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Jeremy Breningstall
Shanghai, China
Teacher, Writer, Photographer
Interests: Jeremy Breningstall is a documentary and art photographer based in the United States. He specializes in dance, concert and other live-action photography. He is a skilled portraitist and street photographer. He has held solo exhibitions in several cities in China and been featured in group exhibitions in California, Colorado, and Minnesota. He has been the recipient of awards from the San Diego Press Club, International Photography Awards, Boulder Open Photo Show and San Diego County Fair. His photo book Dance in America was published in 2006, followed by China Files in 2009. Breningstall's current photo work can be licensed for publication through Zuma Press. In addition to photography, Breningstall is also an accomplished writer and teacher. His news and op/ed articles have been published by the International Herald Tribune, Washington Post, Minneapolis Star Tribune and numerous other publications. He received awards from the Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association for investigative and news reporting in 2000 and 2001. In 2008, he was the recipient of a Friendship Award from the Nanjing University of Finance and Economics for excellence in teaching. We sometimes recommend books, films or other items on this website. If a link is provided to Amazon.com, we will receive a commission for any purchases. Your support is appreciated. We will make every effort not to recommend items that suck.
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Here is Photo Gallery #9 from my ongoing series of photos from the 2012 Carnaval Parade in San Francisco's Mission District, including pictures taken during the preparation and makeup stage before the parade. Additional photo galleries from San Francisco Carnaval can be viewed in the archives. Continue reading
Posted Jun 15, 2012 at Stan Fran
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More photos of the samba dancers parading down Mission as part of the annual Carnaval parade and celebration in San Francisco. Photo gallery #8 in an ongoing series of photos from this year's Carnaval Parade. Continue reading
Posted Jun 15, 2012 at Stan Fran
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Samba dancers and other performers march down the Mission as part of San Francisco's annual Carnaval parade and celebration. This part of an ongoing photo series and other Caranaval-related photo galleries can be found in the archives. Continue reading
Posted Jun 14, 2012 at Stan Fran
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Carnaval took place with a bang during the annual San Francisco Carnaval Parade in the Mission the last Sunday of May (see photos below and in other galleries from this series). Drummers, samba dancers and other themed dancers marched through the streets as crowds watched on either side. Continue reading
Posted Jun 11, 2012 at Stan Fran
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A wide range of global heritage's were on display in the annual San Francisco Carnaval Parade this year, taking place in the Mission District. Below are photos of samba dancers and other styles, part of the ongoing photo series being published on this blog from the Carnaval Parade. Continue reading
Posted Jun 10, 2012 at Stan Fran
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Part 4 of the ongoing photo series from the 2012 San Francisco Carnaval Parade in the Mission District, featuring performers representing Columbia, Brazil and other countries from around Latin America and the world. Samba dancers and capoeira groups were among the styles participating in the parade. Continue reading
Posted Jun 10, 2012 at Stan Fran
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Aztec dancers, samba dancers, stilt-walkers, costumed dancers representing Bolivia and other places in Latin America and the world, and other performers were on display at the annual San Francisco Carnaval Parade last month in the Mission. Photos are below (one among a series of galleries being posted here): Continue reading
Posted Jun 8, 2012 at Stan Fran
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More photos from the San Francisco Carnaval Parade celebration in the mission, including samba dancers, Aztec dancers, drummers and stilt walkers. Continue reading
Posted Jun 8, 2012 at Stan Fran
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Here are the first series of photos from this year's San Francisco Carnaval celebration in the Mission, which featured many samba dancers and national ensembles. More photo galleries of the annual parade will be posted soon. Continue reading
Posted Jun 7, 2012 at Stan Fran
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Oakland-based AXIS Dance Company, now in its 25th year, specializes in physically integrated dance and choreography, utilizing performers with and without disabilities. On Sunday, I had a chance to catch them during their performance at Marines Memorial Theatre in San Francisco for the San Francisco International Arts Festival 2012. Their... Continue reading
Posted May 17, 2012 at Stan Fran
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"Full of Words" is a collaboration between UK-based choreographer Marc Brew and Oakland-based AXIS Dance Company. Both companies specialize in physically integrated performances, utilizing performers with and without disabilities. This particular performance first premiered last fall and I caught it for the first time Sunday at the San Francisco International... Continue reading
