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Tyska

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Photojournalist/drone pilot with Oakland Tribune, East Bay Times, Mercury News. Musician, world traveler, sailor, Harley rider & rodeo champion. There when news breaks. https://www.eastbaytimes.com/author/Jane-Tyska/ https://www.instagram.com/tyskagram

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Tyska @jtyska.bsky.social · Nov 21

Hello everyone & thanks for the follows! You’re mostly get my photojournalism work here and Bay Area news, with the occasional fun pictures like my two pups. As the Allman Brothers said: “You're my blue sky, you're my sunny day. Lord, you know it makes me high when you turn your love my way…

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Tyska @jtyska.bsky.social · 1d

Another wonderful news obit for my longtime friend/mentor Joe "Capt. Snaps" Stevens. Words by the great
@chrissalewicz.bsky.social for the @telegraphnews.bsky.social
This is my picture of him shot in Prague during our epic Eastern Europe trip in 1990. www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...

Joe Stevens, NME photographer who chronicled the excesses of rock and the chaos of punk

Joe Stevens, who has died aged 87, was an outstanding rock’n’roll photographer, notably for New Musical Express during the 1970s.

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Tyska @jtyska.bsky.social · 1d

Wonderful New York Times news obit for my longtime friend/mentor Joe "Capt. Snaps" Stevens. He got 34 inches and 3/4 of a page in print. Well-done Joey! www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/a...

Joe Stevens, Photographer of Rock’s Intimate Moments, Dies at 87

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Tyska @jtyska.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks and sorry it was cloudy where you were!

Tyska @jtyska.bsky.social · 2d

Gorgeous full Harvest Supermoon over the Bay Area this evening! I get a C- since I had other assignments and wasn't able to get to my primo location in time. Check these out though, gorgeous! www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/10/06/p... @eastbaytimes.com @mercurynews.com

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The Mercury News @mercurynews.com · 17d

Kurtenbach: ‘Next man up’? For the 3-0 49ers, it’s not just an empty saying trib.al/ot5d3tH

Kurtenbach: ‘Next man up’? For the 3-0 49ers, it’s not just an empty saying

The Niners lost Nick Bosa but still won a pivotal division game over the Cardinals.

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Tyska @jtyska.bsky.social · 17d

Edited this gallery today. Photos: Over 63,000 attend conservative activist Charlie Kirk's memorial www.mercurynews.com/2025/09/21/p...

Photos: Over 63,000 attend conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s memorial

President Donald Trump praised Charlie Kirk as a “great American hero” and “martyr” for freedom as he and other prominent conservatives gathered Sunday evening to honor the slain conservative polit…

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Tyska @jtyska.bsky.social · 17d

Back after a long break off helping my friend and mentor on the East Coast. Hello Cali! Fun pics. www.mercurynews.com/2025/09/21/p...

Photos: Lowrider parade cruises down Mission Street in San Francisco

Hundreds of lowriders from across the nation lined Mission Street in San Francisco on Saturday for the SF Lowrider Parade.

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Tyska @jtyska.bsky.social · Jul 22

He went out with a bang with that recent epic show. RIP. See more of my pics. Ozzy Osbourne, who led Black Sabbath and became the godfather of heavy metal, dies at 76 www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/07/22/o... @eastbaytimes.com

Tyska @jtyska.bsky.social · Jul 17

State parole agent fatally shot in Oakland; search underway for suspect www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/07/17/s...

State parole agent fatally shot in Oakland; search underway for suspect

A suspect fled on foot before numerous police and other law enforcement agencies got to the scene.

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Tyska @jtyska.bsky.social · Jul 17

New updated story by me and Jim Harrington on @SpinalTap’s with quotes from local Bay Area musicians friends. He certainly left his mark here.‘This Is Spinal Tap’ star who lived in Bay Area dies at 79 www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/07/13/t... @eastbaytimes.com

‘This Is Spinal Tap’ star who lived in Bay Area dies at 79

David Kaffinetti, who was also known as David Kaff, played keyboardist Viv Savage in “This Is Spinal Tap” film.

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Tyska @jtyska.bsky.social · Jul 15

"When she died at age 85 in 1957, she got no mention in a Life magazine story about Hearst Castle opening to the public that year." Her way: Julia Morgan, the quiet genius who defined Bay Area architecture www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/07/11/h...

