Photo Walking Tours of San Francisco

Learn about the city that’s so easy to love with a professional photographer as your guide. Explore the visual richness of San Francisco during a four hour photo walking tour of Chinatown, North Beach, Telegraph Hill and Coit Tower. It’s perfect for those who love photography and want to capture the excitement and history of these vibrant neighborhoods. This tour is designed to maximize photo possibilities with an eye to the visual icons of San Francisco. Plus, learn about San Francisco’s earliest history, its ethnic communities, the Beats, architects and artists, and present day life in these real world neighborhoods. Led by Rick Gerharter, a working news photographer with 20+ years of professional photography experience and 30+ years of living knowledge of San Francisco’s history, politics, culture and social dynamics. Arrangements made through Manstouch Travel at the following link: http://manstouch.co.uk/usa/san-francisco-photo-tours.html

Solo Exhibitions

“Capturing the Moment: The Photojournalism of Rick Gerharter”, GLBT Historical Society, San Francisco, CA, 2006
“Cuba Panorama”, Lombardi Library, World Affairs Council, San Francisco, CA, 2004
“Queer Photo Salon”, LGBT Community Center, San Francisco, CA, 2002
“Havana Panorama”, Mad Magda’s Russian Tea Room, San Francisco, CA, 1998
“Una Verdad de San Francisco”, Galeria Arte 7, Cine Yara, Havana, Cuba, 1996
“Homo Foto San Francisco”, Valley Women Books & Gifts, Fresno, CA, 1996
“Queer Pix”, Josie’s Cabaret and Juice Joint, San Francisco, CA, 1991
“Quiescence-At Peace in the Park”, Main Library, San Francisco Public Library, 1989

Group Exhibitions

“Fun, Frolic, Fetish: 25 Years of the Folsom Street Fair”, GLBT Historical Society, San Francisco, CA, 2008
“2 Wheelers at the Main”, Main Library, San Francisco Public Library, 2007
“Remember Jerome”, Bucheon Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 2007
“Fetiches: Una exposicion de fotografias”, Galeria Alonso Vidal, Barcelona, Spain, 2007
“Out at the Library: Celebrating the James C. Hormel Gay & Lesbian Center”, Main Library, San Francisco Public Library, 2005
“Sporting Life: GLBT Athletics and Cultural Change from the 1960s to Today”, GLBT Historical Society, San Francisco, CA, 2005
“Police Riot ’89: Remember the Castro Sweep”, A Different Light Bookstore, San Francisco, CA, 1999
“Becoming Visible”, Parsons School of Design Gallery, New York City, NY, 1996
“The Wall of Restitution”, DeMaio Fine Arts Gallery, Guerneville, CA, 1996
“Unity: A Celebration of Gay Games IV and Stonewall”, SF Camerawork, San Francisco, CA, 1995
“The Night of Resistance”, A Different Light Bookstore, San Francisco, CA, 1990
“Urban Scrawl”, Armpit Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 1990