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San Francisco and the Bay Area through a mirrorless camera

I had the chance to try out the Fujifilm X-M1 mirrorless camera. All the images in this post were taken with it, no post processsing, and I think the results are of great quality. Back in the Bay Area once again thanks to my job, I mainly visited Oakland, Fremont, Berkeley, Pleasanton and of course, […]

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San Francisco Grant’s Tobacco shop closed

Grant’s tobacco shop, a historic landmark in San Francisco has closed. It was shocking to me to find out this way, walking all the way through market to suddenly have this sad view of the shop. I have good memories of the time I first encountered the shop, made new friends and had a great […]

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Grant’s Tobacco shop

While walking in the financial district of San Francisco, I stopped by Grant’s Tobacco shop. It’s a traditional tobacco shop that’s been around since 1849. I usually don’t stop by any tobacco shops in the US because cuban cigars are illegal, and most of the cigars I smoke are cubans. But I got curious about […]

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Photography

Some days at San Francisco

I went to San Francisco last week and after the few things I had the compromise to do, I decided to walk around the city and practice my photography skills. I stayed at a very cheap hotel, not knowing well the surroundings, let’s just say that 9th and Mission street is not a very touristic […]

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Events Photography

Occupy San Francisco images

Last week I went to San Francisco to do some business, and having some extra days I decided to get outside and take a few shots around the city. Little did I know that there was an Occupy San Francisco movement over at the Federal Reserve bank building. It was an interesting and shocking thing […]

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personal Photography

San Francisco & Napa Valley trip photos

Before attending Google I/O, I went with a co-worker and friend to San Francisco and Napa Valley. Originally we were only going to SF for some shopping and walking around before going to see Cats, the broadway show at the Orpheum Theatre. But after I commented that I’ve never been to there before, and since […]