My name is Joe Denton, and I am a student of Emerging Media and Communication (EMAC) here at the University of Texas at Dallas. My hobbies include photography, web design, and internet/mobile technologies, to be vague.

I encountered another unique project in Mona Kasra’s Computer Imaging Class (ATEC 2382) involving Google Maps and photography. The assignment was to create a photo/narrative map using the “My Maps” feature on Google Maps. We were also told to experiment and be creative, and the results proved to be both narrative and informative. You can see more examples here, but I’ve highlighted a few below:

DART Map

Joe Posada created a map that tracks the DART route from UTDallas all the way to south Dallas. Each stop he passes on his way home from campus includes a picture, with more to come for the southern stops. This is useful information to anyone who travels to UTDallas by way of public transportation.

Animal Shelters

Becca Greening’s love for animals inspired her to create a map of nearby animal shelters, encouraging others to adopt instead of buying from breeders or pet stores.

Mundane Quest of Righteous Glory

Marco Salamone took a different approach to the assignment. He created a photo narrative based around errands he ran one day. The map is a story in itself, and a pretty good read at that.