Victoria Chow/Staff Photographer

A Cal swimmer glides underwater during a 200 Yard backstroke competition.
For a full recap of the meet, click here.

Tags: Chow, swimming, water

Anna Vignet/ courtesy

Two children play in a doorway in Chinatown, San Francisco

Two images from the Maker Faire, an engineering and crafts fair held in San Mateo, California, about a month ago. Images courtesy Nathan Yan.

“Propane Fountain” exhibit by Wally Glenn (”Pyro Boy”)

Members of the Western Warship Combat Club of San Jose maneuver remote-controlled WWII-era model combat ships in a battle demonstration. The ships battled using CO2-powered steel projectiles.

Tags: engineering, fire, Maker Faire, San Mateo, water, Yan

Jessie Tseng/ courtesy

A shot from the Los Angeles PRIDE festival this past weekend.

Liz Cunningham/ Contributing Photographer

Julia Chigamba & the Chinyakare Ensemble play on the main stage of Berkeley’s World Music Festival at People’s Park. The group performs traditional Zimbabwean music &  dance.

Lara Brucker/ Staff Photographer

Incoming freshman learn the Time Warp at this summer’s first CalSO session

Anna Hiatt/ Staff Photographer

Mr. Happy Happy Happy Man at the intersection of Bancroft and Telegraph avenues

Eddie Rosenbaum/ Contributing Photographer

A vistor to the “Sex and Sustainability” Art Show at Bixby Studio

David Herschorn/ Contributing Photographer

Paul Horn performs in New York City

Lara Brucker/ Staff Photographer

Al Gore reveals his Southern roots while participating in the Ground Breaking for the Blum Center for Developing Economies this afternoon at UC Berkeley.

To read more about Al Gore’s visit and to view an audio slideshow with more photos, click here.