"One of the Bay Area lesbian community's most beloved members, Sandra "Sandy" Morris, was celebrated on September 7, 2025, during the week of her birthday; she turned 85 on September 3. The party took place at High Street Station in Alameda, a site that formerly presented concerts, often for the LGBTQ+ community, which Morris photographed. A longtime photographer for the San Francisco Bay Times, Morris has been interested in photography since childhood."
"Morris was born in the Bronx, New York, where she, her father, mother Anna, and brother Marty all resided throughout her formative years. After graduating from William Howard Taft High School, Morris began to travel, including hitchhiking, and embracing the emerging counter culture movement. She eventually landed in San Francisco, where in the mid and late 1960s she was at the heart of the Summer of Love and the growing community of LGBTQ+ individuals."
"Morris eventually moved to Oakland, where there was already a thriving LGBTQ+ community, including one of the highest concentrations of lesbians in the nation. Many such women, including Morris, gravitated to the Montclair Women's Cultural Arts Club run by Barbara "Boo" Price. Morris photographed numerous performers there, and expanded her work to other women's events throughout the region. She was also among the organizers of the popular annual Women's Celebration of Chanukah."
Sandra "Sandy" Morris was celebrated during the week of her 85th birthday with a party at High Street Station in Alameda, a venue she often photographed. A longtime photographer for the San Francisco Bay Times, Morris developed an interest in photography through her father, Frank. Born in the Bronx, she traveled after graduating from William Howard Taft High School and embraced the 1960s counterculture in San Francisco, including the Summer of Love and friendships with figures like Janis Joplin. Morris later moved to Oakland, photographed performers at the Montclair Women's Cultural Arts Club, and helped organize the annual Women's Celebration of Chanukah.
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