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After Posting My Photo Project On Bored Panda I Lived A Year From Trading And Now I’m Releasing A Book
A little more than a year ago I published an article on Bored Panda about my Fools With Dreams project, which helped me tremendously towards this point. From here it got picked up by other major sites (Huff Post,..) and magazines (Digital Camera World,..)
For 365 days I lived from trading. In exchange for people providing me with a bed and food for a couple of days, I would thank them by photographing something for them, and capturing the experience along the way.
The photos I made and stories of those I traded with have culminated into a book. The Fools With Dreams Book is a 250+ page, enduring accessible record of what and how I saw for a year, accompanied by interviews with the fools I met and short essays about life along the way. An intimate glimpse into the life of a photographer, and as such, into the life and dreams of the 62 fools in the book.
I can honestly say that it got a huge boost from Bored Panda, so I thought it appropriate to bring it back here. To create a first edition print run I’m doing a Kickstarter campaign.
More info: foolswithdreams.com
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Maarten Mellemans (Post author) 8 years ago
I'll be happy to answer any questions anyone might have right here :-)
Valentina 8 years ago
Wow! How did you chose the people you stayed with? How did you start the (amazing) chain of trades? Thank you.
Maarten Mellemans (Post author) 8 years ago
When I started, It got picked up by some newspapers and here on Bored Panda, so I got a lot of email from people who wanted to trade. After that, it was just word of mouth :-)
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Mounir Belmokhtar 8 years ago
hi , i really love what you did , i have some fools dreams like you had ( not Releasing A Book ) . all of my photographs are with a samrtphone and i just wanted to prove that we can make beautiful things with nothing .... anyway i wich you the best of luck .. and thanks
Shailja Tripathi 8 years ago
Could not appreciate much, mocking people like this!!!!May be they have some kind of problems....Or just mocking to you?????I have seen people like this, what's your view????
Marzo Florida 8 years ago
The black and white photos are my favorite. What it lacks in color it makes up for in complexity and an air of suddle illusion <3
Guus Baert 8 years ago
Nice project! I'll be getting the book :-) What did you find the hardest part of your year?
Maarten Mellemans (Post author) 8 years ago
Thanks man! It was having to move every 5 days on average, for sure. Something that all travelers can confirm I think :-) But totally worth it!
Load More Replies... Maarten Mellemans (Post author) 8 years ago
I'll be happy to answer any questions anyone might have right here :-)
Valentina 8 years ago
Wow! How did you chose the people you stayed with? How did you start the (amazing) chain of trades? Thank you.
Maarten Mellemans (Post author) 8 years ago
When I started, It got picked up by some newspapers and here on Bored Panda, so I got a lot of email from people who wanted to trade. After that, it was just word of mouth :-)
Load More Replies... Mounir Belmokhtar 8 years ago
hi , i really love what you did , i have some fools dreams like you had ( not Releasing A Book ) . all of my photographs are with a samrtphone and i just wanted to prove that we can make beautiful things with nothing .... anyway i wich you the best of luck .. and thanks
Shailja Tripathi 8 years ago
Could not appreciate much, mocking people like this!!!!May be they have some kind of problems....Or just mocking to you?????I have seen people like this, what's your view????
Marzo Florida 8 years ago
The black and white photos are my favorite. What it lacks in color it makes up for in complexity and an air of suddle illusion <3
Guus Baert 8 years ago
Nice project! I'll be getting the book :-) What did you find the hardest part of your year?
Maarten Mellemans (Post author) 8 years ago
Thanks man! It was having to move every 5 days on average, for sure. Something that all travelers can confirm I think :-) But totally worth it!
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