From World Photo Day 2005 site:

"Why this project?

The goal of this project is simple: to show the world we live in through the eyes of photographers worldwide, on one day in the year 2005. This in no way is a contest. It is merely a platform for all to enjoy and review with pleasure.

The basic idea for World Photo Day was conceived in the latter part of December 2004. Photography is a way to capture events through the eyes of the individual who sees it first hand and produces a record for all to behold. In this modern era, when information can be exchanged instantaneously, in many cases without any governing restraints, we can witness moments of time virtually as they unfold. Never in the history of mankind could such a project, with almost instant visual results, have been accomplished...

...Though all of us inhabiting our unique planet are essentially the same, our lives unfold in such a broad array of ways that we cannot but stand in amazement as we view the diversity.

Through the art of photography, and this project, I hope to shed some light on the difficulties, the triumphs, the beauty, the pain, the good and the bad of our human existence, all in one 24-hour period.

What a visual journey it shall be.

Drew Rossman".

What a wonderful idea this is. Yeap... June 1, 2005. Finally, World Photo Day 2005 is here... and lucky us - it was a rainy gray day here in Calgary, though there was still this special feeling of softness and crispness in the air, which we quite liked. We had only 2 hours to hunt for photos since Joe is back to work, so we drove to downtown, took the C train back and forth, and... took photos.

The first photo is Moshe's submission to this project. Joe's submission is the second... Lorien's is the third. We added few more photos we took the same morning in downtown Calgary.

Also, check the many submissions on the WPD site. Lots to see there... photos portraying everyday life all over the world.