Jessica Monroy Photography

10/24/2025

san francisco 2024 from the film archives

10/23/2025

They walked out, and the crowd went silent, then erupted.

Ryan Coogler and Zinzi Evans, a true powerhouse duo, are standing there together, surprising moviegoers at the Sinners' premier at Alamo Drafthouse in San Francisco.

It wasn’t just a movie premiere; it was a moment of real magic, a reminder that some people quietly move mountains while the rest of us watch.

10/22/2025

It was Gus’s first time standing in front of his own work as the subject.

The show, Dimensional Drift, marked more than a milestone. It was his first gallery exhibition in the U.S., a moment where memory, migration, and color all converged in one room.

He spoke softly about how the act of painting had become a way of belonging — of building home from fragments of distance. “Migration isn’t just leaving or arriving,” he said. “It’s learning to exist in between.

bayvareavstories, artist portrait

10/21/2025

A few SF snapshots from the past several months — foggy beach days, overcast outsidelands, and memories that already feel like distant moments.

06/21/2025

Lately I’ve been feeling so grateful for the folks I get to photograph—founders, artists, creatives, people out here really making things happen.

These shoots aren’t just about getting a nice photo (though we get those too 😉). It’s about being seen in your element, doing what you love, showing up as yourself.

11/26/2024

10/24/2024

Loved working alongside the fabulous Jenn Emerling!

10/08/2024

This season, I find myself craving those moments of spontaneous creativity and artistic freedom. There’s something about fall—the cozy layers, the deep hues, the textures of nature—that always sparks my imagination. 🍂

Here’s to mixing patterns, embracing the beauty of change, and finding inspiration in every season. 🍁

01/23/2019

San Francisco, California

01/18/2019

Productivity...how do you find it?! I’m at my personal best midday. Inspiration tends to hit me between 2pm and can last till 8 in the evening. I get up, enjoy my coffee, read, work out and then I’m usually ready to go from there. Are you whatever the bird is that thrives in the afternoons like me or do like getting your work done first thing?