Photos Of Strangers

By Queuebot in Art on Feb 28, 2009 at 12:57 am

Inspired by a similar idea in Atlanta early last year, a writer left two disposable cameras on park benches in Brooklyn and Manhattan. With just a note telling people to take any photo they like and her hope that someone wouldn’t run away with the cameras she left them for the day.

On returning she found the cameras exactly as she’s left them, with no exposures left. The developed photographs are an interesting slice of city life across one day.

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Tags: city, new york, people, photographs

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Johnny Cat
Feb 28th, 2009 at 12:57 am
Oh man, that last one, wth.
violet
Feb 28th, 2009 at 3:07 am
That’s great. I once had a camera stolen, with a full exposed roll inside. It really ate at me. I made a book of poems about it, with each poem standing in for a missing picture, but as any of the cynics in the audience can attest, it wasn’t worth s*hit compared to the original images.
SueDunham
Feb 28th, 2009 at 7:33 am
I’m suspicious. In my experience, most people can’t take pictures this good.
ziggystardust
Feb 28th, 2009 at 11:34 am
I think the bike lady picture is the most striking.
LisaL
Feb 28th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
Lol, of course there has to be those 2 doofy guys that want to do something gay in front of the camera hehe. Gotta love im!
Katey
Feb 28th, 2009 at 2:35 pm
The comments on that link are more interesting than the photos.
roman
Feb 28th, 2009 at 6:22 pm
i did the same thing a couple years back.. check it out!

http://10hourslater.blogspot.com/

a couple of the cameras were stolen.. i think the park bench pics are (kinda) more interesting.
harry
Mar 1st, 2009 at 9:01 am
Good way to get free publicity neatonot, your as false as they come

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