EDITOR’S WELCOME

MARION BRENNER

“Paradise Calling” (p. 100), “In Bloom” (p. 117) Berkeley photographer Marion Brenner’s work has appeared in national and international publications, including House & Garden, Garden Design and Martha Stewart Living magazines and The New York Times. She specializes in landscape and garden photography and did photography for the book In & Out of Paris: Gardens of Secret Delights. You can also see her work in the collections of the Bancroft Library at UC Berkeley, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Berkeley Art Museum.

DAVID WEINSTEIN

Rear Window (p. 122) Dave Weinstein is a longtime El Cerrito author and journalist whose books include It Came from Berkeley: How Berkeley Changed the World and Signature Architects of the San Francisco Bay Area. He was a reporter and editor for many years at the West County Times and Contra Costa Times. He also wrote a popular series of profilesof Bay Area architects for the San Francisco Chronicle. Today he is features editor for CA Modern. He’s the leader of El Cerrito Trail Trekkers and Friends of the Cerrito Theate and president of the El Cerrito Historical Society.

MATTHEW MILLMAN

“Frame of Mind” (p. 56), “Déjà Vu” (p. 78) For more than 20 years, Matthew Millman has been photographing architecture and interior design in the western U.S. His work has appeared in a wide range of publications, including TheNew York Times, Dwell, Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, Vogue and more. Millman also photographed the recently released book West Coast Modern.

PAUL DYER

“The Next Wave” (p. 86), “Makeover” (p. 105) Bay Area photographer Paul Dyer’s work has appeared in many publications, including Architectural Digest, Elle Decor and House Beautiful. “I like working with architects and interior designers and a good mix of people who bring me to amazing locations and offera diffeent set of challenges each time,” he says.

LISA BOQUIREN

Gallery (p. 31) Marin-based editor and writer Lisa Boquiren, who was on the steering committee for the American Institute of Architects National Convention, is a design and architecture aficionada who also maintains a marketing consultancy.

BRADEN SUMMERS

Editor’s Welcome (p. 18) Braden Summers is an artist and an award-winning photographer whose 2013 Kickstarter-funded All Love Is Equal photography series became a viral sensation and garnered global attention. He is equally known for his portraiture and lifestyle photography in national and international publications. In his words, the Connecticut-born artist/photographer, who is also forging new ground with his video portraits, alerts “the viewer to the beauty in people and their environment.” His work aims to highlight diversity in every sense of the word. When he is not on assignment, he spends his time on the West Coast and New York City.

LENNY GONZALEZ

Voices (p. 53) Alameda portrait photographer Lenny Gonzalez works for commercial clients IDEO, Stanford Medicine and Glassdoor while maintaining a steady involvement in the local arts scene working for TheThingQuarterly, Kronos Quartet and InterMusic. His focus for the past fie years has been on documenting the local creative music scene. A selection of these photographs can be seen in SFMOMA’s blog Open Space.

STEVE KEPPLE

Rear Window (p. 122) Marin resident Steve Kepple spent a decade in the Colorado Rockies as a ski patroller and framing carpenter before turning his long-running photography hobby into a profession. He now captures images of architecture and hospitality for a diverse set of clients.

CESAR RUBIO

“Parallel Universe” (p. 68) Cesar Rubio, a San Francisco–based photographer, has been documenting the work of architects and designers for more than 25 years, using an approach informed by his early studio work and a lifelong love of motion pictures.

LAURA HILGERS

Voices (p. 53) Laura Hilgers, a regular contributor to Marin Magazine, is a Bay Area writer whose work has appeared in O, Sports Illustrated, Vogue and other publications. She enjoys the hiking trails of Marin.