Fairfax

A tagged rooftop seen on Fairfax in Los Angeles on Saturday, April 14, 2012.

Bricks

Chalk text seen on the USC campus in Los Angeles on Saturday, February 11, 2012.

Adamant

A child's chalk drawing. Or, maybe I'm assuming too much ... maybe it's made by an adult. I don't really know. Only "Adam" knows.

Onward

We've moved to a city with fewer hills. More soon.

Word on the Street, Geary Edition

Like Michelangelo, but not upside down.

Word on the Street, Below the Line Edition

This was in Pacific Heights.

As James Joyce Said

This was, of course, in front of The Fillmore.

Word on the $treet

This is near the Boom Boom Room.

Word on the Street, Cliche Edition

Despite its eventual fate, the ongoing Word on the Street project soldiers on.

Word No Longer on the Street

On my other blog, I've been shooting a series of Word on the Street photos. So, above, a glimpse at their eventual end: not with a bang, but with a really loud jackhammer.

Word on the Street, Ironic Crimefighter Edition

I don't know if the "OMG" is on purpose or an accident.

Word on the Street, Eponymous Edition

Since moving to San Francisco, I've been photographing any etched messages I find on the sidewalk. I've called the series Word on the Street.

This was on Divisadero. I hadn't seen it before Sunday night, though I've walked over it before.

Word on the Street, No Words Needed Edition

Found on Fillmore, Thursday evening.

Word on the Street, Self-Referential Edition

I assume someone took the time to stuff the bits of plant into the letters, but maybe instead someone tried to sweep the street and left this behind. I can't say for sure.

Word on the Street, Double Feature Edition

One of the things I'm not sure photographers fully appreciate yet about micro four thirds format cameras like the Panasonic GH1 and Panasonic GH2 is that you can essentially work with a 100% viewfinder. If you see it, that's exactly how it will appear in the final image. That makes working with edges much easier, really. If you want a crack in the street exactly at the bottom of the frame, just compose it in the viewfinder as you like.

Above: two snaps north of Fillmore Street today.

Word on the Street (2011 Edition)

Technically, not a word, but still... it counts.

Word on the Street, Missing Backstory Edition

I don't actually know what this means. Was there a place called "Randy's Tooth"? Or ... was there a tooth?

Wordless on the Street

This was near Masonic and Geary. When future archeologists unearth this pictograph, they'll puzzle over its possible meanings, and they'll reflect on our mysterious, disappeared society.

Word on the Street, Part 3

I assume this was scratched into the concrete before there was a television show with this title. Then, it's cool. If not, then it's not cool. Context!

Word on the Street, Part 2

I think this was on Fulton.