I love the concept of group portraits because they solve the desire to capture the image of a kind of unity among the subjects, I often volunteer to take pictures of groups from meetings, reunions, family outings and gatherings to help document the event. One never knows the importance of these until there is a significant loss of one of the members of that group.
I love this following scenario:
A large group of seemingly related individuals eager to celebrate by having a photograph of the entire group of sometimes up to 30 or more individuals. Possibly after or during special event. A total stranger who happens by can be requested to photograph that group and they will give it a try and a very conscientious effort. It reminds one of what we call a superhuman skill of sorts given past practices.
"Gary Family one" Elk Grove, California September 2020
"Gary Family two" Elk Grove, California September 2020
"Berkeley High School reunion" Berkeley, California September 2023
"Ron Willis party" Berkeley, California September 2023
"Tayeko birthday party" Berkeley, California September 2023
"Art reception at CCSF gallery" San Francisco, California September 2023
"Filipino motorcycle club" San Francisco, California August 2023
"KPFA radio reunion members" Berkeley, California August 2023
"Don Foster Birthday party portrait" Berkeley, California August 2023
"Filipino law enforcement group at parade" San Francisco, California August 2023
"Mnka and Brian Friends" San Francisco, California July 2023
"Family group of Karen " San Francisco, California July 2023
"Group of caregivers" Rossmore, California June 2023
"Group of neighbors" Berkeley, California June 2023
"Group of Artists" San Francisco, California June 2023
"CCA fashio show runway spectators" San Francisco, California June 2023
"Graduation Family group" San Francisco, California June 2023
"Kane Family" Berkeley, California June 2023
"Photographers' group" Oakland, California June 2023
"Memorial Group" Oakland, California June 2023
"Mildred Howard Fans" San Francisco, California June 2023
"Fashion Group" San Francisco, California June 2023
"Fashion Group" San Francisco, California June 2023
"Fashion group at CCA" San Francisco, California June 2023
"Sea Scout group" Tiburon, California May 2023
"My Birthday celebration" Oakland, California May 2023
"Asian Dance Group" Berkeley, California May 2023
"Gamelon music and Dance Group" Berkeley, California May 2023
"Coordinated families at Codonices park" Berkeley, California May 2023
"International Spirits judges" Tiburon, California May 2023
"Ruth Morgan Opening Reception" Richmond, California May 2023
"Abolition Democracy Fellows Program Prom 2023" Oakland, California May 2023
"Richmond Athletes of the past" Richmond, California April 2023
"Madeline's birthday Party guests" Oakland, California April 2023
"Walnut Street Group" Berkeley, California March 2023
"San Juan Avenue group" Berkeley, California March 2023
"Goapele, Namani and friends" Oakland, California January 2023
"Betye Saar Fans" San Francisco, California December 2022
"Gary Family celebration" Oakland, California December 2022
"Berkeley High School Group" Berkeley, California January 2023
"Bay Area Artists" San Francisco, California November 2022
"A Reunion" San Jose, California November 2022
"San Juan Avenue neighborhood party" Berkeley, California October 2022
"Alan and Deborah's film debut at the Mill Valley Film Festival" Mill Valley, California October 2022
"King Pool Swimmers group" Berkeley, California September 2022
"Jim Dennis' Birthday Group" Richmond, California August 2022
"Alameda Reunion group" Hayward, California August 2022
"Family Group" Alameda, California August 2022
"Teaching group of the Peralta Colleges" Berkeley, California July 2022
"Art Group of Oakland Califronia" Oakland, California July 2022
"Kane family and guests" Berkeley, California July 2022
"Parade Group at Carnaval" San Francisco, California July 2022
"Parade Group at Carnaval" San Francisco, California July 2022
"Parade Group at Carnaval" San Francisco, California May 2022
"Parade Group at Carnaval" San Francisco, California May 2022
"Parade Group at Carnaval" San Francisco, California May 2022
"Parade Group at Carnaval" San Francisco, California May 2022
"Parade Group at Carnaval" San Francisco, California May 2022
"Parade Group at Carnaval" San Francisco, California May 2022
