Pictures with Stories

My journey with cameras began with video first and many people don’t know that. There was just something about capturing still images that is magical about being at that point in time. Pictures have a way of cementing themselves in your memory forever and I think that cameras are one of mankind’s greatest achievements because they have the power to make time sit still for all eternity. Please enjoy some of my story-telling through my connected Instagram account: @FrancisAlvarezPhotography.

 
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View fullsize THE STORY 🖤. There's no love quite like a mother's. If you've been fortunate enough to know yours and be adored by her, I want you to give her a call right now (if you can) and tell her how much she means to you. If you're not able to do this,
View fullsize THE STORY 🖤. Boys will be boys. This is Jose and his son Leo during my most recent family portraiture session in Old San Juan. I love the fact that they dressed the same way! I lit this shot from the side with help from @brysant as well as my
View fullsize THE STORY 🖤. Stephanie had contacted me to do some family portraits in Old San Juan after we shot her son Lucas' baptism a couple of days earlier. The weather cooperated to the best of its abilities and we finished the session near El Morro Fort
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View fullsize THE STORY 🖤. Sometimes life is all about being at the right place at the right time. This was definitely one of those moments. While shooting a 20 year medical school reunion courtesy of @yraryrar, I knew I was coming into a group of people eag
View fullsize THE STORY 🖤. Sundays are days of rest for most people. It's a time to unwind, be with family and chill so that you can tackle a brand new week. Not for me. Not right now. Now that I've let go of my past to focus on my present, I want to embod
View fullsize THE STORY 🖤. To me, there is no such thing as 'self-made'. Whenever I hear successful people smirking about how they're a "self-made this" or "self-made that", it makes me cringe. WHY? Because somewhere along the way, someo
View fullsize THE STORY 🖤. About three-quarters of the night at Antonio Restaurant, everyone had already eaten their dinner and washed it down with a few drinks. @mixonedjs was fire hot all night and had lots of folks on the dance floor. The med school organ
View fullsize THE STORY 🖤. @kaz_events messages me on @whatsapp out of nowhere. "Hey, listen: I've got a 20 year medical school reunion coming up that's looking for a photographer. Are you down?" I've never shot an event like that so I said: "S
View fullsize THE STORY 🖤. Stephanie had contacted me through @weddingwire for, not just her newborn son's baptism, but to also take some family portraits in Old San Juan. I thought it would be a great way to commemorate this wonderful achievement in young Luc
View fullsize THE STORY 🖤. My mother used to say that I was one of the calmest babies she had ever known. Her stories about always depicted me quiet, obedient and sleepy: the perfect recipe for a new father and mother. I recently got to meet the new version of
View fullsize THE STORY 🖤. When Hurricane María hit, many lives were impacted including my own. As a multiple disaster survivor, I knew what it was like to be on the receiving end of catastrophe over and over again. An opportunity presented itself at
View fullsize THE STORY 🖤. During my online silence I have been hard at work behind the scenes and editing a lot. I recently had an opportunity to join forces with a young entrepreneur who recently made the decision to open her own clothing line called @biso_l
View fullsize THE STORY 🖤. This will forever be known as the woman who almost never happened. As I'm making peace with that fact that I'm no longer in San Francisco, I started to clean out my @lexarmemory SD Cards. Since I shoot simultaneously to both cards
View fullsize THE STORY 🖤. This was one of those "you had to be there moments". Fresh blades of grass surrounded me. The air was some of the purest I've been able to breathe in quite some time. Not a cloud in the sky and a breeze of 67 degrees hi
View fullsize THE STORY 🖤. The Sun was going down and more and more couples were making their way towards Marshall's Beach. It's the area that precedes the Golden Gate Bridge where civilians bring their picnic baskets and blankets to watch the sunset right nex
View fullsize THE STORY 🖤. I was dropped off by an @uber driver just outside of Pier 14 near Mission Street. Mission Street happens to be one of the busiest venues for all sorts of reasons. As I was leaving Pier 14, I heard the loveliest sounds coming from n
View fullsize THE STORY 🖤. While taking a break from snapping pictures of the Painted Ladies, I started looking at the folks around me. Most of them were paired up in groups of two and three. Others were simply passing by either walking or jogging. There w
View fullsize THE STORY 🖤. I spent the last Saturday in San Francisco, California taking an @uber everywhere. I had a list of landmarks I wanted to photograph that are iconic to the city by the bay. The Golden Gate Bridge and the Painted Ladies were definite