DECORATION! A great theme! But did enough people get all decorated up to make it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out!
As of 12:01 PM on Monday, December 22, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks:
1-Sabas Hernandez – 2 weeks
*2-Jesse Howard – 2 weeks
3-Sara Lockner – 2 weeks
*4-Kio Dettman – 6 weeks
5-Becky Parmelee – 11 weeks
6-Suzie Brannen – 15 weeks
7-Willy McAlpine – 17 weeks
8-Monica Jennings – 21 weeks
*9-Deb Powers – 69 weeks
10-Mike Vest – 83 weeks
11-Lowell Davis – 103 weeks
12-Scott Degeneffe – 122 weeks
13-Sheri Fakhouri – 132 weeks
*14-Logan Kahler – 133 weeks
*15-Nathanial Brown – 134 weeks
16-Tamara Peterson – 145 weeks
*17-Mindi Terrell – 149 weeks
18-Linda Bennett – 178 weeks
*19-Sarah Toot – 179 weeks
20-Angie DeWaard – 182 weeks
21-Dawn Krause – 185 weeks
22-Kim Barker – 193 weeks
23-Joe Duff – 194 weeks
*24-Teresa Kahler – 205 weeks
*25-Carla Stensland – 205 weeks
26-Micky Augustin – 207 weeks
27-Andy Sharp – 208 weeks
28-Bill Wentworth – 209 weeks
29-Cathie Morton – 213 weeks
30-Elizabeth Nordeen – 214 weeks
31-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 216 weeks
DECORATION is the 2nd to last theme for Year 12 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. The theme revealed at the end of this post is last theme for Year 12 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. So now seems like a good time to reveal the 52 themes for Year 13 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE:
- ENTERTAINMENT
- CONTRAST (SCOTT DEGENEFFE)
- ARCHITECTURE
- PLACES
- LEADING LINES
- NASTY (ALEXIS STENSLAND)
- BIGFOOT HUNTING (ANDY SHARP)
- ADVERTISING (DEB POWERS)
- YELLOW (DEB POWERS)
- YUMMY (SCOTT DEGENEFFE)
- WEDNESDAY (ALEXIS STENSLAND)
- WILD ANIMAL
- MISTAKES (LOWELL DAVIS)
- ABSTRACT (ALEXIS STENSLAND)
- FLOWER
- ART (ALEXIS STENSLAND)
- AT YOUR FINGERTIPS (JOE DUFF)
- SIGNS
- ABANDONED (DEB POWERS)
- FRAMED
- HISTORY
- SLICE OF LIFE
- THINGS
- TREES (SCOTT DEGENEFFE)
- AMERICA (IOWA STATE FAIR SPECIAL THEME)
- CIRCLE
- COMMUNICATION
- OLD
- ANXIETY (LOWELL DAVIS)
- NEVER PHOTOGRAPHED BEFORE (JOE DUFF)
- I CAN’T EVEN (ALEXIS STENSLAND)
- MEANING OF LIFE (SCOTT DEGENEFFE)
- WORKPLACE (DEB POWERS)
- MOTION
- CONSTRUCTION (SCOTT DEGENEFFE)
- NOISY (ANGIE DEWAARD)
- #INSTAGOOD
- SWEET (ANGIE DEWAARD)
- COLORFUL
- COMPETITION (SCOTT DEGENEFFE)
- STREET PHOTOGRAPHY
- BLACK & WHITE
- WATER (ANDY SHARP)
- HOBBIES
- PURPLE
- SYMMETRY (ANGIE DEWAARD)
- PET (SHANNON BARDOLE-FOLEY & ANDY SHARP COMBINED)
- ROAD TRIP
- HUMANS
- PARK
- DECORATION
- FACELESS PORTRAIT
Someday, maybe I’ll break down my selection process. But even a fool will tell you that someday never comes. Thanks to all the people that suggested themes for Year 13 and no thanks to anybody that complains about a theme but didn’t suggest any.
Here is the list of rules for Year 12 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE:
1. The picture must be taken between 12:01 PM today and 11 AM next Monday. This isn’t a curate your photos project. This is a get your butt off the couch and take pictures challenge!
- There is a limit of 2 submissions per person per theme. If you send me more than 2, I will use the first 2 that you submit. If you submit 2 pictures, make sure they are of different subjects.
- Deadline to submit your submission is 11 AM Central Time the following Monday. But that is a deadline. Pictures can be submitted as soon as you take them.
- To be considered the photographer of an image, you have to be the one that clicks the shutter. If you hand your camera over to somebody else to take a picture of you, you are NOT the photographer of that image.
- No screen captures. This is a photography challenge. Not a “look at what I found on the internet” challenge.
