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What: Street Portraits!
Who: Myself, Navi, Nick Eddy, and Michael.
Supplies: Candy, Camera, Posterboard, Markers, Notebook, Pens.
Where: Downtown Vancouver, at the corner of Robson and Granville.
When: 6:00 to 8:40 pm on Friday July 28, 2006.
How: We gave people candy in exchange for letting me take their portrait.
Why: People love candy.

I had decided that for the revival event of The Last Fridays I wanted something small, simple, and fun. This meant something I could pull off on my own (or with just one or two people), something that didn’t require complex planning, and something that would be fun for the people we involved in it. Inspired by Youngna Park and Zachary Klein’s brilliant little project entitled ‘candy canes for portraits‘, I had decided to replicate it on the streets of Vancouver.

The event was a total success, with 50 different individuals or groups happily getting their photos taken for free candy. We got a lot of skeptics too, though. Although it wasn’t planned, once we got going I found myself getting curious about what people were more worried about: free candy or having their picture taken. It was a lot of fun to do.

Planning shall begin shortly for the August Last Fridays event. Again, nothing large, but something fun. Suggestions are always welcome.

All 50 photos are up in the Last Fridays section, so go take a look! Tell your friends! Tell your enemies!

If you’re in the Vancouver area and want to get involved with The Last Fridays, contact me.