3191, A Year of Mornings began on January 1, 2007 as a daily photo conversation, in blog form, between two artist friends that live 3191 miles apart - one in Portland, Maine and one in Portland, Oregon. It lasted the entire calendar year ending on December 31, 2007.
Without conversation or planning, many of the images are of a similar subject - sometimes even conveying a like mood, color palette, or perspective - all quite accidentally. That's the amazing part! When placed side x side, there is a always an interesting juxtaposition which emerges. Often, the two images surprise us by creating a stunning diptych. (Sneak peek photos below).
The project is now available in a gorgeous book and available at Amazon.
3191, A Year of Evenings, the blog, is ongoing now.
What I love the most about both projects (the mornings, and now the evenings) is that it's a collaborative effort between two distant friends and fills my mind with possibilities.
The daily images are a great boost for the imagination and make me stop and look around at the beauty in all the simple things in life - clouds in the morning sky, a simple cup left on a counter, a sleeping cat.
It is a great creative exercise to get you "seeing" that I think I might try, perhaps for a week, to take a picture and post it. You're welcome to join me!
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