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WPC – WEEK 478 – MACRO

For starters to address the internet rumors about me throwing away a camera at the dumpster fire known as Cultural Appropriation Stadium. Sorry. I meant Arrowhead Stadium. Which comes with not at all a problematic and racist subculture.

At this point, it is just better for you to imagine what happened in your head and allow the legend to grow because whatever the legend is, it is infinitely more interesting than the real story.

It is sufficient to say that the security staff at Cultural Appropriation Stadium are the rare combination of douchey and incompetency that is almost impressive. Truly awe-inspiring in both how douchey and completely incompetent they are. I’ve met people that are more douchey. I’ve met people that have lower levels of competency. I don’t know I’ve met anybody where these attributes were so intertwined. And I can say that this was the first time in my life that a security guard got in my face and asked me if I had “been drinking”. Nope security guard moron. Not a drop since 2006.

But I try to remain positive. And I can say this about Cultural Appropriation Stadium. It would make a nice stadium for a Division II college.

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Today is Veterans Day. So I need to wish all veterans a happy Veterans Day.


Monroe County - Albia
Happy Veterans Day!

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Thanks to everybody that made suggestions for next year’s themes. The window to make suggestions is now close. There are the suggestion that were given:

ANDY SHARP
+ WHAT YOU’D SNEAK INTO A MOVIE THEATER
+ BLACK AND WHITE OLD SCHOOL
+ TWO TONE
+ DREAM
+ PIZZA
+ WEIRDEST CONDIMENT IN YOUR FRIDGE

JOE DUFF
+ THREE
+ SPOOKY
+ DRIPPING
+ DAMAGED

LOWELL DAVIS
+ SPIRIT
+ ANXIOUS
+ SOMETHING STUPID
+ PEACE
+ RAGE

CARLA STENSLAND
+ SHOOT THROUGH
+ RELAXATION
+ VETERAN
+ ROCK OR STONE
+ BATHTUB
+ FOUND IN A PUBLIC BATHROOM
+ BEHIND THE DOOR
+ LOVE
+ MEANINGFUL
+ SUNSHINE

ANGE DEWAARD
+ SILHOUETTE
+ EMOTION RELAYED WIHOUT FACE
+ FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY
+ PHOTOGRAPHY FOR A COMMERCIAL/AD

I am taking them all under advisement and will come up with the list of next year’s 52 theme by the end of the month.

Thanks to everyone that made suggestions!

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MACRO! What a great theme! Did enough people get up close with it to make it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out.

As of 12:01 PM on Monday, November 4, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore everything in parentheses):

1-Jen Ensley-Gorshe – 1 week (IA, CO, MO, TX, TN, VA, IL, FL, IN, WV, PA)
2-Monica Jennings – 1 week (IA)
*3-Amy Peterson – 1 week (IA)
4-Kyle Sharp – 2 weeks (IA, MO)
5-Johnathan Stensland – 2 weeks (IA)
6-Jesse Howard – 5 weeks (IA, MO, NE, FL, ABW, CUW, MN)
*7-Suzie Brannen – 6 weeks (IA, MD)
8-Sabas Hernandez – 8 weeks (IA, OH)
*9-Deb Powers – 10 weeks (MT, IA)
10-Sara Lockner – 14 weeks (IA, BHS, MN)
11-Willy McAlpine – 17 weeks (IA)
*12-Deanna McClain – 21 weeks (IA, MN)
13-Mike Vest – 24 weeks (IA, MO, OK, AR, KS)
14-Lowell Davis – 44 weeks (IA, MO)
15-Brandon Kahler – 45 weeks (IA, MN)
16-Scott Degeneffe – 63 weeks (IA, FL, UT, CO, KY, IN, IL, MN, WI)
*17-Sheri Fakhouri – 73 weeks (IA, NE, GA)
18-Logan Kahler – 74 weeks (IA, MN, MO)
19-Nathanial Brown – 75 weeks (IA, SD, GA, TN, IRL, UK, FL, IL, KS, NE, MN, PA,, WI, NY)
20-Tamara Peterson – 86 weeks (IA, MN)
*21-Mindi Terrell – 90 weeks (IA)
*22-Linda Bennett – 119 weeks (KS, IA, MI, NY)
23-Sarah Toot – 120 weeks (PA, NY, VT, NV, NJ, NC)
*24-Angie DeWaard – 123 weeks (IA, IL, SCT, ENG, MN, FL)
25-Dawn Krause – 128 weeks (IA, IL)
26-Kim Barker – 134 weeks (IA, CO, LA)
*27-Joe Duff – 135 weeks (TX, NY)
*28-Teresa Kahler – 146 weeks (IA, NE)
*29-Carla Stensland – 146 weeks (IA, MO, SD, WY, CO)
30-Micky Augustin – 148 weeks (IA, IL, FL, AK)
31-Andy Sharp – 149 weeks (IA, NE, AR, MS, MO, TN, LA, IL, MN, WI, KS)
32-Bill Wentworth – 150 weeks (NE, MO, FL)
*33-Cathie Morton – 153 weeks (IA, FL, BHS, MO, LA)
34-Elizabeth Nordeen – 155 weeks (IA, OH)
35-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 157 weeks (IA, CA, NV, AR, MO)
*36-Kio Dettman – 159 weeks (IA)

Here is the list of rules for Year 11 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!
2. 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.
3. Deadline to submit your submission is 11 AM next Monday.
4. 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.
5. No screen captures. This is a photography challenge. Not a “look at what I found on the internet” challenge.

There are still 2 ways to submit:
1. Email your submission to bennett@photography139.com.
2. 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:


WPC - WEEK 478 - MACRO - ANDY SHARP
Andy Sharp (Iowa) – 150 weeks

WPC - WEEK 478 - MACRO - ANGIE DEWAARD
Angie DeWaard (Iowa) – 124 weeks

WPC - WEEK 478 - MACRO - BILL WENTWORTH
Bill Wentworth (Omaha, Nebraska) – 151 weeks

WPC - WEEK 478 - MACRO - BRANDON KAHLER
Brandon Kahler (Ames, Iowa) – 46 weeks

WPC - WEEK 478 - MACRO - CARLA STENSLAND
Carla Stensland (Ogden, Iowa) – 147 weeks

WPC - WEEK 478 - MACRO - CARLA STENSLAND
Carla Stensland (Ogden, Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 478 - MACRO - CATHIE MORTON
Cathie Morton (Norwalk, Iowa) – 154 weeks

WPC - WEEK 478 - MACRO - CHRISTOPHER D. BENNETT
Christopher D. Bennett (Boone, Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 478 - MACRO - DAWN KRAUSE
Dawn Krause (Iowa) – 129 weeks

WPC - WEEK 478 - MACRO - DEANNA MCCLAIN
Deanna McClain (Iowa) – 22 weeks

WPC - WEEK 478 - MACRO - DEB POWERS
Deb Powers (Ankeny, Iowa) – 11 weeks

WPC - WEEK 478 - MACRO - DEB POWERS
Deb Powers (Ankeny, Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 478 - MACRO - ELIZABETH NORDEEN
Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa) – 156 weeks

WPC - WEEK 478 - MACRO - JEN ENSLEY-GORSHE
Jen Ensley-Gorshe (Washington D.C.) – 2 weeks

WPC - WEEK 478 - MACRO - JESSE HOWARD
Jesse Howard (Q39 – Kansas City, Missouri) – 6 weeks

WPC - WEEK 478 - MACRO - JOE DUFF
Joe Duff (Texas) – 136 weeks

WPC - WEEK 478 - MACRO - JOE DUFF
Joe Duff (Texas)

