[VIDEO] This Man is on a Mission to Count Every Squirrel in Central Park

Ben Owens is on a mission - with his daughter, Maggie by his side. They drove through the night to join a highly regimented army of volunteers to count every squirrel in Central Park. "It's way too early to draw conclusions - that would be presumptuous," says Owens. 'The Squirrel Census' is a brainchild of a guy named Jamie Allen. "We were like 'let's go to New York and Central Park and count all of the squirrels in Central Park," said Allen.

Check out the Squirrel Census to learn more about the ambitious project.

This Music Video Features Tons of Sweeping Aerial Views Captured Over Greenpoint, Brooklyn

This interesting music video for the song Dreamcatcher by Pink Slater features over five minutes of sweeping aerial views captured over Greenpoint, Brooklyn, The director recently told the staff at Greenpointers:

“Tim and I had talked about a bunch of different concepts before landing on this very simple idea. It’s a song about two romances, one with a girl and one with a City. Greenpoint has such heart and warmth that we thought it came through when combining the song with the visuals.”

These Ballet Dancers Wore Origami Costumes All Around New York City

PLI.Ē Project is an interesting colaboration between Montreal-based artists Melika Dez and Pauline Loctin which combines Dez’s movement photography skills with Loctin’s expertise in origami and paper art, to showcase ballet dancers in cities around the world wearing hand-folded paper costumes.

Plié. noun /Plē’ā / French prononciation. A mouvement in which a dancer bends the knees and straightens them again, usually with the feet turned out and heels firmly on the ground

Plié. adjective /Plē’ā / French for Folded. Bent (something flexible and relatively flat) over on itself so that one part of it.

Combines both dance and paper art lexicons and techniques. Expressing how both « bodies » fold and unfold through movement and flexibility showcased in a photo series.

Check out the project page to learn more about the collaboration, and to see more of these photos captured in New York City and other cities worldwide.