Photojournalist
Shae Hammond
Shae Hammond is a Bay Area News Group photojournalist for The Mercury News and East Bay Times. A native of the San Fernando Valley, she graduated from California State University, Northridge, where she received a BA degree in media and journalism. As a freelance photographer, her work was featured in several publications before she joined the Bay Area News Group.
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
Expertise: Photojournalism
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![Hundreds turned out for the two-day Obon Festival & Bazaar at the Mountain View Buddhist Temple in Mountain View. The festivities included Bonsai exhibits, Ikebana flower arrangements, Taiko drums, dancing, and games and crafts. Hundreds turned out for the two-day Obon Festival & Bazaar at the Mountain View Buddhist Temple in Mountain View. The festivities included Bonsai exhibits, Ikebana flower arrangements, Taiko drums, dancing, and games and crafts.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SJM-L-MTVOBON-0722-12.jpg?w=137)
Photos: Mountain View’s Obon festival
Hundreds turned out for the two-day Obon Festival & Bazaar at the Mountain View Buddhist Temple in Mountain View. The festivities included Bonsai exhibits, Ikebana flower arrangements, Taiko drums, dancing,...
![Joseph Paintsil scored a first-half goal, L.A. added two scores late in the second half, and the Galaxy blanked the San Jose Earthquakes 3-0 for their fourth consecutive win. Joseph Paintsil scored a first-half goal, L.A. added two scores late in the second half, and the Galaxy blanked the San Jose Earthquakes 3-0 for their fourth consecutive win.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/BNG-L-QUAKES-0630-15.jpg?w=129)
Photos: Quakes shut out by Galaxy at Stanford
Joseph Paintsil scored a first-half goal, L.A. added two scores late in the second half, and the Galaxy blanked the San Jose Earthquakes 3-0 for their fourth consecutive win.
![Sunday's Dia de la Feria will showcase heritage music, dance Sunday's Dia de la Feria will showcase heritage music, dance](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/SJM-L-CLOSMCFAIR-0608-8.jpg?w=132)
Photos: San Mateo County’s 90th fair heads into final weekend
Sunday's Dia de la Feria will showcase heritage music, dance
![The work is part of a $2.3 billion project to bring the dam, which was built in 1950 and holds back Santa Clara County's largest reservoir, up to modern earthquake standards. The work is part of a $2.3 billion project to bring the dam, which was built in 1950 and holds back Santa Clara County's largest reservoir, up to modern earthquake standards.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/SJM-L-DAMTUNNEL-05XX-28.jpg?w=132)
Photos: Tour of the 1,732-foot-long tunnel at the Anderson Dam project
The work is part of a $2.3 billion project to bring the dam, which was built in 1950 and holds back Santa Clara County's largest reservoir, up to modern earthquake...
![Photos: Fans pack Bay FC's inaugural home game Photos: Fans pack Bay FC's inaugural home game](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/BNG-L-BAYFC-0331-9.jpg?w=125)
Photos: Fans pack Bay FC’s inaugural home game
The club’s journey began last April, when former United States Women’s National Team legends Brandi Chastain, Leslie Osborne, Danielle Slaton, and Aly Wagner announced a new expansion team in the...
![Residents and visitors enjoyed the 40th Dublin Lions Club St. Patrick’s Day Parade, on Saturday, March 16, in Downtown Dublin, with the parade route spanning from Dublin Boulevard and Amador Plaza Road to the Dublin Senior Center. Though it was a celebration of Irish folklore and history, many cultures came to celebrate. Residents and visitors enjoyed the 40th Dublin Lions Club St. Patrick’s Day Parade, on Saturday, March 16, in Downtown Dublin, with the parade route spanning from Dublin Boulevard and Amador Plaza Road to the Dublin Senior Center. Though it was a celebration of Irish folklore and history, many cultures came to celebrate.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/SJM-L-CLOPATPARADE-1.jpg?w=132)
Photos: Dublin’s 40th St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Residents and visitors enjoyed the 40th Dublin Lions Club St. Patrick’s Day Parade, on Saturday, March 16, in Downtown Dublin, with the parade route spanning from Dublin Boulevard and Amador...
![Under Hall of Fame coach Sue Phillips, Mitty beat anyone in its way to rise to No. 1 in the country. But there was no storybook finish for the Monarchs as they lost in the Open Division state title game. Under Hall of Fame coach Sue Phillips, Mitty beat anyone in its way to rise to No. 1 in the country. But there was no storybook finish for the Monarchs as they lost in the Open Division state title game.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/SJM-L-MITTYTEAM-0311-print-6.jpg?w=132)
Behind the scenes with Archbishop Mitty’s girls basketball team
Under Hall of Fame coach Sue Phillips, Mitty beat anyone in its way to rise to No. 1 in the country. But there was no storybook finish for the Monarchs...
![Oakland Tech boys win Division II title, Bishop O'Dowd and Mitty girls lose. Oakland Tech boys win Division II title, Bishop O'Dowd and Mitty girls lose.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/BNG-L-CIFOAKTECH-0309-04.jpg?w=132)
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Photos: Thrill of victory and agony of defeat in CIF state basketball championships
Oakland Tech boys win Division II title, Bishop O'Dowd and Mitty girls lose.
![She is the third player from the Mitty girls program to be selected for McDonald’s All-American, joining Rometra Craig (2000) and Haley Jones (2019). She is the third player from the Mitty girls program to be selected for McDonald’s All-American, joining Rometra Craig (2000) and Haley Jones (2019).](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/BNG-L-MITTYCHELI-03XX-19.jpg?w=132)
Photos: Mitty’s Morgan Cheli receives jersey for McDonald’s All American game
She is the third player from the Mitty girls program to be selected for McDonald’s All-American, joining Rometra Craig (2000) and Haley Jones (2019).
![A Lunar New Year event was held at History Park in San Jose on Saturday. A Lunar New Year event was held at History Park in San Jose on Saturday.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/SJM-L-CLOLUNARFEST-0204-4.jpg?w=124)
Photos: Lunar New Year at History Park San Jose
A Lunar New Year event was held at History Park in San Jose on Saturday.