WHO WE ARE: The Darkroom at Debug started as an idea by photographers who are part of Silicon Valley De-Bug, a communityorganization in San Jose that produces media and leads community campaigns by the people most affected by community issues. Photo Circle started in 2001 when we started meeting once a week under the guidance of Paul Myers, a local documentary photographer who guided us through the different photography and story- telling techniques. When Paul left to teach in Ventura, the group continued meeting, bringing in new people, and has evolved to be more than just a photography group --- but a community, support group, even like family. Our group became more than just critiquing photos, but telling the stories behind the photos -of our communities, lives, and families. Since then, we've brought in new people, taught classes to newcomers, hosted shows, and produced photo essays and projects that have been published in the magazine De-Bug. The Darkroom at Debug is a natural extension of our community as we want to open up our space to build and support the larger community of photographers. The Darkroom shares space with the larger community media space that is Silicon Valley De-Bug. For more information, please check out www.siliconvalleydebug.com To check out some of our photography, click on De-Bug's Artist Gallery Page: http://siliconvalleydebug.com/Newdebugimages/debugpages/Gallery.html