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Project 365: A photo a day for 2010

30 December 2009 1,778 views 71 Comments
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Well, well, ladies and gentlemen… we are at the advent of yet another year. ’tis the time to make new resolutions and decide how we’re going to change for the better.

As I was perusing the Twittersphere (as I seemingly always do), I spotted a tweet by @GodsMac that talked about the idea of showcasing a photo a day of the life around you. He calls it Project 365. I thought, that’s pretty easy to do… and these days, with all the technology freely available, we can SURELY achieve that easily, right? (and yes, I may be dead wrong!).

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Anyhow, I think I’ll give it a shot and use whatever means I have to share a photo a day with the world. I’m not going to go down the path of using a DSLR, but rather whatever implements I have (which probably spells out i-P-h-o-n-e). After all, setting the bar overly high will make it counterproductive, in my experience thus far.

I think I’ll stick with using Facebook to publish my photos, and once a month, I’ll create a montage of photos and post them here. This beats writing a diary (or even blogging, for that matter!).

Will you join me on this endeavour? So far, I’ve had some response from the Twittersphere on who will embark on this too.

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Share your pictures with me (send me your URL whether Facebook / Flickr / etc), and I’ll be happy to highlight them here on a monthly basis too.

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Here’s a few links to the homes of several Project 365ers. Leave a comment here if you’d like me to add your link here.

@andychin – andychin365.posterous.com

@annarina – Flickr

@astherlau – Facebook

@ben_israel – Facebook

@chaiyenw – chaiyen.blogspot.com

@chiayi91 – chiayi365.blogspot.com

Debbie Ng – Facebook

@edwintcg – Facebook

@ericcheong – Facebook

kankai – Flickr

@joycescapade – joycescapade.posterous.com

@leviasher – Facebook

@lucidconspiracy – lucid365.blogspot.com

@meiyingt – veraikon.wordpress.com

Mollytail – molytail365.blogspot.com

@petrinalee – petrina.posterous.com

@ProPhotoSafari – prophotosafari.com

@qwertyjuan – juan365.posterous.com

@rickrduncan – digitalredeye.com

@ShootDiva – Facebook

@sivinkit – Facebook

@the_boggler – Facebook

@TheBackpackr – Facebook

@yongschew – parenthood-adventure.blogspot.com

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  • Asther said:

    I was thinking more on posting a photo of EITHER I edited OR shot from each day. Does that count? ;)

    # 30 December 2009 at 3:28 pm
  • Mark said:

    All the best with the project bro! Better take at least 1 picture of me :P

    MUAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA

    # 30 December 2009 at 3:31 pm
  • Yongschew said:

    Cool… ok I’m in :)

    # 30 December 2009 at 3:48 pm
  • edwin tan said:

    sounds fun!! i wanna join! post in our own facebook?

    # 30 December 2009 at 4:31 pm
  • TheBackpackr (author) said:

    Yes, I think you can post your photos in your own Facebook account. Send me the link to the album, I’ll add it here.

    Am looking forward to 2010 now!

    # 30 December 2009 at 4:36 pm
  • Cameranoob said:

    I’m going to start this come January 1st.

    # 30 December 2009 at 4:38 pm
  • David said:

    Hope that you can keep it up. A lot did it as well early this year and in the end, none of them lasted the whole 365. If you do, kudos and good luck bro haha

    # 30 December 2009 at 4:42 pm
  • Anna said:

    COol bananas! I osso joiiiinnn ;p Happy New Year to you & Grace! See you two next year :D :D

    # 30 December 2009 at 5:14 pm
  • edwintcg (EdwinTan) said:

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    great idea, i join !! RT @TheBackpackr: Mentioned in a blog post on Project 365: photo a day [link to post]

    – Posted using Chat Catcher

    # 30 December 2009 at 5:33 pm
  • Jo-Hanna Ho said:

    sounds like a cool idea, but I dont know whether I’ll be able to maintain it.. (which means remember).. perhaps I’ll give it a shot.. hmmm

    # 30 December 2009 at 7:29 pm
  • karen said:

    cool idea! Picture speaks a thousand words

    # 31 December 2009 at 2:31 pm
  • TheBackpackr (author) said:

    I don’t know if I can maintain it. But I’ll try. I don’t think we MUST start on January 1st, but just start whenever you feel like it. If you missed the 1st of Jan marker, don’t worry – just do it, if you think it’s a good idea.

