"Depending on one’s point of view, the thought of a graffiti artists conjures visions of shady juveniles defacing buildings, subway stations and billboards under the cloak of night, or of savvy rogue artists — heroes creating their own works of art in the face of institutions that have historically discredited it as being so. Italian photographer Valerio Polici‘s series “Ergo Sum” lifts the veil to reveal a very different perspective, showing graffiti artists neither as driftless vandals or bandit artists, but as people seeking a means to escape the frustrations of day-to-day living. For nearly two years Polici ran with graffiti artists through subway stations at night in Rome, Lisbon and Belgrade, Serbia, documenting their clandestine acts in the face of the law and any stigmas about their subculture". Full interview and images over at Washington Post here!