Reblogged May 17, 2012 at Stan Fran
It seems like the corporate overlords at AOL didn't take kindly to the Huffington Post offshoot. What a bunch of dicks. But if you want to take a look at the Way Back Machine... Dickipedia as it was. Continue reading
Posted May 6, 2012 at Breningstall.com
The actual interview starts about three minutes in... Continue reading
Posted May 6, 2012 at Breningstall.com
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Kim Epifano's Epiphany Productions led off the April 27 edition of the Rotunda Dance Series in San Francisco City Hall, one of many events taking place last week as part of Bay Area Dance Week. If you would like to see your performing arts event featured in Stan Fran, contact... Continue reading
Posted Apr 30, 2012 at Stan Fran
For the past week, I've been torn about a decision. I would like to post a few photos from the World Naked Bike Ride on Earth Day in San Francisco but I am also cognizant of the fact the Google Adsense takes punitive action against "mature content" -undefined- on sites... Continue reading
Posted Apr 29, 2012 at Stan Fran
It's official.... the San Francisco Bay Guardian has announced there are ongoing exclusive negotiations related to a pending purchase of the alt-weekly by the San Francisco Examiner, er, SF Newspaper Company LLC. There will be no changes in editorial content or philosophy, ya da ya da- we shall see. Continue reading
Posted Apr 24, 2012 at Stan Fran
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Groups representing a broad range of Caribbean nationalities performed Friday night in the black box theater at Dance Mission Theater for the 2012 CubaCaribe Festival. The festival will continue with two shows on Sunday and next weekend withperformances by the Alayo Dance Company (of CubaCaribe) at the Museum of African... Continue reading
Posted Apr 22, 2012 at Stan Fran
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Last chance I had a chance to attend the excellent Caribbean dance spectatular CubaCaribe at Dance Mission Theater in the Mission. A full gallery of photos will be posted later this weekend- this one is a sneak peek. Additional performances will be taking place tomorrow afternoon and evening at Dance... Continue reading
Posted Apr 21, 2012 at Stan Fran
“I don’t mean we cannot attack the party. Why can’t we attack it? But everybody thinks the evil of the nation is caused by an institution when, in reality, everybody is an accomplice,” he says. “In the near future, it’s impossible to change the institution. So we need to change the people. And if we can change the people, then the party will change.” ... It’s possible, he explains, that the passers-by really didn’t notice Yueyue, who later died. “I believe their explanation, because if you are not careful enough, you may indeed miss the girl lying on the ground.” His point is that, in an uncaring society, misfortune becomes invisible. If some things make him despair, is he also inspired? I wonder what he thought of the villagers of Wukan who last year organised their own elections after protesting against what they said was the illegal seizure of land. “In Wukan’s case, I see the light on the road to China’s future democracy,” he says more emphatically than I had expected. “My view is we can have elections in some cities first. I wrote a blog called ‘Let Elections Start for Some People,’” he says, a clever reference to Deng Xiaoping’s famous aphorism, “Let some people get rich first.” “I don’t expect China to... Continue reading
Reblogged Apr 21, 2012 at Breningstall.com
Walking down the street Plaid shirt, sweltering, briefcase In hand, falling down. At the coffeeshop Pac-Man or some such beeping Pulsing from iPhone. When the barista Awakens she offers me Coffee in a dog lover mug. The Muni goes by- Iron corsets hang from walls- Paper lanterns light The table... Continue reading
Posted Apr 20, 2012 at Stan Fran
Out of a curiosity, or perhaps a sheer desire to hear terms like "easement" and "conditional use" after a long hiatus, I popped down to see the proceedings in Room 400 of City Hall today. Walking into San Francisco City Hall for the first time, I couldn't help but get... Continue reading
Posted Apr 20, 2012 at Stan Fran
This piece by "Thunder Lutz" caught my eye: "I have been unemployed for the past seven months. During this time I've discovered that applying for jobs feels a lot like vomiting into the Bermuda Triangle: Every day, countless resumes, applications, and cover letters -- and the hours spent working on... Continue reading
Posted Apr 19, 2012 at Stan Fran
The East Bay Express is reporting that the San Francisco Examiner has bought is negotiating a purchase of the San Francisco Bay Guardian. Awaiting additional confirmation. With the Bay Citizen also swallowed recently (and Bay Area News Group heavily consolidated), the San Francisco Bay media pie continues to shrink... Continue reading
Posted Apr 19, 2012 at Stan Fran
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Marriage is about compromise. Thus on Saturday night I found myself watching Titanic: 3D instead of The Lady, starring Michelle Yeoh as Myanmar opposition leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. I didn't realize it but we were watching Titanic pretty much on the exact anniversary down to the minute from... Continue reading
Posted Apr 16, 2012 at Stan Fran