LINES! They are literally everywhere you look. But did enough people see them to make it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out!
As of 12:01 PM on Monday, December 4, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore the numbers in parentheses):
1-Sara Lockner – 2 weeks
2-Willy McAlpine – 2 weeks
3–Mary Green – 3 weeks (2)
4-Susanna Funk – 4 weeks
5-Elainie Hernandez – 5 weeks
6-Scott Degeneffe – 15 weeks (2)
7-Sabas Hernandez – 16 weeks
8-Mike Vest – 21 weeks
9-Sheri Fakhouri – 25 weeks
10-Logan Kahler – 26 weeks
11-Nathanial Brown – 27 weeks
12-Jesse Howard – 27 weeks
13-Tamara Peterson – 30 weeks
14-Mindi Terrell – 42 weeks (2)
15-Brandon Kahler – 65 weeks
16-Linda Bennett – 70 weeks (2)
17-Sarah Toot – 72 weeks
18-Angie DeWaard – 76 weeks
19-Dawn Krause – 80 weeks
20-Kim Barker – 86 weeks (2)
21-Joe Duff – 87 weeks
22-Teresa Kahler – 98 weeks (2)
23-Carla Stensland – 98 weeks (2)
24-Micky Augustin – 100 weeks
25-Andy Sharp – 101 weeks
26-Bill Wentworth – 102 weeks
27-Cathie Morton – 106 weeks
28-Elizabeth Nordeen – 107 weeks
29-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 109 weeks
30-Kio Dettman – 111 weeks
But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates or streaks. You came to see the submissions and what streaks continued and what streaks flamed out:
Alexis Stensland (Iowa) – 1 week
Angie DeWaard (Iowa) – 77 weeks
Bill Wentworth (Omaha, Nebraska) – 103 weeks
Brandon Kahler (Boone, Iowa) – 66 weeks
Carla Stensland (Hilton Coliseum – Ames, Iowa) – 99 weeks
Carla Stensland (Hilton Coliseum – Ames, Iowa)
Cathie Morton (San Antonio, Texas) – 107 weeks
Cathie Morton (San Antonio, Texas)
Christopher D. Bennett (Ankeny, Iowa)
Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa) – 108 weeks
Jen Ensley-Gorshe (Washington D.C.) – 1 week
Jen Ensley-Gorshe (Washington D.C.)
Jen Ensley-Gorshe (Washington D.C.)
Jesse Howard (Iowa) – 28 weeks
Joe Duff (Houston, Texas) – 88 weeks
Kim Barker (Nevada, Iowa) – 87 weeks
Kio Dettman (Iowa) – 112 weeks
Linda Bennett (Kansas) – 71 weeks
Logan Kahler (Iowa) – 27 weeks
Micky Augustin (Iowa) – 101 weeks
Mike Vest (Madrid, Iowa) – 22 weeks
Mindi Terrell (Iowa) – 43 weeks
Monica Jennings (Iowa) – 1 week
Nathanial Brown (Hollywood, Florida) – 28 weeks
Sabas Hernandez (Iowa) – 17 weeks
Sarah Toot (U.S. Virgin Islands) – 73 weeks
Sarah Toot (U.S. Virgin Islands)
Sarah Toot (Fashion Institute of Technology – New York City, New York)
Scott Degeneffe (Iowa) – 16 weeks
Shannon Bardole-Foley (Iowa) – 110 weeks
Sheri Fakhouri (30hop – Ankeny, Iowa) – 26 weeks
Sheri Fakhouri (30hop – Ankeny, Iowa)
Susanna Funk (Torreys Peak, Colorado) – 5 weeks
Tamara Peterson (Iowa) – 31 weeks
32 participants! That is a pretty good week!
There were submissions this week taken in the following places:
+ Colorado
+ Florida
+ Iowa
+ Nebraska
+ New York
+ Texas
+ U.S. Virgin Islands
+ Washington D.C.
Here is the current calendar year list for states:
+ Arizona
+ Arkansas
+ California
+ Colorado
+ Florida
+ Georgia
+ Hawaii
+ Idaho
+ Illinois
+ Indiana
+ Iowa
+ Kansas
+ Kentucky
+ Louisiana
+ Maryland
+ Michigan
+ Minnesota
+ Mississippi
+ Missouri
+ Montana
+ Nebraska
+ New Hampshire
+ New Jersey
+ New Mexico
+ New York
+ Nevada
+ North Carolina
+ North Dakota
+ Ohio
+ Oklahoma
+ Oregon
+ Pennsylvania
+ South Carolina
+ South Dakota
+ Tennessee
+ Texas
+ Utah
+ Vermont
+ Virgin Islands
+ Washington
+ Washington D.C.
+ Wisconsin
+ Wyoming
41 states and 1 district and 1 territory! That is pretty impressive! Over 80% of the way there! Every continental state west of the Mississippi is now accounted for.
The Outside of the United States map is currently:
+ Spain
+ British Virgin Islands
+ Mexico
+ Nassau Bahamas
+ Canada
+ Peru
+ France
+ Austria
+ Germany
+ Italy
+ Slovenia
+ Belize
The major milestone this week was Sheri joining the Half Year Club! WooHoo!
But it wasn’t all sunshine and roses! Mary’s streak ends at 3. Elainie’s is gone at 5.
But 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:
STREET PHOTOGRAPHY
STREET PHOTOGRAPHY! What a great theme for Year 10 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE!
But what exactly is STREET PHOTOGRAPHY… besides one of my favorite forms of photography?
Here is a definition from the Nashville Film Institute:
Street photography is a genre of photography that captures the day-to-day life of people in a public setting. However, street photography may also be devoid of people and be filled with objects or an environment associated with human presence. For example, capturing the shadow or a discarded object leaves an intriguing effect on the viewer, as they signify an unfinished story. To excel in street photography, you have to be a reasonable observer. With observation, you can convey hints, feelings, ideas, stories, or questions that prompt your viewer.
The most important thing to take is that STREET PHOTOGRAPHY takes place in a public place. It is NOT posed. It does NOT have to include a street. It does NOT have to include a person.
Got it? Cool. I look forward to seeing your interpretation!
RULES
The picture has to 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 (unless you are taking your picture from the couch) and take pictures challenge. There is a limit of 3 submissions per participant. To be considered the photographer, you have to be the one that takes the picture. Don’t be stealing the work of other artists. You can submit pictures for other photographers that took pictures with your camera or phone, but give credit where credit is due.
You can send your images to either bennett@photography139.com OR you may text them to my Pixel 5.
That is it. Thems the rules!
That is all I got, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will all be sharing your idea of STREET PHOTOGRAPHY in this place that is from the streets next Monday.