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Extra, Extra
On vacation in Istanbul last week, I frequently found myself sitting in the courtyard of the Blue Mosque, drawn by the juxtaposition of the structure’s tranquil bulk with its constant flow of...
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Between
Say hello to Danielle Hark. Danielle is a photographer, writer, life coach, and the founder of the online gallery and nonprofit Broken Light Collective, which empowers people affected by mental illness...
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Contrasts
I’ve been traipsing around Europe over the past few weeks. I am, as my long-suffering spouse can attest, that person who likes to visit every. Single. Church. I love the history, the nooks and...
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Relic
Donncha Ó Caoimh is an Automattician based in Blarney, County Cork, Ireland. He’s an avid photographer, capturing scenes around the world on his blog, In Photos dot Org. Learn a little more about...
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Containers
From “Don’t judge a book by its cover” to “Don’t look at the jug, but at what it contains” (an old Rabbinic saying), we’re constantly taught that the contents of things are more important than the...
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Summer Lovin’
If you live in the Southern hemisphere, the warmth of summer is part distant memory, part dream for the future. In the Northern hemisphere, the polar vortex that made winter nearly unbearable is...
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Zigzag
The quickest way between two points might be a straight line, but it’s rarely the most interesting one. From strolling around a new city to browsing the shelves at a neighborhood bookstore, it’s so...
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Texture
Natalia Maks is a fine artist-turned-photographer who loves traveling the world and capturing the unexpected through her lens — and is the guest host for this week’s photo challenge! We are surrounded...
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Silhouette
Photography is all about experimenting with light, and then positioning yourself (or your subject) in the right spot to achieve a certain effect. One such effect is a silhouette, in which an outline of...
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Fray
John Godley is an Automattician based in London, England. Never far from a camera, John enjoys capturing scenes around London and is sure to have a photo walk on his agenda when traveling. He loves a...
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Dialogue
We’re thrilled to have Frédéric Biver as this week’s Photo Challenge host. Fred is an architect and avid photographer based in Switzerland and the UK, and blogs at fakeormistake. Some of his...
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Adventure!
Typically, the only time I’m awake when the sun rises is when I’ve failed to go to sleep the night before. Once in a great while, though, I’ll drag my groaning carcass out of bed in the pre-dawn light...
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Humanity
The more I see the world, the more I realize that although people are different, we’re very much the same. We speak different languages, have different cultures, religions, values, and physical traits,...
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Endurance
As we sift through fleeting status updates, toss yet another egg carton in the recycling bin, and watch as seasons change around the world, it can seem like life is made of constant change. On a recent...
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Nighttime
Scouring my photo library recently, it dawned on me (no pun intended) that I rarely take pictures at night. I hate using flash, and since I rely exclusively on my phone camera these days, most...
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Signs
From the street signs we see on our commute to work each day to the vintage neon signs put to rest in an outdoor museum in Las Vegas, signs are functional, but can also be decorative. Signs can direct...
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Dreamy
On a recent trip to Utah, I ended up in a hotel room facing due east. Since I like to sleep with the windows open and Utah was enjoying a run of stunning weather, I had a week of early wake-up calls as...
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Refraction
Kevin Conboy is an Automattician based in Denver, Colorado. Creative by nature, Kevin is a designer, a composer, an artist, and a musician. Check out his photography at A Missing Frame. Listen to his...
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Cover Art
Pete Rosos, a freelance photographer for over a decade, has worked at Fairlight Media Pool in Hamburg, Germany, and studied at Speos Photographic Institute in Paris, France. Based in the San Francisco...
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Descent
A perspective looking down, from the top of a beautiful circular staircase. The basement in your grandmother’s house that frightened you as a child — and even now, as an adult. A shot of an unforgiving...
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