    And to answer Asther, they could certainly be pictures taken before that date and touched up which you share with the world.

    # 31 December 2009 at 3:00 pm
  • catherine said:

    sounds fun… i’ll try to do it too :)

    # 31 December 2009 at 5:41 pm
  • catherine0213 (SooKhoon Ching) said:

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    [link to post] sounds like a pretty fun project

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    # 31 December 2009 at 5:47 pm
  • BabyMocha said:

    Good idea!

    I will give it a try! Hopefully I have time to post it up everyday :)

    # 31 December 2009 at 5:55 pm
  • Jing-leBelle said:

    I’m thinking to do that but i scare i’m gonna lazy and not updating everyday. lol

    # 1 January 2010 at 2:50 am
  • Photo Bug said:

    I’m in! I was already planning on doing the project before I heard about Project 365! Seems very cool to look back and see a day in your life!

    # 1 January 2010 at 5:31 am
  • joshuainlight (Joshua K) said:

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    RT @TheBackpackr: Join me on Project 365 to take a photo a day & share with the world? Let’s start today! [link to post]

    – Posted using Chat Catcher

    # 1 January 2010 at 1:49 pm
  • A Lil Fat Monkey said:

    u know what? that’s absolutely a brilliant idea. Think I’ll do just that.

    # 1 January 2010 at 2:13 pm
  • astherlau (Asther) said:

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    Trying 2 start a tren! RT @TheBackpackr: Join me on Project 365 2 take a photo a day & share with the world? [link to post]

    – Posted using Chat Catcher

    # 1 January 2010 at 2:14 pm
  • sivinkit (Sivin Kit) said:

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    RT @TheBackpackr: Join me on Project 365 to take a photo a day & share with the world? Let’s start today! [link to post] ! okay, Im in

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    # 1 January 2010 at 2:18 pm
  • jennysunphoto (Jenny Sun) said:

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    luv the idea! cept id prob die at photo 12! :P RT @TheBackpackr: Join me on Project 365 to take a photo a day? [link to post] :D

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    # 1 January 2010 at 2:22 pm
  • Lee Kuen said:

    Ok. I’m in. first picture.

    # 1 January 2010 at 2:28 pm
  • khairul (Muhammad Khairul) said:

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    RT @sivinkit: RT @TheBackpackr: Join me on Project 365 to take a photo a day & share with the world? Let’s start today! [link to post]

    – Posted using Chat Catcher

    # 1 January 2010 at 2:52 pm
  • meiyingt (Mei Ying) said:

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    sounds fun! Let’s do it! RT @TheBackpackr: Join me on Project 365 to take a photo a day & share with the world? [link to post]

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    # 1 January 2010 at 3:19 pm
  • joycescapade (Joyce Rachel Lee) said:

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    JOIN! RT @TheBackpackr: Join me on Project 365 to take a photo a day & share with the world? Let’s start today! [link to post]

    – Posted using Chat Catcher

    # 1 January 2010 at 3:33 pm
  • annarina (Anna-Rina) said:

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    Cos I’m vain, my first photo for the 365 Project is a self-portrait. Hehehe… http://bit.ly/70W6Mc @TheBackpackr [link to post]

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    # 1 January 2010 at 4:16 pm
  • petrinalee (Petrina Lee) said:

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    RT @TheBackpackr Join me on Project 365 to take a photo a day & share with the world? Let’s start today! [link to post] [Me too!]

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    # 1 January 2010 at 4:20 pm
  • markleo82 (Mark Leo) said:

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    All the best with the project RT @TheBackpackr: New blog post: Project 365: A photo a day for 2010 [link to post]

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    # 1 January 2010 at 4:33 pm
  • TheBackpackr (TheBackpackr) said:

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    Have spotted #Project365 photos by @annarina @astherlau @andychin @avrilchan @BridalGlam @dannyfoo [link to post]

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    # 1 January 2010 at 5:14 pm
  • TheBackpackr (TheBackpackr) said:

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    Where’s that tenacious spirit? RT @jennysunphoto: id prob die at photo 12! RT @TheBackpackr: Join me on Project 365 [link to post]

    – Posted using Chat Catcher

    # 1 January 2010 at 5:33 pm
  • kris wong said:

    I’ve been doing something similar for a couple of months but showcasing photos shot by wedding industry colleagues … takes quite a bit of discipline so as not to forget the daily posts! Good luck and have fun!

