IMG_1633 | Photo 03

Shepard Fairey came to town this January for the well-publicized, media extravaganza known as the Inauguration, in association with the ever-famous Irvine Gallery was allowed to go around to 10+ spots around the city and put up his iconography...Some of the posters are hard to photograph, are in construction sites, just like this one...For months you couldnt get close to it, because there was a chain link fence/barbwire combo blocking would-be photographers like myself from getting a decent shot...One day, the gate was left open, and I had my moment...I love this image so much, I was able to go back a week later and film a verse for a music video I'm working on called, "No Love" off of the J-Scrilla "Culture of Honor" album...If you are in or around the area, this piece is located on Georgia Avenue, a couple block from the Green Line/Petworth Metro stop, across from the Safeway...

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