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Deleted Images

by Jill Robinson
Thu, August 16, 2007, 3:00 am PDT

Calling itself "the junkyard of art," this site displays blurry, unfocused, and bungled photos in another light. When we fixate on the perfect snapshot of our family, weddings, or vacations, we deny ourselves the strange beauty in a blunder. From an almost bicycle to a sporting crowd, from a restless waiter to a rainy airport, from an amusement park to a fat cat—the unintended effects of a botched attempt can have more life than those flawless pictures we frame (boring!). Some of them can even resemble gallery-worthy art. Don't be so lightning fast to delete that mistake. Send it in! Your photo "error" still has a chance to be appreciated.

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Posted by fillzees | Thu, August 16, 2007, 2:22 pm PDT

GROOVY! (That's a quasi-retro word these days.)
"What-iz-it" pix is what I've call 'em since the '70s and, yes, some are quite 'atristic' in nature-- serendipity is the best description.
-FillZee

Posted by photojohnphoto | Fri, August 17, 2007, 7:15 pm PDT

Definitely! Making room for accidents and being open to inspiration from them is an important part of the creative photographic process.

Posted by edgyma | Fri, August 17, 2007, 10:29 pm PDT

I knew there was a reason I couldn't throw them out...they"re ART! thank you for clearing that up for me

Posted by jimclarksr | Sat, August 18, 2007, 2:34 pm PDT

This sucks!!

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