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The Handsome Project is a community-based photographic art project launched in 2007 by Waiheke artist [[Alex Stone]]. The idea behind the project is to generate a photographic portrait of every person resident on the island - 8000 images (2006 census figure). The creative element in each photo is that it must feature something of that person's "non-writing" side, ie their left side if they are right-handed. Every islander can contribute - there is no criteria for the selection of photographer. Photos can be forwarded to the artist by email.
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The [http://thehandsomeproject.com Handsome Project] is a community-based photographic art project launched in 2007 by Waiheke artist [[Alex Stone]]. The idea behind the project is to generate a photographic portrait of every person resident on the island - 8000 images (2006 census figure). The creative element in each photo is that it must feature something of that person's "non-writing" side, ie their left side if they are right-handed. Every islander can contribute - there is no criteria for the selection of photographer. Photos can be forwarded to the artist by email.

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The Handsome Project is a community-based photographic art project launched in 2007 by Waiheke artist Alex Stone. The idea behind the project is to generate a photographic portrait of every person resident on the island - 8000 images (2006 census figure). The creative element in each photo is that it must feature something of that person's "non-writing" side, ie their left side if they are right-handed. Every islander can contribute - there is no criteria for the selection of photographer. Photos can be forwarded to the artist by email.