Colombians protest violence through flashmob photos

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A flash mob in Bogota, Colombia, gathered in Estacion Heroes
for a mass-photography session. Please have a look at some of the amazing photos which have already come in.

This particular flash mob idea has
already been employed in places like New York and Paris--places with large transportation systems which serve as the main mode of transport for much of the population. Public transport also allows the "flash mobsters" to travel quickly all over the city
in order to garner the most attention possible in the shortest amount
of time.

The flash mob is now a fairly well-known part of contemporary culture, but in case you need a quick bit of background info:

In this case, it seems the Bogota flash mob wished to draw attention to the current political climate and violence in Colombia. Most online info is, of course, in Spanish (of which I know very little), but the mob--which seemed to mainly gather momentum using political blogs and Flickr--used the motto "Su camera no es un Revolver y Una Foto no es Una Bala" (Your camera is not a gun and a photo is not a bullet). This is the third such photo flash mob the Colombians have organized so far.

Flash mobs, which started out mainly as pranks or performance art pieces, are increasingly being used as a means of protest or a political statement.

If anyone has a first person account of the flash mob in question, we'd love to hear it. Similarly, if you know of a flash mob coming up in your community, let us know.