Urbane is looking for readers' photos of Beijing for their Olympic issue

We're looking for a few good photographs of the city you love. And hate. And I know you've got them. They could end up being seen by lots of people, in the pages of Urbane's big August issue. But mostly, we'd like to have a look.

Here's the idea:

As the city prepares for its Olympic close-up, an era of creative destruction comes to a close. And so too do those institutions you might associate with it. Whether it's old subway signage, a favorite restaurant, some hutong scrawl, or curious evidence of Olympic preparation, we want to see the exciting and endangered people, places and things you miss and love about Beijing before the flame rolls in.

Photos should be around 1MB or larger, and you can email them to pasternack2 at gmail dot com. We need to get them in by Wednesday July 16.

We can't pay - I wish we could - but think of it as an art project, an exhibition, a love letter, free advertising, whatever.