WPC - WEEK 478 - MACRO - KIM BARKER
Kim Barker (Ankeny, Iowa) – 135 weeks

WPC - WEEK 478 - MACRO - KIO DETTMAN
Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa) – 160 weeks

WPC - WEEK 478 - MACRO - KIO DETTMAN
Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 478 - MACRO - LINDA BENNETT
Linda Bennett (Iowa) – 120 weeks

WPC - WEEK 478 - MACRO - LINDA BENNETT
Linda Bennett (Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 478 - MACRO - LOGAN KAHLER
Logan Kahler (Iowa) – 75 weeks

WPC - WEEK 478 - MACRO - LOWELL DAVIS
Lowell Davis (Boone, Iowa) – 45 weeks

WPC - WEEK 478 - MACRO - LOWELL DAVIS
Lowell Davis (Overland Park, Kansas)

WPC - WEEK 478 - MACRO - MARY GREEN
Mary Green (Iowa) – 1 week

WPC - WEEK 478 - MACRO - MARY GREEN
Mary Green (Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 478 - MACRO - MICKY AUGUSTIN
Micky Augustin (Ames, Iowa) – 149 weeks

WPC - WEEK 478 - MACRO - MIKE VEST
Mike Vest (Madrid, Iowa) – 25 weeks

WPC - WEEK 478 - MACRO - MINDI TERRELL
Mindi Terrell (Iowa) – 91 weeks

WPC - WEEK 478 - MACRO - MINDI TERRELL
Mindi Terrell (Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 478 - MACRO - MONICA JENNINGS
Monica Jennings (Iowa) – 2 weeks

WPC - WEEK 478 - MACRO - NATHANIAL BROWN
Nathanial Brown (Iowa) – 76 weeks

WPC - WEEK 478 - MACRO - SABAS HERNANDEZ
Sabas Hernandez (Iowa) – 9 weeks

WPC - WEEK 478 - MACRO - SARAH TOOT
Sarah Toot (E. Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania) – 121 weeks

WPC - WEEK 478 - MACRO - SCOTT DEGENEFFE
Scott Degeneffe (Iowa) – 64 weeks

WPC - WEEK 478 - MACRO - SHANNON BARDOLE-FOLEY
Shannon Bardole-Foley (Honey Hollow – Warren County, Iowa) – 158 weeks

WPC - WEEK 478 - MACRO - SHERI FAKHOURI
Sheri Fakhouri (Iowa) – 74 weeks

WPC - WEEK 478 - MACRO - SUZIE BRANNEN
Suzie Brannen (Iowa) – 7 weeks

WPC - WEEK 478 - MACRO - SUZIE BRANNEN
Suzie Brannen (Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 478 - MACRO - TAMARA PETERSON
Tamara Peterson (Iowa) – 87 weeks

WPC - WEEK 478 - MACRO - TERESA KAHLER
Teresa Kahler (Iowa) – 147 weeks

WPC - WEEK 478 - MACRO - TERESA KAHLER
Teresa Kahler (Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 478 - MACRO - WILLY MCALPINE
Willy McAlpine (Iowa) – 18 weeks

34 participants this week. An extremely unpopular week. Makes me really want to add MACRO to next year’s calendar.

There were submissions this week taken in the following places:

+ Iowa (37)
+ Kansas (1)
+ Missouri (1)
+ Nebraksa (1)
+ Pennsylvania (1)
+ Texas (2)
+ Washington D.C. (1)

Thanks to Jen’s trip to D.C. we were able to add that to the 2024 The Weekly Photo Challenge Map.

Here is the Year 11 list of places where submissions have been taken (submissions taken in each places):

+ Arkansas (20.5)
+ Alaska (1)
+ California (3)
+ Colorado (10)
+ Florida (14)
+ Georgia (3)
+ Hawaii (2)
+ Illinois (15)
+ Indiana (6)
+ Iowa (1612)
+ Kansas (61)
+ Kentucky (1)
+ Louisiana (8)
+ Maryland (1)
+ Michigan (11)
+ Minnesota (15)
+ Mississippi (2.5)
+ Missouri (21.5)
+ Montana (4)
+ Nebraska (53)
+ Nevada (4)
+ New Jersey (5)
+ New York (21)
+ North Carolina (2)
+ Ohio (5)
+ Oklahoma (2)
+ Pennsylvania (39)
+ Puerto Rico (4)
+ South Dakota (5)
+ Tennessee (2.5)
+ Texas (68)
+ Utah (1)
+ Vermont (1)
+ Virginia (1)
+ Washington D.C. (1)
+ West Virginia (1)
+ Wisconsin (5)
+ Wyoming (1)
+ Aruba (1)
+ Bahamas (4)
+ Canada (2)
+ Curacao (1)
+ Ireland (3)
+ England (2)
+ North Ireland (1)
+ Scotland (1)

36 states so far! 1 U.S. Territory! 1 District! 6 foreign countries! Not bad! So far, the following people have submitted from multiple places:

+ Nathanial Brown (IA, SD, TN, GA, IRL, NIR, FL, IL, KS, NE, MN, PA, WI, NY) – 14
+ Jen Ensley-Gorshe (IA, CO, MO, TX, TN, VA, IL, FL, IN, WV, PA, DC) – 12
+ Andy Sharp (IA, NE, MO, AR, TN, MS, LA, IL, MN, WI, KS) – 11
+ Scott Degeneffe (IA, FL, UT, CO, IN, KY, IL, MN, WI) – 9
+ Jesse Howard (IA, MO, NE, FL, ABW, CUW, MN) – 7
+ Christopher D. Bennett (IA, MO, NE, IL, IN, LA) – 6
+ Sarah Toot (PA, NY, VT, NV, NJ, NC) – 6
+ Adam Gordon (IA, MS, MO, KS, MI, CAN) – 6
+ Angie DeWaard (IA, IL, SCT, ENG, MN, FL) – 6
+ Shannon Bardole-Foley (IA, CA, NV, AR, MO) – 5
+ Cathie Morton (IA, FL, BHS, MO, LA) – 5
+ Carla Stensland (IA, MO, SD, WY, CO) -5
+ Mary Green (MI, IA, IN, IL, RP) – 5
+ Michelle Haupt (IA, MO, KS, LA, MI) – 5
+ Mike Vest (IA, MO, AR, OK, KS) – 5
+ Micky Augustin (IA, IL, FL, AK) – 4
+ Linda Bennett (KS, IA, MI, NY) – 4
+ Lowell Davis (IA, MO, KS) – 3
+ Logan Kahler (IA, MN, MO) – 3
+ Bill Wentworth (NE, MO, FL) – 3
+ Kim Barker (IA, CO, LA) – 3
+ Becky Parmelee (AR, IA, OK) – 3
+ Sara Lockner (IA, BHS, MN) – 3
+ Susanna Funk (IA, CO) – 2
+ Brandon Kahler (IA, MN) – 2
+ Tamara Peterson (IA, MN) – 2
+ Teresa Kahler (IA, NE) – 2
+ Sheri Fakhouri (IA, NE) – 2
+ Sabas Hernandez (IA, OH) – 2
+ Suzie Brannen (IA, MD) – 2
+ Elizabeth Nordeen (IA, OH) – 2
+ Deanna McClain (IA, MN) – 2
+ Dawn Krause – (IA, IL) – 2
+ Joe Duff (TX, NY) – 2
+ Evie Gorshe (IA, IN) – 2
+ Layla Gorshe (IA, OH) -2
+ Deb Powers (MT, IA) – 2
+ Kyle Sharp (IA, MO) – 2

Nathanial now has a commanding lead to be crowned “The Most Travelled THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE Photographer!”

