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Photographer Tim Van Horn made a pit stop in Kelowna害羞草研究所檚 downtown over the weekend to collect 100 faces for his ongoing project where he travels coast to coast photographing Canada害羞草研究所檚 communities.
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害羞草研究所淎nywhere there害羞草研究所檚 a sign post I stop and get a photo. Now Kelowna happens to be a pretty big community, and I害羞草研究所檝e been here before,害羞草研究所� he said.
In Van Horn害羞草研究所檚 eight years of working on the mosaic, he害羞草研究所檚 photographed 57,000 people from 1,250 communities across the country.
He害羞草研究所檚 also adding new portraits to the mosaic with his trip, to build the collage to 70,000 faces.
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He害羞草研究所檚 travelling on a one-year journey to previously visited communities so people can see themselves displayed on the side of his RV which he took during the last excursion.
He said one of the highlights of his travels was a French woman who didn害羞草研究所檛 speak English, yet he was able to convey his message to her and vice versa.
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Growing up in a military family, he felt it was his duty to photograph the Canadian face with his art.
You can find Van Horn and his colourful RV near Stuart Park, Saturday and Sunday.
