Beverages at our lecture are sponsored by:
Fort Point Beer Company and Winery Sixteen 600

All photos © Mark Citret

Mark Citret (b. 1949) grew up in San Francisco and began photographing in 1968. He received both his BA and MA in Art from San Francisco State University. From 1970–1973, Mark assisted Ansel Adams at his acclaimed Yosemite Workshops, working with Adams in the darkroom as well as in the field.  In the mid to late 1980s he produced a large body of work titled, Unnatural Wonders, which is his personal survey of architecture in the national parks. He spent four years, 1990 to 1993, photographing Coastside Plant, a massive construction site in the southwest corner of San Francisco. Since he moved to his current home in Daly City, California in 1986, he has been photographing the play of ocean and sky from the cliff behind his house.

Citret has taught photography at the University of California Berkeley Extension since 1982 and the University of California Santa Cruz Extension since 1988, and for organizations such as the Center for Photography at Woodstock, the Ansel Adams Gallery, and Santa Fe Workshops. His work is represented in many museum including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the New Orleans Museum of Art, the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, the University of Arizona’s Center for Creative Photography, and the Monterey Museum of Art. A monograph of his photographs, Along the Way, was published by Custom & Limited Editions, San Francisco, in 1999.

All photos © Robel Fessehatzion

Robel Fessehatzion is is a self-taught African-American photographer based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Influenced by his upbringing near the foothills of the northern Sierra, his work focuses on the natural environment & identity. His creative research seeks to transform the landscape into a place of belonging, by highlighting the harmony between existing elements while thoughtfully incorporating natural light and color within the frame. His series Boundary Maintenance utilizes self-portraiture as way to explore and discover his own identity and belonging in the natural landscape, while the series Reclamation uses visual imagery to challenge perceptions of who belongs in the United States national parks—particularly Yosemite, given its connection to the legacy of the Buffalo Soldiers. It highlights how members of the African Diaspora are confronting both historic and nuanced forms of discrimination. By exploring, seeking, and reestablishing connections with nature, they assert their rightful place in this landscape and reclaim their relationship with the land.

Winery Sixteen 600 is a vineyard-focused winery founded in 2007 by Phil Coturri, along with his wife Arden Kremer and sons, Max and Sam.

The winery produces small-batch, single-vineyard wines exclusively from certified organic vineyards farmed by Phil and his vineyard management company, Enterprise Vineyards. Their portfolio includes wines they love to drink and collect—Grenache, Rhône varietals, field blends, as well as Cabernet and Zinfandel, honoring Sonoma’s rich heritage.

Sixteen 600’s success is built on the dedication of its exceptional team, particularly the vineyard crew, winery staff, and the passionate individuals who work alongside Sam in the office and tasting house.

Fort Point was inspired by a love for San Francisco and a desire to make craft beer more accessible. Over the years, it has grown to become one of the city’s best-known independent producers, creating a wide range of new beers and even a line of ciders along the way. No matter the favorite Fort Point brew, one thing remains true — every can hits that sweet spot between interesting and easy to love.