On September 24, Valerie Thai and Roger Allen were in Beverly Hill, and their intention was to leave a camera on Rodeo Drive, but all of the high-end stores have security guards outside their entrances. So, instead, they placed Camera #118 on a newspaper dispensing box at Beverly Drive & Dayton Way, which is right around the corner.

Maybe we’ll get a peak into the lives of the rich and famous…

Well, after being posted on poppytalk a couple of days ago, there’s been an increase in interest in the Project. Three people have decided that they want to Help Spread the Project. And these folks aren’t kidding around – between them, they want to place 19 cameras for others to find.

It’ll be good to have more cameras out there. And, get some back! It’s been a while since any have been returned…

Sarah, from Arizona, has decided to drop four cameras off in her area – maybe it’ll be the luck the Phoenix Suns need to win a game against the Spurs!

Jason, from Seattle, is taking on five cameras.

And, The Girl, who travels a lot, has gone for 10 cameras to spread in a whole bunch of places that the project hasn’t reached yet.

Thanks everyone! And, if anyone else is interested in dropping camera packages off for people to find, you can find more information here.

I have some sort of mind block when it comes to placing cameras on a regular basis. I seem to only place them when I am on some sort of trip/excursion. Unfortunately, this means that, even though I spend the majority of my time in Vancouver, it is severely under-represented.

For example, near the beginning of the project, I was in San Francisco for 2 days and left 4 cameras. The project has been going on for almost a year and a half, and, as of last week, only 3 cameras had been placed in Metro Vancouver. It’s not that there’s no where to place cameras in Vancouver – I just never think of it.

As an aside, none of the cameras left in San Francisco, or Metro Vancouver have made it back.

What this all results in, is that my participation in the project only grows when I go away. So, I’ve recently made a pact to place at least one camera a month, whether I am in Vancouver or not. To help this, I have decided to carry around one or more cameras in my pannier at all times. Since I cycle somewhat regularly, I should have a camera with me most of the time.

This came in handy last week when I was at The Persian Tea House with some friends. It dawned on me that I had a camera with me, so I placed Camera #95 at the table, hopefully in a spot where the next people to visit would see it.