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Who Shot This? An anonymous photographer who captured the 60s
From This is Colossal
Between 1966 and 1970, a San Francisco-area photographer captured thousands of images documenting civil rights demonstrations, protests against the Vietnam War, Grateful Dead concerts in Golden Gate Park, and so much more. The problem, though, is that no one knows who the photographer is. In total, the collection contains 2,042 processed 35-millimeter color slides and 102 rolls of black-and-white film, meaning there are around 8,400 images in all.
The project, which is now called Who Shot Me—Stories Unprocessed, surpassed its goal on Kickstarter, although there are still opportunities to access some of the rewards. This funding will allow Delzell and the SpeakLocal team to develop the rest of the film and establish a broad platform for disseminating the images. Plans include a database, book, immersive exhibition in San Francisco, and a documentary.
No filters, no followers, no bullshit. Just raw frames capturing the gritty truth of a city in flux. In this era of Instagram influencers and self-proclaimed digital prophets, I don’t think we will ever see something like this happen today. Everyone wants to monetize their content.