[Mason]

I don't know if it's been posted here before, but I thought this was a wonderful idea:

http://www.nameyourdreamassignment.com/the-ideas/frazz/the-day-the-dogs-stood-still/

I found this via a friend's wordpress blog. The whole idea behind this is that people submit a dream photography assignment, and the one that gets the most votes after so many weeks gets a large sum of money to pursue it.