FRIENDLY FUNGUS PHOTOGRAPHY
Dare to Wonder

Original work by Anna Towers
🏅 Achievements
PUBLICATIONS
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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
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
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20,000 followers on Instagram
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Interview for “Shroomosphere” podcast - Winter 2017
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"Fantastic Fungi" documentary advertising - Spring 2015
INTERPRETIVE WORK
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Mount Diablo State Park Summit Program interpretive event/meet and greet, volunteer naturalist and mycologist - Winter 2018, Winter 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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Magic Market Fall Festival (Fort Bragg, CA) - Fall 2023
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Noyo Harbor Festival (Fort Bragg, CA) - Summer 2023
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Books on B (Hayward, CA) “Artist in the Window” exhibit and meet and greet - Spring and Fall 2019
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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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The Book Shop (Hayward, CA) “Artist in the Window” exhibit and meet and greet - Fall 2015
FUNGUS FAIRS (VENDOR)
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Tilden Regional Park Fungus Fair (Berkeley, CA) - Winter 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 (virtual)
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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) - Summer, Fall, Winter 2023
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Paul Bunyan Days Craft Fair (Fort Bragg, CA) - Summer 2023
IN STORES
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Books on B (Hayward, CA) - 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
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East Bay Nature (San Ramon and Pleasant Hill, CA) - 2019, 2020