An Emerging Flickr Community of Practice
29 September 2005 by Jeremy Price
A neat idea, started by Flickr frequentr Michel Benard: 2005 September 29 – a day on Earth.
The idea behind this photo group is to encourage as many people as possible from around the world to post one photo from one day. A collective snapshot of the planet Earth. In addition to being posted to the photo pool in Flickr, Michel and others have set up a A Day On Earth blog to reach a broader audience.
Some of the discussions were quite interesting and excellent in terms of fostering a community of practice. As a producer and participant in this community, here are some of the questions — beyond the technical ones (light source, composition, focus, etc.) that went through my mind as I searched for a subject:
- What story, idea, or concept do I want to get across?
- How do I want to represent myself and how I am feeling today?
- What is special about where I live and what I interact with that I would want to share with others?
It was not an easy task to address these questions, but what a great way to start the day. It’s a model that we should think about in the world of learning — deeply connecting with and reflecting on our world and those around us with the promise of a new day.
Create a free edublog to get your own comment avatar (and more!)
One Response to “An Emerging Flickr Community of Practice”
I only took one photo that day…but it was a photo of a piece of artwork my son had me for me at school that afternoon, and it had made me smile, so I felt it was a fitting contribution…