A Baker's Wife Saturday, 12/18, at 9AM

Hey Gorgeous!

Ellie Kingsbury is a WTF cyclist and photographer working on a super cool project snapping photos of winter bike commuters in Minneapolis.

There is a narrative for the project on Ellie's website, here.  There are also photos from years past, here.

I started this project late in the winter of 2008, did a few more late winter 2009, and am on track to finish this year.  I have always preferred biking over driving, and started riding year round five or six years ago.  In the beginning I would hardly ever lock my bike in the winter - there just weren't that many freaks willing to bike in the cold - and I often had people calling me crazy.  Fast forward six years, and we became the nation's #1 biking city because of the sizable number of people who ride year round.  How cool is that?  My intent is to put a face to the population (we're so covered up), and really to tell non-riders that biking in the winter isn't that hard.  It seems now the project is getting legs, and I want to get as diverse a crowd as possible.

Kat and I will be at A Baker's Wife Saturday, 12/18, at 9AM for a pastry and a photoshoot.  Sound like fun?  Come and join us!  You can just show up and we can get to know each other.  Feel free to bring a friend.  =]

If you would like to talk to Ellie about her winter commuter portrait project (She's really nice!) contact her via email or phone.

-Low