Sunday, October 19, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO LOVEFEST. - A DANCE MUSIC PARADE & FESTIVAL.

“It is our intention with SF LoveFest to create an event that promotes and celebrates peace, tolerance, diversity, justice, and yes, LOVE. In a time of national turmoil, especially right before a historic election, we encourage our community to be active in their local communities, to let you voices be heard, and most definitely VOTE! [The Love Team – 2008 SF LoveFest Guide]





“We were attracted to the event because it had a political component.” [Head legal eagle and LoveFest Vice President David Cutler. – 2008 SF LoveFest Guide]





“The youth of this nation have an important role to play in turning the tide, so don’t take your power for granted.” [The Love Team – 2008 SF LoveFest Guide]






“People from different countries with different ideologies were able to put aside their difference to dance with each other in harmony.”
[Duke Shin – 2008 SF LoveFest Guide]



“DJ and … LoveFest board of directors member Dr. Syd Gris echoes Cutler’s sentiments and reverence for Dr. Motte’s original [1989 Berlin] Love Parade message, believing that the platform that LoveFest provides can grasp into something bigger. “[It’s] an events that’s there to promote tolerance and peace, justice and love through dance music and a party … to galvanize community, to be more engaged in the world – especially months away from an election. It’s our hope and intention that this is way more than a party.”” [Duke Shin – 2008 SF LoveFest Guide]



San Francisco LoveFest 2008

Location : San Francisco Civic Center Park, San Francisco, CA.

All images here are copyright by the photographer who created them.

2 comments:

Sexy Lankan Bugger said...

machang.. loving the pix. esp 2,5,6, and there's something extra special about 7 (i.e the one with the dude and his pirate sword)
No. 3 wudv been so much nicer if u cud focus on the stickers... but then again, ur allowed to be distracted and lose ur steady hand for that moment :P
much post-processing done on those?

Praveen Karunanayake said...

Thanks SLB, yeah i really like #& because you can see City Hall on his shades [its as if he's about to attack the building..

lol.. on #3 what to do man!.. we are all human :D

not much post processing machang.. just upped the saturation on most, and on #1 & #3 I have added a arty filter to blur faces a bit...

still more to come from LoveFest.. I wanted to show a political angle on this set.