The Lexicon Project was started by three products of the Fayette County Public Education system in the fall of 2004. We are David Schankula, Jonathan Rodgers and Marcie Crim. The wisdom of photographer, skater and longtime Lexingtonian Richie Wireman was added soon after.

This Project is a one year photographic documentation of Lexington, KY--that year is now, 2005.

The Project is not meant as a work of art and, for the most part, we do not consider ourselves photographers. The photographs are simply a means to an end.

Lexington is a city of 300,000 people--and yet, where are those 300,000 people? Better still, who are they? If we have chosen to live in this city then quite simply we have chosen to live together.

The Lexicon Project is an attempt to discover community, enrich community and embrace community. It is a conversation. It is a good excuse to meet new people and to test our own predispositions.

We have chosen to conduct this conversation through the disarming art of photography. But why photography? Because there were too many newspapers in town and we don't have enough money to buy a television station.

That said, we do know a thing or two about photography. We have chemical stains on our walls to prove it.

By the end of this year, our portrait of Lexington will consist of 365 images. Throughout the year we will be hanging photographs in the publicly viewable windows of Lexington's homes and businesses.

The Lexicon Project is an open-source initiative and all are welcome to participate. In fact, there are many different ways you can take part: GET INVOLVED.

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If you have questions about The Lexicon Project, feel free to send us an email and we will answer them in this space.