Misson Loc@l
February 28th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized
The above photo of Ken, visiting from Olympia, Washington, was one of the many portraits I took last Thursday wandering around the Mission with photographer Armand Emamdjomeh. Armand (rightmost in photo on the left) lives in the neighborhood and is a journalist and editor with MissionLoc@l, a community-based bilingual website that reports on local news, neighborhood issues, government, education, art, and events. It’s an excellent resource that focuses solely on the Mission and is updated daily – be sure and check it out…
Being an outsider to the area, it was great shooting with Armand, who not only knows the neighborhood, but enjoys taking the time to engage people when shooting. Lately I’ve been photographing in the area with people that live or have recently lived there and it makes the whole experience, shooting and engaging, much more enjoyable.
5 Responses to “Misson Loc@l”
By Donald Kinney on Mar 1, 2010
Put that one on the top of the pile, Brad… Super shot…
By noncyh on Mar 1, 2010
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By Brad on Mar 1, 2010
Thanx Don…
Noncyh, that’s great. Maybe a gallery of finger tat photos can be created…
By Jen on Mar 2, 2010
Wow, must have been a great experience.
You shoot up here so much, you’re pretty much an sfloc@l yourself!
By Luis on Mar 3, 2010
May sound funny, but you are hanging with the right kind of people. Must be a great learning experience seeing Armand –in the words of a journalist friend– hang with folk and making them comfortable, accepting you.
Ken seems like quite the character. Really admirable documentary work you’ve been producing, Brad. Thanks for details on the MisionLocal. Just started following them on Twitter. Their web site is pretty informative.