Photo Essays

FACES & PLACES: Taste of Gaslamp 2023

By Ron Donoho ● Photo Essays ● September 9, 2023

Foodies filled downtown San Diego for the 27th annual edition of this tasty eat-around event

By Ron Donoho ● Photo Essays ● July 25, 2023

The costumed crowd was full of stars standing in for no-show Hollywood actors. Here’s a last look at our Top 10 cosplayer images

By Ron Donoho ● Photo Essays ● July 22, 2023

One more salute to the real stars of The Con–all the attendees and especially the cosplayers who stole the show

By Ron Donoho ● Photo Essays ● July 21, 2023

Attendees would prefer it if celebrities were here and not on strike. Still, most folks are having a super time sans movie stars

By Ron Donoho ● Photo Essays ● July 20, 2023

The official opening day of The Con was a throw-back to the high volume of fans seen in the pre-COVID years

By Ron Donoho ● Photo Essays ● July 19, 2023

Despite no-shows by striking Hollywood celebs, anticipation is in the air in downtown San Diego

By Ron Donoho ● Photo Essays ● July 15, 2023

Hundreds of thousands of participants filled the streets of Hillcrest for a rainbow-colored celebration of all things LGBTQ+.

By Ron Donoho ● Photo Essays ● June 4, 2023

More than 20,000 runners participated in the 25th anniversary of the iconic, music-imbued downtown San Diego event

By Ron Donoho ● Photo Essays ● May 12, 2023

Gator By The Bay is the only downtown San Diego festival serving heaps of New Orleans seafood and nine San Diego Music Awards winners

By Ron Donoho ● Photo Essays ● April 30, 2023

Doggone good times at the SoCal Taco Fest featured traditional Mexican food, music, Luche Libre wrestling and Chihuahua races