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		<title>The Last Person On Earth</title>
		<link>http://www.flickr.com/groups/emptycity/</link>
 		<description>Remember that great dream sequence in &lt;i&gt;Abre los Ojos&lt;/i&gt; or &lt;i&gt;Vanilla Sky&lt;/i&gt; where the main character gets up in the morning, gets in his car, and realizes that &lt;b&gt;everyone is gone&lt;/b&gt;? This group is for &lt;b&gt;photos taken in a style that makes your city (or even the world) look empty&lt;/b&gt; - like everyone just up and vanished. 

So, the most obvious requirement is that there are &lt;b&gt;no people&lt;/b&gt; in your photos, and nothing that seems to indicate people moving around in the picture. No people, because you (the photographer) are the last person on earth. Cities and urban areas are encouraged, nature and rural scenes rarely capture this particular brand of eerieness very well. Ideally, your photo will have an unusually pronounced or unsettling &amp;quot;post-apocalyptic&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;empty&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;desolate&amp;quot; mood to it. 

Please &lt;b&gt;no photoshopped images&lt;/b&gt; either. Images that primarily feature places we'd not expect to see people, like &lt;i&gt;&amp;quot;the sky&amp;quot;&lt;/i&gt; or &lt;i&gt;&amp;quot;the sides of buildings&amp;quot;&lt;/i&gt; or &lt;i&gt;&amp;quot;empty expanses of water&amp;quot;&lt;/i&gt; don't usually work without some supporting context. The reason is that it is not unusual for there to be &amp;quot;no people&amp;quot; in these places. Unusual is what we want:

