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Jack Rikess

Photography

Street photography and event coverage from San Francisco and beyond. Click any photo to view it full size.

Series

Drum Circle

Sunday afternoons in Golden Gate Park — drummers, dancers, peace flags, and the full San Francisco cast of characters. Photographed by Jack Rikess.

Drum Circle — dancers in the park
Drum Circle — dancers, woman in bucket hat
Drum Circle — dancer with arms outstretched
Drum Circle — man in suit playing djembe
Drum Circle — Stay Humble shirt, view from bench
Drum Circle — figure in wheelchair on park path
Drum Circle — tie-dye peace flags on the hillside
Drum Circle — dreadlocked singer with microphone
Drum Circle — conga players in sunglasses
Drum Circle — tie-dye flag and guitarist
Drum Circle — black and white maracas player
Drum Circle — bright side of life dancer
Drum Circle — hands on drums close-up
Drum Circle — suspenders and hat drummer
Drum Circle — bald dancer in red wrap
Drum Circle — overalls, crowd and bikes
Drum Circle — laughing dancer in bucket hat
Drum Circle — blue barrel drum player with mallet
Drum Circle — dancers from behind in the park
Drum Circle — group of dancers laughing together
Drum Circle — djembe and didgeridoo players

Series

Bay To Breakers Race

San Francisco's legendary 12K footrace — part marathon, part costume parade, part civic fever dream. Photographed by Jack Rikess.

Bay to Breakers — Slap Thy Bag
Bay to Breakers — runners in costume
Bay to Breakers — blue body paint runners
Bay to Breakers — crowd scene
Bay to Breakers — child in duck costume
Bay to Breakers — Windsurf banner and porta-potties
Bay to Breakers — NASA torch costume
Bay to Breakers — banana costume runners
Bay to Breakers — girl and dog watching the race

Series

Pebbles

An intimate portrait series. Photographed by Jack Rikess.

Pebbles — at an event wearing a cannabis lei
Pebbles — sleeping beside books and plants
Pebbles — reading by lamplight, black and white
Pebbles — working at desk with laptop at night
Pebbles — giving peace sign in sunglasses outdoors
Pebbles — in sunglasses in the garden
Pebbles — reading newspaper on bed
Pebbles — portrait at desk in purple top
Pebbles — two women at the computer

Series

My Neighborhood

Street scenes, skies, and landmarks from the Haight-Ashbury and Golden Gate Park area of San Francisco. Photographed by Jack Rikess.

My Neighborhood — End of Haight and Stanyan street signs
My Neighborhood — Conservatory of Flowers with Do Not Enter sign
My Neighborhood — construction cranes with American flags against blue sky
My Neighborhood — forested hillside with blue sky and clouds
My Neighborhood — rocky peak silhouetted against bright blue sky
My Neighborhood — tree stump and garden reflection
My Neighborhood — Golden Gate Bridge tower framed by trees
My Neighborhood — park trees and soft clouds with light rays
My Neighborhood — yellow Adirondack chair on green lawn with dog walker
My Neighborhood — chalk heart on sidewalk reading Bob Weir
My Neighborhood — twin church towers against bright blue sky
My Neighborhood — Victorian architecture and parked cars on a San Francisco street
My Neighborhood — decorative spherical sculpture in Golden Gate Park

Series

People

Candid portraits and street moments from Golden Gate Park and the streets of San Francisco. Photographed by Jack Rikess.

People — woman with red hair sitting by a fountain
People — groundskeeper with leaf blower crossing a peace sign on the grass
People — child in unicorn mask sitting on the grass
People — couple walking a park path at dusk with glowing trees
People — woman in pink walking a slackline in the park

Series

Stella and Friends

Stella — a golden dog who knew Golden Gate Park better than anyone — and the creatures she shared it with. Photographed by Jack Rikess.

Stella and Friends — two dogs resting together on a couch
Stella and Friends — small dog in harness at an outdoor event
Stella and Friends — Stella running across the grass
Stella and Friends — two women sitting on the grass with Stella
Stella and Friends — Stella trotting along a park path
Stella and Friends — black chihuahua resting its head on Stella
Stella and Friends — coyote sniffing the ground in a park garden
Stella and Friends — Stella walking on grass by a shaded park path
Stella and Friends — Stella lying on the grass, smiling at the camera
Stella and Friends — Stella trotting toward the camera on the grass
Stella and Friends — Stella walking away as a squirrel watches from behind
Stella and Friends — Stella and a squirrel on the lawn, sequence two
Stella and Friends — Stella in full sprint chasing a squirrel across the grass
Stella and Friends — Stella and a tiny black chihuahua curled up together on the couch
Stella and Friends — Stella and chihuahua in a pink bowtie on the couch
Stella and Friends — black and white, Stella on dog bed with chihuahua in background
Stella and Friends — Stella curled on dog bed, chihuahua watching from behind
Stella and Friends — Stella and chihuahua sharing an armchair with rope toy
Stella and Friends — woman with red hair sitting on sofa with Stella and chihuahua
Stella and Friends — chihuahua and Stella resting together on a pillow
Stella and Friends — Stella trotting across grass with white daisies, April 2026
Stella and Friends — Stella standing on bright green grass in the sun
Stella and Friends — Stella walking through daisies in the sun, April 2026
Stella and Friends — Stella lying on the grass, smiling with mouth open
Stella and Friends — Stella leaping through a forest, 2017
Stella and Friends — Stella and chihuahua in a blue sweater curled together on the couch, 2020
Stella and Friends — Stella running with a ball in her mouth across a daisy-covered field
Stella and Friends — Stella rolling on her back in the bright green grass, 2020
Stella and Friends — Stella drinking from a puddle, golden fur glowing, abstract close-up
Stella and Friends — Stella leaping mid-air in a lush green garden, 2020
Stella and Friends — two women in winter jackets bending down to pet Stella in the park