Also Thomas and Trey got Google Glasses. And some other bloggers were there too. And then about 400 of us photographers showed up. Four hundred people can't go on a meaningful photo walk – it was more like a flash mob of people holding cameras. The effect of all it was kind of funny, kind of dumb, but overall enjoyable. I'd do it again.
Thomas and Trey photo walk
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14 May 2013
I showed up for a photo walk hosted by prolific photographers Thomas Hawk and Trey Ratcliff. The event was sponsored by Google, which was having its annual I/O conference near the walk, and who gave everyone a copy of the Nik software suite, and one lucky person got a Google Glass.
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It began in the Earth year 2020, with the founding of the last of the Babylon films, located deep in neutral space. It was a port of call for refugees, smugglers, businessmen, diplomats... and travelers from a hundred worlds. Could be a dangerous place – but we accepted the risk, because Babylon 13 was our last, best hope for peace.
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