Window Project 2010

Janneke Hopman - art student/photographer and translator - Grössnitz - Germany

Me and my boyfriend visited two friends who bought an old farm in the east of Germany. They are still fixing it up, but my friend had already made the interior so athmospheric, I would have lived in it then and there. Outside it was scorching hot, but because of the thick walls and small windows it was pretty cool inside. But that small window the cat is sleeping in provided just enough natural light for this photo. It captures my friends’ mellow attitude toward the renovation of their farm. Of course no-one can out-mellow their cat (or any cat).

http://bloemenjansje.com/works

Kay Stenzel - Retired math teacher - Galveston - Texas - USA

The photo was taken at the recently opened Hobby 1940 Air Terminal museum in southeast Houston.
More info www.1940airterminal.org
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July 2010: purchased a Canon 2Ti with an 18 – 134mm IS lens & love photography even more than before….
June 2006: after teaching math for 31 yrs. retiring at age 60 to do photography is wonderful. I purchased my Canon Rebel XT in July 2006 & am in the process of figuring it all out. I find myself looking everywhere for a good shot! Photomajik (Marilyn) & I have become good friends while on-the-road taking pictures. I think we inspire each other…..I know we love Saxby’s Coffee & if there isn’t one around, we go to Starbucks…..
I really enjoy being a flickr member, viewing others photos & reading the comments on mine. I thought I would miss teaching (it was my life after all) but happily, I don’t one bit!

www.flickr.com/photos/1stlady

Mara - Biologist - Croatia

My name is Mara, I am biologist and I live in Italy. The picture “bellezze velate” was captured during my holidays in Croazia from the apartment on the see I rent. This pic, representing a window on a amazing nature, would like to express my hope of freedom.
Bye,
Mara

Teresa Teixeira - Photographer - Museu Soares dos Reis in Porto - Portugal

My daughter is always willing to keep me company when I visit museums or libraries on my travels abroad or in our country. This is the case, when we visited Museu Soares dos Reis in Porto. Besides enjoying the places and my company she becomes a patient model for my photographs. I am specially proud of it, because she is already on her early thirties. Most kids would say this was boring!… I like this Museum because we can find here excellent Portuguese authors as far as painting and sculpture are concerned. I also love the renovated space, high windows and light.

www.facebook.com/teresa.teixeira
por-um-fio-invisivel.blogspot.com

Mae Sharisse Florendo - Student and Aspiring Photographer - Philippines

After a long day from school, I went home and while drinking water I saw the sun shinning through our window so I went upstairs and grabbed my camera and took a picture of it. I can’t focus it properly though – because of the sun and the sun hurts my eyes.

www.flickr.com/photos/sharisseflorendo

Nicofilms - work on the audiovisual media - Barcelona - Spain

The picture was shot during a visit to the National Museum of art of catalonia wich is sitted in the city of Barcelona. A man that was cleaning the big window called my attention and I shot it…In fact in many museums of the world I have seen this people that cleans windows.

www.flickr.com/photos/nicofilms

Kelley Frazer aka Coontales - Student - San Martin - California - USA

This photo was taken in an apartment house that sits behind my house. The building is old, rotting, but no one has ever bothered to take it down. It’s windows are broken, allowing the curtains to blow freely in and out of them. People call it the Haunted House for such features as this. I personally found it to not be haunted, but abandoned and left to fend for itself against the elements, rock throwing kids, and wildlife seeking shelter. I decided I wanted to capture this buildings “haunting” characteristics, starting with it’s most signature feature, it’s broken window and ratty curtains.

www.flickr.com/photos/coontales

Window Project 2010 is closed for vacation between August 15th and 29th.

Keep sending your pictures and your stories!
On our return will be published.
Please note that the address to send the material is windowproject2010@gmail.com.

The photo we chose for this post is by Massimo Siragusa, a great photographer who we love.  www.massimosiragusa.it

Manne - Software Developer - Helsinki - Finland

I’ve started a window gardening project this summer, and this plant has been suffering from me being a beginner. I’m trying to rescue it.

Stefan Vanthuyne - Brussels - Belgium

I took it in Brussels, with my crappy phone camera. It’s also during a heavy rain
drash, so the whole photo is bad and pretty much totally depressing. But in the end
that’s just perfectly fitting. This is a window I look through way too much and I
basically always just think: ‘I don’t want to be here’.

www.stefanvanthuyne.be