The big milestone this week was Elizabeth joining The 3 Year Streak Club! WooHoo! WooHoo! WooHoo! But 2 weeks ago I forgot to mention that Shannon had joined The 3 Year Streak Club! WooHoo! WooHoo! WooHoo!

But it isn’t all good news. There was a literal bloodbath of streaks this week. Amy couldn’t build on her submission from last week. Her streak is over before it began. Kyle and Johnathan’s streaks are over at 2. And worst of all scarecrow, Sara’s streak is over at 14!

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:


WPC - WEEK 479 - GAMES
GAMES

GAMES! What a great theme for Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE!

I look forward to your GAMES interpretation.

That’s all I got, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will play around your idea of GAMES in this playful place next Monday!

WPC – WEEK 476 – GLASS

REMINDER: THIS IS ONE OF TWO WEEKS WHERE YOU CAN LEAVE A SUGGESTION FOR THE THEMES FOR NEXT YEAR’S WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. YOU CAN DO THAT BY LEAVING A COMMENT ON THIS ENTRY ON THE WEBSITE. NO OTHER WAY. DON’T EMAIL THEM TO ME. DON’T TEXT THEM TO ME. LEAVE THEM IN THE COMMENTS SECTION OF THIS POST.

YOU DON’T NEED TO SUGGEST SOME STALWARTS, BECAUSE THE FOLLOWING ARE ALREADY BAKED IN TO THE CAKE:
+ BLACK & WHITE
+ STREET PHOTOGRAPHY
+ ROAD TRIP
+ ART
+ MUSIC
+ #INSTAGOOD
+ SLICE OF LIFE

Today is Nader’s birthday, so I need to wish him a happy birthday.


I Scream: The Dairy Mart
Happy birthday Nader!

I hope your birthday is filled with all the movies you can handle!

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It is the last Monday of the month and on the last Monday of the month I like to revisit our Frequently Asked Questions. Who asks these questions? I mostly ask them of myself. But that isn’t a Frequently Asked Question. These are:

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS – WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE

What skill level photographer can participate?

THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE is open to photographers of all skill levels. From award winning photographers to professionals to the highly ranked amateurs to those that are just beginning to those who don’t even know how to focus a camera. All skill levels are encouraged and welcome. You can’t be too bad and you can’t be too good! Everyone has room to learn and be challenged!

Award winning photographers? Really?

Yes. I can think of at least 10 photographers that participate regularly that have won a photography award of some kind.

Is this a competition?
NO. It is a challenge. There are no winners and losers. Well the people that don’t participate are losers.

Is there a limit to the number of submissions I can have each week?

Yes. That limit is 2. If you send me more than 2, I will post the first 2 that you send. I’m not trying to harsh your photography buzz, but any more than that starts to overwhelm the other submissions and it takes me about 5 minutes to take a picture from my inbox to code it on the website. So I have to manage my workload.

If you are going to submit more than one picture, I strongly urge you to choose completely different subjects for each submission. If you are submitting multiple pictures of the same subject, make sure that each picture is saying something unique.

If I start to average like 45 participants a week, I will lower the limit to 1.

Can I send you several pictures and have you pick the best one?

No! No! NO! If those words come out of your mouth or your keyboard, I consider that to be a non-submission.

Do you ever question whether somebody’s submission fits the theme?

Meh. Only if I think somebody is clearly confusing this week’s theme with last week or next week’s theme. Otherwise, if the submission makes sense in your head, that is good enough for me. However, I would urge you to not try to fit your favorite subject into the theme every week. This isn’t a challenge to share a picture every week of your kid or your business or your pet. It is a challenge to take pictures of different things every week. Which isn’t to say subjects can’t be repeated, but you shouldn’t become reliant on the same ones.

Why can’t I submit after 11 AM on Mondays if the post doesn’t publish until 12:01 PM?

I go to lunch at 11 AM. I leave my office. I’m not near a computer. At 11 AM I hit “Schedule” and then I go throw food down my throat. 167 hours is more than enough time to send a submission. Okay, 166 hours and 59 minutes. You got me.

Do I have to wait until Monday morning to submit?

Absolutely not! In fact (AND CAN’T EMPATHIZE THIS ENOUGH) I appreciate the submissions that make it to me by Sunday evening. Makes the job of putting this together on Monday morning much easier!

Are there resolution requirements for submissions?

I won’t turn down submissions that are too small. I will probably ask you for a picture of greater resolution if it is really small. The typical 4 x 6 image posted to my website has a resolution of 1280 pixels x 853 pixels. While a 400 x 300 image might look okay on your phone, it looks like trash on a computer monitor. I prefer images that are at least 1000 pixels at their widest point, but don’t ban smaller pictures at this point. But don’t tempt me!

What format should my submission be?

.JPG but .PNG also works. You will notice, dear Apple Cultists, that .HEIC is not on the list.

If I write a description of my image will you include that in your post?

No. Photography is art that should stand on its own. Only exception is the SLICE OF LIFE theme. But if you let me know where the picture was taken, I will include that. In fact, I appreciate you letting me know where a picture was taken. If you don’t let me know, I will assume the picture was taken in the state you live in.

When will you start accepting suggestions for next year’s THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE themes?

I will take suggestions only and ONLY in the comments sections of the THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE posts the last week of October and the 1st week of November. Hey, that’s today!

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GLASS! What a great theme! But did enough people crack out the glass on a camera to make it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out.

As of 12:01 PM on Monday, October 21, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore everything in parentheses):

1-Jen Ensley-Gorshe – 1 week (IA, CO, MO, TX, TN, VA, IL, FL, IN, WV, PA)
2-Mary Green – 3 weeks (MI, IA, IN, IL, PR)
3-Jesse Howard – 3 weeks (IA, MO, NE, FL, ABW, CUW, MN)
4-Alexis Stensland – 3 weeks (IA)
*5-Suzie Brannen – 4 weeks (IA, MD)
6-Sabas Hernandez – 6 weeks (IA, OH)
*7-Deb Powers – 8 weeks (MT, IA)
8-Monica Jennings – 11 weeks (IA)
9-Sara Lockner – 12 weeks (IA, BHS, MN)
10-Willy McAlpine – 15 weeks (IA)
11-Deanna McClain – 19 weeks (IA, MN)
12-Mike Vest – 22 weeks (IA, MO, OK, AR, KS)
13-Lowell Davis – 42 weeks (IA, MO)
14-Brandon Kahler – 43 weeks (IA, MN)
*15-Scott Degeneffe – 61 weeks (IA, FL, UT, CO, KY, IN, IL, MN, WI)
*16-Sheri Fakhouri – 71 weeks (IA, NE)
17-Logan Kahler – 72 weeks (IA, MN, MO)
18-Nathanial Brown – 73 weeks (IA, SD, GA, TN, IRL, UK, FL, IL, KS, NE, MN, PA,, WI)
19-Tamara Peterson – 84 weeks (IA, MN)
*20-Mindi Terrell – 88 weeks (IA)
21-Linda Bennett – 117 weeks (KS, IA, MI)
*22-Sarah Toot – 118 weeks (PA, NY, VT, NV, NJ, NC)
23-Angie DeWaard – 121 weeks (IA, IL, SCT, ENG, MN)
*24-Dawn Krause – 126 weeks (IA, IL)
25-Kim Barker – 132 weeks (IA, CO, LA)
26-Joe Duff – 133 weeks (TX, NY)
*27-Teresa Kahler – 144 weeks (IA, NE)
28-Carla Stensland – 144 weeks (IA, MO, SD, WY, CO)
29-Micky Augustin – 146 weeks (IA, IL, FL, AK)
30-Andy Sharp – 147 weeks (IA, NE, AR, MS, MO, TN, LA, IL, MN, WI)
31-Bill Wentworth – 148 weeks (NE, MO, FL)
32-Cathie Morton – 151 weeks (IA, FL, BHS, MO, LA)
*33-Elizabeth Nordeen – 153 weeks (IA, OH)
34-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 155 weeks (IA, CA, NV, AR, MO)
35-Kio Dettman – 157 weeks (IA)

Here is the list of rules for Year 11 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!
2. 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.
3. Deadline to submit your submission is 11 AM next Monday.
4. 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.
5. No screen captures. This is a photography challenge. Not a “look at what I found on the internet” challenge.

