project IMG_0001
between 2009 and 2012, iphones included a built-in “send to youtube” button in the photos app. many videos uploaded this way retained their default img_xxxx filenames, unintentionally forming a kind of time capsule of raw, unedited moments from everyday lives.
this intro comes from riley walz’s website, where he describes a bot he built to search youtube, uncovering 5 million videos still carrying the default img_xxxx filename: https://walzr.com/IMG_0001
the videos are random but very authentic. they are unfiltered moments from early youtube.