Comments on: Photo Legacy

By: kristin demoro

kristin demoro — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:22:04 +0000

I was an intern for Jo at Photo Metro the summer of 2000 while studying photography at the Academy of Art College. I am shocked and deeply saddened to hear of her death! Jo was such a caring, generous lady and I learned so much from just being around her and not only about photography! She ran the magazine out of her home and I always felt so welcome there, especially by her dogs (and adopted neighbor dogs). She will be sorely missed by all who knew her. Please pass my condolences on to her family and know that I am so sorry to have heard the news (while trying to track her down and reconnect about the days at Photo Metro).

By: Barbara Tannenbaum

Barbara Tannenbaum — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:38:42 +0000

Jo is always the first to take her shoes off at Photolucida National Advisory Board meetings. She picks the most comfortable chair or curls up her legs under her on the sofa, relaxes, then gets right to the point. She tackles difficult problems head on, but with kindness, practicality and humor, if not always patience. She always has an opinion and it is informed and insightful, even if not always in agreement with me (or the majority). I will miss her at this Photolucida. Who will now give me tips on shops with exotic but comfortable clothing and places to guiltily indulge in tasty morsels?

By: sandra phillips

sandra phillips — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 22:18:54 +0000

I remember when i arrived in San Francisco, now more than twenty years ago, there was one place where you could always find an understanding community of photography–that was in the pages of Photo Metro. It was amazing–it was free, first of all–I remember walking up the third story walkup to Camerawork, on 12th street–yes there was an elevator but it was scary. There was always this informed newsprint magazine at the bottom of the staris as a reward–it told you everything woth knowing about the photography world in San Francisco. When Jo came into the picture, the paper was even better–I remember being totally amazed when we did our show on Daido Moriyama. Suddenly Daido was swept into the great hospitality of the magazine–it was all fostered by Jo, of course–she was so curious, so energized by a very new way of making pictures, and Daido, who spoke not a word of English and who is, in any case, a modest man, was fostered by Jo and her compatriots. I have to think that the extended interview that came out in the pages of Photo Metro on his work is one of the best on his work–new, fresh, inquiring. San Francisco without Photo Metro is a much less nuanced place, and the photography world still misses its wonderful presence.