SHARED COPY Magazine
SHARED COPY is a free, large-format photo art magazine created for shared table reading in public spaces such as cafés. Instead of scrolling through images on a smartphone, visitors can browse a physical collection of large photographic prints while enjoying a coffee or conversation.
Each magazine is unique and handmade in Menlo Park, California by photographer Pete Zivkov and produced in a very limited quantity. The magazines are placed in selected public locations where anyone may view them at no cost.
SHARED COPY explores a simple idea: bringing photography off the screen and back into a shared physical space. There are no subscriptions, advertisements, apps, or online accounts—just photographs on paper, and the experience of discovering them in person.
Each magazine includes a feedback page where readers are encouraged to leave reactions and comments for future viewers.
Issue #1: SOMA Urban Reflections
June 2026 Edition (5 handmade copies)
Each inaugural issue contains twelve 13 × 19-inch black-and-white photographic prints featuring double-exposure images of architecture and street life in San Francisco's SOMA district.
These photos were inspired by the work of master photographer, Harry Callahan and SF City Guides walking tours. While attending an architecture walking tours, I would experiment with different types of double exposures.
I was often surprised, puzzled and excited by the dynamic and complex results that came out of my camera. So I started combining images in different ways, for example:
Simple and complex shapes
Geometry (repetition or reflection)
Texture (plants, glass and concrete)
With and without people
Light skies and dark buildings.
The possibilities are endless. Even after two years, I feel like I'm still learning how to create a successful double exposure of these subjects.
More images from this series are available:
2026 S.F.
2025 NYC
2025 S.F.
2024 S.F.
Current Location
Issues #1 & 2 (two of five unique magazines) are currently being tested at: CoffeeBar Menlo Park, 1149 Chestnut Street.
Issues #3-5 (three of five unique magazines) are currently being tested at: CoffeeBar Redwood City, 2020 Broadway.
Positive feedback at Menlo Park.
