A couple weeks ago the date was announced for Scott Kelbys - 9th Annual Worldwide Photowalk. This year’s walk is scheduled for Saturday October 1st.
If you’ve never gone on one of these you owe it to yourself to check one out.
Groups are filling up fast so you’ve got to sign up quickly if you’re interested in participating.
I’ve been lucky enough to go on seven of these walks myself
and they’ve always been fun. I’ve gone on Photowalks from Providence, RI all the way up to
Bar Harbor, Maine. I always like to explore new places but this year I’m staying
kind of local (Boston, MA) The first year the photowalks started (2008) I
signed up for one in Boston and had a really good time. This year I’ve signed up for another
one in Boston, in another part of the city. Boston has tons of shooting possibilities. It should be a great time and I’m looking forward to it.
Photowalks are a fun way to explore new places, meet new
friends and be part of a great cause. The Photowalk itself is totally free but when you
sign up you have the option of donating a dollar towards the Springs of Hope Orphanage in Kenya. Most of the children at SOHK have been orphaned, abandoned or abused and have nowhere else to turn. Since the first year they teamed up with the orphanage, back
in 2009, these Photowalks have helped to raise over $100,000. Donating is totally
optional, but some people donate more and it really helps out.
Photowalks are great social events where groups of photographers (up to 50 photographers) get together for a couple hours and explore new areas while making new friends and taking photos. At the end of the walks, they all get together at a local watering hole or restaurant and compare photos and talk about the day. Then to make things even better, they have the option of uploading their best photo of the day to their walk leader and he (or she) will pick a winner from their group and submit it into a worldwide competition for some really great prizes. This year’s event is being sponsored by Canon and the grand prize is a new Canon 5D Mk III complete with lens. There is also a Canon 80D all set up for video with a Robe microphone and Wi-Fi grip. There are all sorts of other great prizes including gift cards and Kelbyone memberships. If you want to find out more, check out this link. Worldwide Photowalk.
Who knows, maybe I’ll see some of you on my walk? In the meantime, keep shooting and have some fun!
