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Apr 16

4am Project prize winners! Which is your favourite?

Wow…! All your wonderful 4am Project photos made selecting just 24 very hard! I’ve been viewing, deliberating and agonizing all week. I hope you like my final choices :)    

And now it’s over to you!   

Which is your favourite 4am photograph?   

There are 24 photos and 24 prizes, so every photographer will win a prize.   

Here is what is on offer:   

1st Prize: from Nikon D90 Camera with 18-105mm lens (worth £1029.99)   

2nd Prize: 30″ x 36″ photo canvas   

3rd Prize: 50 page 30cm x 30cm photo book   

4th Prize: 24″ x10″ photo canvas (2nd, 3rd, 4th prizes from Photocreator)   

5th through to 24th Prizes: Packet of 20 postcard for you to put your images on from Moo   

Big thank you to Nikon, Photocreator and Moo for the prizes!   

Pop over to this page to see more details and pictures of the prizes.    

SO! What do you have to do now?   

Have a look at all the great 4am images below, chose your favourite and give it your vote!   

Voting will be open until Midnight (Greenwich Mean Time)  on Monday 19th April. The photograph with the most votes at the end of the voting period will win first prize, and so forth.    

You can only vote once from your computer, this is to avoid multiple votes from the same computer. However, you can of course rally round support from your friends and family and all your friends on flickr, twitter, facebook etc! :)    

Thanks again to everybody who has ventured out to photography their world at 4am. I wish I had enough prizes for everybody!   

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Photo 1 By Sal Olivas, West Covina, USA

 

Photo 2 by Fran, Birmingham UK

   

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Photo 3 By Rene Segura, Santa Maria, USA

  

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Photo 4 By Creepeh Sue, Hongdae, South Korea

  

Photo 5 By Gaurav Patel, London, UK

  

Photo 6 by Dale Shephard, Wolverhampton, UK

  

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Photo 7 By Derek Shanks, Toronto, Canada

  

Boudin Baker: Scoring

Photo 8 By Jeanne Brophy, San Francisco, USA

  

4am Dubai by Jean Marie Jenanji

Phot 9 by Jean Marie Jenanji, Dubai, UAE

  

First train in the morning

Photo 10 By Nandor Hargita, Budapest

  

I always end up thinking of you

Photo 11 By Cerealboxstar, Manila, Philippines

  

most beautiful

Photo 12 By Luis Amaral, Lisbon, Portugal

  

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Photo 13 By Andrew Stuart, Llandudno, Wales

  

4am Donuts

Photo 14 By Matt Allen, Ipswich, USA

 

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Photo 15 By Egneg, Birmingham UK

  

4am Portrait (04:29)

Photo 16 By Andy Toots, Warwickshire, UK

 

Photo 17 By Steve Anderson, Sweden

  

Photo 18 By Strawbleu, Leeds, UK

  

Photo 19 By Miki Ballard, Fairview, USA

  

Photo 20 By Kat De'Vries, San Diego, USA

  

Photo 21 By Yashwanth Madhusudan, Bangalore, India

  

Photo 22 By Adrian Burrows, Frankley Beeches, UK

  

Photo 23 By Vladimir Morozov, Birmingham, UK

  

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Photo 24 by hanung665, Jakarta, Indonesia

  

   

Enjoy the photos & happy voting!   

Karen :)

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Apr 5

4am on 4th April 2010

WOW!

I probably shouldn’t say much more than that at this point.

Just grab a drink, get comfortable and enjoy the view of the world at 4am on 4th April!

So, it’s the day after the morning before and I’m still catching up on the wonderful photo submissions from participants from countries such as Australia, UK, USA, Portugal, India, Philippines, Brazil, Canada, and Korea to name just a few! Over 1100 images of 4am have been submitted from 4th April alone!

THANK YOU to everyone who set their alarms or stayed up to meet 4am and took part in the project. Your support & enthusiasm has been amazing! I’ve had some great feedback from you, and it really means a lot.

