What do you see when, camera in hand, you spend 12 hours wandering the streets?  On March 4, 2023 I was honoured to be one of the photographers doing that in an event organized by the Vancouver Street Photography Collective.  Each photographer could pick their own hours and locations. I decided to challenge myself to include an outdoor clock in my photographs for each hour.

Besides providing a creative opportunity for photographers, this VanSPC event raised $1,000 for the Downtown Eastside Women's Centre.  With VanSPC being prominent on social media, our outing became a catalyst for international response. Street photographers from Argentina, Cuba, Hong Kong, Netherlands, Nepal, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia among others jumped on the idea to go out and photograph in their own city that day.

To see more images taken during 12 hours, visit Vancouver Street Photography Collective on Instagram #vanspc_12hr

posted by Ted Nodwell