(Patrick Tehan)
The World on Our Stage

There is beauty large and small when individuals gather to celebrate a culture. Rows of dancers create geometric patterns, costumes vibrate with color and texture, rich sounds fill the air. 
We asked four Bay Area News Group photojournalists to shoot the same location Mission between 16th and 24th Streets at the same time, as the sun was setting and the nightlife was heating up. We wanted to capture the energy and attitude of Mission Street through the photographers eyes, in four different ways.  
The architectural diversity, a "Plumed Serpent," and the sounds of Downtown San Jose are captured with just a pencil and paper.  
Jim Gensheimer
The 49ers new $1.3 billion home is open, spacious and stark. Seen through the lens of a camera, geometric shapes and graphic patterns emerge in unlikely spots.  
Doug Duran
Summer's spectacle -- where adults can feel like kids again, and kids can return to simpler times. We captured familiar moments from unfamiliar angles to showcase the whimsy, the chaos and the quiet of the fair.  
LiPo Ching
As remnants of its pools hint at engineering ingenuity, the ruins of the Sutro Baths offer a sublime glimpse into San Francisco's past, like an obscure rendition of the Roman Colosseum.