Meet the art of WEARBEARD, illustrator and painter

And this is where my fake name comes from. A sticker campaign founded in 2005 advocating for beards as a metaphor for independent thinking. I even wrote a manifesto. Now wearing a beard is almost as surprising as wearing pants, so it doesn't really work quite as well any more.

Thanks so much to everyone who contributed to this project.

WEARBEARD in Monument Valley, Utah. United States.

WEARBEARD in Assilah, Morocco.

WEARBEARD in New York City, New York. United States. Manhattan Bridge from Brooklyn Bridge. Photo by Gloria Oñate.

WEARBEARD in Bilbao, Spain. Guggenheim Museum.

WEARBEARD in Berlin, Germany.

WEARBEARD in Angkor Wat, Cambodia. Photo by Gustavo Rodríguez.

WEARBEARD in Chicago, Illinois. United States. Photo by Raul Barbolla.

WEARBEARD in Taj Mahal, Agra. India. Photo by Raul Barbolla.

WEARBEARD in Bata, Equatorial Guinea. Photo by Gustavo Rodríguez.

WEARBEARD in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Museumsplatz.

WEARBEARD in Chichén Itzá, Mexico. Photo by Brett Monroe Garner.

WEARBEARD in Los Angeles, California. United States. Photo by Álvaro Lagos.

WEARBEARD in Dunnet Head, Scotland. Highland Cattle. Photo by Nose Lanariz.

WEARBEARD in Brussels, Belgium. Atomium at Atomiumsquare. Photo by Sta Rodríguez.

WEARBEARD in Grand Canyon, Arizona. United States. Photo by Raul Barbolla.

WEARBEARD in Lisbon, Portugal. 25 de Abril Bridge. No, it's not the Golden Gate.

WEARBEARD in London, England. Millennium Bridge and St Paul's Cathedral.

WEARBEARD in Washington, District Of Columbia. United States. Washington Monument. Photo by Gloria Oñate.

WEARBEARD in Miyajima, Japan. Photo by Raul Barbolla.

WEARBEARD in Salvation Mountain, outside Slab City, California. United States. Photo by Brett Monroe Garner.

WEARBEARD in Paris, France. Photo by Sonia González Amado.

WEARBEARD in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Canada.

WEARBEARD in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. United States. JFK Plaza aka Love Park.

WEARBEARD in Mexico City, Mexico. Plaza del Zócalo. Photo by Nose Lanariz.

WEARBEARD in Memphis, Tennessee. United States. Graceland.

WEARBEARD in Vatican City. Photo by Nose Lanariz.

WEARBEARD in New Orleans, Louisiana. United States. St. Louis Cathedral at Jackson Square.

WEARBEARD in San Francisco, California. United States. Yes, the Golden Gate Bridge.

WEARBEARD in Toronto, Canada. CN Tower from McCaul Street.

WEARBEARD in Tokyo, Japan. Rainbow Bridge at Odaiba. Photo by Raul Barbolla.

WEARBEARD in Valencia, Spain. Plaza del Ayuntamiento during a Mascletá. Photo by Nose Lanariz.

WEARBEARD in Las Vegas, Nevada. United States. Casino Center Boulevard at downtown Las Vegas.

WEARBEARD in The Great Wall of China. Photo by Nacho Velayos.

WEARBEARD in Budapest, Hungary. Liberty bridge. Photo by Jose Luis Varon Garces.

WEARBEARD in La Habana, Cuba. Photo by Raul Santos.

WEARBEARD in Firenze, Italy. Ponte Vecchio. Photo by Uzuri Guridi.

WEARBEARD in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Petronas Tower. Photo by Brett Monroe Garner.

WEARBEARD in Ubud, Bali. Indonesia. Ubud Monkey Forest. Photo by Brett Monroe Garner.