Now that last week’s project is finished up and I am now caught up with all of my projects (I had been 1 week behind in projects) I can look back at “Community Cameras” and reflect.

Going into the project I was both excited and a little apprehensive. Excited to see what the community would take pictures of, but apprehensive due to the cost of the cameras and the possibility of having them stolen.¹

The week started off well with the camera in Victoria Park getting used, as with the one in Old South (with a present left behind), but then things went “down hill”.

The cameras at the market and in the Old East Village were both removed/stolen and my hopes for the scope of the project dwindled.

Who knows why someone would have removed the cameras (and not the signs), but I at least hope that they get the film developed because otherwise them taking the camera was a complete waste.

With having these two cameras stolen I didn’t event bother to put out Friday’s cameras just because I was down on the project.

After having seen the pictures from the one camera that was developed I have to say that the results are pretty much what I expected. Pictures of some people, some random things and just lots of the park. I was surprised there were none of the skateboarders though.

That’s the nature of these types of projects and the point of them, let the community do with it what they please.

One things to note: Although day #2’s camera didn’t develop properly I did manage to get one “image” off of it and I must say that this made the entire project worth it.