Dit is Zuid – Rotterdam
The project Dit Is Zuid, featuring the south of Rotterdam, was a collaboration between the ‘Dit Is Zuid’-projectgroup and SeeMyCity.
Introduction
The project Dit Is Zuid (‘This Is South’) was initiated by Instagramers Jeroen Moor (@charlietash) and Marco Slingerland (@marcos010), both living and working in Rotterdam on the southside of the river Maas. They wanted to showcase the area with its old factories as well as contemporary and unique architecture and decided to do so by organizing a photo competition and several exhibitions.
SeeMyCity was asked to photograph the area and participate with their best photos in the exhibition.
Instawalks
To engage the residents, as well as people from outside Rotterdam, two photo walks were arranged, which resulted in a strong community of local mobile photographers that still meet up to this day.
Instagram competition
In the spring of 2012, Dit Is Zuid & SeeMyCity launched the Dit Is Zuid photo competition, inviting residents and visitors of south Rotterdam to capture the area through mobile photography and using the hashtag #DitIsZuid on Instagram.
