FRIENDLY FUNGUS PHOTOGRAPHY
Dare to Wonder
Original work by Anna Towers
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FRIENDLY FUNGUS PHOTOGRAPHY
Dare to Wonder
Original work by Anna Towers
🏅 Achievements
MEDIA
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Science Channel partnership with the Discovery Network, providing fungi footage for social media accounts (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter) - 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
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Candy cap photo featured in the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens newsletter - Fall 2023
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Visit Fort Bragg, California featured story: "Anna and the Friendly Fungi" - Fall 2023
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21,000 followers on Instagram
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Interview for “Shroomosphere” podcast - Winter 2017
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Waxcap photo used for the "Fantastic Fungi" documentary kickstarter campaign - Spring 2015
PUBLICATIONS
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Stickelium International Sticker book publication, featuring 24 artists all over the world and sold in over 15 countries - Spring 2019
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FUNGI Magazine - manuscript and photo publication: "Torrential Rains and Mushroom Gains: An SF Bay Area Story" - Winter 2018
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Bay Nature Magazine - blurb and photo publication "Brightly Colored Parrot Mushrooms Love the Damp Dark Days of Winter" - Winter 2017
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FUNGI Magazine - manuscript publication: "Mushroom Photography - Mind, Body, and Spirit" - Winter 2016
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Bay Area News Group - "Garden as Art" photo publication: "Chicken of the Woods" (9 San Francisco Bay Area newspapers) - Fall 2015
INTERPRETIVE WORK
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Mount Diablo State Park Summit Program interpretive event/meet and greet, volunteer naturalist and mycologist - Winter 2018, 2020
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Mount Diablo State Park Interpretive Association seasonal mushroom reports - 2018, 2019
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Mount Diablo State Park Campfire Program: “Mushrooms: Hidden Beauties of the Bay Area" (created and presented) - Fall 2018
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California Naturalist Certification (University of California) - Fall 2017
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"Giving Nature a Chance” elementary school field trip lead naturalist and mycologist - Fall 2017
GALLERIES
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Hayward City Hall (Hayward, CA): "Living Systems. Endangered Animals. Habitat." - Summer 2016
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Sun Gallery (Hayward CA): "Living Systems. Endangered Animals. Habitat." - Spring 2016
EVENTS
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Almost Fringe Festival (Point Arena, CA) - Spring 2024
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Books on B: "Friendly Fungus Pop-Up" (Hayward, CA) - Winter 2023
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Noyo Harbor Festival (Fort Bragg, CA) - Summer 2023, 2024
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Books on B: “Artist in the Window” exhibit and pop-up (Hayward, CA) - Spring & Fall 2019
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The Book Shop: “Artist in the Window” exhibit and pop-up (Hayward, CA) - Fall 2015
FUNGUS FAIRS (VENDOR)
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Tilden Regional Park Fungus Fair (Berkeley, CA) - Winter 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024
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Forage Mendocino Mushroom Symposium & Foragers Fair (Little River, CA) - Fall 2023
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Santa Cruz Fungus Fair (Santa Cruz, CA) - Winter 2018, 2019, 2020
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Diablo Valley College Fungus Fair (Pleasant Hill, CA) - Winter 2018, 2019
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San Francisco Fungus Fair (San Francisco, CA) - Winter 2015, 2016, 2017
CRAFT FAIRS (VENDOR)
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Mendocino Makers Markets (Mendocino, CA) - Spring, Summer & Fall 2023, 2024
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Holiday Craft Fair (Mendocino, CA) - Fall 2023
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Glass Beach Craft Fair (Fort Bragg, CA) - Fall 2023
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Mendocino Coast Mushroom Club Holiday Marketplace (Fort Bragg, CA) - Fall 2023
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Paul Bunyan Days Craft Fair (Fort Bragg, CA) - Summer 2023
IN STORES
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Books on B (1014 B St., Hayward, CA)
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Corners of the Mouth (45015 Ukiah St., Mendocino, CA)
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Dragonfly Wellness (17975 N Highway 1, Fort Bragg, CA)
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Ford House Museum - Mendocino Headlands State Park (45035 Main St., Mendocino, CA)
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Gallery Bookshop & Bookwinkles (319 Kasten St. #270, Mendocino, CA)
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Greenwood State Beach Visitor Center Museum (5980 N Highway 1, Elk, CA)
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Harvest Market - Fort Bragg (171 Boatyard Dr., Fort Bragg, CA)
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Harvest Market - Mendocino (10501 Lansing St., Mendocino, CA)
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Hidden Pines Campground (18701 N Highway 1, Fort Bragg, CA)
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It's a Shore Thing (262 N Main St., Fort Bragg, CA)
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Kama Loka (335 N Franklin St., Fort Bragg, CA)
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Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens (18220 N Highway 1, Fort Bragg, CA)
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Shirts & More (401 N Main St., Fort Bragg, CA)
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Sneaker Wave (221 E Redwood Ave., Fort Bragg, CA)
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The Elk Store (6101 N Highway 1, Elk, CA)
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The Outdoor Store Co. (45000 Main St., Mendocino, CA)
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Van Damme State Park Visitor Center (8125 N Highway 1, Little River, CA)
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Windsong Used Books & Records (324 N Main St., Fort Bragg, CA)