    # 1 January 2010 at 11:38 pm
  • Project 365: Day one photos | TheBackpackr.com said:

    [...] is all about sharing a photo a day from your surroundings  with the world (find out more about it here). Within a day, there were quite a few people who posted up their photos, and these are some of [...]

    # 2 January 2010 at 11:02 am
  • sillellis (ellis loke) said:

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    is intrigued by project 365. might be givin it a go but 1st, need to find me a picture-capturer. [link to post]

    – Posted using Chat Catcher

    # 2 January 2010 at 2:57 pm
  • Choon Ean said:

    Such a cool idea! I’m game!

    http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=136966&id=661118505

    # 2 January 2010 at 5:41 pm
  • wen said:

    Neat idea, Alex. I did something similar when I was in Melbourne.. photographing the sunset outside my window every day (except if I missed it to due classes or work). See here: http://secretwindowproject.blogspot.com

    # 2 January 2010 at 5:41 pm
  • chaiyen said:

    sound very exciting. this is me joining you. but instead of photos, i will be doing a collage, not necessary photos of my own but little things i do everyday. just for fun.

    http://chaiyen.blogspot.com/2010/01/day1.html

    # 3 January 2010 at 1:20 am
  • TheBackpackr (author) said:

    chaiyen, a collage is fine. The project is really an expression of you. Rather like a microblog, but through your eyes. All the best with the project: though it looks like a lot more work to me!

    wen, it’s not an original idea of mine, but merely promoting it to all to try. Your secretwindowproject is surely interesting too. It’s like a timelapse of sorts. Thanks for sharing with me.

    # 3 January 2010 at 5:54 pm
  • iphone koenig said:

    Thanks for the great posting – and happy new year to you all :)

    # 3 January 2010 at 9:52 pm
  • Sivin Kit said:

    On my blog is here http://sivinkit.net/category/project-365/
    On facebook here http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=149580&id=625346850&ref=mf (for January – June)

    # 4 January 2010 at 12:58 am
  • chaiyenw (wong chai yen) said:

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    Mine’s at http://bit.ly/503kSG RT @TheBackpackr: Where is everyone storing their collection of #Project365 photos? [link to post]

    – Posted using Chat Catcher

    # 4 January 2010 at 5:23 pm
  • joycescapade (Joyce Rachel Lee) said:

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    @TheBackpackr: #Project365 photos? Let me know so I can link it: [link to post] Here’s mine: http://joycescapade.posterous.com/

    – Posted using Chat Catcher

    # 4 January 2010 at 5:33 pm
  • annarina (Anna-Rina) said:

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    Mine’s at http://bit.ly/8r4O2M RT @TheBackpackr: Where is everyone storing their collection of #Project365 photos? [link to post]

    – Posted using Chat Catcher

    # 4 January 2010 at 5:34 pm
  • TheBackpackr (TheBackpackr) said:

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    Where is everyone storing their collection of #Project365 photos? Let me know so I can link it: [link to post]

    – Posted using Chat Catcher

    # 4 January 2010 at 5:36 pm
  • truelovej (Jo-Hanna Ho) said:

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    @TheBackpackr where do u suggest for storing them which is easily uploaded via the iphone?

    – Posted using Chat Catcher

    # 4 January 2010 at 6:40 pm
  • mllyssa (Mellyssa Karina) said:

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    @TheBackpackr i do my own #365project too! =)

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    # 4 January 2010 at 6:41 pm
  • shups19 (Faith Leo) said:

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    @chaiyenw hey, first link didnt work.. but I know where to get ur Project365 :D Tempted too to embark on it, but I think I may not last :(

    – Posted using Chat Catcher

    # 4 January 2010 at 6:42 pm
  • Jo-Hanna Ho said:

    My Proj 365 stream : http://www.flickr.com/photos/29058688@N00/sets/72157623012956375/ hehehehe!

