In August, I went with some friends on a bike camping trip to the San Juan Islands. I found room enough in my paniersto bring three cameras along, and I placed them around the two islands we went to. A couple of weeks ago, Camera #114 came back.

This camera seems to have been picked up by a fellow camper – it probably helps that I left it on the beach of the campground. Many of the pics are of the campground we stayed in, and the surrounding area. The photo of the starfish, seaweed, and lock of hair – above – is my personal favourite.

It’s been busy here at the project lately – and I’ve been neglecting my updating duties! It’s been over a month since my last post, but that doesn’t mean that there hasn’t been anything going on. There’s been a bunch, and this post is about the new cameras that have gone out into the wild.

My friends, Lori and Pax, went on a European trip and dropped a couple of cameras in Switzerland on July 12:

• #122: Under a palm tree in the courtyard of MAMCO (Musee d’art moderne et contemporain + Centre de la Photographie). Rue de Vieux-Grenadiers, Genève, Switzerland.
• #126: On the bleachers at the skateboard park. Plaine De Plainpalais. Genève, Switzerland.

And, I went on a bike camping trip to the San Juan Islands in Washington with some other friends – one of the reasons for taking this long to provide updates as to what’s going on. I was able to fit 3 cameras in my paniers, and, after finding a post office to get some postage, I dropped them off:

• Camera #114 was placed on the beach at Odlin County Park on Lopez Island on August 13. It was near a whole bunch of camp sites.
• Also on August 13, I left Camera #116 was left at the entrance to the San Juan County Fair in Friday Harbor on San Juan Island. Unfortunately, due to my neglect, it was labeled #113, which was already placed! Whoops!
• And, on the last day of the journey, on August 14, Camera #115 found itself on the Boardwalk at Spring St + Front St in Friday Harbor on  San Juan Island.

And last, but definitely not least, the prolific placer, The Girl, found herself on the other side of the International Date Line in New Zealand and Australia, and left 2 cameras in each.

• Camera #152 was left on a bench in Albert Park on August 7 in Auckland.
• The same day, Camera #153 was left on a bench outside the Auckland Art Gallery.
• Camera #154 was left at Starbucks in Hawthorn, Glen Ferrie Road in Melbourne, Australia on Friday morning, August 15.
• And, on August 19, Camera #155 was dropped in Melbourne on a table just outside of Subway and the Shoe Repair Shop in Hawthorn.

So, a very prolific period! 2 new countries and 9 cameras in just over a month – it’s been a while since The Project was this busy.

And, a bit of a teaser: 2 of these have already been returned!

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 went out for lunch today to The Foundation, and I thought to myself that the young hipsters who are into vegan/vegetarianism would probably also be into taking part in the project – it worked in Bellingham. So, I left Camera #93 under the table before leaving.