographyhistory #documentaryphotography #iconicphotographs

A Portrait of Ming Smith as an Artist in the Making In an interview for “Ming Smith: An Aperture Monograph,” Smith speaks about her life and career—and the transcendent power of photography.

Ming Smith.
#photography #mingsmith #photolegends #Kamoinge

Tonight, I'll be hosting @ebpco.bsky.social May Social! Join us at the Telegraph Beer Garden from 5-7pm for some good food, fun and photo vibes! May the 4th be with you! ebpco.org/calendar/2025/may-social #photography #filmphotography #analogfilm #eastbayphotocollective #photographylovers

Under the Influence | Fraenkel Gallery Hiroshi Sugimoto talks about his development as an artist in an interview from Under the Influence, a video series produced by Artforum.

Photography legends. A treasure trove of recorded video conversations and interviews at the fraenkelgallery.bsky.social.
#HiroshiSugimoto #photography

Opinion | The Greatest War Photographer You’ve Never Heard Of (Published 2017) One of the few female combat photographers in the war was also the most daring.

War photojournalist Catherine Leroy.
#photography #womenphotographers #photojournalism

What’s a Photograph That Stands Out in Your Mind? | KQED We talk with the New York Times Magazine's former director of photography about storytelling through images and what makes a good photograph.

An interview with former longtime @nytimes.com photo editor Kathy Ryan #photography #VisualLiteracy

Smooth operator.

Gray Loft Gallery Alternative art gallery in Oakland, Oakland Art Murmur

Next weekend, Saturday, April 12th, Gray Loft's annual color exhibition opens; this year it's #PURPLE! To see a theme so simple, as a singular color yielding such a variety of complex photographic perspectives and interpretations - it's joyful. #photography #filmphotography #grayloftgallery #oakland