You’re Invited to Join the Worldwide Photo Walk!

I am so pumped about Scott Kelby’s 2nd Annual Worldwide Photo Walk on July 18, 2009! I love adventures, especially when the point is to photograph everything in sight. Also, what’s so cool about this event is that I’ve been approved to the be the Photo Walk Leader for the Downtown Knoxville Walk! “Yesh!” (That’s my Michael Scott voice.)

What is a photo walk? Jeff Revell knows… According to Revell, master photographer and photowalker, a photo walk is:

…the act of walking around with your camera and photographing your surroundings. Recently the term has become synonymous with a group of photographers, walking in predetermined locations and then sharing their imagery. Alone or with a group, the purpose is still the same and that is to go out and shoot.

Simple. And so much fun.

Last year, Scott Kelby (of Adobe fame) initiated the first ever Worldwide Photo Walk event. He did this as part of the new Lightroom 2 release, and the event was successful — with thousands of photographers participating from around the globe.

Today, Kelby announced that the second annual Photo Walk would take place on July 18. At this moment, there are already 192 walks registered. And Downtown Knoxville is one of the places that will be holding a Photo Walk event! YESH again!

Because I received approval to lead the event just this afternoon, I’m still working on the details. But be assured, this is going to be a fun walk and social event for photogs in Knoxvegas. There will be surprises and prizes and more.

To learn more about the event, or to sign up (participation is limited to 50 photogs), click here. I’ll be posting updates on the official Downtown Knoxville Photo Walk page in the weeks leading up to the event.

You don’t have to be a pro photographer to participate. As long as you enjoy exploring and have some way to capture images (pinhole cameras accepted, too!), you’re welcome to come along. Oh, and it doesn’t cost anything to join the photo walk. Just bring some enthusiasm and curiosity.

The walk will be followed by lunch at one of the hot restaurants in Market Square (to be decided). So bring your appetite as well.