Mark Sarfati Photography

Environmental Portraiture, Documentary, Editorial
Based in the Hudson Valley, NY

Haskell 'Cool Papa' Sadler — Haskell "Cool Papa" Sadler

Bruce Springsteen Born in the USA tour — Born in the USA Tour, Oakland Coliseum, 1984
More Bruce Photos

Charles Brown performing live — Ashkenaz, Berkeley, CA
More Charles Brown Photos

Sly Stone, American funk musician and bandleader — Lee Hildebrand's 1982 East Bay Express review
Sly Stone wiki page
Everyday People video redone for today

Clifton Chenier, pioneer of zydeco music, performing live — Clifton Chenier with his brother, Cleveland
Their new Smithsonian Folkways release

Kris Kristofferson at his Malibu home — Kris Kristofferson
at his Malibu home

Troyce Key and the Rhythm Rockers performing at Eli’s Mile High Club, Oakland — Troyce Key (far left), J.J. Malone,
and the Rhythm Rockers
Eli Mile High Club, Oakland, 1983

Eli Mile High Club, Oakland, California, 1983 — Eli Mile High Club
Oakland, California, 1983

Paul McCartney performing at Oakland Coliseum — Paul McCartney
Oakland Coliseum

Bob Geddins, founder of Geddin’s Big Town Records — Bob Geddins

Brownie McGhee performing at Ashkenaz in Berkeley, California — Brownie McGhee
Ashkenaz, Berkeley, California

James Brown, Keystone Berkeley — James Brown
Keystone, Berkeley

Bobby McFerrin performing at the Oakland Auditorium — Bobby McFerrin
First Oakland Auditorium performance

Chet Baker photographed in Montclair Village, Oakland, April 1988 — Chet Baker
April 1988, Montclair Village, Oakland

Johnny Fuller, American blues singer — Johnny Fuller
1980, Oakland, California

Leonard Bernstein conducting with baton at Oakland Auditorium, 1982 — Leonard Bernstein
1982, Oakland Auditorium, Oakland, California

Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five performing at Castlemont High School, Oakland, 1980 — Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
1980, Castlemont High School, Oakland, California

Mick Jagger performing during the Steel Wheels Tour at Oakland Coliseum — Mick Jagger
Steel Wheels Tour, Oakland Coliseum

Rick Nelson performing during his final Bay Area concert, Concord, California, December 1985 — His Wikipedia page
Rick Nelson
Final Bay Area concert, December 1985, Concord, California

Pete Townshend performing live at Oakland Coliseum — Pete Townshend
Oakland Coliseum

Stevie Nicks performing solo in Oakland, California — Stevie Nicks
Solo performance, Oakland, California

Lionel Richie performing live at Oakland Coliseum — Lionel Richie
Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California

Bill Graham — Wheeler Hall, UC Berkeley, 1981 — Bill Graham
Wheeler Hall, UC Berkeley, c. 1981 — Watch his scene from Apocalypse Now

Muhammad Ali at a book signing at Cody’s Books, Berkeley, California — Muhammad Ali
Cody’s Books, Berkeley, California

Bodybuilding competition at Oakland Auditorium, 1981 — Bodybuilding Competition
1981, Oakland Auditorium

Furthur bus photographed in California — Furthur

Rickey Henderson, Hall of Fame baseball player — Rickey Henderson

Billy Martin during his final game as Oakland A’s manager — Billy Martin
Final game as Oakland A’s manager

Don Novello as Father Guido Sarducci with patrons of the 1232 Café, San Francisco — Don Novello
aka Father Guido Sarducci, 1232 Café, San Francisco

Susan Griffin, East Bay author and ecofeminist thinker — Susan Griffin's wiki page
Guardian Obituary

Arthur Blaustein, UC Berkeley professor and author — Arthur Blaustein
UC Berkeley professor and author

Greil Marcus, American music critic and cultural historian — Greil Marcus

Noam Chomsky, linguist, philosopher, and political critic — Noam Chomsky

Cigar factory worker in Havana, Cuba — Cohiba Cigar Factory Worker
Havana, Cuba

I. F. Stone, investigative journalist and political writer — I.F. Stone

Edward Teller, physicist and advocate of the hydrogen bomb — Edward Teller
Physicist and hydrogen bomb advocate

David Nadel, owner of Ashkenaz and peace advocate, shown bottom right — David Nadel, shown bottom right
Impresario, Peace Advocate, and owner of Ashkenaz, Berkeley, California

Brooklyn beneath elevated train tracks — Brooklyn Beneath the Tracks

City Lights Booksellers, San Francisco literary landmark — City Lights Booksellers
Founded in 1953 by Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Peter "Pete" Martin, San Francisco, California

New Yorker Bookshop on West 89th Street, Broadway, New York City — New Yorker Bookshop
Founded 1964 by Peter "Pete" D. Martin, West 89th Street & Broadway, New York City

Benny Sarfati, founder, photographed on West 89th Street and Broadway, New York City, 1966 — Benny's Page
West 89th Street & Broadway, New York City
(taken in 1966 with a borrowed Rolleicord Vb)

All images © 1966–2025 Mark Sarfati

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