Alcatraz island from the ferry.

• Where: Alcatraz, San Francisco Bay, CA
• Camera: Fuji GW690 III
• Film: Kodak Portra 160
  
• Scan: Nikon Super Coolscan 9000

Alcatraz was a brutal place back when the prison was in use and a visit to the island prison complex gives a stark reminder of those times. The audio tour inside the cell blocks is especially eye-opening in that regard. The contrast between life behind bars and outside of the cell blocks and the prison yard was completely unknown to me. Of course, I had seen Alcatraz in movies, but before visiting the island I was not aware of how beautiful the island is. It looks like the prison is a cement block nestled inside a flower garden.

Watchtower.

Shortcut.

The Golden Gate bridge viewed from the prison yard.

San Francisco the garden.

Golden Gate bridge from the garden.

Another view of San Francisco from the garden.

Main watchtower.

Old prison guard barracks, I think.