The International Facebook Profile Picture Art Swap
February 22, 2013 | Andy Cush
Selfless Portraits is a project in which people across the world create an artistic rendering of a random stranger’s Facebook profile picture, in exchange for having their own photo art-ified as well. They’ve received lots of submissions, most of which are charmingly amateurish, but there are some pretty decent entries as well. Check out a few of the best above, and head here to participate and look at the full gallery.
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