A good summary of the group focus is &lt;i&gt;&amp;quot;...that it has more to do with capturing an image that shows an unusual moment. An empty area that is normally full always stands out because we expect it to be populated.&amp;quot;&lt;/i&gt;</description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:23:25 -0800</pubDate>
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			<title>The Last Person On Earth</title>
			<link>http://www.flickr.com/groups/emptycity/</link>
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			<title>Reply to Am I REALLY the last person on earth? Or just in this group?</title>
			<link>http://www.flickr.com/groups/emptycity/discuss/72157623267390656/72157626704143163/</link>
			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/modsoul_junkie/&quot;&gt;modsouljunkie&lt;/a&gt; posted a reply:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I'll just stick to My Morthern Streets...someday I'll make a difference. If not on here?...I'll find somewhere appreciative, it's not the be all and end all folks :/ ;)&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2011 18:43:54 -0700</pubDate>
						<author flickr:profile="http://www.flickr.com/people/modsoul_junkie/">nobody@flickr.com (modsouljunkie)</author>
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			<title>Reply to Am I REALLY the last person on earth? Or just in this group?</title>
			<link>http://www.flickr.com/groups/emptycity/discuss/72157623267390656/72157626675051503/</link>
			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/modsoul_junkie/&quot;&gt;modsouljunkie&lt;/a&gt; posted a reply:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Hmmm...unless you work in the London Underground or the local swimming baths, then I reckon  streets at night with no one about doesn't quite fit the topic. Saw afew similar, but IMHO weren't  quite as good (regarding street lights and lonely), but hey ho...ATB and  good luck with the site ;)&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 18:42:45 -0700</pubDate>
						<author flickr:profile="http://www.flickr.com/people/modsoul_junkie/">nobody@flickr.com (modsouljunkie)</author>
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			<title>Reply to Am I REALLY the last person on earth? Or just in this group?</title>
			<link>http://www.flickr.com/groups/emptycity/discuss/72157623267390656/72157626637050759/</link>
			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/xdjio/&quot;&gt;xdjio&lt;/a&gt; posted a reply:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Yeah - I think that's fair to say. To me, built-up places lacking people are much more unsettling than natural backgrounds. Maybe it's because I live in the urban core of a city though.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 21:35:36 -0700</pubDate>
						<author flickr:profile="http://www.flickr.com/people/xdjio/">nobody@flickr.com (xdjio)</author>
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			<title>Reply to Am I REALLY the last person on earth? Or just in this group?</title>
			<link>http://www.flickr.com/groups/emptycity/discuss/72157623267390656/72157626761608778/</link>
			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/49938785@N05/&quot;&gt;brennas1&lt;/a&gt; posted a reply:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I ask that because I didn't see any photos of, say, abandoned houses with &amp;quot;unspoiled&amp;quot; natural backgrounds.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 21:20:39 -0700</pubDate>
						<author flickr:profile="http://www.flickr.com/people/49938785@N05/">nobody@flickr.com (brennas1)</author>
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			<title>Reply to Am I REALLY the last person on earth? Or just in this group?</title>
			<link>http://www.flickr.com/groups/emptycity/discuss/72157623267390656/72157626636986041/</link>
			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/49938785@N05/&quot;&gt;brennas1&lt;/a&gt; posted a reply:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;It seems like you prefer photos that feature the built environment and nothing else (which is definitely not a bad thing). Is that true?&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 21:19:29 -0700</pubDate>
						<author flickr:profile="http://www.flickr.com/people/49938785@N05/">nobody@flickr.com (brennas1)</author>
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			<title>ballard's final story</title>
			<link>http://www.flickr.com/groups/emptycity/discuss/72157623507773417/</link>
			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/22652918@N00/&quot;&gt;Johnnie Rotten or My Little Pony are both sick&lt;/a&gt; posted a new topic:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/features/2009/05/11/090511fi_fiction_ballard&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.newyorker.com/fiction/features/2009/05/11/090511fi_fi...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:04:47 -0700</pubDate>
						<author flickr:profile="http://www.flickr.com/people/22652918@N00/">nobody@flickr.com (Johnnie Rotten or My Little Pony are both sick)</author>
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			<title>Reply to Am I REALLY the last person on earth? Or just in this group?</title>
			<link>http://www.flickr.com/groups/emptycity/discuss/72157623267390656/72157623444379378/</link>
			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/xdjio/&quot;&gt;xdjio&lt;/a&gt; posted a reply:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I should add - I will ALWAYS try to give someone constructive feedback if they ask why their photo got rejected from moderation. So if you are curious, just ask!&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:23:19 -0800</pubDate>
						<author flickr:profile="http://www.flickr.com/people/xdjio/">nobody@flickr.com (xdjio)</author>
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			<title>Reply to Am I REALLY the last person on earth? Or just in this group?</title>
			<link>http://www.flickr.com/groups/emptycity/discuss/72157623267390656/72157623444375732/</link>
			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/xdjio/&quot;&gt;xdjio&lt;/a&gt; posted a reply:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Oh, I have just been away for a while. Don't worry, I am back to moderating the group. Also please know, the percentage of photos that make it through moderation is usually quite low. Maybe 10% of submissions?&lt;br /&gt;
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Of course, this is a pretty quiet group, too.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:22:34 -0800</pubDate>
						<author flickr:profile="http://www.flickr.com/people/xdjio/">nobody@flickr.com (xdjio)</author>
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			<title>Reply to Am I REALLY the last person on earth? Or just in this group?</title>
			<link>http://www.flickr.com/groups/emptycity/discuss/72157623267390656/72157623142849043/</link>
			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/franklynch/&quot;&gt;Loon Man&lt;/a&gt; posted a reply:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;DK. The admin hasn't posted anything on Flickr in a few months - - not unless there have been some with &amp;quot;private/friends/family&amp;quot; settings.&lt;br /&gt;
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I think there are other pools of this nature, though.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 07:09:04 -0800</pubDate>
						<author flickr:profile="http://www.flickr.com/people/franklynch/">nobody@flickr.com (Loon Man)</author>
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			<title>Am I REALLY the last person on earth? Or just in this group?</title>
			<link>http://www.flickr.com/groups/emptycity/discuss/72157623267390656/</link>
			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/frmark/&quot;&gt;FrMark&lt;/a&gt; posted a new topic:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I have submitted some items for this group. They have not appeared. &lt;br /&gt;
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Can I have a reason for this, please? What have I done wrong?&lt;br /&gt;
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Or is it that everyone in this group is dead but me and there is no-one to moderate my postings?&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 06:48:04 -0800</pubDate>
						<author flickr:profile="http://www.flickr.com/people/frmark/">nobody@flickr.com (FrMark)</author>
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