San Francisco Botanical Garden
I grew up less than one mile from the San Francisco Botanical Garden in Golden Gate Park, and for the last 40 years have lived in Daly City, no more than a 20 minute drive from the Garden. It had lurked in my mind for a long time, and I had always suspected that someday I would venture in to photograph. That day came in 2016, and since then the Garden has been the primary focus of my photographic life. Luckily, the Covid pandemic, when it descended upon us in the Spring of 2020, had very little impact on my ability to work in the Garden. In fact, it was perfect: an open and outdoor location where it was easy to maintain distance from others, especially in the early morning hours when I preferred to be there.
In the Spring of 2025 the Botanical Garden Library presented an exhibit, entitled Structural Beauty, of a selection of 32 of the photographs. A small catalogue of the exhibit was published to accompany the exhibit. A larger book, as yet untitled, is planned for publication in 2027.
(Once you’ve clicked on one to view the photos at full size, hovering the cursor over the photo will reveal the title, but leaving it there will crop the bottom edge.)
