“At the heart of this community - it's been said before - Andy P is a dynamo of vision, enthusiasm and generosity. Visiting the gallery when I was back in San Francisco earlier this year, I took up his offer to help me explore new possibilities for exposing my work in the photo and publishing world. We sat down and made a quick list of names, and soon I was showing my portfolio directly to designers and publishers that I would never have been able to approach without the FiftyCrows intro. In China, it's called guanxi, a network of connections more powerful than any money or position. After Fifty Crows, my guanxi, was in great shape.”

Mark Leong, Winner 2002
Look for Mark's New Book, China Obscura, from Chronicle Books