Photojournalist

Jane Tyska

Jane Tyska is an award-winning staff photojournalist, videojournalist, drone pilot and picture editor based in Oakland, and has worked for the Bay Area News Group since 1997. She's there when news breaks and has been known to arrive on assignment by many modes of transport, including motorcycle and boat. She is a graduate of White Pines College in New Hampshire where she majored in photography.

Location: San Francisco Bay Area

National Park Ranger Betty Reid Soskin greets visitors at the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020. Soskin, 98, the nation's oldest ranger, returned to work part-time on Wednesday after suffering a stroke five months ago. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)

Photos: Oldest National Park Ranger Betty Reid Soskin through the years

December 21, 2025 at 6:47 p.m.

The oldest U.S. park ranger, Betty Reid Soskin, passed away on Sunday at 104 years old.

Rob Reiner arrives at the premiere of “Spinal Tap II: The End Continues” on Sept. 9, 2025, at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Photos: Director-actor Rob Reiner remembered through the years

December 15, 2025 at 4:13 p.m.

Rob Reiner and his and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were fatally stabbed in their Los Angeles home on Sunday.

Visitors check out the “Future of Oakland” exhibit during the Glowfari lantern festival at the Oakland Zoo on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. The event runs through Jan. 25. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)

Photos: Oakland Zoo’s “Glowfari” lantern festival draws thousands

November 26, 2025 at 3:15 p.m.

Oakland Zoo's "Glowfari" lantern festival kicked off on Nov. 7 and has already drawn thousands to the popular annual event.

San Francisco 49ers' Ji'Ayir Brown #27 celebrates his second interception in the fourth quarter of their NFL game against the Carolina Panthers at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)

Photos: San Francisco 49ers prevail over Carolina Panthers for 20-9 NFL win

November 26, 2025 at 4:19 a.m.

The San Francisco 49ers overcame that Thanksgiving Week generosity and toppled the Carolina Panthers 20-9.

Sunrae, 3, of San Jose, has her photo taken by her mother at a cemetery installation during the Day of the Dead celebration at the Mexican Heritage Plaza in San Jose, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. The event included altar displays along Avenida de Altares on Alum Rock Avenue and at La Plaza, where traditional Mexican folklore dances, live music, arts and crafts, lucha libre, and a Catrina costume contest entertained visitors. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

Photos: Día de Los Muertos celebrations in San Jose and Oakland

November 3, 2025 at 9:41 a.m.

Hundreds took to the streets of San Jose and Oakland this weekend to celebrate Día de los Muertos.

Abram Urena and Mireya Guzman, from left, of San Jose’s Grupo Folklorico Los Laureles, dance during the Halloween Día de los Muertos Family Fun Fest at Jack London Square in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)

Photos: Jack London Square hosts Halloween Día de los Muertos Family Fun Fest

October 27, 2025 at 6:42 a.m.

Over a hundred people turned out for Jack London Square's Halloween Día de los Muertos Family Fun Fest on Sunday, which lent vibrant color to a drizzly gray day.

A dancing crowd in front of the Bounce Art Car during Burning Man’s Decompression event on Saturday, Oct. 18, in Oakland, Calif. Photo by Douglas Despres for the Bay Area News Group.

Photos: Burning Man Decompression Event in Oakland

October 21, 2025 at 4:12 a.m.

Hundreds of people, many just back from the Black Rock Desert, turned out for this year's SF Bay Area Decompression at The Loom in Oakland.

San Francisco 49ers’ Christian McCaffrey (23) scores a touchdown against the Atlanta Falcons in the second quarter at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

Photos: Christian McCaffrey leads the way in San Francisco 49ers 20-10 win over Atlanta Falcons

October 20, 2025 at 4:23 a.m.

The San Francisco 49ers Sunday night win over the Atlanta Falcons delivered a much-needed morale boost.

This aerial picture taken on Oct. 18, 2025 shows protesters forming a human banner during the "No Kings" national day of protest on Ocean Beach in San Francisco, California. California's November 4, 2025 special election on Proposition 50, is a measure backed by legislative Democrats and Governor Gavin Newsom that, if approved, would redraw the state's congressional districts. (Photo by LAURE ANDRILLON/AFP via Getty Images)

Photos: Millions turn out across the country for the “No Kings” protest

October 20, 2025 at 2:28 p.m.

Large crowds of protesters marched and rallied in cities across the U.S. Saturday for “ No Kings ” demonstrations decrying what participants see as the government’s swift drift into authoritarianism under President Donald...

Visitors check out the Astro Botanicals Inflatable Sculptures Space Garden display during the Autumn Lights Festival at the Gardens at Lake Merritt in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. The event is a fundraiser for the gardens. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)

Photos: The 14th annual Autumn Lights Festival at Lake Merritt

October 17, 2025 at 10:07 a.m.

Hundreds turned out for the first night of the Autumn Lights Festival at the Gardens at Lake Merritt on Thursday evening.

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