The Year in Photos

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2020 through the eyes of the Paper Tiger’s photography team, contributing photographers from the PT staff and the LWHS community. 

Around the Bay Area

January 25: A rebuilt section of the Fountaingrove neighborhood in northern Santa Rosa. Nearly every building in this image is new construction, after the Tubbs Fire destroyed the neighborhood in October 2017.
Photo by Gabe Castro-Root
March 29: Graffiti on Masonic Avenue in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood offered words of encouragement to passersby just two weeks into the stay-at-home order.
Photo by Gabe Castro-Root
March 30: An afternoon walk in Alamo Square Park.
Photo by Gabe Castro-Root
April 7: The Supermoon — when the moon was at the closest point of its orbit to earth — rose over the Oakland Hills and a quiet San Francisco Bay.
Photo by Gabe Castro-Root
April 8: Coit Tower joined monuments across the United States in lighting up blue to honor healthcare workers and first responders.
Photo by Gabe Castro-Root
April 17: People walked past Puerto Alegre taqueria in the Mission District. Murals and graffiti offering reassurance and positive messages became common around the city in the early days of the pandemic when most restaurants and other non-essential businesses were closed.
Photo by Gabe Castro-Root
April 20: A mannequin donned a mask on the balcony of a house in Noe Valley.
Photo by Gabe Castro-Root
April 24: The Golden Gate Bridge was completely free of cars as most people stayed home.
Photo by Gabe Castro-Root
May 3: The first light of day over downtown San Francisco, seen from Treasure Island.
Photo by Gabe Castro-Root
May 9: Large numbers of shoppers at the Ferry Building Farmers’ Market made it impossible to maintain social distancing.
Photo by Gabe Castro-Root
May 9: A homeless man asked for food outside the Ferry Building Farmers’ Market. San Francisco officials stopped cracking down on tent encampments in March and have since been offering temporary shelter in hotel rooms to some of the city’s more than eight thousand unhoused residents.
Photo by Gabe Castro-Root
May 10: A raccoon in Golden Gate Park. With fewer people moving around the city in the spring, sightings of urban wildlife increased.
Photo by Gabe Castro-Root
May 23: Social distancing circles in Dolores Park, spread eight feet apart, were moderately effective at keeping people separated.
Photo by Gabe Castro-Root
May 29: San Francisco City Hall lit up purple to honor hospitality workers.
Photo by Gabe Castro-Root
September 9: Wildfires burning across California made skies in the Bay Area glow orange.
Photo by Gabe Castro-Root
November 15: Crepes on Cole in the Sunset District.
Photo by Ethan Rendon
November 15: The Great Highway, closed to cars during the pandemic, often bustles with foot and bicycle traffic.
Photo by Ethan Rendon
November 21: The Cypress Tree Tunnel in Point Reyes.
Photo by Ethan Rendon
December 6: The Ladder, a permanent installation on Market Street, was designed by the artist Ivan Navarro and is part of the Illuminate SF Festival of Lights.
Photo by Gabe Castro-Root
December 7: The view at sunset from atop Slacker Hill in the Marin Headlands.
Photo by Gabe Castro-Root
December 7: San Francisco’s Richmond and Sunset Districts, seen from Slacker Hill.
Photo by Gabe Castro-Root
December 11: In downtown San Francisco.
Photo by Ethan Rendon
December 11: A new light show, titled “Entwined,” opened in Golden Gate Park.
Photo by Gabe Castro-Root
December 11: After a long-delayed opening, the SkyStar ferris wheel in Golden Gate Park closed again as coronavirus cases surged.
Photo by Gabe Castro-Root
December 12: The Contemporary Jewish Museum on the third night of Hanukkah.
Photo by Gabe Castro-Root

 

Black Lives Matter

May 31: Protesters chanted “Hands up, don’t shoot,” at a march through downtown San Francisco days after the killing of George Floyd.
Photo by Gabe Castro-Root
May 31: Thousands of protesters gathered outside San Francisco County Jail to demand an end to policing that predominantly harms Black Americans.
Photo by Gabe Castro-Root
May 31: A protester confronted a police officer, but interactions remained largely peaceful.
Photo by Gabe Castro-Root
May 31: SFPD threatened to disperse the crowd with tear gas, but did not.
Photo by Gabe Castro-Root
May 31: Even people not participating in the protests showed solidarity with demonstrators.
Photo by Gabe Castro-Root
May 31: SFPD officers wore riot gear as they followed a march down Market Street.
Photo by Gabe Castro-Root
June 3: Xitlalli, a danza azteca dance group, performed during a protest for racial justice at Dolores Park.
Photo by Gabe Castro-Root
June 3: Honoring George Floyd outside Mission High School.
Photo by Gabe Castro-Root
June 3: A demonstrator tried to engage California Highway Patrol officers in a conversation.
Photo by Gabe Castro-Root
November 1: Led by Tiana Day, second from left, a group of about one hundred youth activists participated in the “March 4 Our Future” two days before the election.
Photo by Gabe Castro-Root

 

Celebrating Biden’s Victory

November 7: Revelers embraced hours after major news networks called the presidential race for Joe Biden.
Photo by Gabe Castro-Root
November 7: Spontaneous dance parties popped up around San Francisco after the race was called.
Photo by Gabe Castro-Root
November 7: Celebrations lasted throughout the day.
Photo by Gabe Castro-Root
November 7: Spraying champagne.
Photo by Gabe Castro-Root
November 7: Castro Street was the hub of San Francisco celebrations.
Photo by Gabe Castro-Root

 

The School Year

January 13: Connor Nakamura ’20 reads the poster and letter left by anonymous students of color for Head of School Eric Temple.
Photo by Gabe Castro-Root
January 17: Ava Grey ’21 drove to the basket during the LWHS-UHS basketball game at Chase Center.
Photo by Tri Nguyen
January 17: LWHS dancers at halftime during the Chase Center basketball game. From left: Elizabeth Ouyang ’20, Cleah Dyer ’21 and Kalin Sivolella ’21.
Photo by Tri Nguyen
February 9: The inside of San Francisco City Hall during setup for LWHS’ Winter Formal.
Photo by Primo Lagaso Goldberg
February 29: Primo Lagaso Goldberg, right, and Magnolia Finn, left, present at the San Francisco Youth Justice Comic Con.
Photo courtesy of Primo Lagaso Goldberg
March 10: On Mayan Chicken day, M. Josselin Caballero was responsible for grilling 300 pounds of chicken, which had been marinating in 100-pound tubs.
Photo by Gabe Castro-Root
May 30: LWHS seniors graduated at a drive-through ceremony at the Cow Palace. From left: Mira Larrance ’20, Julia Hatfield ’20 and Connor Nakamura ’20.
Photo by Keira Nakamura
May 30: Molly Weiner ’20, left, and Shanie Roth ’20, right, say a socially-distant goodbye at graduation.
Photo courtesy of Molly Weiner
October 10: LWHS cross country held masked practices while the season was indefinitely on hold.
Photo courtesy of Caroline Kreutzen
November 12: Students returned to campus in small groups in November.
Photo by Charlotte Kane
November 12: A self-portrait at the VisitU check-in.
Photo by Charlotte Kane
November 19: Lunches waiting to be picked up on campus.
Photo by Primo Lagaso Goldberg
December 8: Only the Frosh returned to campus after Thanksgiving break.
Photo by Caitlin Kane
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