Make a note! Put the date in your diary! Set your alarm clocks!
The next global 4am Project date is just around the corner. Join other photographers from around the world on 17th October and take part in buiding a global picture 4am.
If you are new to the project you may be wondering WHO gets up at 4am to take photographs!
There are as many reasons that people take part as there are participants….
From those that like a challenge, to those that want to relish some solitude. From those that love being part of a world wide community collaboration to those that wish to improve on their photography skills. The 4am Project inspires people to take a look at familiar surrounding at a different time of day and to capture what they see.
Check out what tweeters have been saying about the project!
Keep up to date with inspiring 4am photos from around the world, and all the 4am Project news by subscribing to the RSS feed, following on twitter and facebook and you can join the 4am Project flickr group too!
How much thought do we give to the world around us during the wee small hours?
As most of us slumber there are other who are working the night shift, or the graveyard shift as some call it.
Industry doesn’t stop because of darkness. It grinds on regardless.
These wonderful factory photographs from Peter Strunks in Hembrug, North Holland, depict another world at 4am. With shift workers awake during the night and sleeping through the daylight, it really is another world.
Remember to put 17th October in your diary for the next global 4am Project date!
A few days ago I picked up the news on twitter that 4am photographer, Andy Toots, has had his latest 4am photograph featured on The Guardian’s website! Congratulations Andy!
Andy says, “I wanted to go out around my village and take some photos, but didn’t plan very well and only got so far as the end of my driveway, where I took this self-portrait”. And what a striking self portrait it is!
Have your 4am Project photos been featured by any publications? Get in touch, and let me know!
I’m excited to announce the event for the 4am Project – Set your alarm clock for 4am on 17th October!
Start telling your friends and spreading the word. Get together with other ’4am-ers’ in your town and see what you can capture whilst the rest of the world sleeps.
Since the 4am Project began 18 months ago hundreds of photographers from nearly 40 countries have experienced their world at this often unseen time of day. The global solidarity of the project shows a different view of the world we live in.
Although the blog has been quiet, I haven’t been resting my laurels. I’ve been working hard behind the scenes to enable the project to continue to grow. Thanks to the support and funding from Channel 4 and Screen West Midlands I have been able to take the project forward and have lots of plans to make it sustainable.
I am taking the 4am Project to New York City for this next event and will be organising something fantastic for people to take part in, so watch this space if you are in the area!
So, get ready! Get set! Polish off your lenses and re-charge your batteries!