    # 5 January 2010 at 12:19 am
  • Jo-Hanna Ho said:

    or here: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=360883&id=839745143

    # 6 January 2010 at 12:25 am
  • Molytail said:

    A friend of mine started doing this last year ~ after watching her photos for a while, I decided to jump in and do my own as well :-)

    # 6 January 2010 at 12:42 pm
  • Naomi said:

    I am in. I am not located at location of default time zone. I will write the date every time I post the post. happy photographing!
    http://ghostynana.blogspot.com/

    # 7 January 2010 at 2:01 am
  • prophotosafari said:

    I started my project365 on 01/01 at this URL: http://www.prophotosafari.com/. Feel free to leave comments.

    # 7 January 2010 at 12:06 pm
  • DigitalRedEye said:

    Count me in on Project365. You can find my photos on http://www.DigitalRedEye.com. With any luck I’ll become a better photographer by the time this project is done.

    # 8 January 2010 at 9:52 am
  • Project365 for 2010 | Beneath the Red Hood – Integricity’s Corporate Blog said:

    [...] Ben Israel. Alex also has a compilation of links to several Project365ers, which can be found on his blog – check ‘em out to get [...]

    # 12 January 2010 at 12:01 pm
  • edwin tan said:

    http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/album.php?aid=181890&id=631213625 started Sunday! hope not too late

    # 12 January 2010 at 3:15 pm
  • Project 365: A photo A day for 2010 » Malaysia Wedding Photographer- Edwin Tan said:

    [...] suggest a project called Project 365 which I notice beginning from twitter. (Read more on his blog here) which I think it is a great [...]

    # 12 January 2010 at 3:25 pm
  • kan kai said:

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/limkankai/sets
    Start from tonight :)

    # 13 January 2010 at 12:12 pm
  • Joseph Teow said:

    Hi, Mr.Alex. Still remember me? :)

    Can i join this project also? I hope that i won’t be late on it. :(

    # 15 January 2010 at 4:15 am
  • SE Teoh said:

    It seems that you’ve sparked a wave of Project 365 in Malaysia!

    I just started a Project 52 recently. Thought I wasn’t disciplined enough for a 365. But am definitely looking forward to seeing everyone’s work. Good luck!

    # 18 January 2010 at 12:31 am
  • mundle said:

    ON!! been procrastinating it long enuf :)

    # 19 January 2010 at 6:08 pm
  • Deborah ng said:

    Hi! Great idea.. I just started my own Project 365 on facebook :)

    # 19 January 2010 at 11:12 pm
  • Edward said:

    Great start everyone! i think it’s a great project to have. i have started posted a photo up on flickr every day since october, hope i can finish it!

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/monkey-ed/

    # 21 January 2010 at 7:26 am
  • ansovinus said:

    This is a great Project. I wish to start my Project 365. Keep it up.

    # 21 January 2010 at 10:38 pm
  • Project 365 « Snapping Dreams said:

    [...] started Project 365: A photo a day for 2010 and invited everyone to join him. And as you can see from the list at TheBackpackr.com, many have [...]

    # 22 January 2010 at 6:19 pm
  • Jie said:

    Awesome idea! I have started the Project as well, and its at: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=152612&id=705216446

    Good luck everybody! Remember to see the beauty in life everyday!

    # 4 February 2010 at 2:28 pm
  • Jason Lee said:

    Hi, great work on the project 365.

    I would love to join in as well.

    # 8 February 2010 at 1:54 pm
  • Stanley in Christ said:

    Started mine, too :-)

    # 9 February 2010 at 4:54 pm
  • soniazuzartee (Sonia Zuzartee) said:

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    @joshgroban follow @Shootdiva and check out Project 365: Take a photo a day. Details here [link to post] Idea by @GodsMac

    – Posted using Chat Catcher

    # 25 April 2010 at 3:15 pm
  • walski69 said:

    I’m probably the last to start with this, but I just decided to this morning – I’m using 365Project as the posting platform of choice. First one’s here.

    # 4 June 2010 at 12:19 pm
  • pooihoe said:

    Not sure if this place is still active.. anyway here’s my attempt

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/pooihoe/sets/72157623476745138/detail/

    # 28 June 2010 at 6:32 am
  • Project365 for 2010 | Integricity said:

    [...] Ben Israel. Alex also has a compilation of links to several Project365ers, which can be found on his blog – check ‘em out to get [...]

    # 15 July 2010 at 5:50 pm

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