This event marked the 4am Project’s first birthday and it is going from strength to strength. With the addition of help in the form of investment from 4ip and Screen West Midlands, the 4am Project has been able to reach out to even more people around the world!

Don’t forget there are some prizes on offer! Thank you to Nikon, Photocreator and Moo.

Come and say hello on twitter!

Karen :)

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Mar 24

Who goes there …… at 4am?

What better way to follow up with the 4am Project’s fabulous news, than by featuring just a few of the fabulous 4am photographers who have taken part in the project during the last year!  

Some may call us crazy, but I prefer to think that we are adventurous! ;)   

What is 4am like for you?  

Is it a time for creativity with your camera and perhaps experiment with light?  

the light juggler

By Pedro Moura Pinheiro, Lisbon, Portugal

 

 Will you take a self portrait?  

Perhaps it’s a time to be reflective. The quietness of 4am lends itself nicely to that.    

4am III

By Fran, United Kingdom

 

 Are you going to get together with some friends and have a shared 4am photograph experience?   

Matt, Nick

Nick & Matt by Emma Jones, Birmingham, UK

 

 What will inspire you at 4am?  Try something different, express yourself however you want!  

Peace shadow

By Ben Whitehouse, Birmingham UK

 

4am Project II - Lickey Hills, Birmingham

By Nick Lockey, Lickey Hills, UK

 

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By Pedro Moura Pinheiro, Lisbon, Portugal

 

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By Lymdul, Philippines

 

Slowlight Cat and the Transparent Man (4amproject)

By Pascal Scheffers, Fokkesteeg, The Netherlands

 

 At 4am familiar scenes look very different. What will you discover?  

Join other photographers around the world on the 4th April…..at 4am & take part in a global picture of the world!  

Come & say Hi on twitter :)

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Mar 21

4ip and Screen West Midlands invest in the 4am Project!

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By Karen Strunks, Birmingham UK

It’s been an exciting week, and I am delighted to be able to announce that 4ip and Screen West Midlands are supporting the 4am Project!

4ip is part of Channel 4 which helps to support and invest in digital media enterprises, and Screen West Midlands offers support, advice and funding for film, television and digital media.

4ip and Screen West Midlands investment and business support is a great boost for the 4am Project which will soon entering it’s second year! (My, how time flies!)

4iphave made an annoucement on their blog:

To the question that we always address when we announce a new investment, why 4iP? For me the 4am Project is a collaborative project that takes art to the mainstream; everyone has a camera, whether you’re passionate about your darkroom, or snapping something on a mobile phone, we are now able to capture every minutiae of our busy lives and share them with the wider world. The element of the 4am Project that really works for me is its focus. What do people see at a particular time on a particular day? At its core this is a project that is about collaboration, participation and discoverability. It’s also an example of an existing site that fits with our criteria beautifully. In order to continue to grow and capitalise on the success that it’s already achieved, the 4am Project needed both financial and business support. Through an initial project investment we’re able to help take Karen and her project to the next stage and a wider audience.

I wrote over on my personal blog:

Along with the support from 4ip and ScreenWM, the outcome and ideas generated at the Crossover Lab course I attended recently and my own plans, it’s going to be a very busy and creative year!

I’ve got stuck in already and my days are whizzing past with uber productivity. This productivity is taking the form of lots of; phone calls, emails, meetings, tweeting, blogging, phone calls & emails. I’m enjoying meeting new people, whether that be online or in person. Connecting with people who love the idea of the 4am Project and want to help support it and people  who have their own projects & dreams that they are working on which creates inspiration.

Last April I made a video (well, three videos actually!) about how the 4am Project started, how I spread the word, the help I received and problems encountered (and overcome!).

  

On the 4th Arpil 2010 the 4am Project will be celebrating it’s first birthday! Why not try something different, join other photographers from around the globe and take a photograph of your world at 4am! Get your friends involved, go on a 4am photo walk, explore your neighbourhood at an often unseen time!

