Picturing the Presidio - by photographer Lyle Gomes

We will be joined by Peter Ehrlich, The Presidio Trust Forester
This five mile hike will visit Picturing the Presidio is a multi-faceted public art installation by photographer Lyle Gomes, presented in partnership with the Presidio Trust.
For more than two decades, Gomes has captured emotive black and white images of the Presidio during a period of great transformation. Picturing the Presidio displays eight of his panoramic works along the trails where they were originally made, enabling viewers to consider the past, present, and future of key forest landscapes.
The exhibit extends the experience by inviting visitors to share their own photographs of the park via Instagram and to go deeper through a series of free guided walks, photography classes, and other programs. An online virtual gallery offers a larger selection of Gomes’ images, revealing the artist’s intimate observations of an ever-evolving park environment. Ways to Experience the Exhibit

Forest Gallery, our hike for the day
Eight 52” panoramic images captured by Lyle Gomes between 1989 and 2009 are displayed along the Presidio’s trails in the location where they were originally made. View the brochure for an installation map >>

Virtual Gallery, where you can view additional images The Virtual Gallery on Flickr features 60 Presidio photographs made by Lyle Gomes between 1989 and 2012. View the images and see where each photo was captured on the interactive map.

Share your Presidio Images in the Community Gallery
How do you picture the Presidio? Follow @PresidioSF on Instagram and share your favorite photos of the Presidio using the hashtag #PresidioPics. All of the images will be showcased in the Community Gallery on our website (see right sidebar) and each month, four images will be selected for public display at the Presidio Transit Center.

About the Artist Lyle Gomes was born in 1954 in San Francisco. He began photographing seriously at the age of 20 and received his B.A. and M.A. in Art from San Francisco State University. He is the recipient of a Fulbright Scholar Award and a Rockefeller Foundation residency. His work can be found in numerous permanent collections, including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris; and Cantor Center, Stanford University. He is the head of the photography program at the College of San Mateo.
The Presidio has long been an influential setting for Gomes. He began photographing the Presidio while it was still a military post. In 1994, amid the Presidio’s transition from post to park, he created The Presidio: a City Woodland, an exhibit of 48 images displayed at the Ansel Adams Center for Photography. Two decades later, he is returning to this subject through the Picturing the Presidio exhibit. After our walk we will stretch out on the Main Lawn and enjoy snacks from Off the Grid.
We will meet in the Presidio Visitors Center. Here you can pick up maps and information and use the facilities before we begin walking. Here is a map to the Presidio Visitors Center:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/105+Montgomery+St/@37.8017734,-122.4582374,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x808586d864301209:0x1b529af1d75d5a2a

Transportation If you are driving, park at the Main Post Parking Lot. Parking is $7 all day, $1.20 per hour (yes, even on Sundays)
If you are taking public transportation, the PresidiGO shuttle operates on weekends for free. Follow this link to schedule and pick up locations: http://www.presidio.gov/transportation/Documents/PresidiGoSchedule_Downtown.pdf
The bus arrives at the Presidio Transit Center, a short walk to the Presidio Visitor Center where the group will assemble at noon.

Any questions? Just let me know, Bruce Lanyon 415-297-0438