Between January and June 2008 people from all over the West Midlands picked up their cameras and mobile phones to take and submit an incredible 112,896 photos to The Big Picture. They were then turned into the World's Largest Photo Mosaic.
The largest photo mosaic was achieved by The Big Picture at Thinktank, Millennium Point, in Birmingham on 23 August 2008. It measured 30 metres by 30 metres.
The mosaic image is a photograph of Tipton born Arthur James Bunce taken in 1926 shared by his granddaughter Lucy. Artist, Helen Marshall was commissioned to lead the final phase and making of the Big Picture. She worked with photo mosaic specialists PollyTiles to realise the enormous image made up of photographs submitted by the public. Explore the mosaic online here
All about The Big Picture
The Big Picture team has compiled a few inspirational and touching stories from people who participated in the project- if you have a story to tell we’d love to hear from you.
Is this your first time? Then why not check out our friendly downloadable guides to art galleries, ballet, classical music, opera and theatre.
Read all about the World Record mosaic. Learn how artist Helen Marshall lead the team to take all of your photos and break the World Record for the largest Photo Mosaic.
Explore the World Record Photomosaic in detail. See the huge online version and see if you can spot your photos.
Explore the photo galleries. The photos there are a unique collection of images of the West Midlands and the people that live there. You can even help make the collection better by adding tags to help with searching, and comments with any facts about the pictures.
Learn more about taking, editing and sharing photos. The Photo Pro section has links to inspiration and tutorials across the web, and a directory of photographic groups in your area. There are also exclusive interviews with local photographers and special tips.
Latest News
Get your World Record Certificate!
It’s a year since the beginning of the Big Picture project and just under six months since you helped break the world record for the largest photo mosaic!
The Big Picture Team wanted to thank you again for all of your hard work, support and commitment to this amazing project – it wouldn’t have been possible without you and your photographs!
As a little thank you, the Big Picture team would like to send you a World Record Certificate to commemorate this massive achievement along with a number of exciting special offers and opportunities for you, your family and friends - to visit theatres, museums and galleries across the region. These offers are exclusive to Big Picture participants so don’t forget to take along your unique voucher.
All you have to do to receive your certificate and exclusive vouchers is complete an online form. Click here to begin filling out the form or email info@inthebigpicture.co.uk for a paper version.
The Big Picture film
The Big Picture film: the story of a record breaking project…
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