Where to Find BaxPhotos in 2026
Vibe Artisan Market, Lafayette Art & Wine Festival, and Castro Street Fair
I’m happy to share that BaxPhotos will be participating in three Bay Area events in 2026: Summer Vibe Market San Francisco, Lafayette Art & Wine Festival, and Castro Street Fair.
For me, this is more than a calendar update. It is a chance to bring my photography out of the online world and into real spaces, where people can see the prints in person, look closely at the details, feel the materials, ask questions, and connect with the stories behind the images.
BaxPhotos is built around real photographs from real places. Every image begins with a moment I personally experienced — a quiet morning by the water, a desert landscape seen from above, fog moving through San Francisco, or a street scene discovered while traveling. These events give me the opportunity to share that work directly with people across the Bay Area.
Summer Vibe Market San Francisco
July 18–19, 2026
Pier 27, San Francisco
BaxPhotos will be part of Summer Vibe Market San Francisco, a two-day indoor event at Pier 27 featuring artisans, makers, creatives, art, food, music, and local activations.
This feels like a strong fit for BaxPhotos because the event brings together people who are looking for design, handmade work, and pieces with character. I’ll be bringing a curated selection of fine art photography prints, including Bay Area images, landscapes, aerial abstracts, and travel-inspired work.
It will also be a good opportunity to see how different prints look in person — especially pieces that rely on texture, atmosphere, color, or subtle detail that is hard to fully understand from a screen.
Lafayette Art & Wine Festival
September 19–20, 2026
Downtown Lafayette, California
Later in the year, BaxPhotos will also be at the Lafayette Art & Wine Festival, one of the largest community festivals in Contra Costa County.
This event brings together art, handmade crafts, local food, wine, music, and thousands of visitors over two days. For BaxPhotos, it is a great chance to reach people who may be looking for artwork for their homes, gifts, or meaningful pieces connected to travel, nature, and California.
I’ll be preparing a selection of matted fine art prints, framed options, greeting cards, and possibly a few special pieces that are easier to discover in person than online.
Castro Street Fair
October 4, 2026
Castro District, San Francisco
BaxPhotos will also participate in Castro Street Fair, one of San Francisco’s most iconic neighborhood events.
Founded in the Castro and built around community, diversity, local merchants, artisans, restaurants, nightlife, and neighborhood culture, this fair has a special energy. It feels especially meaningful to bring my work there as a Bay Area artist and as someone whose photography is shaped by travel, identity, cities, landscapes, and human experience.
For this event, I plan to bring a strong selection of San Francisco and California work, alongside prints from other series such as Morocco in Layers, Monochrome Series, Seen From Above, and selected landscape pieces.
Why seeing prints in person matters
A photograph changes when it becomes a physical object.
On a screen, an image can look good for a few seconds and then disappear. As a print, it has weight, scale, paper texture, depth, and presence. You can see the tones more clearly, compare sizes, imagine it in a room, and understand why a real photograph feels different from a generic wall decoration.
That is one of the main reasons I enjoy showing my work at markets and fairs. I get to explain where an image was taken, what I was looking for, and why I chose to print it in a certain way. Sometimes people connect with a place they have visited. Sometimes they discover a landscape they have never seen before. Sometimes they simply respond to the light, the color, or the silence of an image.
That direct connection is something online shopping cannot fully replace.
What I’ll bring
At these events, I’ll bring a rotating selection of BaxPhotos pieces, including:
Matted prints ready for standard frames
Selected framed pieces
Greeting cards and photo cards
Bay Area and San Francisco images
Landscape and travel photography
Aerial abstract work
Selected black and white prints
The exact selection may change from event to event, but the goal will be the same: to offer real photography prints with a clear sense of place, story, and visual identity.
Come say hi
If you are in the Bay Area, I would love to see you at one of these events.
Whether you are looking for a print for your home, a gift, a piece connected to San Francisco or California, or simply want to see the work in person, these fairs are a great opportunity to discover BaxPhotos outside the website.
I’ll continue sharing booth details, product previews, and event updates on Instagram as each date gets closer.
See you there.
BaxPhotos by Ivan Baxarias
Fine art photography prints from real places, photographed by the artist.
