Urban Omnibus and the New Spirit of Urban Photography
Tags: Architectural League of New York, flickr, heritage, interestingness, New York Photography Corps, participatory media, Photography, photography project, then and now
The venerable Architectural League of New York has fostered interdisciplinary approaches to urbanism since the late 19th century, opening membership to painters and sculptors as well as to architects and other design professionals. Launched earlier this year, its online project Urban Omnibus further expands the organization’s scope by tapping into participatory media culture. It solicits and displays photography in ways that have only became possible in the last few years, and that reflect democratization of the means of producing and disseminating images of the city.
The most interesting photo in the Urban Omnibus Flickr Pool, as selected by Flickr's "interestingness" feature. Thanks to Pabo76 for licencing this great image of the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant using Creative Commons.