- Please include the location of where the picture was taken with your submission.
There are still 2 ways to submit:
- Email your submission to bennett@photography139.com.
- Text your submission to my Google Pixel 8 Pro.
But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates or streaks or the rules of the challenge or how to submit. You came to see the submissions and what streaks continued and what streaks flamed out:
Mary Green (Holt, Michigan) – 1 week
Mary Green (Holt, Michigan)
Deanna McClain (Iowa) – 1 week
Jesse Howard (Des Moines, Iowa) – 3 weeks
Sara Lockner (Iowa) – 4 weeks
Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa) – 7 weeks
Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa)
Becky Parmelee (Bella Vista, Arkansas) – 12 weeks
Suzie Brannen (Perry, Iowa) – 16 weeks
Suzie Brannen (Perry, Iowa)
Willy McAlpine (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) – 18 weeks
Monica Jennings (Boone, Iowa) – 22 weeks
Deb Powers (Ankeny, Iowa) – 70 weeks
Deb Powers (Ankeny, Iowa)
Mike Vest (Madrid, Iowa) – 84 weeks
Lowell Davis (Iowa) – 104 weeks
Lowell Davis (Iowa)
Scott Degeneffe (Boone County, Iowa) – 123 weeks
Sheri Fakhouri (Ankeny, Iowa) – 133 weeks
Logan Kahler (Boone, Iowa) – 134 weeks
Nathanial Brown (Boone, Iowa) – 135 weeks
Tamara Peterson (Perry, Iowa) – 146 weeks
Mindi Terrell (Urbandale, Iowa) – 150 weeks
Mindi Terrell (Urbandale, Iowa)
Linda Bennett (Kansas) – 179 weeks
Linda Bennett (Kansas)
Sarah Toot (Kansas City, Missouri) – 180 weeks
Angie DeWaard (Ames, Iowa) – 183 weeks
Angie DeWaard (Ames, Iowa)
Dawn Krause (Boone, Iowa) – 186 weeks
Kim Barker (Ankeny, Iowa) – 194 weeks
Joe Duff (League City, Texas) – 195 weeks
Joe Duff (Houston, Texas)
Teresa Kahler (Ames, Iowa) – 206 weeks
Teresa Kahler (Ames, Iowa)
Carla Stensland (Ogden, Iowa) – 206 weeks
Micky Augustin (Ames, Iowa) – 208 weeks
Andy Sharp (Iowa) – 209 weeks
Bill Wentworth (Saint Louis, Missouri) – 210 weeks
Cathie Morton (Minneapolis, Minnesota) – 213 weeks
Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa) – 215 weeks
Shannon Bardole-Foley (Rural Rippey, Iowa) – 217 weeks
Christopher D. Bennett (Reiman Gardens – Ames, Iowa) – 641 weeks
Submissions from 33 participants this week. A slight rebound from HUMANS. But still not a popular theme.
There were submissions this week taken in the following places:
- Arkansas
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Texas
Here is the Year 12 list of places where submissions have been taken:
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Washington
- Washington D.C.
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
- Argentina
- Canada
- Chile
- Curacao
- Dominican Republic
- England
- Ireland
- Mexico
- Northern Ireland
- Spain
- Atlantic Ocean
That is 37 states, 1 district, and 10 foreign countries! And 1 body of water. That is the list with 1 week to go in Year 12.
The big milestone this week was Lowell joining the 2 Year Streak Club! WooHoo! WooHoo! Plus Micky joined the 4 Year Streak Club!!!! WooHoo! WooHoo! WooHoo! WooHoo! But it wasn’t all eggnog and glad tidings of joy. Sabas’ streak is over at 2 weeks. Sad sigh!
Enough dwelling on the past! Time to look to the future. We are all interested in the future, for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives. And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future! This week’s theme:
BLACK & WHITE
BLACK & WHITE! What a great theme for Year 12 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE! And it is well documented that it is my favorite theme!
This is the 10th time that BLACK & WHITE has been a theme for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE.
Here are a couple of my favorites from the Ghosts of BLACK & WHTIE past:
Micky Augustin – Week 14
Cathie (Raley) Morton – Week 74
Sarah Karber – Week 133
Stephanie Kim – Week 202
Elizabeth Nordeen – Week 251
Mike Vest – Week 266
Kim Barker – Week 330
Dawn Krause – Week 419
Monica Jennings – Week 460
To peruse all of the nearly 250 submissions in the BLACK AND WHITE archive, click on the link below:
I look forward to seeing your interpretation!
Until next Monday, may you run and not be weary. May your heart be filled with song. And may the love of God continue to give you hope and keep you strong.