Worldwide Photo Walk

If you read my previous post, Photo Walking 2010… Officially you will know that I took part once again in this year's Worldwide Photo Walk (WWPW). It took place on Saturday, the 24th of July 2010, the same day that YouTube was soliciting videos shot on that very day for their Life in a Day project. With the material sourced from these video submissions, director Kevin Macdonald will edit select footage to create a documentary movie executive produced by famed director Ridley Scott to be shown at the Sundance film festival in January.

After participating in last year's Worldwide Photo Walk (WWPW), I contemplated leading a walk myself this year. Before I knew it, it was July already (the month of the walk). When I checked to see what walks were available locally to me this year and saw that there were none, I immediately scrambled organizing a walk myself. Once I had the details worked out, I proceeded to submit my application to lead the walk prior to the posted deadline only for their website to erroneous tell me that applications were no longer being accepted past their deadline and therefore would not allow me to submit it. There was no recourse either.

Taken during the Worldwide Photo Walk 2009 at Jones Beach, NY. © 2009 Louis Trapani

On Saturday, the 18th of July 2009, I took part in the second annual Scott Kelby's Worldwide Photo Walk. It is an event where people all over the world come together at various locations worldwide to engage in a photo walk (shoot photography). It was only the night before that I found out about it after friend and fellow Mac user and podcaster, Steve Stanger tweeted about it. I was unaware of this organized effort across the world of groups coming together for a photo walk. I've gone on photo walks before... hell, most of the time I am shooting photography, I am on a photo walk of some manner.

Friendly's at Jones Beach at dusk. Taken during the Worldwide Photo Walk 2009 at Jones Beach, NY. © 2009 Louis Trapani

Outside of Friendly's at Jone's Beach at dusk. Taken during the Worldwide Photo Walk 2009 at Jones Beach, NY. © 2009 Louis Trapani

Friendly's at dusk 1. Taken during the Worldwide Photo Walk 2009 at Jones Beach, NY. © 2009 Louis Trapani

You can see the UK with these (not). Taken during the Worldwide Photo Walk 2009 at Jones Beach, NY. © 2009 Louis Trapani

A family walking together on sidewalk at Jones Beach. Taken during the Worldwide Photo Walk 2009 at Jones Beach, NY. © 2009 Louis Trapani

Flags at Jones Beach. Taken during the Worldwide Photo Walk 2009 at Jones Beach, NY. © 2009 Louis Trapani

Handles at the base of the flag staff. Taken during the Worldwide Photo Walk 2009 at Jones Beach, NY. © 2009 Louis Trapani