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 11 of 12
May 13, 2008
Residents of the Hunters View projects celebrate the life of Martel "Gully" Peters with a dance party on the block after his funeral. Peters was shot 16 times in the Army street projects after being lured him into an ambush. His brother 'Nook' (white tank top) and his sister Tati (blue hat) shorty after moved away from Hunters View.
Alex Welsh / San Fransisco State University
Location
Hunters Point
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