Maybe This Week, Maybe Next Week
03 March 2026
“Bow”, Walter Hood, 2023, honoring San Francisco firefighters sits between the fireboat station and the Bay Bridge. Photo: Robert Gumpert 28 February 2026
Prisoner looking out the window of the “gym” in a now closed San Francisco County Jail. Photo: Robert Gumpert 1996
The Pacific Exchange. San Francisco, California. Photo: Robert Gumpert 2003
SF MOMA. San Francisco, California. Photo: Robert Gumpert 01 March 2026
Duane Hanson sculpture, “Man With Ladder” 1994 at San Francisco MOMA. Photo: Robert Gumpert 01 March 2026
Readings
Episode 175: Stephen Shames (Documentary Photography) Part 1 - 10 FFS
How Richard Wright Shaped John Wilson’s Protest Art - A.G. Sims - Hyperallergic
ROGER A. DEAKINS - STILL LIGHT - The Hulett Collection
Understanding the far-right ideology spreading across the planet: ‘You should be more afraid of the sound of slippers than marching boots’ - Sergio C. Fanjul - El País
Family Ties & Forgotten Landmarks - Kwasi Boyd-Bouldin - nonstandard creative projects
Our Lives Will No Longer Belong to Us - kaptur.co
With Fringe Trim and Gilded Baubles, Damselfrau’s Masks Turn Disguise into Decadence - Grace Ebert - Colossal
Why the Getty-Shutterstock Merger Is Really About Who Controls “Real” - Paul Melcher - kaptur
The Camps - Ben Marcin
The Pentagon says it’s ‘lethalitymaxxing’. Why has ‘incel’ slang crossed into the mainstream? - Matthew Cantor - The Guardian
The Victims Who Fought Back - Pamela Colloff - ProPublica
Iran Conflict Forces Middle East Oil Shutdowns, Strands 150 Ships at Hormuz - Reuters
The First 36 Hours: Strait of Hormuz Becomes a War Zone, Tankers Hit, Shipping Giants Halt Gulf Transits - Mike Schuler - gCaptain
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01 March 2026
Mauricio, 44 On the street off and on for 8 years, Back of Best Buy on Florida Street. San Francisco, California. Photo: Robert Gumpert 20 March 2024. Part of the Division Street project. Book available from Dewi Lewis
Bulk loading, Manila docks. Phillippines. Photo: Robert Gumpert 1987
Butchers. Johannesburg, South Africa. Photo: Robert Gumpert 1991
Apprentice Chef at a San Francisco hotel. Photo: Robert Gumpert 2002
ICE protest posting. San Francisco, California. Photo: Robert Gumpert 28 February 2026
Artichoke. Photo: Robert Gumpert 14 February 2026
Readings and Listenings
Gasoline Starved California Is Turning To Fuel From the Bahamas - Will Kubzansky and Lucia Kassai - gCaptain
GIVE US ACCESS TO YOUR RING CAMERA AND MAYBE WE’LL FIND YOUR DOG - MADELINE GOETZ and WILL LAMPE - McSweeney’s
If You Don’t Read This, I’ll Kill The Dog - Steven Heller - Print
Artur Walther’s gift of 6500 photographs from predominantly Africa and Asia reimagines the role of lens-based art at the New York institution - Dalia Al-Dujaili - BJP
Found after the photographer's death at 99, Joyce Edwards' previously unseen portraits document the people who reclaimed abandoned homes and went on to create a rare social housing project that still survives today. - Katy Cowan - Creative Boom
The Daily Heller: Innocent Pastiche or Deliberate Signaling? - Steven Heller - Print
The Importance of Visual Literacy - Magnum
NYK Unveils Zero-Emission Pure Car and Truck Carrier Concept - Mike Schuler - gCaptain
Inside a Minneapolis Newspaper’s Coverage of the ICE Raids - Aperture
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