Sumo wrestlers square off in San Francisco's Japan Town.
San Jose Earthquakes Marvin Chavez battles the Geoff Cameron of the Houston Dynamos at At&t Park in San Francisco.
Protesters gather in front of the Federal building as part of a protest for their religious freedom.
Nefertiti Franks, 18, looks out the window of her Excelsior foster home while contemplating the State of California's decision to extend the maximum foster child's age from 18 to 21-years-old. -The San Francisco Examiner
Giant's pitcher Barry Zito delivers a pitch on Opening Day of the 2013 baseball season.
Anna Baker, Lauren Guerin, Olivia Fisher-Smith and Sasha Dierauf (left to right) listen intently to their 2 Mile Surf Shop instructor, Ona Seney, as they prepare to hit the waves in Bolinas, CA. -The Bay Citizen
Hayley Norris spins poi on the beach of Helsketh Island, a small privately owned island outside of Homer, Alaska in Kachemak Bay.
Throngs of people populated Ocean Beach during the Rip Curl professional surf contest, to get a glimpse of the some best surfers in the world. -SF Examiner
Weekenders cool off in a waterfall and pool in Anderson Valley.
Downtown San Francisco hi-rise interior detail. -Mason Kirby Architects
Sinjin Davis of the long board skate crew, Sunset Sliders, barrels around a corner on SF's Potrero Hill. -The Bold Italic
Cross-dresser Chaz Chujak transforms himself into Helen Waite, an alter ego of an 50's housewife that sells throws Tupperware parties. -The Bold Italic
The BLM rounds up horses via helicopter in the NW corner of Nevada as part of a effort to control the wild horse population on open range land.
San Mateo resident Daniella Martin, an aspiring host a television show on insect cookery and a budding entomophagist, presents her idea of an appetizer: a scorpion on a fresh endive leaf with crème fraîche and an orange wedge. -SF Weekly
Mayor of Berkeley, Tom Bates, poses for photos at the Berkeley's Ashby BART Ed Roberts complex while creating reelection art.
Photographed in a vacant volcano in Argentina, a woman gazes up at the incoming light.
The mid-summer melt of Beloit Glacier results in large chunks of ice flowing out of Blackstone Bay and into Alaska's Prince William Sound.
Barrel racing is one of many contests featured at the annual Best Buck in the Bay Rodeo, located in La Honda, CA. -The Bay Citizen
Judah Dwyer and partner Horgan Edet of SF's specialty African import store, The African Outlet, pose for a portrait in their overflowing shop. -The Bold Italic
Niners quarterback Alex Smith runs in a touchdown against the Saints in the NFC Divisional at Candlestick Park on January 14, 2012. The 49ers eventually won the game, 36-32. -San Francisco Examiner
Hikers explore the abandoned WWII ruins on the side of Highway 1 near Devils Slide.