CPOY 64 Documentary Gold: Hunters Point, 'We Out Here'
A long-form photographic essay or extended narrative story which portrays important contemporary concerns or social issues. To encourage long-term projects, images from previous year's work may be included, provided none of them have previously won a CPOY award.
Caption
Slide 5 of 12
May 12, 2009
A young man called "Drew Beezy" shows off his tattoos in the Oakdale Projects with his friends. The "Oakdale Mob" was the first alleged street gang to be put under a gang injunction in the city of San Francisco in 2007. Today, over 20 young men are listed as active gang members on the block.
Alex Welsh / San Fransisco State University
Location
Hunters Point
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