Photographer - Gareth Gooch PhotosByGooch.com Archival photographic print 18x12 Born in the UK, Gooch attended the prestigious Newport College of Art and Design. He studied under British photographer David Hurn of the groundbreaking Magnum Photos collaborative. He worked for two decades in London, first apprenticing with established photographers and later creating his own firm. The focus of his work since he moved to San Francisco from London in 2008 has been on documenting the disenfranchised subcultures of our time: the dynamism of street art and the artists who create it; the ongoing LGBTQ+ political struggles and the LGBTQ+ performing arts community. Readers of the San Francisco Bay Area Reporter voted Gooch Best Nightlife Photographer 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. His work can regularly be seen in that publication and many others in San Francisco and further afield. Over the years, he has become the principal photographer for numerous events and organizations, including Folsom Events, the SF Gay Men’s Chorus, Out & Equal, and various club nights and performance groups.