There are still 2 ways to submit:
1. Email your submission to bennett@photography139.com.
2. 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:


WPC - WEEK 476 - GLASS - KIO DETTMAN
Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa) – 158 weeks

WPC - WEEK 476 - GLASS - KIO DETTMAN
Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 476 - GLASS - SHANNON BARDOLE-FOLEY
Shannon Bardole-Foley (Honey Hollow – Summerset, Iowa) – 156 weeks

WPC - WEEK 476 - GLASS - ELIZABETH NORDEEN
Elizabeth Nordeen (Ames, Iowa)- 154 weeks

WPC - WEEK 476 - GLASS - CATHIE MORTON
Cathie Morton (Epcot Center, Florida) – 152 weeks

WPC - WEEK 476 - GLASS - BILL WENTWORTH
Bill Wentworth (Omaha, Nebraska) – 149 weeks

WPC - WEEK 476 - GLASS - ANDY SHARP
Andy Sharp (Boone, Iowa) – 148 weeks

WPC - WEEK 476 - GLASS - MICKY AUGUSTIN
Micky Augustin (Ames, Iowa) – 147 weeks

WPC - WEEK 476 - GLASS - TERESA KAHLER
Teresa Kahler (Iowa) – 145 weeks

WPC - WEEK 476 - GLASS - TERESA KAHLER
Teresa Kahler (Iowa State University – Ames, Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 476 - GLASS - CARLA STENSLAND
Carla Stensland (Ogden, Iowa) – 145 weeks

WPC - WEEK 476 - GLASS - CARLA STENSLAND
Carla Stensland (Ogden, Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 476 - GLASS - JOE DUFF
Joe Duff (Texas) – 134 weeks

WPC - WEEK 476 - GLASS - JOE DUFF
Joe Duff (Texas)

WPC - WEEK 476 - GLASS - KIM BARKER
Kim Barker (Iowa) – 133 weeks

WPC - WEEK 476 - GLASS - DAWN KRAUSE
Dawn Krause (Boone, Iowa) – 127 weeks

WPC - WEEK 476 - GLASS - ANGIE DEWAARD
Angie DeWaard (Ames, Iowa) – 122 weeks

WPC - WEEK 476 - GLASS - ANGIE DEWAARD
Andie DeWaard (Ames, Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 476 - GLASS - SARAH TOOT
Sarah Toot (Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania) – 119 weeks

WPC - WEEK 476 - GLASS - SARAH TOOT
Sarah Toot (Tannersville, Pennsylvania)

WPC - WEEK 476 - GLASS - LINDA BENNETT
Linda Bennett (New York City, New York) – 118 weeks

WPC - WEEK 476 - GLASS - LINDA BENNETT
Linda Bennett (New York City, New York)

WPC - WEEK 476 - GLASS - MINDI TERRELL
Mindi Terrell (Iowa) – 89 weeks

WPC - WEEK 476 - GLASS - MINDI TERRELL
Mindi Terrell (Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 476 - GLASS - TAMARA PETERSON
Tamara Peterson (Iowa) – 85 weeks

WPC - WEEK 476 - GLASS - NATHANIAL BROWN
Nathanial Brown (New York City, New York) – 74 weeks

WPC - WEEK 476 - GLASS - ADAM GORDON
Logan Kahler (Boone, Iowa) – 73 weeks

WPC - WEEK 476 - GLASS - SHERI FAKHOURI
Sheri Fakhouri (Tybee Island, Georgia) – 72 weeks

WPC - WEEK 476 - GLASS - SHERI FAKHOURI
Sheri Fakhouri (Tybee Island, Georgia)

WPC - WEEK 476 - GLASS - SCOTT DEGENEFFE
Scott Degeneffe (Boone, Iowa) – 62 weeks

WPC - WEEK 476 - GLASS - BRANDON KAHLER
Brandon Kahler (Sioux City, Iowa) – 44 weeks

WPC - WEEK 476 - GLASS - LOWELL DAVIS
Lowell Davis (Iowa) – 43 weeks

WPC - WEEK 476 - GLASS - MIKE VEST
Mike Vest (Madrid, Iowa) – 23 weeks

WPC - WEEK 476 - GLASS - DEANNA MCCLAIN
Deann McClain (Iowa) – 20 weeks

WPC - WEEK 476 - GLASS - WILLY MCALPINE
Willy McAlpine (Boone, Iowa) – 16 weeks

WPC - WEEK 476 - GLASS - SARA LOCKNER
Sara Lockner (Iowa) – 13 weeks

WPC - WEEK 476 - GLASS - DEB POWERS
Deb Powers (Ankeny, Iowa) – 9 weeks

WPC - WEEK 476 - GLASS - DEB POWERS
Deb Powers (Ankeny, Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 476 - GLASS - SABAS HERNANDEZ
Sabas Hernandez (Iowa) – 7 weeks

WPC - WEEK 476 - GLASS - SUZIE BRANNEN
Suzie Brannen (Iowa) – 5 weeks

WPC - WEEK 476 - GLASS - SUZIE BRANNEN
Suzie Brannen (Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 476 - GLASS - MARY GREEN
Mary Green (Iowa) – 4 weeks

WPC - WEEK 476 - GLASS - MARY GREEN
Mary Green (Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 476 - GLASS - JESSE HOWARD
Jesse Howard (Ames, Iowa) – 4 weeks

WPC - WEEK 476 - GLASS - JESSE HOWARD
Jesse Howard (Ames, Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 476 - GLASS - ALEXIS STENSLAND
Alexis Stensland (Iowa) – 4 weeks

WPC - WEEK 476 - GLASS - ADAM GORDON
Adam Gordon (Ames, Iowa) – 1 week

WPC - WEEK 476 - GLASS - ADAM GORDON
Adam Gordon (Ames, Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 476 - GLASS - KYLE SHARP
Kyle Sharp (Boone, Iowa) – 1 week

WPC - WEEK 476 - GLASS - KYLE SHARP
Kyle Sharp (Boone, Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 476 - GLASS - JOHNATHAN STENSLAND
Johnathan Stensland (Iowa) – 1 week

WPC - WEEK 476 - GLASS - CHRISTOPHER D. BENNETT
Christopher D. Bennett (Boone, Iowa)

37 participants! That is a pretty good week!

