The City of Armadale is welcoming submissions for the 2025 Humans of Armadale.
Humans of Armadale is based on the original and famous Humans of New York concept, devised by photographer and blogger Brandon Stanton in 2010.
This will be the third edition of Humans of Armadale (which has no affiliation with Humans of New York), where the city will compile stories of its residents.
Past editions in 2021 and 2023 provided glimpses into our community, with residents sharing their thoughts, hopes, dreams and more in written and audio format.
For 2025, the city intends to shine a light on community volunteers.
The city will select up to 25 people aged 16 and older to share their stories.
The selected participants will be interviewed by Centre for Stories, who will then produce a short audio story and accompanying written transcript.
Each selected participant will also have a professional photograph taken which will be shown on the city’s website, at the launch and exhibition, and in the Humans of Armadale 2025 book.
“Humans of Armadale is a great opportunity to recognise the strength of our community and highlight the fascinating individual stories our volunteers have,” Mayor Ruth Butterfield said.
“Our focus on volunteers gives us the chance to recognise those who actively give back to the community, often with little or no thanks, as we uncover their motivations as volunteers.
“We look forward to sharing these stories with you in our 2025 edition of Humans of Armadale”
Successful participants will be invited to a formal book launch in May 2025 during National Volunteer Week, which will be open to participants and their families, the people who nominated them, dignitaries and community members.
Submissions close 5pm on Friday 22 November 2024.
For more information including how to nominate someone, visit https://www.armadale.wa.gov.au/humans-armadale-2025
