Gary Rocchio
Photojournalist
Urban Photographer
Urban Photography is an all-encompassing genre of photography that includes diverse aspects of an urban environment. Portrait, fine-art, architecture photography, photojournalism and documentary are examples of urban photography and describe the photos I take.
Burma Photo Documentary: My current project is a photo documentary about the San Francisco Bay Area Burmese community. On February 1, 2021, there was a military coup in Burma and Burmese communities worldwide began demonstrating to protest and renunciate the military's actions. I began photographing at the first demonstration held in San Francisco and have continued to document the weekly demonstrations and subsequent fundraisers ever since. My photographs and articles appear in the Myanmar Gazette, a nationally distributed Burmese newspaper, and in The Irrawaddy.
Photographs from the documentary will appear on this site at a later date.
Urban Architecture: Architecture is an area of concentration that I have been interested in throughout my career. The patterns, symmetry and creativity captivate me on many different levels. I strive to share my observations by taking photographs that offer perspectives not typically noticed. I’ve travelled and photographed buildings in Boston, Denver, Los Angeles, New York, Providence, San Francisco, Vermont and my favorite place, Burma.
Background: Over the last several years I have worked on 19 independent films as a still photographer. My work has appeared in movies, books, on posters and in promotional materials. Prior to 2007, which is when I began focusing exclusively on photography, I spent 30+ years in publishing at magazines (PC World and Macworld), and newspapers (San Francisco Chronicle and Los Angeles Times).