There were submissions this week taken in the following places:

+ Florida (1)
+ Georgia (2)
+ Iowa (42)
+ Nebraska (1)
+ New York (3)
+ Pennsylvania (2)
+ Texas (2)

Here is the Year 11 list of places where submissions have been taken (submissions taken in each places):

+ Arkansas (20.5)
+ Alaska (1)
+ California (3)
+ Colorado (10)
+ Florida (12)
+ Georgia (3)
+ Hawaii (2)
+ Illinois (15)
+ Indiana (6)
+ Iowa (1535)
+ Kansas (59)
+ Kentucky (1)
+ Louisiana (8)
+ Maryland (1)
+ Michigan (11)
+ Minnesota (15)
+ Mississippi (2.5)
+ Missouri (18.5)
+ Montana (4)
+ Nebraska (51)
+ Nevada (4)
+ New Jersey (4)
+ New York (21)
+ North Carolina (2)
+ Ohio (5)
+ Oklahoma (2)
+ Pennsylvania (36)
+ Puerto Rico (4)
+ South Dakota (5)
+ Tennessee (2.5)
+ Texas (64)
+ Utah (1)
+ Vermont (1)
+ Virginia (1)
+ West Virginia (1)
+ Wisconsin (5)
+ Wyoming (1)
+ Aruba (1)
+ Bahamas (2)
+ Canada (2)
+ Curacao (1)
+ Ireland (3)
+ England (2)
+ North Ireland (1)
+ Scotland (1)

36 states so far! 1 U.S. Territory! 6 foreign countries! Not bad! So far, the following people have submitted from multiple places:

+ Nathanial Brown (IA, SD, TN, GA, IRL, NIR, FL, IL, KS, NE, MN, PA, WI, NY) – 14
+ Jen Ensley-Gorshe (IA, CO, MO, TX, TN, VA, IL, FL, IN, WV, PA) – 11
+ Andy Sharp (IA, NE, MO, AR, TN, MS, LA, IL, MN, WI) – 10
+ Scott Degeneffe (IA, FL, UT, CO, IN, KY, IL, MN, WI) – 9
+ Jesse Howard (IA, MO, NE, FL, ABW, CUW, MN) – 7
+ Christopher D. Bennett (IA, MO, NE, IL, IN, LA) – 6
+ Sarah Toot (PA, NY, VT, NV, NJ, NC) – 6
+ Adam Gordon (IA, MS, MO, KS, MI, CAN) – 6
+ Shannon Bardole-Foley (IA, CA, NV, AR, MO) – 5
+ Cathie Morton (IA, FL, BHS, MO, LA) – 5
+ Carla Stensland (IA, MO, SD, WY, CO) -5
+ Mary Green (MI, IA, IN, IL, RP) – 5
+ Michelle Haupt (IA, MO, KS, LA, MI) – 5
+ Mike Vest (IA, MO, AR, OK, KS) – 5
+ Angie DeWaard (IA, IL, SCT, ENG, MN) – 5
+ Micky Augustin (IA, IL, FL, AK) – 4
+ Logan Kahler (IA, MN, MO) – 3
+ Bill Wentworth (NE, MO, FL) – 3
+ Linda Bennett (KS, IA, MI) – 3
+ Kim Barker (IA, CO, LA) – 3
+ Becky Parmelee (AR, IA, OK) – 3
+ Sara Lockner (IA, BHS, MN) – 3
+ Susanna Funk (IA, CO) – 2
+ Brandon Kahler (IA, MN) – 2
+ Tamara Peterson (IA, MN) – 2
+ Teresa Kahler (IA, NE) – 2
+ Sheri Fakhouri (IA, NE) – 2
+ Sabas Hernandez (IA, OH) – 2
+ Suzie Brannen (IA, MD) – 2
+ Elizabeth Nordeen (IA, OH) – 2
+ Deanna McClain (IA, MN) – 2
+ Dawn Krause – (IA, IL) – 2
+ Joe Duff (TX, NY) – 2
+ Lowell Davis (IA, MO) – 2
+ Evie Gorshe (IA, IN) – 2
+ Layla Gorshe (IA, OH) -2
+ Deb Powers (MT, IA) – 2

Nathanial now has a commanding lead to be crowned “The Most Travelled THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE Photographer!”

The big… huge… milestone this week was Kio became the first ever member of the 3 Year Streak Club! WooHoo! WooHoo! WooHoo!

But it wasn’t all warm fuzzies! Jen couldn’t build on her submission from last week and her streak is over before it began. Monica… oh Monica. Monica who even texted me on Saturday to verify the theme… Moncia’s streak is over at 11!

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:


WPC - WEEK 477 - PLACES
PLACES

PLACES! What a great them for Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE!

This is a theme that was added because it was a class for the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest. It ended up being by far the most popular theme in this year’s Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest. So popular I think I’m going to split it into separate categories next year. Something like IOWA PLACES and NOT IOWA PLACES. Still thinking on it.

I look forward to your GLASS interpretation.

That is all I got, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will see your idea of PLACES in this place that is a place next Monday.

WPC – WEEK 475 – ANIMAL

ANIMAL! What a great theme! But were enough people get wild enough to make it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out.

As of 12:01 PM on Monday, October 14, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore everything in parentheses):

1-Johnathan Stensland – 1 week (IA)
2-Michelle Haupt – 1 week (IA, MO, KS, LA, MI)
3-Mary Green – 2 weeks (MI, IA, IN, IL, PR)
4-Jesse Howard – 2 weeks (IA, MO, NE, FL, ABW, CUW, MN)
5-Alexis Stensland – 2 weeks (IA)
6-Suzie Brannen – 3 weeks (IA, MD)
7-Sabas Hernandez – 5 weeks (IA, OH)
*8-Deb Powers – 7 weeks (MT, IA)
9-Monica Jennings – 10 weeks (IA)
10-Sara Lockner – 11 weeks (IA, BHS, MN)
11-Willy McAlpine – 14 weeks (IA)
12-Deanna McClain – 18 weeks (IA, MN)
13-Mike Vest – 21weeks (IA, MO, OK, AR, KS)
14-Lowell Davis – 41 weeks (IA, MO)
15-Brandon Kahler – 42 weeks (IA, MN)
*16-Scott Degeneffe – 60 weeks (IA, FL, UT, CO, KY, IN, IL, MN, WI)
17-Sheri Fakhouri – 70 weeks (IA, NE)
18-Logan Kahler – 71 weeks (IA, MN, MO)
*19-Nathanial Brown – 72 weeks (IA, SD, GA, TN, IRL, UK, FL, IL, KS, NE, MN, PA,, WI)
20-Tamara Peterson – 83 weeks (IA, MN)
*21-Mindi Terrell – 87 weeks (IA)
22-Linda Bennett – 116 weeks (KS, IA, MI)
23-Sarah Toot – 117 weeks (PA, NY, VT, NV, NJ, NC)
*24-Angie DeWaard – 121 weeks (IA, IL, SCT, ENG, MN)
*25-Dawn Krause – 125 weeks (IA, IL)
26-Kim Barker – 131 weeks (IA, CO, LA)
*27-Joe Duff – 132 weeks (TX, NY)
*28-Teresa Kahler – 143 weeks (IA, NE)
*29-Carla Stensland – 143 weeks (IA, MO, SD, WY, CO)
30-Micky Augustin – 145 weeks (IA, IL, FL, AK)
31-Andy Sharp – 146 weeks (IA, NE, AR, MS, MO, TN, LA, IL, MN, WI)
32-Bill Wentworth – 147 weeks (NE, MO, FL)
*33-Cathie Morton – 150 weeks (IA, FL, BHS, MO, LA)
34-Elizabeth Nordeen – 152 weeks (IA, OH)
35-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 154 weeks (IA, CA, NV, AR, MO)
36-Kio Dettman – 156 weeks (IA)

Here is the list of rules for Year 11 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!
2. 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.
3. Deadline to submit your submission is 11 AM next Monday.
4. 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.
5. No screen captures. This is a photography challenge. Not a “look at what I found on the internet” challenge.

