Where did the idea for Ifoundyourcamera come from?
The project was inspired by a secret that was posted on PostSecret.blogspot.com in February 2008. The secret was printed on a photograph of a group of friends, sitting around a table. The secret read: "I found your camera at Lollapalooza this summer. I finally got the pictures eveloped and I'd love to give them to you." A few hours later, the blog was up and linked from ostSecret and received 20 orphan pictures in the first day.

How many cameras/cards have been returned?
We've had 12 success stories so far. It's a great accomplishment and I know that there will be even more reunions in the future.

Most interesting photos you've found on a memory card?
Being the travel-type, I'm always astonished by the vacation photos I see. I've received pictures from all over the world - Italy, England, Scotland, Australia to name a few - and these pictures ust have amazing scenic pictures on them. It's like I'm traveling vicariously through all these lost memory cards.

How long as the site been around and how popular has it become?
The blog has only been up since February of this year, so that's almost 9 months. People have been taking very well to the blog, and helping to spread the word. The blog strikes this nerve in people because there are a lot of people out there who can relate - a lot of people who have lost their cameras and photographic memories. The blog is fast approaching its 2 millionth visitor, so it''s pretty exciting. There is also a Facebook group for the project that has over 3200 members.

You go to the the University of Winnipeg right? What year are you? What is your major?
I'm in a joint-degree program with the University of Winnipeg and Red River College. The program is Creative Communications, which prepares students for careers in advertising, broadcast roduction, journalism or public relations. I'm pursuing a major in journalism. But one photo that I did receive was of a black and white photo of a small aircraft. The photo was found in the early 1980s in the parking lot of the Pentagon. Haha, maybe it's classified and the blog and my emails are being tracked.

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So if you ever find a camera or a memory card, send IFoundYourCamera an e-mail at orphanpictures@gmail.com and see what happens.

- Nate