Oh hey there!

Since I am in the process of putting together the Artful City Walks  blog project, I thought this post would suit the mood. Today I’m going to share with you something fantastic – Dear Photograph - “digital nostalgia of the highest order”.

The project  - created by 22 year old Taylor Jones – brings the past to the present. Such a simple yet powerful concept, yah? Just take an old picture and hold it in front of a digital camera and see the magic unfold. It’s almost as if all these happy memories came rushing in right when you snap the picture.

Taylor’s project has been so successful that he already has a book coming out! Wowza…talk about going viral and going strong. If you have some cool pics of the old days, you should give it a try and send your submission!

Tell me, do you know of other cool community projects happening? If you do, leave them on the comments below.

all images via: Dear Photograph

There’s nothing better than injecting positivity in your neighborhood. Boa Mistura - a Madrid based collective – did it on the streets of Vila Brâsilandia, transforming them into colourful surprises that welcome any passerby.

Also, look closely, it seems as if the streets had signs with words on them, but nope – those are optical illusions created by painting different areas of the street. AH! So incredible. Just looking at this gives me goose bumps.

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if our cities made it mandatory to add colorful positive messages to our streets? Since that’s not gonna happen, I think we need to take the matter into our own hands and we  should make it a community project! Art + Community + positivity = WIN!

via: Juxtapoz

all images: Boa Mistura

Mr. Yams and moi being all nerdy and shit

Desperados!

Ah I am so hyper right now. I just came back from Instameet Vancouver and totally had a blast. For those who don’t know what this whole Instameet thing is, here’s the scoop: it’s a bunch of Instagram users getting together for a photo walk in their city – it happens everywhere around the world and you get to hang out and share your best geek tips. Sounds nerdy? It is! And it’s freaking fun. (more…)

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