There are still 2 ways to submit:
1. Email your submission to bennett@photography139.com.
2. Text your submission to my Google Pixel 8 Pro.

It is the third week of the month and on the third week of the month I like to share a map of all the states where people have submitted from heading into today. Here is that map:



36 STATES!

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:


WPC - WEEK 475 - ANIMAL - MICKY AUGUSTIN
Micky Augustin (Iowa) – 146 weeks

WPC - WEEK 475 - ANIMAL - SHANNON BARDOLE-FOLEY
Shannon Bardole-Foley (Summerset, Iowa) – 155 weeks

WPC - WEEK 475 - ANIMAL - KIM BARKER
Kim Barker (Iowa) – 132 weeks

WPC - WEEK 475 - ANIMAL - CHRISTOPHER D. BENNETT
Christopher D. Bennett (Boone, Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 475 - ANIMAL - LINDA BENNETT
Linda Bennett (Kansas) – 117 weeks

WPC - WEEK 475 - ANIMAL - LINDA BENNETT
Linda Bennett (Kansas)

WPC - WEEK 475 - ANIMAL - SUZIE BRANNEN
Suzie Brannen (Iowa) – 4 weeks

WPC - WEEK 475 - ANIMAL - SUZIE BRANNEN
Suzie Brannen (Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 475 - ANIMAL - NATHANIAL BROWN
Nathanial Brown (Iowa) – 73 weeks

WPC - WEEK 475 - ANIMAL - LOWELL DAVIS
Lowell Davis (Iowa) – 42 weeks

WPC - WEEK 475 - ANIMAL - SCOTT DEGENEFFE
Scott Degeneffe (Boone County, Iowa) – 61 weeks

WPC - WEEK 475 - ANIMAL - SCOTT DEGENEFFE
Scott Degeneffe (Boone County, Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 475 - ANIMAL - KIO DETTMAN
Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa) – 157 weeks

WPC - WEEK 475 - ANIMAL - ANGIE DEWAARD
Angie DeWaard (Iowa) – 122 weeks

WPC - WEEK 475 - ANIMAL - JEN ENSLEY-GORSHE
Jen Ensley-Gorshe (Ames, Iowa) – 1 week

WPC - WEEK 475 - ANIMAL - SHERI FAKHOURI
Sheri Fakhouri (Ankeny, Iowa) – 71 weeks

WPC - WEEK 475 - ANIMAL - SHERI FAKHOURI
Sheri Fakhouri (Ankeny, Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 475 - ANIMAL -
Joe Duff (Texas) – 133 weeks

WPC - WEEK 475 - ANIMAL - MARY GREEN
Mary Green (Iowa) – 3 weeks

WPC - WEEK 475 - ANIMAL - SABAS HERNANDEZ
Sabas Hernandez (Ankeny, Iowa) – 6 weeks

WPC - WEEK 475 - ANIMAL - JESSE HOWARD
Jesse Howard (Union Street Theater – Boone, Iowa) – 3 weeks

WPC - WEEK 475 - ANIMAL - MONICA JENNINGS
Monica Jennings (Boone, Iowa) – 11 weeks

WPC - WEEK 475 - ANIMAL - BRANDON KAHLER
Brandon Kahler (Iowa) – 43 weeks

WPC - WEEK 475 - ANIMAL - LOGAN KAHLER
Logan Kahler (Boone, Iowa) – 72 weeks

WPC - WEEK 475 - ANIMAL - LOGAN KAHLER
Logan Kahler (Boone, Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 475 - ANIMAL - TERESA KAHLER
Teresa Kahler (Iowa) – 144 weeks

WPC - WEEK 475 - ANIMAL - TERESA KAHLER
Teresa Kahler (Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 475 - ANIMAL - DAWN KRAUSE
Dawn Krause (Iowa) – 126 weeks

WPC - WEEK 475 - ANIMAL - DAWN KRAUSE
Dawn Krause (Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 475 - ANIMAL - SARA LOCKNER
Sara Lockner (Iowa) – 12 weeks

WPC - WEEK 475 - ANIMAL - WILLY MCALPINE
Willy McAlpine (Iowa) – 15 weeks

WPC - WEEK 475 - ANIMAL - DEANNA MCCLAIN
Deanna McClain (Iowa) – 19 weeks

WPC - WEEK 475 - ANIMAL - CATHIE MORTON
Cathie Morton (Norwalk, Iowa) – 151 weeks

WPC - WEEK 475 - ANIMAL - ELIZABETH NORDEEN
Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa) – 153 weeks

WPC - WEEK 475 - ANIMAL - ELIZABETH NORDEEN
Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 475 - ANIMAL - TAMARA PETERSON
Tamara Peterson (Iowa) – 84 weeks

WPC - WEEK 475 - ANIMAL - DEB POWERS
Deb Powers (Iowa) – 8 weeks

WPC - WEEK 475 - ANIMAL - DEB POWERS
Deb Powers (Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 475 - ANIMAL - ALEXIS STENSLAND
Alexis Stensland (Iowa) – 3 weeks

WPC - WEEK 475 - ANIMAL - CARLA STENSLAND
Carla Stensland (Bellevue, Iowa) – 144 weeks

WPC - WEEK 475 - ANIMAL - ANDY SHARP
Andy Sharp (Boone, Iowa) – 147 weeks

WPC - WEEK 475 - ANIMAL - MINDI TERRELL
Mindi Terrell (Iowa) – 88 weeks

WPC - WEEK 475 - ANIMAL - MINDI TERRELL
Mindi Terrell (Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 475 - ANIMAL - SARAH TOOT
Sarah Toot (Hanover, New Jersey) – 118 weeks

WPC - WEEK 475 - ANIMAL - SARAH TOOT
Sarah Toot (Hanover, New Jersey)

WPC - WEEK 475 - ANIMAL - MIKE VEST
Mike Vest (Madrid, Iowa) – 22 weeks

WPC - WEEK 475 - ANIMAL - BILL WENTWORTH
Bill Wentworth (Omaha, Nebraska) – 148 weeks

36 participants this week. It is hard to believe that STREET PHOTOGRAPHY was a more popular theme than ANIMAL. But here we are. I have to remind myself that not everybody loves animals. There are bad people out there.

There were submissions this week taken in the following places:

+ Iowa (37)
+ Kansas (2)
+ Nebraska (1)
+ New Jersey (2)
+ Texas (1)

Here is the Year 11 list of places where submissions have been taken (submissions taken in each places):

+ Arkansas (20.5)
+ Alaska (1)
+ California (3)
+ Colorado (10)
+ Florida (11)
+ Georgia (1)
+ Hawaii (2)
+ Illinois (15)
+ Indiana (6)
+ Iowa (1493)
+ Kansas (59)
+ Kentucky (1)
+ Louisiana (8)
+ Maryland (1)
+ Michigan (11)
+ Minnesota (15)
+ Mississippi (2.5)
+ Missouri (18.5)
+ Montana (4)
+ Nebraska (50)
+ Nevada (4)
+ New Jersey (4)
+ New York (18)
+ North Carolina (2)
+ Ohio (5)
+ Oklahoma (2)
+ Pennsylvania (34)
+ Puerto Rico (4)
+ South Dakota (5)
+ Tennessee (2.5)
+ Texas (62)
+ Utah (1)
+ Vermont (1)
+ Virginia (1)
+ West Virginia (1)
+ Wisconsin (5)
+ Wyoming (1)
+ Aruba (1)
+ Bahamas (2)
+ Canada (2)
+ Curacao (1)
+ Ireland (3)
+ England (2)
+ North Ireland (1)
+ Scotland (1)

