Two Birmingham photographers have to build an interactive online archive of photographs and stories of life in the Second City.
, curated by and , will see a series of workshops and talks, exhibitions and initiatives designed to capture life in Birmingham and offer support and facilities to photographers of all levels of experience.
There will also be commissions of new work for the project, one of which will focus on the communities of Balsall Heath.
A second commission has a wider geographic scope, and calls for a submission that explores works within other parts of the city of Birmingham.
Two £600 bursaries are available for these commissions and interested parties are invited to submit short 250-400 word proposal of how they might use this bursary to develop a new body of work in response to the project.
A new website supporting the project is open to receive shared public submissions of photographs of Birmingham. To upload a photo to the project, visit .
Images can also be submitted to the project directly via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram using the hashtags #somecities and #brumfotos.
Based in Moseley Road, Balsall Heath, the Some Cities initiative is supported by Arts Council England, the University of Birmingham, mac Birmingham and Birmingham City Council.
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Mr Jackson said: "Subjects such as civic pride, the realities of life in an urban environment or simply the people, places and events that shape our lives are experiences which every human can relate to, and photography offers the perfect medium through which to capture and share such stories.
"By creating a community of photographers with the skills, passion and understanding to document the world around them, we hope to foster a new generation of artists and archivists sharing their experiences of the city now and for years to come."
* Photographers in the West Midlands with Flickr accounts are invited to join the .
With more than 40,000 images online the collection represents a fascinating archive of images across the wider region. Some of the shots of the Birmingham skyline can be seen in the gallery above.
To join the group and share your photos with more than 1,000 other keen photographers in the West Midlands, click . You will need a Flickr account to join. Every week a selection of images are printed in the Post and Mail newspapers.
Some Cities Events
Introduction to Digital Photography (6 week course)
7pm Tuesday 19 November
Darkrooms Birmingham, The Old Print Works, (next to the Ort Cafe), Moseley Road, B12 9AH
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£10 per session adv / £5 per session adv (concessions)
John Myers and Jim Mortram in conversation
7pm Monday 25 November
Mac, Cannon Hill Park
£3 / £2 (concessions)
Introduction to Documentary Photography (6 week course)
7pm Wednesday 27 November
Darkrooms Birmingham
£10 per session adv / £5 per session adv (concessions)
Introduction to Black and White Analogue Photography (8 week course)
1.30pm Saturday 30 November
Darkrooms Birmingham
£10 per session adv / £5 per session adv (concessions)
Stuart Whipps and Dan Bosworth in conversation
Monday 9 December
Mac, Cannon Hill Park
£3 / £2 (concessions)
- More information is available at .