Faces in Places
Type of site | Blog |
|---|---|
| Owner | Jody Smith[1] |
| URL | facesinplaces |
| Launched | April 23, 2007 |
Faces in Places is a photoblog that features (as the author describes) photographs of faces found in everyday places.[2][3] The featured photographs consist of inanimate objects that a viewer would perceive as representing a face. This perception is a type of pareidolia—perceiving random stimuli as significant, or anthropomorphism—people attributing human qualities to a non-human being or object.
History[edit]
The Faces in Places blog was launched on April 23, 2007, with a photo of a crane that resembles a grasshopper. Prior to this, the editor had started to encourage people with a similar interest in anthropomorphic images to submit them to a Flickr group. The Flickr group is now the main source of images used on the blog. The blog has not been updated since January 2015.
Book[edit]
In 2010, Ammonite Press published a book by the same name, compiled by Jody Smith.[1] The book follows the blog and features photos of pareidolic "faces" in everyday places photographed by members of the Flickr group.[1] Proceeds from the book raises money for the children's charity, Hope For Children.[4]
Awards[edit]
On January 7, 2008, the project won Yahoo! Find of the Year 2007 in the Weird & Wonderful category.[5][6]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "If these walls could talk: The very best Faces In Places". Metro. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
- ^ "Boing Boing Gadgets". Boing Boing. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
- ^ "B3TA : NEWSLETTER : "THIS IS YOUTUBE MATERIAL!"". b3ta.com. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
- ^ "Father creates book showing collection of 'faces in places'". ITV News. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
- ^ Randerson, James; correspondent, science (8 January 2008). "Yahoo names top UK websites of 2007". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-08-19 – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ Randerson, James; correspondent, science (9 January 2008). "Website scoops award for going to the dogs". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-08-19 – via www.theguardian.com.