Despite dire warnings of the death of Bay to Breakers, the one hundred year anniversary was still a fun, unique San Francisco experience. The big change this year was the booze and alcohol were hidden away (for the most part) in plastic bottles or paper bags.
Its been years since I attended the Bay to Breakers. Back then I lived on Divisadero and Fulton and could roll out of bed, walk two blocks, and join in.
This year I got up at the break of dawn and started photographing on Howard Street where some smurfs were cheering on runners...
...yes, people actually do run the Bay to Breakers.
Some people can just never get away from facebook...
This year carts were banned from the route, but this go-cart was able to briefly get in on the fun.
And Bay to Breakers was a lot of fun...
...with crazy costumes...
...audience participation...
...impromptu twister games...
...and inter-species boogie downs!
However, not everyone was impressed.
And yes, of course, there were naked people. Heck, it wouldn't be Bay to Breakers without them!
You can see some more of my photographs and the photographs of Chronicle photographers on the
SF Gate Bay to Breakers photo gallery.
I recently photographed the presentations of the 2011 Knight Fellows for the John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships program. The 2011 Fellows are some of the brightest minds in journalism. Each one were asked during their fellowship at the university to focus on how to bring innovation, entrepreneurship and leadership to a rapidly changing industry.
Before the event, the fellows were given instructions by a Stanford drama professor on how to deliver their presentations and be comfortable on stage.
Each of the fellows gave their ideas on how to pursue journalistic innovations in a presentation titled "Re-Engineering Journalism: 20 Visions from the 2011 Knight Fellows."
Fellows from all over the world gave their presentations...
...and the crowd paid close attention.
After the event...
...there was a meet and greet outside the Cemex Auditorium at the new business school on the Stanford campus.
To learn more about the Fellows presentations and see video clips, check out the Knight Journalism Fellowship Website. They also have a link to more of my photographs of the event on their flickr page.
