Founded in 1974, SF Stop encourages emerging and mid-career artists to explore new directions in photography and related media by fostering creative forms of expression that push existing boundaries.

Through exhibitions, publications, and educational events, SF Stop stimulates public dialogue and inquiry about contemporary image-making in the context of current social and aesthetic issues. SF Stop has presented nearly 400 exhibitions in its thirty years of support and services to local, national, and international artists. Additionally, SF Stop has produced many exhibition catalogs and a publication, SF Stop: A Journal of Photographic Arts. Other educational programs and informational services offered are lectures, workshops, conferences, critique sessions, a reference library, the SF Stop bookstore, and an active internship program.

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