Most Random Place I Saw My Photo Used

Of all the places I have seen my photos used, this one of this photo above was the most random.

So we're sitting at today's San Jose Sharks game as part of the work function. During the break they put up a guessing game on a big screen at the top of the arena asking fans to text which player scored the most home goals this season. First time they put it up on the screen I pay no attention, until I see it again and baaam - I recognize a photo of mine. On the big screen. At the NHL game. Of one of my favorite players Devin Setoguchi. That photo above was accompanying the contest.

How did it get there? Last summer I was bored during the hockey off season, so I went through my archives and upload some photos to Sharks' players web pages on Wikipedia. When you put photos on Wiki, you typically have to make sure you are the author and that you put it up for public domain use, meaning that others can use it for non-commercial and at times commercial purposes without getting my permission. I don't do it to very many photos, but I thought, no one is going to buy these Sharks photos of mine for use in the media, so they can either sit on my hard drive wasting space or I might as well put up on Wikipedia where others could use them to promote the Sharks.

For that reason, my photos accompany articles about Setoguchi, Nabokov, Rivet, Clowe and other popular Sharks players.

I've already seen this photo used elsewhere, but to my surprise (and it was kind of fun to feel that I contributed something to an NHL), today I saw Sharks use my photo during the live NHL game. As someone who grew up idolizing the NHL as a kid, and who is still a huge Sharks fan, I was thrilled to be at the game and recognize my own photo.

Now if only I could find a way to convince people I was sitting with that it was indeed my own photo and that I didn't trick them in any way..