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Community Photo Project develops city portrait one square at a time

Wade & Stephens look forward to sharing the results of the project at Wunderkammer Company's 10 Year Anniversary Celebration in 2023
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Wade & Stephens look forward to sharing the results of the project at Wunderkammer Company's 10 Year Anniversary Celebration in 2023

Ten years have passed since local creatives launched the Fort Wayne 1X1 Community Photo Project.

The purpose, explained by two of the project’s coordinators, Cara Lee Wade and Teresa Stephens, was to document our fair city, one square at a time.

And now it’s time to see how things have changed.

To that end, individuals are invited to join in the photographing of the same randomly picked squares, using their preferred photographic style and medium between now and September.

WBOI’s Julia Meek spoke with Wade and Stephens about the history, scope and focus of this momentous initiative, the shape their end game will take and how the community can become involved.

The project is open to all Fort Wayne area photographers, aged 16 and up. For complete information visit the Fort Wayne 1x1:10 Facebook page.

A Fort Wayne native, Julia is a radio host, graphic artist, and community volunteer, who has contributed to NIPR both on- and off-air for forty years. Besides being WBOI's arts & culture reporter, she currently co-produces and hosts Folktales and Meet the Music.