Or LCPW as I will refer to it through the rest of the post.

What is a LCPW?

A LCPW is a photowalk that is organized by a member of the London Community. This not only includes the people who live in the London community but the ones that visit it frequently etc. etc. A LCPW will be posted on our blog by that member and it’s easy I will instruct you how further down in this post.

Where did this idea come from?

If you have read Kevin (the original brain child of the London Photowalk)’s post on where he has been the last photowalks you will know that over the year we have been running these photowalks more and more “sub” photowalks have been popping up with ppl looking to explore more of London more often than once a month. Opening up photowalking to the community is of course not new, but we are offering our blog to post those walks and get more attention to them and great a larger photographic and arts community in London, Ontario.

How do I find the LCPW’s I can Attend?

Well this is the simple part, just click the Community Walks link in the top navigation. You can also look for post in the Community Walks category and prefixed with LCPW:

Ok so How DO I DO IT ALREADY!?

Ok ok anxious photowalk leader! This is what we need from you to get your photowalk posted on the blog:

1. Register on our blog. Link in the sidebar near the bottom (if your already registered skip this step)
2. Log In – Here you will see in the left column the Posts section. Here you can write you post for the blog. We will get into the details of that post in a few.
3. Hit Send for Review. Everyone who registers on our blog is registered as a contributor. This means that you can write your own posts and send them to the Admins and have them posted!

We are working on an automated process to the photowalk posting process. But until that day comes this will work just fine. I would like to point out that the post having to be approved is NOT us sending your walk through and approval process BUT a way for us to do the behind the scenes work of getting that post in the right spot, making the robots like it, and getting is sent out to Twitter.

Conditions of your Blog Post

We already have one LCPW posted and another one in the ques. This is what we would like to see in your post.

A little blurb about where you are going to go, what your going to go, points of interested etc. Then we would like you to use this format for the Details:

When: DATE
Time: TIME
Route: ROUTE MAY BE A LINK TO A GOOGLE MAP
Meeting Location: MEETING LOCATION
Afterwards: (optional but a great way to talk more about photography after)

And then any other detail you would like to include. Such as contact information, registration links if you’d like etc. By posting through the blog we will send you a notification when someone comments on your post so that you can respond accordingly.

Pheeew!

That was a lot of reading (and writing on my part ;) We really hope that you enjoy this new feature and that it gets used lots! As mentioned above it will be improved over time to become more automated and faster.

Thanks for reading!

Signed
James Wilkinson ;)

This walk has been organized by Donna Currie our Community in Blooms Sponsor.

Our Photowalk of UWO will go  to all corners of the campus to discovered some of the unique features of Western’s property.

Physical Plant’s Grounds Manager, Jim Galbraith will lead the tour and provide some great historical info, introducing the group to some of the lesser known spots on campus.  Jim has worked for the University grounds keeping department for nearly thirty years and has a vast knowledge of all the trees, the plants, the garden, the art in each corner of the property!  Truly amazing!

So here are all the nitty gritty details:

When: Saturday August 21st
Time: 10AM-Noon
Route: Guided tour of UWO grounds with possibilities of secret gardens and tower tours! Marked in RED
Meeting Spot: Meadway Parking Lot
Afterwards: TBA
Parking: Free at Medway Lot

We hope to see you out at this Community Photowalk!

Over the past month  I have received several email from active photo walkers asking me where I have been? I haven’t been around much in terms of the photo walk and I thought that rather than sending our a similar email many times I would just provide a general update.

In the past month’s I have been very busy and have been neglecting the photo walk, not by choice but by necessity.  Things such as helping family members move, other community projects (ChangeCamp and Nuit Blanche and PARK(ing) Day) and personal issues have kept me away from the photo walks.

On the one hand I have really missed planning and taking part in the walks as they offer a great opportunity to explore London and meet up with so many great people. However, on the other hand, missing the walks has helped to push the London Photo Walk in the right direction.

Where We Are Going (I Hope)

With myself not being available (and James not being available on occasion) the walks still have continued.  Thanks to the dedication of some of the photo walkers in London, the walks have continued and have been as successful as ever.  Two examples are the Watson Park Walk, which I attended but did not organized. This walk has been one of my favourites over the past year.  The other example is today’s World Wide Photo Walk. Because of personal items, both myself and James have been unable to plan or attend today’s evening walk, no worries as Chris Baldwin and Donnie Currie have taken control.

These two examples are just a small hint as to where I believe the London Photo Walk should be going.

There is no doubt that I sill plan on organizing and participating in a monthly walk, but the intentions are, over the coming months, that the London Photo Walk website will be fully open to have people suggest/organize walks that they would like to lead and that this information can post automatically, there by essentially allowing photo walks to happen, any time and any place.

When I first suggested having a photo walk I did so out of a very selfish manner. As many know, I had just purchased my first digital camera and wanted to learn from other people how to use it. Quickly the Photo Walk developed to a great community event that presents the opportunity for anyone to come out and explore the city with other members of the public in a relaxed environment.  Although planning the photo walks has been great, the logical next step is to give the London Photo Walk to community and let them run with it. More details will be coming over the next couple of months.

I’m excited as where this can take us.

We would like to share the following community event with you full of photo opportunities!