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Cycling in Pictures

Posted on 09. May, 2010 by Jennifer in Community by bike

(image from http://billcunninghamnewyork.com/)

It’s a quiet Sunday and I was trawling around looking at different sites and a couple that combine two of my favorite topics – cycling & photography  -  really caught my eye.

Bill Cunningham New York – who is an 80 year old photographer for the  Style section of The New York Times: “On The Street,”, which is inspiring in and of itself but he also gets around only by bike. As he rides around he takes pictures of events, trends and the “social whirl”.  I don’t know where the movie will be shown. I would be surprised if it made it out here to Boulder, Colorado but I guess there is always Netflix. I think his site is right – the results of his work are “far from simple picture taking — it is cultural anthropology.”  Aside from walking the streets of a city, I can’t imagine getting to know your community any better than by bike. I can’t imagine riding around NYC at 80 but I’m glad Bill is still able to do it.

The other site is a KickStarterProject and is a donation site for
Bicycle Portraits – everyday South Africans and their bicycles. A photographic book. I know, I know, everyone is looking for a hand-out but if you are willing to buy a cycling mag or your favorite cyclist’s photograph, then you can spare a buck for this book.  Here is the project site for Bicycle Portraits and will give you an idea of the tone and subject matter. What I love about the book are the stories of the different people they’ve included in the book. No matter the age of their bike, its condition or how long they have been riding – these people love their bikes. Their stories are fun, inspiring and have reminded me how wonderful it is to ride. I like what these guys are doing, I have no idea if they will be successful but their courage to try something is infectious!

Another thing to note is that if you pledge but they don’t hit their target for the project, your card is not charged.