Here is a quick reminder! The Boone First United Methodist Church Youth Group is having a clothing drive to help stock the free clothing closet at Augustana Lutheran. If you have any clothes that meet the requirements in the flyer to donate, bring them on down! You can donate them… Read More »WPC – WEEK 549 – YUMMY
YELLOW! A great theme! But was it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out! As of 12:01 PM on Monday, March 9, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: 1-Willy McAlpine – 1 week2-Becky Parmelee – 1 week3-Monica Jennings – 2 weeks4-Sara Lockner –… Read More »WPC – WEEK548 – YELLOW
If you haven’t noticed, I’ve kind of suspended wishing people happy birthday from this site for the time being at least. Except one exception. If that birthday is included in the physical copy of the Photography 139 calendar. There are a bunch of birthdays in the digital calendar. But only… Read More »Selfie Project – February 2026
Here is a quick advertisement before we get into ADVERTISING! The Boone First United Methodist Church Youth Group is having a clothing drive to help stock the free clothing closet at Augustana Lutheran. If you have any clothes that meet the requirements in the flyer to donate, bring them on… Read More »WPC – WEEK 547 – ADVERTISING
BIGFOOT HUNTING! A great theme! But was it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out! As of 12:01 PM on Monday, February 23, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: 1-Corey Faust – 1 week2-Brandon Kahler – 1 week3-Sara Lockner – 1 week4-Alexis Stensland… Read More »WPC – WEEK 547 – BIGFOOT HUNTING
HUMANS! A great theme! But was it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out! As of 12:01 PM on Monday, February 16, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: *1-Alexis Stensland – 1 week2-Charlie DeWaard – 3 weeks3-Sabas Hernandez – 3 weeks4-Sarah Karber –… Read More »WPC – WEEK 545 – HUMANS
NASTY! A great theme! But was it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out! As of 12:01 PM on Monday, February 9, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: 1-Charlie DeWaard – 2 weeks2-Sabas Hernandez – 2 weeks3-Sarah Karber – 3 weeks4-Sara Lockner –… Read More »WPC – WEEK 544 – NASTY
LEADING LINES! A great theme! But was it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out! As of 12:01 PM on Monday, February 2, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: 1-Charlie DeWaard – 1 week2-Mary Green – 1 week3-Sabas Hernandez – 1 week4-Sarah Karber… Read More »WPC – WEEK 543 – LEADING LINES
It is the third day of February. Seems like a good time to share the THE SELFIE PROJECT images from January. My travel was pretty minimal in January. I didn’t leave the state. But at least I made it as far away from my front doorstep as Grinnell. Also made… Read More »Selfie Project – January 2026
PLACES! A great theme! But was it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out! As of 12:01 PM on Monday, January 26, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: 1-Sarah Karber – 1 week2-Sara Lockner – 1 week*3-Alexis Stensland – 3 weeks4-Deanna Peters –… Read More »WPC – WEEK 542 – PLACES
ARCHITECTURE! A great theme! But was it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out! As of 12:01 PM on Monday, January 19, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: 1-Brandon Kahler – 1 week2-Charlie DeWaard – 3 weeks3-Alexis Stensland – 3 weeks4-Deanna Peters –… Read More »WPC – WEEK 541 – ARCHITECTURE
Today we recognize and celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day here at Photography 139. At a time where the United States has fallen under the control of a particularly rabidly racist regime that is actively trying to erase the contributions of minorities out of the history books, it is particularly… Read More »WPC – WEEK 540 – CONTRAST
I only made 3 trips to the Iowa State Fair in 2025. One with the O’Gorshes. Another one with Tall and Meaty. Then a final one on the last day of the Fair with Teresa and Valerie to pick up my pictures from the Iowa State Fair Photography Salon. On… Read More »State Fairin’: Trip 3
Now that I’ve revealed all of the 2026 Photography Calendar I’m going to put together a super long post. I’m not joking, this is a SUPER long post. You might want to stretch out your scrolling finger before diving in to this one. Normally I might make this into 2… Read More »Let’s Talk 2026 Calendar!
Time to reveal the December image for the 2026 Photography 139 Calendar. The final image. DECEMBER – 2026 The subject of the December image is me holding a candle during the Candlelight Service at Boone First United Methodist Church. I’m kind of a man’s man. No collar worker with blue… Read More »Des Moining III
Time to reveal the November image for the 2026 Photography 139 Calendar. NOVEMBER – 2026 The subject of the November image is a water lily I found at the Des Moines Botanical Garden. I am a proud member of the Iowa Arboretum and with that membership I can get in… Read More »WPC – WEEK 539 – ENTERTAINMENT
Time to reveal the September image for the 2026 Photography 139 Calendar. SEPTEMBER – 2026 The subject of the September image was Virgil the Owl. Virgil took up residence in a tree outside of Lagomarcino on the Iowa State campus this spring. So fortunately this owl was an easy owl… Read More »Des Moining II
EDITOR’S NOTE: i DID SOME WEIRD FORMATTING THAT MIGHT LOOK REALLY WEIRD IF YOU ARE LOOKING AT THIS VIA EMAIL. YOU MIGHT HAVE TO GO TO THE WEBSITE TO SEE THIS POST PROPERLY. Time to reveal the June image for the 2026 Photography 139 Calendar. JUNE – 2026 The subject… Read More »Weekly Photo Challenge Year 12 in Review
Time to reveal the May image for the 2026 Photography 139 Calendar. MAY – 2026 Technical Details The subject of the May image is a spider sculpture in the Pappajohn Sculpture Park in Des Moines. This is one of those pictures that when I distributed the calendars I learned that… Read More »Selfie Project – December 2025
Time to reveal the April image for the 2026 Photography 139 Calendar. APRIL – 2026 Technical Details The subject for the April image is a collection of tulips taken in the Pella town square. Every year I like to make a trip to Pella to photograph their wonderful selection of… Read More »WPC – WEEK 538 – BLACK & WHITE
Every last 2026 Photography 139 calendar has been distributed as of roughly 5:30 PM last night. So now is a good time to start sharing the images from this year’s calendar. We will start with the front cover. FRONT COVER – 2026 Technical Details The subject of the picture is… Read More »525,600 Minutes – 2025 Year in Review