36 states so far! 1 U.S. Territory! 6 foreign countries! Not bad! So far, the following people have submitted from multiple places:

+ Nathanial Brown (IA, SD, TN, GA, IRL, NIR, FL, IL, KS, NE, MN, PA, WI) – 13
+ Jen Ensley-Gorshe (IA, CO, MO, TX, TN, VA, IL, FL, IN, WV, PA) – 11
+ Andy Sharp (IA, NE, MO, AR, TN, MS, LA, IL, MN, WI) – 10
+ Scott Degeneffe (IA, FL, UT, CO, IN, KY, IL, MN, WI) – 9
+ Jesse Howard (IA, MO, NE, FL, ABW, CUW, MN) – 7
+ Christopher D. Bennett (IA, MO, NE, IL, IN, LA) – 6
+ Sarah Toot (PA, NY, VT, NV, NJ, NC) – 6
+ Adam Gordon (IA, MS, MO, KS, MI, CAN) – 6
+ Shannon Bardole-Foley (IA, CA, NV, AR, MO) – 5
+ Cathie Morton (IA, FL, BHS, MO, LA) – 5
+ Carla Stensland (IA, MO, SD, WY, CO) -5
+ Mary Green (MI, IA, IN, IL, RP) – 5
+ Michelle Haupt (IA, MO, KS, LA, MI) – 5
+ Mike Vest (IA, MO, AR, OK, KS) – 5
+ Angie DeWaard (IA, IL, SCT, ENG, MN) – 5
+ Micky Augustin (IA, IL, FL, AK) – 4
+ Logan Kahler (IA, MN, MO) – 3
+ Bill Wentworth (NE, MO, FL) – 3
+ Linda Bennett (KS, IA, MI) – 3
+ Kim Barker (IA, CO, LA) – 3
+ Becky Parmelee (AR, IA, OK) – 3
+ Sara Lockner (IA, BHS, MN) – 3
+ Susanna Funk (IA, CO) – 2
+ Brandon Kahler (IA, MN) – 2
+ Tamara Peterson (IA, MN) – 2
+ Teresa Kahler (IA, NE) – 2
+ Sheri Fakhouri (IA, NE) – 2
+ Sabas Hernandez (IA, OH) – 2
+ Suzie Brannen (IA, MD) – 2
+ Elizabeth Nordeen (IA, OH) – 2
+ Deanna McClain (IA, MN) – 2
+ Dawn Krause – (IA, IL) – 2
+ Joe Duff (TX, NY) – 2
+ Lowell Davis (IA, MO) – 2
+ Evie Gorshe (IA, IN) – 2
+ Layla Gorshe (IA, OH) -2
+ Deb Powers (MT, IA) – 2

There were no major milestones reached this week. AND Johnathan and Michelle couldn’t build on their submissions from last week and their streaks are over before they began.

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:


WPC - WEEK 476 - GLASS
GLASS

GLASS! What a great them for Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE!

The 2 week window for suggesting themes for Year 12 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE is nearly upon us. Suggestions have to be made in the Comments section of the last THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE post in October (will be October 28) and the first THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE post in November (will be November 4). That is the only way to make suggestions.

I look forward to your GLASS interpretation.

That is all I got, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will see your idea of GLASS in this place that has broken more than its fair share next Monday.

WPC – WEEK 474 – STREET PHOTOGRAPHY

Today is Sarah Toot’s birthday so I have to wish her a happy birthday.


Random New York City Images
Happy birthday Sarah!

That picture of us after seeing a American Idiot on Broadway is almost 13 years old. Guess we should get an updated selfie at some point. Anyways I hope your birthday is amazing and filled with fantastic food, music and friends!

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STREET PHOTOGRAPHY! What a great theme! But were enough people public enough to make it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out.

As of 12:01 PM on Monday, October 7, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore everything in parentheses):

1-Mary Green – 1 week (MI, IA, IN, IL, PR)
2-Elainie Hernandez – 1 week (IA)
3-Jesse Howard – 1 week (IA, MO, NE, FL, ABW, CUW, MN)
*4-Amy Peterson – 1 week (IA)
5-Alexis Stensland – 1 week (IA)
6-Suzie Brannen – 2 weeks (IA, MD)
7-Sabas Hernandez – 4 weeks (IA, OH)
*8-Deb Powers – 6 weeks (MT, IA)
9-Monica Jennings – 9 weeks (IA)
10-Sara Lockner – 10 weeks (IA, BHS, MN)
11-Willy McAlpine – 13 weeks (IA)
12-Deanna McClain – 17 weeks (IA, MN)
13-Mike Vest – 20 weeks (IA, MO, OK, AR, KS)
*14-Lowell Davis – 40 weeks (IA, MO)
15-Brandon Kahler – 41 weeks (IA, MN)
16-Scott Degeneffe – 59 weeks (IA, FL, UT, CO, KY, IN, IL, MN, WI)
17-Sheri Fakhouri – 69 weeks (IA, NE)
18-Logan Kahler – 70 weeks (IA, MN, MO)
*19-Nathanial Brown – 71 weeks (IA, SD, GA, TN, IRL, UK, FL, IL, KS, NE, MN, PA,, WI)
20-Tamara Peterson – 82 weeks (IA, MN)
*21-Mindi Terrell – 86 weeks (IA)
22-Linda Bennett – 115 weeks (KS, IA, MI)
*23-Sarah Toot – 116 weeks (PA, NY, VT, NV, NJ, NC)
*24-Angie DeWaard – 120 weeks (IA, IL, SCT, ENG, MN)
*25-Dawn Krause – 124 weeks (IA, IL)
26-Kim Barker – 130 weeks (IA, CO, LA)
*27-Joe Duff – 131 weeks (TX, NY)
28-Teresa Kahler – 142 weeks (IA, NE)
29-Carla Stensland – 142 weeks (IA, MO, SD, WY, CO)
30-Micky Augustin – 144 weeks (IA, IL, FL, AK)
*31-Andy Sharp – 145 weeks (IA, NE, AR, MS, MO, TN, LA, IL, MN, WI)
32-Bill Wentworth – 146 weeks (NE, MO, FL)
33-Cathie Morton – 149 weeks (IA, FL, BHS, MO, LA)
34-Elizabeth Nordeen – 151 weeks (IA, OH)
35-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 153 weeks (IA, CA, NV, AR, MO)
*36-Kio Dettman – 155 weeks (IA)

Here is the list of rules for Year 11 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!
2. 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.
3. Deadline to submit your submission is 11 AM next Monday.
4. 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.
5. No screen captures. This is a photography challenge. Not a “look at what I found on the internet” challenge.

