Well as you can hopefully see the site has changed a bit! London Photo Walk is now a year old and the original website was just a random theme off the internet and then further down we added and changed a few things, and now we have completely re done it all from the Top Down! I say that because if you notice the footer isn’t quite finished yet! So lets go over what is new!

1. The Design of course. The new design puts a larger focus on the London Photowalk’s Next Walk as seen at the top of the page in the big green bar, and the overall brand of the walks.

2. The Marketplace, this feature was implemented a few months ago but we have put more focus on it. We have found from our website stats that the Market place is our second most visited page, third is the photos page.

3. The Photos Page, this page is still under construction. We are looking for a non-flash solution for pulling as many images as we can from our flickr group and displaying them on that page. If you know any really nice ones please share them with us in the Comments!

4. Comments, nothing has changed here but we really want you input! Tell us what you think of a post, whether or not you plan on coming for a walk and feel free to contact us if you would like use to post a community event on our Calendar. We are all about Community Involvement and engagement!

5. Calendar, this has always been there but we once again want to remind you that all of our walks and community events will be posted to this calendar and you can subscribe to the Calendar feed!

So that is an overview of what you can see on our site that has changed. Under the hood we have removed a bunch of excess “fat” and the website now runs smoother than ever! We really hope you enjoy this new design and like always let us know your thoughts!

Oh and one more thing. WE ARE ON TWITTER NOW! You can follow us @ldnpw . Our feed will send you updates when we post a new post on the blog as well as the occasional tips and tricks, and what ever else we find that is photography related!

May is National Photography Month! Maybe that would explain why we are having two photowalks? Maybe not but what it does explain is the Spring sequel of NaPhoBoMo! For those of you who do not know what NaPhoBoMo means, it stands for NAtional PHOto BOok MOnth and was brought in to pair up with National Novel Writing Month last November. Well NaPhoBoMo has decided to do a Spring Sequel to coincide with National Photography Month!

So what is NaPhoBoMo? Well here is the short version. You have 1 month to take 50 photos and assemble them into a photobook PDF and submit it to the NaPhoBoMo Site. The long version can be found on the NaPhoBoMo site as well as registration instructions.

But wait thats not all! There is another photobook project coming up in June called SoFoBoMo standing for Solo Photobook Month, it is along the same lines as NaPhoBoMo but 31days and 35 Photos assembled into a photo book.

I will be doing both of these and putting the books up for sale on my Blurb account. Let us know if your going to join in to and share your topics with us in the comments. So hopefully all of these photobook projects and photowalks will keep you busy for national photography month! Happy Photographing.

Jane’s Walk will be taking place in London on May 2, 2010.

What is Jane’s Walk?

Jane’s Walk is a series of free neighbourhood walking tours that helps put people in touch with their environment and with each other, by bridging social and geographic gaps and creating a space for cities to discover themselves.

It’s a thriving Canadian innovation that’s gone global. Last year 46 cities took part across North America. This year Jane’s Walks will span 60 cities worldwide (approx 30 in Canada, 25 in the U.S, five internationally) with some 350 walking tours on offer. New Jane’s Walk partnerships this year include Los Angeles, Brooklyn, Chattanooga, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Victoria and …. London, ON.

Best of all, all Jane’s Walk tours are given and taken for free.

For more details check out www.janeswalklondon.com

In participation with Jane’s Walk London we have decided to schedule another May photo walk taking place on May 2nd. Although we realize that this is happening not too long after our last photowalk and very close to our joint Photo Walk with PodCamp London we thought it was important to celebrate the City of London on May 2nd with the many other walkers that will be out that day.

With that said, here are the details of the photo walk happening for Jane’s Walk London:

Date: Sunday, May 2nd, 2010

Time: 5:30pm – 7:30pm

Location: The Forest behind Bresica University Collete (at the University of Western Ontario)

Starting Location: Bresica University College (See Map)

Route: Marked in GREEN on the map

Ending Location: Bresica University College

Parking: Typically the parking lot shown on the map is open and free during the summer (from past experience), however this cannot be guaranteed and as such you should be prepared to find and pay for parking if you are driving. You can CLICK HERE to check out Western’s Parking Services.

This walk will take us through the forest and on trails that aren’t paved so we suggest that proper footwear be worn.

As usual, if you have any questions or comments just post them below.