Dia De Muertos and an Iranian convoy protest thing...

Thanks for the title D. What a day. We have an assignment in our photojournalism class that is called a feature. A feature is a lighthearted newspaper type photo that tells a story in itself. I headed out with classmate Damian to the Dia de Muertos celebration at the Atlanta History Center. The day of the dead is a hispanic celebration to honor those who have died. Click here for more info on the history. We had a great time at the event and got some fun shots. What really takes the cake is just a few minutes after we left we noticed red, white and green flags. It turned out to be Iranian flags on 20+ cars. We caught up to them in a parking lot when they stopped to regroup. I told them we were photojournalism students and damian quickly handed out business cards and started taking names. They put us in the middle of the caravan with them and we paraded around Atlanta for an hour and a half protesting Iranian President Ahmadinejad and the current Iranian regime. It was a great experience and at the end of the caravan we had the opportunity to stop and meet the people who organized this and swapped info to continue shooting at some of their events. I love days like today, set out to do one thing and end up with something completely different in the end. I really cannot wait to see everyones feature photos.