// populate photos collection
var photos = new Array();    // collection of photos
addItem(photos, new piece("Untitled", "photos/michelle1.jpg", "Photograph, Photoshop", "", "2002"));
addItem(photos, new piece("Untitled", "photos/scandal1.jpg", "Photograph, Photoshop", "", "2002"));
addItem(photos, new piece("Untitled", "photos/henry.jpg", "Photograph, Photoshop", "", "2002"));
addItem(photos, new piece("Untitled", "photos/photo2.jpg", "Photograph, Photoshop", "", "2001"));
addItem(photos, new piece("Untitled", "photos/40d1.jpg", "Photograph, Photoshop", "", "2002"));
addItem(photos, new piece("Untitled", "photos/photo3.gif", "Photograph, Photoshop", "", "2001"));
addItem(photos, new piece("Untitled", "photos/smoke.jpg", "Photograph, Photoshop", "", "2002"));
addItem(photos, new piece("Untitled", "photos/photo4.jpg", "Photograph, Photoshop", "", "2001"));
addItem(photos, new piece("Untitled", "photos/henry2.jpg", "Photograph, Photoshop", "", "2002"));
addItem(photos, new piece("Untitled", "photos/photo5.jpg", "Photograph, Photoshop", "", "2001"));
addItem(photos, new piece("Untitled", "photos/michelle2.jpg", "Photograph, Photoshop", "", "2002"));
addItem(photos, new piece("Untitled", "photos/photo6.jpg", "Photograph, Photoshop", "", "2001"));
addItem(photos, new piece("Untitled", "photos/zevilookingleftsquare.jpg", "Photograph, Photoshop", "", "2001"));
addItem(photos, new piece("Untitled", "photos/photo7.jpg", "Photograph, Photoshop", "", "2001"));
addItem(photos, new piece("Untitled", "photos/henry3.jpg", "Photograph, Photoshop", "", "2002"));
addItem(photos, new piece("Untitled", "photos/scandal2.jpg", "Photograph, Photoshop", "", "2002"));
addItem(photos, new piece("Untitled", "photos/photo8.jpg", "Photograph, Photoshop", "", "2001"));
addItem(photos, new piece("Untitled", "photos/photo9.jpg", "Photograph, Photoshop", "", "2001"));
addItem(photos, new piece("Untitled", "photos/zevilookingleft4.1.jpg", "Photograph, Photoshop", "", "2001"));
addItem(photos, new piece("Untitled", "photos/photo10.jpg", "Photograph, Photoshop", "", "2001"));
addItem(photos, new piece("Untitled", "photos/henry4.jpg", "Photograph, Photoshop", "", "2002"));
addItem(photos, new piece("Untitled", "photos/crop1blurred.jpg", "Photograph, Photoshop", "", "2002"));
addItem(photos, new piece("Untitled", "photos/photo11.gif", "Photograph, Photoshop", "", "2001"));
addItem(photos, new piece("Untitled", "photos/photo12.gif", "Photograph, Photoshop", "", "2001"));
addItem(photos, new piece("Untitled", "photos/40d2.jpg", "Photograph, Photoshop", "", "2002"));
addItem(photos, new piece("Untitled", "photos/photo14.jpg", "Photograph, Photoshop", "", "2001"));
addItem(photos, new piece("Untitled", "photos/zevidark2.jpg", "Photograph, Photoshop", "", "2001"));
addItem(photos, new piece("Untitled", "photos/photo15.gif", "Photograph, Photoshop", "", "2001"));
addItem(photos, new piece("Untitled", "photos/counter1.jpg", "Photograph, Photoshop", "", "2002"));
addItem(photos, new piece("Untitled", "photos/photo16.jpg", "Photograph, Photoshop", "", "2001"));
addItem(photos, new piece("Untitled", "photos/photo17.jpg", "Photograph, Photoshop", "", "2001"));
addItem(photos, new piece("Untitled", "photos/zevismile.jpg", "Photograph, Photoshop", "", "2001"));

var currColl = photos;
var item = photos[currItem];