Located near East Beach, this location features Community Snapshots showcasing wonder, tranquility, healing, inspiration, and calm, as well as Visual Story winner Yuxing Liu.
COMMUNITY SNAPSHOTS
Visual Story
Yuxing Liu
People with different backgrounds gathered
together to hang out with friends and family,
read a book, or just meditate with a beautiful
view. I tried to document this public yet intimate
space by taking photos of different people. In
the process, like others in the park, I felt like I
could finally take a breath of normalcy during
this difficult period.
I live in San Jose, California, but often visited
San Francisco before the pandemic. I’ve gone to
Alamo Square Park several times because of its
famous “Painted Ladies” view. It’s always packed
with people. During the pandemic I stayed
home most of the time, afraid of getting
COVID-19. One day I happened to have some
errands in San Francisco, and I passed by Alamo
Square Park. I thought the park must have been
empty, but to my surprise, it had a lot of people
as it did before. This piqued my interest, and I
started to go back every weekend to observe.
Yuxing Liu is a computer engineer in Silicon
Valley who enjoys taking photos of everyday
life.
