• Upload photos to Wikipedia fromFlickr orWikimedia Commons or some federal government site:.gov OR site:.mil
  
• I also design things withSketchUp and useV-Ray to render and upload that photo to Wikipedia.
  

I think it gives any person the same amount of power as ajournalist and that power is sustained over a long period of time compared to a jounalist's article that dies off with the news cycle. If you have something you want the world to know more about its the best way to inform people and you get the Wikipedia brand to back you up.