The Gallery at Leica Store San Francisco is excited to announce “This Must Be The Place,” an exhibition of visual stories about cities, landmarks, and people of the Bay Area. The exhibition includes photographs by Brian L Frank, Jake Ricker, and Brandon Ruffin. Through a series of individual bodies of work, “This Must Be The Place” explores the possibilities and implications of the boundless energy between artists and their beloved cities.
In the tender embrace of undulating hills and the gentle caress of the Pacific breeze, an enchanting beauty unfolds, uniquely belonging to this place. Here, dreams seamlessly merge with reality, and the vibrant pulse of life animates the lively streets. This must be the place where its global spirit becomes a symphony of love.
Captured by three local photographers, Brian L Frank, Jake Ricker, and Brandon Ruffin, this love of place materializes into the form of light, community, and narrative.
This exhibition celebrates Leica Store San Francisco’s 10-year anniversary.

About the Artists

A San Francisco native, Brian L Frank (b. 1979), has created social documentary projects across the Americas focusing on cultural identity, social inequality, violence, workers’ rights, and the environment.
Most recently, he was awarded a grant by For Freedoms, in collaboration with National Geographic, to continue work on faith and labor in the California Central Valley migrant worker community. He is also a Professor of Journalism and a Catchlight Global-Fellow. His work with Catchlight, The Pulitzer Center and The Marshall Project has focused on documenting mass incarceration’s effects on minority communities and visuals-based, education curriculum development and instruction in juvenile detention facilities and communities disproportionately affected by mass incarceration.
His 2-year project, Downstream, Death of the Colorado, is held in the permanent collection at the United States Library of Congress and was recognized by POYi with the Global Vision Award. His work has been recognized with numerous other awards from both national and international press organizations.
After completing the Journalism program at SFSU, he worked primarily for The Wall Street Journal from 2008 – 2014 and currently focuses on long-term documentary magazine features in California, the American Southwest, and Mexico.

Website: brianfrankphoto.com
Instagram: @brianlfrank