Did a little wandering around U Street today, right below Howard University. U Street has been described as the soul of DC, the heart of black nightlife, a corridor cutting an east-west path across the center of the city peppered with restaurants, bars, and clubs. At the intersection of 14th and U, just below Howard University, Shepard Fairey, the artist behind the iconic blue and red Obama print, has created an installment which draws crowds of people looking to have their pictures taken in front of the giant Obama print. Up 14th, just below Howard, I found Omar Bah, 6, the son of immigrants from Guinea and Morocco, waiving from behind an Obama mask to crowds passing by his parents’ restaurant. Took a handful of Polaroids and a few color photographs before wandering back towards my spot on the floor in Columbia Heights. Initially came back with the intention of going back out to shoot some more in the evening. After a few weeks on the road and faced with the prospect of a pre-dawn morning tomorrow, I think I’m going to call it a day and refocus myself for the main event.