Mona Photographing Obama

The Photography Department at Academy of Art University, I'm a 1996 graduate, asked me to speak to the student-run photo documentary group, Special Interest Group or SIG (changing name soon). This event is open to the public but seating is limited.

RSVP: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=logo#/event.php?eid=57082218513

Thursday, March 12, 2009
7:00pm - 8:15pm
Academy of Art Digital Photography Department
180 New Montgomery, rm 812
San Francisco, CA

This is their first meeting with a guest speaker and I'll be:

• Showing my work with Obama for America, the DNC, and politics in general
• Showing my editorial and advertising work
• Talking about my transition from student to professional photographer
• What they can do as students to start that transition
• How the photography world is a business, first, images, second. - Q & A

* photo taken by David Gonzales