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Shepard Fairey: “...however, there are a lot of people who are really excited about Obama and it’s unique. It’s something that people are willing to take the risk to do—to go out to put some posters on the streets. We sent posters to Philadelphia and they got put up all over—on abandoned buildings and on street corners. That’s something you don’t normally see - that level of motivation in people to spread an image. There are a lot of graffiti artists who are motivated enough to spread their own work and their own name - I’m one of them—but this is that unique case where all we had to do was make the materials and disseminate them to some sort of hubs around the country and the rest of it pretty much took care of itself.”

Yay, my photo will be included in this show!

“SFAC and JPG Magazine has teamed up with the San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery for a show called “Breakthrough: An Amateur Photography Revolution.” And you’re invited! Every photo submitted to our Breakthrough theme will be displayed in the gallery in some fashion. Some will appear in a grid on the photo wall, some in a slideshow, and a select few will be printed and hung in the gallery. And you’re invited to attend the opening! It’ll take place at the gallery on April 20 at 6pm. We’ll also be participating in a panel discussion on the “art and practice of photography in the brave new digital age” on May 31 at 6pm at the Koret Auditorium, San Francisco Public Library. We hope you can join us!”