Places

Platforms like Google Maps and Instagram boil down the perceived importance of locations around us to a few key metrics. But are places with thousands of reviews on Google or geotags on Instagram meaningful features of the city to the people that live there?

With a focus on flexible-form storytelling, the goal of Places is to recognize locations that have personal significance to the individuals that interact with them. These places probably don’t show up a Google Maps, and might otherwise be overlooked by the casual passer-by. But regardless of their physical presence, they influence the lives of the people in our communities, and derive their importance from this lived experience.

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