Yesterday, Greensboro Daily Photo (GDP) celebrated its 1,000th post.

We began on January 2nd, 2009 as a joint husband and wife effort to do something meaningful for our community. Over the last 1,000 days, we have learned so much about Greensboro and have met many wonderful people. We started out mostly posting photographs of convenience. If we were at a festival, we took photos of that festival. When driving around town, we photographed whatever was on our beaten bath.

Over the last two and a half years, we have become more proactive and thoughtful in our approach to the blog. Memes (the themed entries) have helped with the effort. Fridays, we often post on Skywatch Friday– including a slice of the sky over Greensboro in the photo. Saturdays, we often post on Weekend Reflection. Sunday shots are “Sacred Sunday” incorporating something spiritual– not with a goal to proselytize but to showcase Greensboro’s religious diversity. The ABC Wednesday posts have become personal favorites. We learn so much while working through the alphabet. The last series was A-Z streets. The current series is A-Z people; residents who have contributed significantly to the fabric of Greensboro. We would like to thank our friends, interviewees, and readers for your input, comments, and feedback. Please continue to read and spread the word about the blog.

We’re not sure where the next thousand posts will take us, or if we can sustain the frenetic pace this hobby entails. However, as long as we feel like we are contributing to the positive image of Greensboro, we will make every effort to publish daily. When we started this project, there were less than 300 cities participating in this project, which began in Paris with Eric Tennen. Now, we think there are about 2,000 cities in the City Daily Photo Community.