At Sarah’s mother’s suggestion, Sarah & I checked out this fantastic free exhibit of 56 of Robert Cameron’s aerial photographs. Some are printed extremely large (8×10 feet), and all are very interesting.
Cameron, publisher of a number of books, (all titled “Above San Francisco” “Above Paris” and so on) has made some spectacular photographs over his lengthy career (he’s now in his mid-90s), and he selected these 56 to showcase the western US, both in its beauty and its flaws. A nice pamphlet guides the viewer through each photograph, although the writing style is a bit strange, with very short sentences that often don’t flow very well. C’est la vie, it’s a photography exhibit, not a literary review!
The Presidio Officer’s Club, like most things in the SF Presidio, isn’t particularly easy to find, but I’d highly recommend checking out this exhibit while it’s still here – the price (free) is certainly right, and its a great perspective.
Exhibit Website (although the exhibition site doesn’t say so, the show has been extended through mid-September)
Very interesting, will go check out those links!
Since you can’t make the exhibit, check out his books – they’re great.
Thanks for the info Adam, I will give it a look.
RIP – Robert Cameron. And he made his ice cubes from Scotch!
http://urdead2me.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/rip-robert-cameron/
A man after my own heart!