There's a very interesting project now underway through this Sunday, Sept. 23, called 'America at Home.' It's being organized by the same folks who brought us the variety of 'Day in the Life of ...' projects, such as Day in the Life of America,' as well as America 24/7.' The concept of the America at Home project is to document the diversity of what home life consists of across America -- to "capture a sprawling digital time capsule of the millions of ways we create our version of Home, Sweet, Home."
And the cool part is: anyone can participate in it. The idea is for families (and that means you!) in all 50 states to photograph their homes. Amateur photographers as well as 100 professional photographers will team up to shoot photos of what makes a house a home in America to bring the project alive.
These are highly personal photos, sharing intimate photos from bedrooms, family rooms,
kitchens and sometimes the most surprising places across America.
We're partnering with the America at Home group and highlighting the kind of photography that's going on right now as part of the project. Each day on AOL Visions, we're launching a select group of pictures from the project to help give everyone a sense of the kind of images photographers are capturing. Check out what we've got so far: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
The project will culminate in a book of the same name, due out in March 2008. Will the picture you shoot make it into the book? Even if it doesn't, the America at Home group will allow you to send in one of your photos and they will make into a customized book jacket. Check out some of the great photography so far in this project by going to the daily links above. And to learn more about it, go to America at Home.
- Gary
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