Author Description

World-renowned photographer Galen Rowell captures the ethereal beauty of San Francisco's most notable feature, fog, in 80 stunning full-color photographs. These arresting images showcase the unexpected convergence of light, shadow, and form manifested in moody cityscapes. Quotations from some of America's most beloved writers such as Allen Ginsberg, Denise Levertov, Dashiell Hammett, W. S. Merwin, and John Steinbeck accompany the photos in this evocative portrait of the city by the bay.