WPPD2 update

The second annual Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day (to be held on April
28) is now less than a month away. Since this "pinhole day" event
originated on this discussion list, I wanted to bring everyone up to date
on where things are at this time. Nearly 30 people from around the world
have contributed in various ways to this year's preparations. In addition
to the nine members of the coordinating team, 17 people have contributed
their time in translating publicity material and also the web site into 12
languages (in addition to English). Many of these same people have also
helped in promoting WPPD2 in their countries. These people have done a
really great job of making the event and the web site truly
international. A complete list of all the people who have contributed this
year is on the web site at:

         http://www.pinholeday.org/org/team.php

There is still time for list members to help publicize WPPD2. There are
files on the web site that can be downloaded and printed for use as
"flyers" or "handbills" (English, French, and Spanish versions). Please
take these to your local photo stores, art centers, university bulletin
boards, or anywhere else you can think of where there may be
interest. Anyone with a web site is encouraged to add a banner to your
page with a link to the pinholeday.org web site. Several graphics are
available for this, or create your own. The flyers and banners can be
downloaded from:

         http://www.pinholeday.org/org/promotion.php

If you have any questions regarding publicity, please contact Rosanne
Stutts at etherealart@mindspring.com.

Something that was added to our planning this year that has been very
successful is the coordination of workshops and other events for pinhole
day. Tom Miller has coordinated this effort in several ways: helping
people get their information listed on the web site, tracking down
workshops, and also preparing a detailed guide for developing pinhole
photography workshops (available in English and French). As of today,
there are 23 workshops listed in 6 countries. It would be great to see
workshops available in more countries, but this year was a great start in
that area. If anyone is doing a workshop between now and pinhole day, that
is NOT listed on the pinholeday.org web site, please contact Tom to list
it. Tom is also working with groups who are planning to get together on
pinhole day to make photos. These groups can also choose to have a special
listing in the web exhibition.

Events are listed at:

         http://www.pinholeday.org/participate/events.php

Tom's guide and other resources for workshop planners is located at:

         http://www.pinholeday.org/support/ws_resources.php

Please contact Tom if you have planned any public event that is not already
listed, or have questions regarding getting an event listed.

Another new addition to this year's pinhole day will be a "gift shop" where
you can purchase souvenirs of WPPD2, including t-shirts, caps, and coffee
mugs. Thanks go to list moderator James Keller for finding a company on
the web to print items for us. Everything will be available
on-line. Several WPPD2 team members have already ordered and received
merchandise to be sure it is good quality, and we have been very
pleased. As soon as the gift shop is ready, we'll let everyone know the
address.

The exhibition this year includes several suggestions posted to the
discussion list last year, like browsing by pages of small (thumbnail)
images, and better language support for the navigation. The exhibition can
be viewed by country, region, city, or by a workshop or other
group. You'll be able to search for a name or words in a title. And
you'll be able to go directly to an image or to a page of small
images. Each visitor to the exhibition will also be able to return to the
last image or page they viewed each time they return to the site (without
doing anything special). Thanks for all your suggestions last year!

Right about now is a good time to visit the pinhole day web site and start
thinking about your WPPD2 photo:

         http://www.pinholeday.org/

best regards,

Gregg
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Pinhole Visions at http://www.pinholevisions.org
Worldwide Pinhole Photograhy Day at http://www.pinholeday.org
Received on Mon Apr 1 16:49:08 2002