Janet Delaney revisits San Francisco's public life with photos of parade and protest

By Angela Johnston

Published October 23, 2018 at 5:00 PM PDT

It’s been over 30 years since Janet Delaney walked around the SOMA with her view camera, photographing the businesses, people and daily life in the neighborhood before it drastically changed.

And, while she’s worked on other projects around the country and the world, she’s always been drawn back to that neighborhood. For the past decade, she’s been recapturing her old community for a series called SOMA Now. She joined Angela Johnston in studio for an update.

Janet's current exhibition and collection, Public Matters is on display at Euqinom Gallery in the Mission between November 1 and December 22. It brings together photographs she made in Reagan-era San Francisco in the Mission district and beyond. Opening night is November 3rd. Public Matters is also available as a photo book here.

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Angela Johnston

Angela Johnston is the Senior Producer of Uncuffed and an editor in the KALW newsroom. She holds a Master’s degree in journalism and graduated from KALW’s Audio Academy program. She’s worked for KALW in numerous roles - from the deputy news director, to the health and environment reporter, and she's covered everything from lead poisoning to climate change. Her work has aired on KALW, KQED, Reveal, and The Pulse. She also freelances as a producer and editor for Cosmic Standard and AFAR Media. Outside of work, she loves to swim in the bay, surf small waves on her longboard, read, backpack, cook, and garden.

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