“La Misión, La Mission, The Mission
wherever I stand
here, there, everywhere
I’m in the Mission”
— from “Mission Vision” (Stray Poems ©2013) by Alejandro Murguia, former San
Francisco Poet Laureate
These environmental-style portraits celebrate people who live or work in this 1.481 square mile area. In this photography series, a selection of the 59 volunteers are depicted in real or imagined settings to showcase how this neighborhood’s distinctive culture, vivid colors, textures and stories, permeates our lives.
