Back in August 2008, photographer Jason Elliott took the very first photo in his mission to capture 500 faces of Hebden Bridge.
"The idea behind it came from wanting to show the variety of 'Hebden Bridgers' something – in my opinion anyway – that gives the town a vibrancy, creativity and innovative spirit, as well as a sense of tolerance and cohesion that much larger towns, and even some cities, aspire to," said Jason.
The project, sponsored by Green Refurb Ltd, will end in an exhibition later in the year.
Meanwhile, those 500 faces can be viewed at www.500faces.co.uk.
Another photographic collection is also in progress – this time a series of 500 views of Hebden Bridge as it is now – 500 years on from the building of the old bridge.
It will include the streets and snickets, the buildings and the open spaces – a pictorial record of the town, which raises the interesting question of what residents will make of it in another 500 years time.
The collection is slowly building at www.500views.co.uk and, thanks to a Facebook link, people can add their own photographs to the project too.
Later in the year, some of the views may also appear as postcards.
A picture may paint a thousand words, but when it comes to 500 words, you can't beat the pens and keyboards of Hebden Bridgers.
People are being invited to submit 500 words about the town – comic or emotional; recollections, anecdotes or just people's feelings about the quirky town.
The only rule is the word count. Entries can be e-mailed to info@penninepens.co.uk and they then appear on the www.fivehundredwords.co.uk website.
So far, the site holds around 20 entries but, by the end of the year, it's hoped there will be 500 pieces of fascinating writing of all kinds.
The fourth project is all about bridges. Local photographer Craig Shaw, of Blu Planet Photography, is working with members of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society to create a collection of photographs featuring many of the bridges in the area that created the network of trade and community from its very early beginnings.
The project will weave images of the bridges as they are now with photographs from the past and historical information.
The series can be found at the website at www.hebden500bridges.co.uk and photos will be on display at various locations throughout 2010.