"every generation needs a new revolution" - thomas jefferson

so today was definitely a step in the right direction methinks.

the other day a fellow lomographer contacted me (and some of you i'm sure) about wanting to get something official started here in the LA/OC region. so margarete (who just returned safely from europe the other day) and i (who just finished summer school safely the other day) met up with this avid lomographer by the name of mat (ca_vant) for some coffee this afternoon. needless to say, we're all on the same page. but he brings to the table something i've been trying to get for some time now: actual contact with lomography headquarters.

so we sat down and talked for a good two hours trying to devise a plan to legitamitly kick things off for all us lomographers in the area. and from mat's exchange with headquarters it sounds like if we want to ever get official recognition we need to start meeting and having events on our own and basically prove to them that we have a cohesive group. so in an effort to get things started, we're planning on meeting at clover park in santa monica on monday the 18th in the afternoon/evening (tentatively around 7:ooish). basically we want this to be a chance for everyone who can make it to come out and meet some new people and fellow lomographers and just hang out/eat some food/take some pictures/play some kickball and basically start sharing ideas for what we can do in the following months to come together like lomography communities in other cities. more details will be available in the next few days. we'll keep everyone posted.

so come ready with some ideas and don't be afraid to introduce yourself, we'll only be strangers for the first minute. after that i really do hope that we can combine our collective brain power and get things rolling.

await our signal LA!