Photographing Philly, Every Day

When I moved to Philadelphia this summer for an internship at Woden, I did not anticipate how hard it would be to get used to a completely new city, almost completely on my own.

I remember one night I was at my apartment, feeling particularly bored or lonely (or both), and I said to myself, “I need to make this summer awesome. I need to make the most of it.”

And out of that decision came my #PhillyDays project. Since photography wasn’t part of my everyday work life, I gave myself a challenge: post one photo of Philly every day to Instagram. But I was going to shoot these pictures on my DSLR, mainly to keep my shooting skills sharp.

With that, #PhillyDays began. I took me to new places, kept my photo inspiration burning and left me with a great set of memories form this summer.

Here’s the Best of #PhillyDays:

Philadelphia, PA - June 8, 2015 - Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, PA – June 8, 2015 – Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, PA - June 3, 2015 - City Hall in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, PA – June 3, 2015 – City Hall in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, PA - June 11, 2015 - Spruce Street Harbor Park.
Philadelphia, PA – June 11, 2015 – Spruce Street Harbor Park.
Philadelphia, PA - July 21, 2015 -  After the rain.
Philadelphia, PA – July 21, 2015 – After the rain.
Philadelphia, PA - July 20, 2015 - View from my apartment.
Philadelphia, PA – July 20, 2015 – View from my apartment.
Philadelphia, PA - July 22, 2015 - Walking toward West Philly, Spruce St.
Philadelphia, PA – July 22, 2015 – Walking toward West Philly, Spruce St.
Philadelphia, PA - July 11, 2015 - Woodlands Cemetery (The Woodlands).
Philadelphia, PA – July 11, 2015 – Woodlands Cemetery (The Woodlands).
Philadelphia, PA - June 23, 2015 - University City. After a storm. Parking garage on top of Fresh Grocer.
Philadelphia, PA – June 23, 2015 – University City. After a storm. Parking garage on top of Fresh Grocer.
Philadelphia, PA - June 20, 2015 - Forgotten Bottom. Anthony and his son working on the brakes of their ATV/Quad, which is from 1986. They got it for free.
Philadelphia, PA – June 20, 2015 – Forgotten Bottom. Anthony and his son working on the brakes of their ATV/Quad, which is from 1986. They got it for free.

 

Philadelphia, PA - July 10, 2015 - Shooting around University City, West Philly.
Philadelphia, PA – July 10, 2015 – Shooting around University City, West Philly.

 

Society Hill, near Headhouse Square.
Society Hill, near Headhouse Square.
Philadelphia, PA - June 19, 2015 - Walking around Drexel and 30th Street area.
Philadelphia, PA – June 19, 2015 – Walking around Drexel and 30th Street area.
The Forgotten Bottom.
The Forgotten Bottom.

 

Spruce Street Harbor Park.
Spruce Street Harbor Park.
Philadelphia, PA - June 16, 2015 - Shooting in and around the neighborhood of Forgotten Bottom.
Philadelphia, PA – June 16, 2015 – Shooting in and around the neighborhood of Forgotten Bottom.
Philadelphia, PA - June 9, 2015 - City Hall in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, PA – June 9, 2015 – City Hall in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, PA - June 18, 2015 - Views of University City from the top of the Fresh Grocer parking garage.
Philadelphia, PA – June 18, 2015 – Views of University City from the top of the Fresh Grocer parking garage.
Penn Park overlooking the Philadelphia Skyline.
Penn Park overlooking the Philadelphia Skyline.
Philadelphia, PA - July 28, 2015 - Forgotten Bottom
Philadelphia, PA – July 28, 2015 – Forgotten Bottom
University City, Penn campus.
University City, Penn campus.
Philadelphia, PA - July 11, 2015 - Gray's Ferry on a hot summer day.
Philadelphia, PA – July 11, 2015 – Gray’s Ferry on a hot summer day.
Philadelphia, PA - June 24, 2015 - Forgotten Bottom
Philadelphia, PA – June 24, 2015 – Forgotten Bottom

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