Print Release, December 2016 - No. 0419_10A

A quick snap from last December, at the cafe where I pick up coffee most mornings, on New Montgomery Street in downtown San Francisco.

No. #0419_10A - Cafe Window, New Montgomery Street. San Francisco, CA. December of 2015. Shot with a Leica M2, Zeiss 35mm f/2 lens, on Ilford HP5 400 film. 

Prints should ship out in the next week or so...  All digital proofs are printed on Canson Fiber Rag, 5x7 proofs are printed on Ilford Cold Tone Fiber. 

To get in on monthly print releases and to support my work, visit https://patreon.com/jszymanski/. If you're interested in purchasing this print you can find it in my shop... Here's the link: http://www.josephszymanski.com/shop/no-0419-10a.

Word On The Street

A few snaps from my periodic magic hour strolls. Now that daylight savings time has ruined everything I'm really missing these late afternoon walks. Seems like the best place to be this time of year is the darkroom...

#0468_28A - Market Street, San Francisco, CA. September of 2016.

#0469_12A - Market Street, San Francisco, CA. September of 2016.

#0465_15A - Castro Street, San Francisco, CA. August of 2016.

Patreon Updates...

Finally getting back into some semblance of a routine, and feel more eager than usual to get back to work. As such I've updated a few things on Patreon going forwad... 

#0478_13 - Self Portrait In Mirror, 2016.

First and foremost, I've changed the payment schedule from per release, to per month... I've got a lot of new work to share and new prints in the queue, so I'll be releasing a new print each month in addition to normal posts. 

Second, I've added another tier of support at $5. It's the quickest and easiest way to support my work. For $5 a month you'll get access to all exclusive content I post on Patreon, behind the scenes updates, process notes, discounts on prints and books and the like.

Once again, to support my work, please visit patreon.com/jszymanski

Thanks to everyone for all the support.... 

 

Word On The Street

Seems trivial sometimes, in light of recent events, wandering about making pictures. Maybe one day it will matter, people will remember, we'll have this record, we were here. Sometimes I have to remind myself that the work is important, even if it isn't important to anyone else, it's important to me. Now more than ever...

#0465_05A - Market Street. San Francisco, CA. August of 2016.

#0466_14A - Powell Street Station. San Francisco, CA. 2016.

#0463_24A - New Montgomery Street. San Francisco, CA. August of 2016.

#0465_10A - Lovers, Market Street. San Francisco, CA. August of 2016.

#0469_10A - Man With Dogs, The Castro. San Francisco, CA. September Of 2016.

#0459_10A - New Montgomery Street. San Francisco, CA. May of 2016.

Something Happening Somewhere...

#0461_02A - Market Street, June of 2016. Leica M2, Zeiss 21mm f/4.5, Ilford HP5 400.

A man sleeps on Market Street at 5th Street, one of the busiest shopping districts in the city of San Francisco. In the fall of 2016 the median rent for a one bedroom apartment in this neighborhood hit $3,190 per month.

#0463_34A - Castro District, San Francisco. August of 2016. Leica M2, 21mm f/4.5, Ilford HP5 400.

A statue of Donald Trump entitled "The Emperor Has No Balls" appeared in San Francisco and other cities around the country on August 18th, 2016. Created by Las Vegas based horror artist Ginger, the statue in the Castro at one point adorned a hat with the slogan "Make America Gay Again." (This image was taken when we thought was all a joke, now it's a nightmare.)

#0461_32A - Castro & Market, San Francisco. August of 2016. Leica M2, 35mm f/2, Ilford HP5 400.

A homeless woman in the Castro District, San Francisco. As of the fall of 2016 the median rent for a one bedroom apartment in this neighborhood hit $3,630 per month.

#0469_08A - Market Street, San Francisco. September of 2016. Leica M2, 35mm f/2, Ilford HP5 400.

Frank Chu, a local San Francisco eccentric, walks the streets of The City campaigning for the impeachment of various presidents for collaborating with aliens. He's been at it since 1999. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Chu