A Look Back: Obama in Oregon

SHOT WHEN I WAS WORKING FOR MTV and their Choose or Lose Street Team, here are three videos (Parts 1, 2, and 3) of Obama speaking at “The Pit” here in Oregon. (Written story here.) They overlap a little because a week or so went by between my making each one, and I wanted people to catch up each time. I feel very lucky to have been part of history in the small way I was, even by hearing him speak and shooting these. I also have a video of Obama speaking at the Quad here that I’ve not yet edited or released, so maybe soon I’ll put that one out strictly under the XOLAGRAFIK name.

My favorite part, I think comes at the end of #3, where I was interviewing people about how they felt hearing Obama and what this time meant to them. I smile to see, also, how #1 starts off with people lined up around a huge block waiting for hours to hear Barack Obama speak. Just like the lines at many of the polls today. Clearly, in all this change, something important remains the same.

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