Student Heath Timmons looks at crosses laid...

Student Heath Timmons looks at crosses laid out to commemorate

soldiers who have died in the Iraq war during UC Irvine’s “Peace

Wants You” festival last week.

When I arrived at the peace festival for my assignment, the

festival mostly consisted of tables set up. I was looking for

something to illustrate what the event was about, and I noticed

crosses lined up and laying on the ground to commemorate soldiers,

who had given their lives in Iraq.

I wanted to show people walking on the field looking at the

crosses, so I went to a building right next to the field and took the

elevator to the top floor. I found an office that was empty with a

window that overlooked the field and then was able to open the

window. From there, it just took patience to wait for this moment to

happen.

-- Douglas Zimmerman