There’s no shortage of colourful neighbourhood street festivals in San Francisco every summer, but the most eye-popping is definitely the Folsom Street Leather Fair – and no, this is not some industry apparel convention!
I wondered whether the festival patrons might be a bit annoyed having a camera toting tourist in their midst, but I didn’t have to worry, this was a friendly crowd – very friendly! They welcome anyone, any gender, any age, any dress code, and people come from round the world to join in. And there’s not too many shrinking violets in this crowd, most people were very happy to be photographed and very offended if they weren’t! These photos in no way give a real picture of the festival, these are the most tame photos of the day – the rest are better suited to a XXX-rated site.
Great shots Vicki. A weird and wonderful world it sure is. Life would be so boring if everything was not weird and wonderful !!!! Love your blog.
why waste your time and energy photographing this
Don, there are many weird, wonderful and interesting things in this world and I like to photograph them all, whether they reflect my lifestyle and beliefs or not.