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Russell Brown
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PA Radio: Wellington Flickr Group
A chat with a few of the nearly 500 members of the Wellington Flickr Group at the Paramount theatre bar, scene of their exhibition, Online to On the Wall.
Robyn Gallagher
From: Wellington
Since: Nov 2006
Posts: 992
I was just looking at the various Auckland- and Wellington-centred Flickr groups.
The Wellington group has 468 members and 9945 photos, while the Auckland group has only 288 members and 3081 photos.
My perception is that the Auckland one is largely populated with tourists sharing their holiday snaps (i.e. the Sky Tower), so because of this transient audience, there isn't the same sense of community over in Wellington.
And I'm sure Wellington's geography has a lot to do with it. Because people generally live and work in such a compact area, a lot of the same places get photographed in different, creative ways, which adds to the sense of community.
But with Auckland, it's difficult for someone from Albany to feel a connection with a photo of Mission Bay.
I will note, however, that photos of cute kittens know no boundaries!
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