Photographer Don Hong-Oai Captured Traditional Chinese Aesthetics with Imaginary Landscapes of Timeless Beauty
Don Hong-Oai (1929–2004) was a Chinese-born photographer renowned for his distinctive style that melded traditional Chinese painting aesthetics with photographic techniques. Continue reading »
Beautiful Paintings of Women by Harrison Fisher in the Early 20th Century
Harrison Fisher, born around 1875 in Brooklyn, New York City, began drawing at an early age and launched his illustration career in 1898 with the *San Francisco Call* and the *San Francisco Examiner*, becoming renowned for his captivating portraits of women that earned him acclaim as the successor to Charles Dana Gibson. Continue reading »
Absolutely Superb Minimalist Black and White Photos Captured Winter Scenes in Japan in the 1950s and 1960s
Asano Kiichi (1914–1993), born in Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture, moved to Kyoto City as a child, where he was deeply influenced by the city’s arts and traditions. Continue reading »
Spectacular Winning Photos From The Black And White Photo Awards 2024
Absolute Winner: Destroy together by Haikun Liang
The Black and White Photo Awards 2024 highlight the best in monochrome photography, featuring an impressive array of images that masterfully tell stories through the interplay of light and shadow. This year’s winners and finalists, encompassing diverse themes from landscapes to portraits, exemplify the emotional depth and artistic power of black and white imagery. Continue reading »
Amazing Winning Images From The Siena Drone Photography Awards Showcasing Nature’s Beauty
1st classified: New generation by Fabio Savini
This year’s Siena Drone Photography Awards showcase breathtaking aerial images that capture the awe-inspiring beauty of nature, revealing landscapes, wildlife, and natural wonders in ways that highlight both the photographers’ artistic vision and the remarkable power of drone technology. Continue reading »
Spectacular Nature-Winning Photos From The Fine Art Photography Awards 2024
1st Place Winner: Flower Portraits by Tim Platt
The 2024 Fine Art Photography Awards celebrate breathtaking nature photography from around the world, showcasing awe-inspiring landscapes, intimate wildlife moments, and striking natural phenomena, with entries for the 11th Edition contest open until October 13th, 2024. Continue reading »
Horrible Photographs of Damaged Cars From the 1994 Northridge Earthquake
The 1994 Northridge earthquake struck the San Fernando Valley in southern California on January 17, becoming the most destructive quake in the state since the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and the costliest in U.S. history. Continue reading »
The Surreal Trees Of San Francisco Shot By Kelsey McClellan
While walking through her neighborhood in San Francisco‘s Outer Sunset area, photographer Kelsey McClellan (previously featured) is constantly surprised to detect the odd foliage adorning her neighbor’s lawns. Trees neatly trimmed into vertical piles of pom-poms plants which swirl such as ice cream cones, or branches which length garage doors such as giant green mustaches. Continue reading »
San Francisco-Based Artist Alexis Arnold Grows Crystals On Books
People will spout about impermanence of digital records, but books are really fragile, too. Alexis Arnold from San Francisco wanted to illustrate that with her project The Crystallized Book: collecting books and growing Borax crystals on them. Books range from literature classics to magazines, and there’s even a mysterious and arcane tome called “Linux: The Complete Manual”. Continue reading »
Nick Steinberg Captures Breathtaking Landscapes Of Foggy San Francisco’s Climate
Nicholas Steinberg is an award winning landscape photographer from California, who is obsessed with the San Francisco fog waves. Nick has spent the past 8 years shooting the fog waves in this area. Continue reading »
San Francisco’s Chinatown In The Early 1900s Through Arnold Genthe’s Lens
Arnold Genthe (1869 – 1942) was a German-born American photographer, best known for his photographs of San Francisco’s Chinatown, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, and his portraits of noted people, from politicians and socialites to literary figures and entertainment celebrities. Here are some from his photos of everyday life in San Francisco’s Chinatown in the early 1900s. Continue reading »
12 More Differences Between Living In San Francisco Versus New York City
After a year hiatus (and a lot more living), comedian and comic artist Sarah Cooper is back with yet more illustrations highlighting the subtle differences between living in NYC and SF. The New York transplant who spent 5 years in the city before moving to SF certainly notices the quirks of each, pointed out hilariously in this new set of comics below. Continue reading »
San Francisco’s Homeless Get Showers-On-Wheels With Transformed Old Buses
US non-profit organization Lava Mae is transforming old city buses into mobile bathrooms to give showers to around 200 homeless people in San Francisco every week. Lava Mae, which roughly translates as Spanish for “wash me,” has installed ‘hygiene pods’ with showers, toilets, sinks and hair dryers in the decommissioned buses. Continue reading »
Nychos New Mural In San Francisco, USA
After Linz (aka Nychos) is now back in North America where he just finished working on this new signature piece on the streets of San Francisco. Continue reading »
Wonderful Photos of San Francisco’s SoMa District During the Late 1970s and Early 1980s
Saturday Afternoon, Howard between 3rd and 4th Streets, 1981
In 1978, Janet Delaney moved to San Francisco’s South of Market (SoMa) district because the location was central and the rent was cheap. She was a student at the San Francisco Art Institute at the time. Delaney began taking photographs with a view camera on the weekends. She initially shot construction sites near her apartment, including the vast Moscone convention center. Continue reading »
This New Restaurant Concept In San Francisco Has No Visible Staff
This restaurant is perfect for those of you who don’t like dealing with people. Eatsa is a new restaurant in San Francisco, where you won’t even see anyone who works there. Continue reading »
Design Agency Made Giant Mirror Letters In San Francisco To Show That Design Is All Around Us
Character is a San Francisco-based branding and design agency with a passion for launching, rejuvenating and propelling brands. Our goal is to create lasting and meaningful relationships between our client’s brand and their audience through smart thinking and thoughtful design. We aim to do this by crafting stories that touch people on a personal level, sparking a change in their everyday behavior.
We at Character developed “Look Closer”, the campaign for the 2015 edition of San Francisco Design Week. Continue reading »
Salt Ponds of San Francisco Bay
Salt evaporation ponds, also called salterns or salt pans, are shallow artificial ponds designed to produce salts from sea water or other brines. The seawater or brine is fed into large ponds and water is drawn out through natural evaporation which allows the salt to be subsequently harvested. The ponds also provide a productive resting and feeding ground for many species of waterbirds, which may include endangered species. The ponds are commonly separated by levees. Continue reading »
One man, 100,000 toothpicks, and 35 years: An incredible kinetic sculpture of San Francisco
Thirty five years ago I had yet to be born, but artist Scott Weaver had already begun work on this insanely complex kinetic sculpture, Rolling through the Bay, that he continues to modify and expand even today. Continue reading »
San Francisco Zombie Walk 2008
A zombie walk also known as a zombie mob is an organized public gathering of people who dress up in zombie costumes. Usually taking place in an urban centre, the participants make their way around the city streets and through shopping malls in a somewhat orderly fashion and often limping their way towards a local cemetery or other public space. More photos.
