Part of what makes being a Backyard Imagineer exciting is seeing what other people who share similar interests are doing creatively. I want to share the work that these people are doing because... well let's just say if Tinkerbell sneezed on me while I looked at their work I'd probably start to fly ha ha; they make me think happy thoughts. The primary theme in Seth Godin's book
Tribes: We Need You to lead Us is the notion that people fit themselves into various tribes with like-minded groups of other people, large or small, who are connected to one another, a leader, and an idea. We talk often about what "tribe" we fit in with, and personally, there are several different tribes that I hop around to (call it a strength, or a character flaw depending on your view). One of my tribes is obviously Disneyphiles, and in that tribe there's a little campfire I like to sit at here on The Backyard Imagineer that's tended by Matt, Michaela, and Kevin- those intrepid explorers over at
Tours Departing Daily.
Any of us that troll the web for Disneyland pictures are very familiar with the various photo ops located all around the Park. We've seen the picture of Sleeping Beauty Castle a
MILLION times, we all know what the Mark Twain looks like paddling down the Rivers of America. It's rare however that you see a picture that captures a moment in time that reminds you of when you were last at Disneyland as your brain actually pictures or remembers it; Matt, Michaela, and Kevin have achieved this rare quality with their tripods, HDR cameras, patience and imagination in tow every time they set off for the Park!
I once commented to Matt that I think they see Disneyland how Walt himself saw it or imagined it to be– and that is a pretty amazing ability! Their pictures tell me how they see the world, and see people– that they see beauty in it, and express that beauty through their pictures. They are, out of their own passion and creativity, telling a story about something that gives them an obviously profound joy.
Tours Departing Daily is a love letter of sorts to the Park and I think, hidden somewhere between the lines, to Walt himself.
You guys inspire me! Keep the phenomenal work coming... the world is a brighter place for having it! Follow their work at
Tours Departing Daily, on
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