While both youth workers were on holiday, J and I took four yp to Belfast Exposed for photo developing. We had only a minor mishap when the taxi driver and I both had the wrong address. We didn't realize it until the taxi left, and we had to hike across town, stopping every few blocks for directions. Thankfully, Belfast is a small city. The teens spent about an hour developing the photos they had taken, they were brillant. It was good fun to see how into it everyone was. Next time we go we'll have all the roles of film to print from, all the digital photos on computers, and the studio set up for studio shots. The folks at Belfast Exposed have been so good to us. The gallery was closed today for a special event (sad, I had wanted to see the current exhibit) but there was red carpet out front and real life models inside for, supposedly, the unveiling of a new coke can design. And while browsing, I noticed some postcards refering to a Belfast to Anacosia project. Turns out the guy we're working with spent awhile in Anacostia, living right in the middle of it and working on a photo exhibit. It's a small world.
An added bonus: Once the taxi driver figured out I was from the states he was excited to tell me about the time he drove Matthew Mcconaughey to Dublin. Too bad it's not THAT small of a world...
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