RBNXPLRNG
randomly visualize your city
A random photography assignment that transforms familiar streets into unexpected visual journeys. Five directions. Five photos. One unique perspective.See a few example series below or check out the RBNXPLRNG-map for the complete overview
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How it works
Step 1:
Choose your starting point
Begin anywhere in your city - your front door, a favorite corner, wherever inspiration strikes. Open the webappStep 2:
Follow random directions
At each intersection, the route generator tells you: turn LEFT, RIGHT, or CONTINUE. No planning, just discovering.Step 3:
Capture what you see
Between corners, photograph whatever catches your eye. Architecture, people, light, shadows - your choice.Step 4:
Complete your series
Five corners later, you've created a unique 5-photo series that shows your city through your perspective.Step 5:
Share your vision
Submit your series to be featured in Darkrooms Magazine and the RBNXPLRNG-map.
Get started
Ready to Explore?Join photographers worldwide who've discovered their cities through random routes. Your journey starts with a single corner.
Free to use. No signup required. Start exploring immediately.
Why RBNXPLRNG?
Why random routes workBreak your patterns
We walk the same streets daily. Randomness forces you down streets you'd never choose, revealing hidden corners of familiar places.See, don't search
Without a destination, you notice more. That interesting doorway, the way light hits a building, moments you'd normally walk past.Pure exploration
No pressure to find "the perfect shot." The route decides where you go. You decide what matters enough to photograph.
About RBNXPLRNG
RBNXPLRNG (Urban Exploring) is a photography project created by Marcel Borgstijn, photographer and publisher of Darkrooms Magazine.
Born from the idea that randomness reveals what intention overlooks, this assignment has guided photographers to rediscover their cities - one random turn at a time.What started as a newsletter challenge has grown into a global photography movement, with series published in Darkrooms Magazine Special Editions and shared across continents.Read the Original Article
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Gallery / Map
Cities through random eyesPhotographers from Montreal to Barcelona, Hamburg to Austin have explored their cities through RBNXPLRNG. Each series unique. Each perspective personal.Click the map to explore the cities through 5 photos
Share Your Journey
Completed your RBNXPLRNG series?
Submit your 5 photos so we can add your series to the mapSubmission Guidelines:
- 5 photos following one random route
- Max 1600px on longest side
- File format: name-surname-city-number.jpg