Today was Philly Photo day, sponsored by the
Philadelphia Photo Arts Center. Anyone who shoots a pic in Philadelphia today can upload it to their website to participate in a HUGE group show. They print out every submission as an 8x10 and display them all at a local exhibition space. I took a ton of photos today in honor of the event. Here are the ones that I took while at school this morning:
My classroom window overlooks South Philly, and I feel like Chim-Chiminy charoo looking out over the rooftops.
The music teacher's room overlooks our school yard where kids begin to gather around 8 am. I opened the door onto her fire escape to get a shot, and all the kids out there saw me and waved and shouted "Ms.Elcin!!!" Seriously, people, does every art teacher get treated like a celebrity in the schoolyard?
We say the pledge and sing "My country tis of thee" in the yard before coming in. I scooted upstairs to catch the flood of students coming up the stairs.
I'm on the top floor, and I loved the geometric spiral and blur of the kids as they raced up the stairs to class.
I wish I had more digital cameras. I would LOVE to make Philly photo day a school project next year.
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