Martin..D / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Hi everyone,

Today marks a new beginning for the This is Now project.

As you may recall, we celebrated the project’s first birthday a few weeks ago. Since September 2008, we’ve discovered new images and shared our thoughts on Twitter and Facebook. I hope you’ll agree, the journey has been fantastic, inspiring and rewarding. Together, we’ve created one of the finest collections of photos that define “now” that you’ll ever find online.

For us, it’s now time to say goodbye as we’ll no longer be updating the blog. However, the This is Now blog remains open so we can all keep enjoying the fantastic pictures that everyone has contributed. We also hope you like the many articles that we gathered in the past year, you can just browse through the tags and our guest-bloggers list.

Plus, our offer to become a guest blogger still stands, so if you’d like to get involved just contact us at contribute@thisisnow.eu.

In addition, the This is Now Flickr group is still running, with hundreds of contributions every week from its 6,000+ members. Head over to Flickr now to discover new pictures and add your own… there’s always something to say about now!

Many thanks to everyone for making this such a wonderful adventure and let’s stay in touch!

Daniel*1977 / CC BY-NC 2.0

What a nice peaceful picture! I’m not sure if it’s early morning or sunset but the light is soft and warm and the colors are splendid. I love cherry orchards and the fantastic colors they take when they blossom.

It probably reminds me as well of all the Tchekhov plays I’ve seen or played in over the last few years. Much to my chagrin I discovered that the Tchekhov programmation in London this winter is non-existent, but there are a couple of other exciting productions that I can’t wait to discover including Speaking in Tongues and a couple of other ones. Let me know if you have any good recommendations!

Michelle’s House of Disco / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

You know the deal, come early October and there are already Christmas decorations everywhere in town. I even spotted Christmas trees in a famous London department store in early July.

I love Christmas but as we are still two months ahead I think I’ll take a very similar approach to this picture, just relax and wait patiently for the right time to be Christmas.

So what’s your opinion on the matter? can “now” be too soon?

jk+too / CC BY-SA 2.0

I don’t know if I ever told you but I’m a big fan of the color red, so when it’s displayed in a picture such as this one, I can’t resist. Maybe it’s the mix of the green and the shadows that attracted me to it, but I think it’s a great building.

If you want to have a look for yourself, the This is Now Flickr group has quite a fantastic collection of “red” pictures.

Alain Wibert / CC BY-ND 2.0

I was thinking of writing an article specifically about New York buildings as I fell in love with them again after spending a few days there last week. But while I was browsing the This is Now Flickr group I stumbled upon this picture and simply loved it straight away. I love the composition and the extraordinary dynamism created by the different colors of the squares. And it’s only a few minutes later that I discovered that it had actually been taken at the Guggenheim Museum in 2006.

I can imagine very well this piece of art interacting with the visitors in the fantastic space white space of the Guggenheim. While I visited I got to see the Kandinsky exhibition (which previously passed by the Tate Modern in London, the Pompidou Centre in Paris and the Städtische Galerie im Lebenhaus in Munich).

I wish I had words to describe how truly amazing this museum feels. Even though the museum was built in 1959, it still feels very modern, very comfortable and open, unlike most of the constructions from that era and more recent buildings.

It’s my birthday today along with Swedish golfer Annika Sörenstam and English singer PJ Harvey.

I must say it is something with birthdays. It is more special when you’re a kid, but still at the age of 22 I find it being one of my favourite days of the year. I get to eat cake and I get to spend time with the people I love (and of course get presents ). It’s hard not to enjoy the moment and a day like that.

As a gift from me, here is one of my favourite songs from PJ Harvey.

Enjoy your day, I sure will!

Light. What is more ‘now’ than light and what is less ‘now’ than light? Light has been with us forever and will keep on staying with us forever. It’s quite constant and is beautiful in all different shapes and forms; neon signs, candles, the sun…

Funchye / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Hi everyone,

As you are probably aware, this blog highlights our favourite “now” images from the This is Now Flickr Group. Over the last 12 months, the Flickr Group has been capturing the essence of ‘now’ with images and videos bursting with originality. These have been submitted by over 6,000 group members, which is something we’re really pleased about and would like to continue.

So, we’re now offering you the opportunity to decide what images are accepted into the This is Now Flickr group by becoming a moderator for the group. As a moderator, you’d be selecting images from the hundreds that are submitted every week. Plus, you would be helping the group maintain its standing as one of the finest collections of images on Flickr.

We’ll support you all the way, particularly at the beginning to help you understand our criteria for what makes a great image of ‘now’. But it’s your interpretation of what defines now that’s really important – and it would be your decision when selecting the best images from those submitted by members.

It needn’t take up too much of your time and it’s something that you can add to your CV/resume. So if you’d like to be involved for an hour per week and a have an eye for a stunning photo, then please get in touch by email to contribute@thisisnow.eu or flickrmail to Antonella1975.

Many thanks, everyone.

Today was the first day this year I really got the feeling that the fall is on its way. A chill wind came towards me and my arms covered with goose bumps.  You can feel the air being cold despite the sun still shining its rays on us and you can almost smell the fall. I really like this since it allows me to start wearing a cosy jacket, big scarf’s and new lovely shoes.

This picture is very powerful. I find myself feeling the electricity in the air and hearing the thunder just seconds before the whole sky lights up.

It’s such an intense moment, I love it.