"Black Studies Department group of U.C. Berkeley" Berkeley, California May 2022
"Robert Wilson Memorial group" Oakland, California April 2018
"Yassir retiremnent party" Berkeley, California May 2022
"UC Berkeley Art Department MFA party group" Berkeley, California May 2022
"UC Berkeley Art Department MFA party group" Berkeley, California May 2022
"UC Berkeley Art Department MFA party group" Berkeley, California May 2022
"Movie fan group" Oakland, California April 2022
"Berkeley friends group" Berkeley, California April 2022
"Art group at Richmond Art Center" Richmond, California March 2022
"Glenn Nance memorial group" Colma, California March 2022
"Motorcycle support group for the homeless" Oakland, California June 2019
"Skater group at Oakland Pride" Oakland, California March 2022
"Robin Wilson memorial family portrait" Oakland, California summer 2010
"Hadwick Thompson family group" Oakland, California March 2022
"Vishnu's birthday Sunday with friends" Oakland, California February 2022
"Staff at Swans restaurant" Oakland, California February 2022
"The Chaumette family memorial service" Oakland, California February 2022
"Brandy with friends and relatives at the Black Joy Parade" Oakland, California February 2022
"Elsa Tranter and hiking friends" Oakland, California February 2022
"Alameda Reunion" Tracy, California December 2021
"Michael Ruiz Memorial" Walnut Creek, California December 2021
"Jim Dennis Birthday" Oakland, California October 2021
"Broussard Family celebration" Yountville, California October 2021
"John Moore's 83rd birthday celebration" Oakland, California September 2021
"Gary, Mitchell, Holbert, etc family group" Atlanta, Georgia August 2016
"Family memorial group" Berkeley, California August 2021
"Family memorial group" Berkeley, California August 2021
"San Francisco Mayor's dinner group at The Foreign Cinema Restaurant" San Francisco, California August 2021
"Retirement Party for My Dentist Dr. Thomas Roeder" Berkeley, California May 2021
"Retirement Party for Jennifer Badger-Sultan" San Rafael, California May 2014
"Black Joy Parade: Delta Sigma Theda Sorority?" Oakland, California February 2020
"Black Joy Parade: Omega Psi Phi?" Oakland, California February 2020
"Anonymous group at Folsom Street Festival" San Francisco, California September 2019
"Anonymous shopping group" Richmond, California September 2019
"Gary-Thomas Family Portrait" Elk Grove, California August 2019
"Lewis Watts' Photography reception" San Francisco, California August 2019
"Spectators at the Art and Soul Festival" Oakland, California August 2019
"Lewis Watts' Photography reception" San Francisco, California August 2019
"Olivier Group at Memorial" Foster City, California May 2019
"Peet's morning group regulars" Berkeley, California May 2019
"The Gary Family" Oakland, California April 2019
"Berkeley Senior's weekly meeting" Berkeley, California January 2019
Castlemont High School Picnic Reunion class of 1963 San Leandro, California September 2018
Womens Motorcycle group of Oakland San Francisco, California July 2018
The Memorial family of Marie Johnson Calloway San Francisco, California April 2018
The Memorial family of Shirley Lee Brummell San Francisco, California April 2018
Portrait of Artists at Rena Bransten Gallery San Francisco, California January 2018
Ethel Gary 95th Birthday Portrait Oakland, California July 2017
Ethel Gary 95th Birthday Portrait Oakland, California July 2017
Ethel Gary 95th Birthday Portrait Oakland, California July 2017
Group Tour Portrait Oakland, California July 2017
Group Portrait San Francisco, California June 2017
Group Portrait Sacramento, California April 2017
Group Portraits Oakland, California June 2017
Group Portraits Oakland, California June 2017
Group Portraits Oakland, California June 2017
Group Portraits San francisco, California May 2017
Group Portraits Oakland, California May 2017
Group Portraits Oakland, California May 2017
Group Portraits San Francisco, California May 2017
Group Portraits Oakland, California May 2017
Group Portraits Marrakech, Morocco May 2017
Group Portraits Marrakech, Morocco May 2017
Group Portraits Oakland, California May 2017
Group Portraits Marrakech, Morocco May 2017
Group Portraits Amstredam, The Netherlands May 2017
" Perkins-Ijichi Family" Oakland, California December 2013
"The Tybor family in South Dakota " Keystone, South Dakota August 2011
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