If you would like to support the project by sponsorship, donating prizes for participants or you would like to contribute an idea, it would be great to hear from you. Drop me a line hello@4amproject.org or get in touch on twitter.

I’ll end with a BIG thank you to 4ip and Screen West Midlands for their support!

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Mar 15

4am in Miami, USA

 
There is a whole other world happening at 4am when most of us are still sound asleep.
 
The 4am Project invites you to step into that world and join other photographers around the globe on the 4th April at 4am.
 
Discover a unique view of your world. What will you see? Who will you meet?
 
Challenge yourself to step outside and experience a different type of photo opportunity!
 
Why not get your friends involved and get together for a photo walk?
 
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By Brian Papa, Miami, Florida, USA

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By Brian Papa, Miami, Florida, USA

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By Brian Papa, Miami, Florida, USA

Who inhabits the world of 4am? Brian Papa from Miami, USA captured these shots of night workers. The shops are open 24 hours a day. Who are the customers? Other night workers and party goers? Perhaps those that have trouble sleeping through the night? 

Put the date in your diary & tell your friends! You can even embed the 4am project countdown clock on your website or blog :)   

 

Join the 4am Project on twitter too! Come and say hello.

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Feb 12

New 4am Project Date! 4th April 2010

I am so excited to be able to announce the new 4am Project date! 

Put the 4th April in your diary, start charging your camera batteries and join in the global photographic project! 

What’s your view of the world at 4am? 

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Toa Payoh, Singapore by Mo Zhuang Ze

 

This next 4am event will mark  the 4am Project’s 1st birthday! Here’s how it all started……. 

My name’s Karen Strunks, and my curiosity about 4am began in 2008 

I live in Birmingham – the UK’s second largest city – and after a night out, I was driving from one side of the city to the other. It was around 4am and I was really struck by the cityscape. Streets and roads normally teeming with people and traffic were deserted. The city was asleep and it felt like I had it all to myself. I liked it. 

In 2008, I went out to take my first pictures at 4am in Birmingham. I’ve made some of them available on my blog. I’ve been asking readers of my blog for their suggestions of places they’d like to see at 4am. They decide where to go, and I take the photos, so it’s become a collaboration. 

When I started to think about how the idea could be extended, the 4amproject was born. 

I’d like to involve you in this project. What will YOU be doing at 4am on 4th April 2010? 

Put the date in your diary, set your alarm, and take a picture of your world at 4am. 

I’m going to get some friends together and go out and have a 4am party. Why not do the same? Get some of your friends and family involved too. Or simply set the alarm, take a picture, and go back to the land of nod. 

Whatever you’re doing, it’d be great if you could get involved and play a part in building up a big picture of the world at 4am. 

Crabs On Ice – 4am Project, 21 June 2009

Crabs On Ice by Bruce Kerridge, Sydney, Australia

 

In the last year over 2,000 photographs have been taken by 4am project photographers from over 20 countries! People have blogged about their 4am experience, newspapers and magazines have written about it, there has even been radio and tv coverage! 

 

Anyone can take part, all you need is a camera, whether that be an dslr, a camera phone or anything in between! Just sign up for a free flickr account,  and tag your photos ‘4amproject’. The  Get Involved page has a few more details which you may find helpful. 

This year I am opening the door to sponsorship, advertising, and will be trying to source some prizes for ‘4am-ers’ so the project can grow and reach a wide audience, so if that’s something you are interested in, then please get in touch. 

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Lonely Shooter by Luis Amaral, Portugal

 

If you have any questions or suggestions, you will find the 4am project on twitter, or you can send me an email hello@4amproject.org, and you can join the 4am Project group on Flickr too. I’d love to hear from you! 

There are a few little blips on the website at the moment, please bear with me whilst I get them fixed. 

 

Roll on the 4th April! :)

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