Comments on: ‘There is Nothing Beautiful Around Here’ Photographed by Paccarik Orue http://www.featureshoot.com/2010/06/paccarik-orue-san-francisco/ Travel Fashion Documentary Editorial & Portrait Photographers: Feature Shoot' Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:05:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Leigh http://www.featureshoot.com/2010/06/paccarik-orue-san-francisco/comment-page-1/#comment-30664 Leigh Mon, 09 Jul 2012 19:18:48 +0000 http://www.featureshoot.com/?p=8701#comment-30664 I live in Richmond as well and I love living here... enough so that I'm buying a house. I walk all over the place with my dog and while there are some areas that I tend to avoid (all cities have these).. most areas are fine even if the houses aren't in the best condition. I take a lot of pictures when I'm walking around too. I like that my neighbors say hi to each other and that there are kids out playing... most of which are comfortable running up and talking to me. Richmond definitely needs TLC and needs some identity work. I hope that projects like this can help. Technically the majority of the population is Hispanic but between black, white and hispanic, it's pretty close.... I think the link stating the majority are black and hispanic is inaccurate and deserves an update: (http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0660620.html) My biggest complaint is that the schools aren't great... but that's to be expected in an area with such a low median income and low property values. I live in Richmond as well and I love living here… enough so that I’m buying a house. I walk all over the place with my dog and while there are some areas that I tend to avoid (all cities have these).. most areas are fine even if the houses aren’t in the best condition. I take a lot of pictures when I’m walking around too.

I like that my neighbors say hi to each other and that there are kids out playing… most of which are comfortable running up and talking to me. Richmond definitely needs TLC and needs some identity work. I hope that projects like this can help.

Technically the majority of the population is Hispanic but between black, white and hispanic, it’s pretty close…. I think the link stating the majority are black and hispanic is inaccurate and deserves an update: (http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0660620.html)

My biggest complaint is that the schools aren’t great… but that’s to be expected in an area with such a low median income and low property values.

]]> By: Jeremy Brooks http://www.featureshoot.com/2010/06/paccarik-orue-san-francisco/comment-page-1/#comment-30662 Jeremy Brooks Mon, 09 Jul 2012 18:43:37 +0000 http://www.featureshoot.com/?p=8701#comment-30662 I live in Richmond. It is a community of contrasts. It has some of the most violent neighborhoods in the Bay Area, extreme poverty, multi-million dollar mansions, neighborhoods with amazing views of the entire Bay Area, a marina, exclusive waterfront properties, and miles of waterfront bike paths. During 2008 I explored Richmond and published one image every week. I discovered public art installations that many people living there don't know about, learned about the role Richmond played during World War II, and learned that Richmond is a sister city to Shimada, Japan. I live in Richmond. It is a community of contrasts. It has some of the most violent neighborhoods in the Bay Area, extreme poverty, multi-million dollar mansions, neighborhoods with amazing views of the entire Bay Area, a marina, exclusive waterfront properties, and miles of waterfront bike paths.

During 2008 I explored Richmond and published one image every week. I discovered public art installations that many people living there don’t know about, learned about the role Richmond played during World War II, and learned that Richmond is a sister city to Shimada, Japan.

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