Back in June – Tate invited Flickr members to submit their photos on the theme of urban portraits to complement their Street and Studio: An Urban History of Photography exhibition.

There were an impressive 3,104 submissions to the Street or Studio group. The 3 judges – Juergen Teller, artist whose work was included in the exhibition; Ute Eskildsen, curator of Street and Studio: An Urban History of Photography and Heather Champ: photographer and member of the Flickr team – were then tasked to select just 100 of those photos to feature in a photobook.

I’m pleased to say that they rose to the challenge and the result is this rather glorious book – Street or Studio: A Photobook published by Blurb!

There will be a little get-together with members of the Flickr, Tate and Blurb teams and the Flickr members whose photographs appear in the book, during Late at Tate at Tate Britain on November 7th. The photos from the book will be projected on the walls of the Duveen Galleries and the copies of the book will be on display for your viewing pleasure (there’s also lots of other interesting stuff going at Tate Britain that evening, check out their website for more details).

Everyone is most welcome, more info on Upcoming.

Photo from Street or Studio: A Photobook by rocknotwar.

We’ve added new tiles from OpenStreetMap for two cities on the Flickr world map:

For Kabul, Afghanistan…

…and Baghdad, Iraq.

The pictures in Kabul are from jddorren08, martien van asseldonk, susanmhall, deckwalker, Wendy Tanner, UNHCR, crzy_ray and the images taken in Baghdad are by Ammar almosawy, NikonShooter, and Army.mil.

In other geostuffs, Aaron has written a post over at code.flickr about the new “shape files” we’ve (well, Aaron & Dan really) been able to create from all the geodata you’ve given us. A shape file shows what Flickr thinks the “edges” of a country, state, city and even a neighbourhood are. Super cool!

Photos from jdaws47, Laura VW, and gapey.
View more photos tagged with “pumpkin carving“.

Please join Fiona and I tonight at the Photomonth Photo-Open Preview Evening from 6:00pm – 9:00pm tonight at Dray Walk Gallery, Old Truman Brewery (just off Brick Lane). There’s more info and a map on Upcoming. If snows again tonight, we’ll make snow angels.

Photo from squirrelmonkey.

Here’s the train of thought: Halloween! –> Costumes! –> Children in costumes! –> Dogs in costumes! –> Dogs in pirate costumes FTW!

Photos from geckoam, sabine’s fotos, Juan-M.
View more photos tagged with “pirate dog“.

“Diwali is a major Indian festival, and a significant festival in Hinduism, Sikhism and Jainism. Many legends are associated with Diwali. Today it is celebrated by Hindus, Jains and Sikhs across the globe as the “Festival of Lights,” where the lights or lamps signify victory of good over the evil within every human being.” Wikipedia

Photos from wiredlens, D Raw El Payne, white.j, and Dreamzzzz…., as suggested by shafina in FlickrCentral. View more photos in our Diwali clusters.

Photos from Laura Mary, koDesign, ThorPhoto and Edgar Thissen.
As seen in the Low Perspective pool.

Remote island communities have always fascinated me. From the independent nature of the people who call them home, rugged scenery that often graces the landscape, the animals that live there- they can really spark the imagination. The Faroe Islands, located about halfway between Scotland and Iceland are one of those places, and provide a stunning backdrop for Flickr members who live and visit there.

Photos from Rune Johnsson, Felix van de Gein, erik_porkeri, Niquinho and g.norðoy.
View more in the Faroe Islands pool, or search by tag.

It’s the weekend, and with a little bit of extra time, my mind turns to the pleasures of indulging a bit extra on my plate in the morning. If you are a fan of fry-up breakfasts, then enjoy the handiwork of those who mix cooking (and eating!) with the camera.

Photos by DragonDrop, werewegian, randomscreenname and a shadow of my future self.

“Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.” Oscar Wilde

Photos from snailbooty. View more in “Masked”.