World-renowned photographer Galen Rowell captures the ethereal beauty of San Francisco s most notable feature, fog, in 80 stunning full-color photographs. These arresting images showcase the unexpected convergence of light, shadow, and form manifested in moody cityscapes. Quotations from some of America s most beloved writers such as Allen Ginsberg, Denise Levertov, Dashiell Hammett, W. S. Merwin, and John Steinbeck accompany the photos in this evocative portrait of the city by the bay.