Her way: Julia Morgan, the quiet genius who defined Bay Area architecture

The architect behind Hearst’s San Simeon and many other buildings in California defied the 20th-century image of the tortured male master builder.

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Tyska @jtyska.bsky.social · Jul 15

As the Bill Pickett Rodeo returns, Black cowboy culture sees a resurgence in the Bay Area www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/07/12/b... @eastbaytimes.com

As the Bill Pickett Rodeo returns, Black cowboy culture sees a resurgence in the Bay Area

Black cowboy culture is on the rise, one Oakland-native rodeo athlete said.

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Tyska @jtyska.bsky.social · Jul 13

Still time to catch some of this today! Photos: San Jose's Obon Festival draws hundreds to Japantown www.mercurynews.com/2025/07/13/p... @mercurynews.com

Photos: San Jose’s Obon Festival draws hundreds to Japantown

San Jose’s colorful annual Obon Festival drew hundreds of people to Japantown this weekend.

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Tyska @jtyska.bsky.social · Jul 11

Fun assignment! Loard’s Ice Cream, founded in 1950, cheats death to return to Oakland www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/07/10/l... @eastbaytimes.com

Tyska @jtyska.bsky.social · Jul 11

Marshall was one of the best in the biz. New photo book captures the Grateful Dead’s formative years www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/07/11/n...

New photo book captures the Grateful Dead’s formative years

In a word, Jim Marshall once said what it takes to become a successful rock photographer — trust.

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Tyska @jtyska.bsky.social · Jul 10

Bay Area rescue team, search dogs deployed to Texas amid deadly floods www.mercurynews.com/2025/07/09/b...

Bay Area rescue team, search dogs deployed to Texas amid deadly floods

Menlo Park, Mountain View crews and rescue dogs deployed to Texas flood zone

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Tyska @jtyska.bsky.social · Jun 29

I also wrote the story about this disease as funding gets cut. Photos: World Sickle Cell Day celebration held in Oakland’s DeFremery Park www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/06/25/p... @eastbaytimes.com

Tyska @jtyska.bsky.social · Jun 23

This was really a deal for this house. Market must be cooling, likely interest rates had to do with that. In Oakland, they sought a $1 million first home near friends and trails www.eastaytimes.com/2025/06/23/o...

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Tyska @jtyska.bsky.social · Jun 20

Caitlin Clark explains why she ‘idolizes’ Warriors’ superstar Steph Curry www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/06/19/c...

Caitlin Clark explains why she ‘idolizes’ Warriors’ superstar Steph Curry

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark: “To me, he’s one of the greatest basketball players of all time”

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Tyska @jtyska.bsky.social · Jun 20

Great read. Oakland has a unique relationship with Juneteenth. So does Mayor Barbara Lee. www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/06/19/j...

Oakland has a unique relationship with Juneteenth. So does Mayor Barbara Lee.

Lee’s storied political legacy is intertwined with the country’s own history of racial justice.

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Tyska @jtyska.bsky.social · Jun 20

Super fun to cover this event at the Oakland Museum of California today. Happy Juneteenth! Photos: Oakland Museum of California draws hundreds to Hella Juneteenth Festival www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/06/19/p...

Tyska @jtyska.bsky.social · Jun 19

Fun to cover last night's game, tough loss! SF Giants' Justin Verlander fails to notch his first win after month hiatus SF Giants' Justin Verlander fails to notch his first win after month hiatus www.eastbaytimess.com/2025/06/18/s... @sanfranciscogiants.bsky.social

Tyska @jtyska.bsky.social · Jun 19

Happy 83rd birthday to Sir Paul McCartney! Keep rockin’! This is a picture of mine from a few years back. My photography mentor, who prefers not to be named on social, helped me launch my career and was Paulie‘s tour photographer when he was with Wings. Pretty cool!

Tyska @jtyska.bsky.social · Jun 18

So sad, I've photographed way too many of these dead whales lately. Two dead gray whales wash up in Richmond over one week www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/06/17/t... @eastbaytimes.com @marinemammalcenter.bsky.social

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Tyska @jtyska.bsky.social · Jun 15

Working the picture desk today, nice photos by colleague Nhat Meyer! Photos: Stanford University holds their 134th commencement on Sunday www.mercurynews.com/2025/06/15/p... @mercurynews.com @stanforduniversity.bsky.social

Photos: Stanford University holds their 134th commencement on Sunday

Nearly 33,000 people attended Stanford University’s 134th commencement at Stanford Stadium on Sunday.

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