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An innocent question Saturday 2nd April 2016.



Recently, my 6 year old daughter began asking questions about the destination of an order I was working on and, whilst showing her on countries and destinations on Google maps,she got more and more fascinated - asking more and more questions - until finally she said "Are they in every country?"

An idea is born This question got me thinking. Where have my prints got to? Well off the top of my head I know that they have gone to USA, Spain, France, UK, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, Ireland, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Barbados, Switzerland, New Zealand, Portugal, Germany, South Africa, Dubai and India. That's every continent! However, as the UK and USA remain the most popular markets, I had never really taken note of prints being sold and delivered elsewhere. What if I had some sort of pin board that I could use to track my prints? What if I could show my ever inquisitive daughter the beauty of the internet and the geography of the planet in one?

First steps So I started looking around on the internet and found this I quickly added a red marker to show our starting point in Greenfield, Saddleworth. Quick, easy and brilliant for explaining questions from bright young minds! Next up - How many countries are there in the world? A quick google search reveals their are 196 give or take. 52 states in the US as well. Therefore, we are talking about potentially filling the map with 245 flags! So I started looking around on the internet and found this site . Perfect. After a quick signing up, you get this, an interactive map.:-I quickly added a red marker to show our starting point in Greenfield, Saddleworth. Quick, easy and brilliant for explaining questions from bright young minds! Next up - How many countries are there in the world? A quick google search reveals their are 196 give or take. 52 states in the US as well. Therefore, we are talking about potentially filling the map with 245 flags!

The Challenge So what now? I was hoping to fill the map up. Simple. Every time an order comes in from a new country/new US state, I will update the map. However, there is a slight problem. As I have said, most orders come from the USA and the UK so ordinarily, it would make for a pretty boring map. What if we could place a pin in every state in the USA and every country in the world? How long would it take? Is it even possible? Does this appeal to all cultures/races/countries and creeds? Does the internet even work that way? Is this just a waste of time? For this last one, the answer is probably but it is worth a go don't you think?

Throwing my hat in Naturally, I have some of my work hanging up in the Greenfield, Saddleworth. I thought I would kick it off with some pictures and information about me. I live in a small village of less than 3000 people in Greenfield, Saddleworth, approximately 12 miles North East of Manchester. I have been shooting photography for the last 16 years and selling online for the last 14 years. Naturally, I have some of my work hanging up in the Greenfield, Saddleworth. I thought I would kick it off with some pictures and information about me. I live in a small village of less than 3000 people in Greenfield, Saddleworth, approximately 12 miles North East of Manchester. I have been shooting photography for the last 16 years and selling online for the last 14 years.

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