The things you see when you’re out walking the streets of San Francisco. What stands out in the Californian city as much as the famous trams, the steep hills and the expectation of an imminent car chase are the people, and they are an integral part of the group exhibition Side Walks currently showing at The Old Mint on 88 Fifth Street at Mission. The show was put together by Troy Holden, a photojournalist whose Neighbours exhibition is running in the adjacent room, and the Side Walks project came about as an idea to fill the vacant space.
Troy invited colleagues Chris Beale, Brian Brophy, Reynaldo Cayetano Jr, Brandon Doran, David Root and Oscar Santos to get involved and the side project (pictures taken while walking around the city) grew into something pretty great. I always think of the 1970s when I think of San Francisco – maybe it’s the lasting legacy of the hippie movement, or too many Saturday morning cop shows. There’s a lot of retro fashion to be seen in the city, and images such as the above portrait by Holden, which could be the snippy-handed Tee-Hee from Live and Let Die if he hadn’t passed away 10 years ago, only serve to reinforce the vibe. As well as the colourful characters roaming about, there’s a number of cracking cityscapes in the collection, and the whole lot is available to enjoy until 17 August, courtesy of the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society.
Chris Beale
Brian Brophy
Brandon Doran
Troy Holden
Oscar Santos
Oscar Santos
Brandon Doran
David Root
Oscar Santos
Reynaldo Cayetano Jr
Troy Holden
Chris Beale
Brian Brophy
Brandon Doran
Reynaldo Cayetano Jr
