A M p h o t o B l o g

Welcome to my photography blog. I’ll update it with my current work so you can get an idea of my scope and style. Please check back often.

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or email: alain@alainmclaughlin.com

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Couple pics from our school PTA Auction. The theme was dress as you did in high school or college. You can see the full take on my site:

March 16, 2017

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January 2, 2017

Couple of recent shots from the air around Alameda.

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November 3, 2016

Love seeing my photos used well! And love working with Self-Help Federal Credit Union. They are doing amazing work helping hard working people help themselves.


More really cool event pics...

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May 26, 2016

It’s been a busy event fundraising season for me. I’ve been lucky to work with many Bay Area non-profits doing great work. So far this year I’ve shot for Abode Services, American Liver Foundation,...

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April 20, 2015

The amazing Debbie Dare creates wonderful pieces for UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland. Cute kids, caring providers, dream gig.

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September 22, 2014

Shot a number of photos with Kristin Broussard for Sun Light and Power a Berkeley solar company that is probably the oldest residential and commercial installer around. They are also a Benefit...

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June 29, 2014

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A beautiful moment between two friends and Glide Board Members caught during the memorial for poet Dr Maya Angelou. Also a couple other pics Glide posted and an historical shot I did of Dr Angelou at...

June 29, 2014

ERA is doing a great job running social media after a wonderful luncheon honoring Professor Anita Hill and the amazing Maya Harris.

June 29, 2014

A couple of nice images I shot with the wonderful folks at the CPMC Foundation for their latest annual report.

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May 30, 2019

Found a new home for my blog and thought it fitting that I make my new post here about my work in affordable housing. I've been fortunate to work with one of the premier developers in California for over a decade.

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Mission Work

July 15, 2019

In 2018 over seven thousand residents of San Francisco's Mission District were helped by the Mission Economic Development Agency. MEDA provides financial literacy trainig, a cradle to college to career initiative, affordable housing and community advocacy. More photos here and you can see the whole report in flip format here.

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Everything Looks Different From the Air

April 19, 2020

It's been three or four years since I started flying - really flying a camera around. I can shoot video and still, and am fully licensed and insured.

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Construction

April 19, 2020

I feel like Sebastiao Salgado when I shoot construction images - well maybe not quite - but I can dream right?

Essential Service

August 5, 2020

Glide has been serving San Francisco's most vulnerable residents for over 50 years. That help is even more essential during this Covid-19 pandemic.

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Community

August 5, 2020

CCSF is where young folks go to make their dreams real. FreeCity provides their education at no charge and the staff are devoted to their students. Happy to help with their new website. https://www.ccsf.edu

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Frontline Workers

September 16, 2020

Glide's frontline workers are out there everyday proving meals, housing, HARM Reduction services, counseling and love, lots of love.

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Pandemic Response

December 21, 2020

Glide is providing thousands of hot and nutritious meals to San francisco's most desperate residents. Many are camped out with their belongings on the cold streets, others are lucky enough to be able to stay in a shelter or SRO hotel. Many have substance abuse issues or mental health challenges all of them are accepted unconditionally at Glide.

KQED and Speaker Pelosi

November 13, 2021

Just a fun picture from Alameda's Pride Celebration. Yes this was pre-pandemic!

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Alameda Pride

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Building Futures and Abode Services

Abode Services and Building Futures both help individuals and familes experiencing homelessness and other traumas.

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Eden Housing

I've been fortunate to work with Eden Housing for many years, you can see more of my work on their website here: edenhousing.org

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San Francsico Campus for Jewish Senior Living

The Jewish Home offers all inlusive care for San Francisco's elders. I've been fortunate to wrok with them for over fifteen years.

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Glide continues to serve San Francisco's most marginalized individuals and families. I'm happy to help with their outreach and fundrasing efforts.

Glide

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I've been fortunate to work with KQED and Speaker Nancy Pelosi and today the Speaker apperared on alive taping of KQED's Forum. The next morning at San Francisco's Transbay Terminal she promoted President Biden's Build Back Better infrastructure plan.

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Glide

January, 2023

There have been many changes at Glide during the Pandemic including a seperation from the Methodist Church, the death of beloved co-founder Janice Mirikitani and just recently the depature of Glide's CEO and President Karen Hanrahan. The Center for Social Justice is making huge progress including spearheading the movemnet to ban racially motivated trafic stops in San Francisco. And Glide's Meals pogram continues to serve three meals a day to San Francisco's hungry.

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Center for Elders' Independence

January, 2023

Nice little video that Aurelia Santos and Dianna Garrett at Center for Elders' Independence just finished. CEI, the East Bay's premier PACE organization recently adopted a new charter statement and are using this video to publicize it now.


During the pandemic I upgraded all my equipment and started adding videography to my skill set. Aurelia did the directing and editing. It's four minutes, let me know what you think.

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KQED LIVE

January, 2023

KQED has a great lineup of live events with scientists, artists, muscians, political leaders, restraurateurs, vinters, comedians - well you get the idea - all sorts of interesting folks.

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Washing Hospital Healthcare System

Summer 2023

WHHS is a full sevice medical system serving residents of Fremont and the surrounding areas. Proud to be part of their communications team.

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SF Campus for Jewish Senior Living

Spring 2023

I've always enjoyed the compassion of commitment of the staff and the resilence of the Jewish Home's residents. We've worked together for almost twenty years and each year seems to be better than the last!

SF DCYF

Summer 2023

San Francisco's Department of Children, Youth and Their Families provides funding for services and programs for those in need. I helped them document and illustrate their recent Community Needs Assessment.

30 years at Glide

May 2023

It was sometime in the early 1990's that I did my first shoot for Glide. Now thirty years later and in honor of National Photography Month I'm turning the camera on myself. Working at Glide has been a blessing and my life as a result has been filled with prosperity and LOVE.


Click the Preview to start the video.

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50 years of BOSS

Love working with non-profits and shooting fundraising events. BOSS has been serving people experiencing homelessness, poverty and disability in San Francisco's East Bay for fifty years. To see more of their work and an event video with snippets of me in action here: https://www.self-sufficiency.org

Healthcare at WHHS

Helping heathcare organization illustrate their message is an ongoing endeavour and I'm ahppy to work with Washing Hospital Healthcare System for fifteen years. You can see more of their work here: https://www.whhs.com

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Through two speakerships and passage of historic healthcare legislation, a failed presidency ( not her's but you know who's ) and an insurection - also failed, Speaker Emerti Nancy Pelosi has fought for American democracy and San Francisco's cherised vaules of choice, equality and yes freedom.


I've been lucky enough to work with her for the past eighteen years and I'd have to say we're still going strong!

Speaker Emerti Pelosi