About a year ago Karen Strunks came up with the crazy idea of getting out of bed and stepping out at 4am to photograph desolate streets and a sleeping city. A year on, the idea has grown into a fully fledged international event called 4am Project. The idea is spreading like wildfire, and it seems people all over the world are getting in on the bleary-eyed party. On Thursday the Guardian profiled the project in their Travel section, featuring 4am photographs taken around the globe.
Abandoned summerhouse, Bjärnum, Sweden by Steve Anderson
New York subway, USA by hy136
On Saturday 4th April 2009 photographers of all kinds will be dragging themselves out of bed and taking a picture of their world at 4am.
It can be of anything at all. A self portrait, the room you’re in, the view from your window. Perhaps you want to venture out a bit further, maybe you’ll be travelling, or at work – maybe you’re a night owl…
Whatever you’re doing, it’d be great if you could get involved and play a part in building up a big picture of the world at 4am.
Get out there, take your photo and either email it to them or upload to Flickr and tag with the word 4amproject.