Tell-A-Commute

Interactive SMS Crowdsourced Photo Diary of NYC, /rive Collective, Platform, New York Transit Museum, 2014-2015

Tell-A-Commute is a crowdsourced neighborhood photo diary documenting the collective observations of New Yorkers on their daily commute. T​his simple participatory project uses smartphone photography and interactive texting to compile a larger visual portrait of New York through the eyes of its 8 million residents as they travel along the city’s lifeblood­­–its subways. Through a series of text messages, New Yorkers are invited to chronicle their neighborhoods and share their thoughts about the city and the rapid changes it is undergoing.

A crowd-sourced project by the /rive Collective (Samara Smith and A.E. Souzis)