There are still 2 ways to submit:
1. Email your submission to bennett@photography139.com.
2. 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:


WPC - WEEK 474 - STREET PHOTOGRAPHY - ALEXIS STENSLAND
Alexis Stensland (Ankeny, Iowa) – 2 weeks

WPC - WEEK 474 - STREET PHOTOGRAPHY - ANDY SHARP
Andy Sharp (Iowa) – 146 weeks

WPC - WEEK 474 - STREET PHOTOGRAPHY - ANGIE DEWAARD
Angie DeWaard (Iowa) – 121 weeks

WPC - WEEK 474 - STREET PHOTOGRAPHY - ANGIE DEWAARD
Angie DeWaard (Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 474 - STREET PHOTOGRAPHY - BILL WENTWORTH
Bill Wentworth (Omaha, Nebraska) – 147 weeks

WPC - WEEK 474 - STREET PHOTOGRAPHY - BRANDON KAHLER
Brandon Kahler (Story City, Iowa) – 42 weeks

WPC - WEEK 474 - STREET PHOTOGRAPHY - CARLA STENSLAND
Carla Stensland (west Ames, Iowa) – 143 weeks

WPC - WEEK 474 - STREET PHOTOGRAPHY - CARLA STENSLAND
Carla Stensland (Ames, Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 474 - STREET PHOTOGRAPHY - CATHIE MORTON
Cathie Morton (Hoyt Sherman – Des Moines, Iowa) – 150 weeks

WPC - WEEK 474 - STREET PHOTOGRAPHY - CATHIE MORTON
Cathie Morton (Hoyt Sherman – Des Moines, Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 474 - STREET PHOTOGRAPHY - CHRISTOPHER D. BENNETT
Christopher D. Bennett (Des Moines, Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 474 - STREET PHOTOGRAPHY - DAWN KRAUSE
Dawn Krause (Near Pilot Mound, Iowa) – 125 weeks

WPC - WEEK 474 - STREET PHOTOGRAPHY - DAWN KRAUSE
Dawn Krause (Gustafson’s Pumpkin Patch – Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 474 - STREET PHOTOGRAPHY -DEANNA MCCLAIN
Deanna McClain (Iowa) – 18 weeks

WPC - WEEK 474 - STREET PHOTOGRAPHY - DEB POWERS
Deb Powers (Ankeny, Iowa) – 7 weeks

WPC - WEEK 474 - STREET PHOTOGRAPHY - DEB POWERS
Deb Powers (Ankeny, Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 474 - STREET PHOTOGRAPHY - ELIZABETH NORDEEN
Elizabeth Nordeen (Ames, Iowa) – 152 weeks

WPC - WEEK 474 - STREET PHOTOGRAPHY - JESSE HOWARD
Jesse Howard (Iowa) – 2 weeks

WPC - WEEK 474 - STREET PHOTOGRAPHY - JOE DUFF
Joe Duff (Texas) – 132 weeks

WPC - WEEK 474 - STREET PHOTOGRAPHY - JOE DUFF
Joe Duff (Texas)

WPC - WEEK 474 - STREET PHOTOGRAPHY - JOHNATHAN STENSLAND
Johnathan Stensland (Boone, Iowa) – 1 week

WPC - WEEK 474 - STREET PHOTOGRAPHY - KIM BARKER
Kim Barker (Ankeny, Iowa) – 131 weeks

WPC - WEEK 474 - STREET PHOTOGRAPHY - KIO DETTMAN
Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa) – 156 weeks

WPC - WEEK 474 - STREET PHOTOGRAPHY - LINDA BENNETT
Linda Bennett (Kansas) – 116 weeks

WPC - WEEK 474 - STREET PHOTOGRAPHY - LOGAN KAHLER
Logan Kahler (Boone, Iowa) – 71 weeks

WPC - WEEK 474 - STREET PHOTOGRAPHY - LOWELL DAVIS
Lowell Davis (Ames, Iowa) – 41 weeks

WPC - WEEK 474 - STREET PHOTOGRAPHY - MARY GREEN
Mary Green (Iowa) – 2 weeks

WPC - WEEK 474 - STREET PHOTOGRAPHY - MICHELLE HAUPT
Michelle Haupt (Lebanon, Missouri) – 1 week

WPC - WEEK 474 - STREET PHOTOGRAPHY - MICKY AUGUSTIN
Micky Augustin (Altoona, Iowa) – 145 weeks

WPC - WEEK 474 - STREET PHOTOGRAPHY - MIKE VEST
Mike Vest (Madrid, Iowa) – 21 weeks

WPC - WEEK 474 - STREET PHOTOGRAPHY - MINDI TERRELL
Mindi Terrell (Iowa) – 87 weeks

WPC - WEEK 474 - STREET PHOTOGRAPHY - MINDI TERRELL
Mindi Terrell (Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 474 - STREET PHOTOGRAPHY - MONICA JENNINGS
Monica Jennings (Iowa) – 10 weeks

WPC - WEEK 474 - STREET PHOTOGRAPHY - NATHANIAL BROWN
Nathanial Brown (Paton, Iowa) – 72 weeks

WPC - WEEK 474 - STREET PHOTOGRAPHY - NATHANIAL BROWN
Nathanial Brown (Yetter, Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 474 - STREET PHOTOGRAPHY - SABAS HERNANDEZ
Sabas Hernandez (Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 474 - STREET PHOTOGRAPHY - SARA LOCKNER
Sara Lockner (Iowa) – 11 weeks

WPC - WEEK 474 - STREET PHOTOGRAPHY - SARAH TOOT
Sarah Toot (E. Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania) – 117 weeks

WPC - WEEK 474 - STREET PHOTOGRAPHY - SCOTT DEGENEFFE
Scott Degeneffe (Adventureland – Altoona, Iowa) – 60 weeks

WPC - WEEK 474 - STREET PHOTOGRAPHY - SCOTT DEGENEFFE
Scott Degeneffe (Adventureland – Altoona, Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 474 - STREET PHOTOGRAPHY - SHANNON BARDOLE-FOLEY
Shannon Bardole-Foley (Des Moines, Iowa) – 154 weeks

WPC - WEEK 474 - STREET PHOTOGRAPHY - SHERI FAKHOURI
Sheri Fakhouri (Iowa) – 70 weeks

WPC - WEEK 474 - STREET PHOTOGRAPHY - SUZIE BRANNEN
Suzie Brannen (Perry, Iowa) – 3 weeks

WPC - WEEK 474 - STREET PHOTOGRAPHY - TAMARA PETERSON
Tamara Peterson (Perry, Iowa) – 83 weeks

WPC - WEEK 474 - STREET PHOTOGRAPHY - TERESA KAHLER
Teresa Kahler (Manning, Iowa) – 143 weeks

WPC - WEEK 474 - STREET PHOTOGRAPHY - TERESA KAHLER
Teresa Kahler (Manning, Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 474 - STREET PHOTOGRAPHY - WILLY MCALPINE
Willy McAlpine (Boone, Iowa) – 14 weeks

37 participants this week! That is a pretty good week!

There were submissions this week taken in the following places:

+ Iowa (41)
+ Kansas (1)
+ Missouri (1)
+ Nebraska (1)
+ Pennsylvania (1)
+ Texas (2)

Here is the Year 11 list of places where submissions have been taken (submissions taken in each places):

+ Arkansas (20.5)
+ Alaska (1)
+ California (3)
+ Colorado (10)
+ Florida (11)
+ Georgia (1)
+ Hawaii (2)
+ Illinois (15)
+ Indiana (6)
+ Iowa (1456)
+ Kansas (57)
+ Kentucky (1)
+ Louisiana (8)
+ Maryland (1)
+ Michigan (11)
+ Minnesota (15)
+ Mississippi (2.5)
+ Missouri (18.5)
+ Montana (4)
+ Nebraska (49)
+ Nevada (4)
+ New Jersey (2)
+ New York (18)
+ North Carolina (2)
+ Ohio (5)
+ Oklahoma (2)
+ Pennsylvania (34)
+ Puerto Rico (4)
+ South Dakota (5)
+ Tennessee (2.5)
+ Texas (61)
+ Utah (1)
+ Vermont (1)
+ Virginia (1)
+ West Virginia (1)
+ Wisconsin (5)
+ Wyoming (1)
+ Aruba (1)
+ Bahamas (2)
+ Canada (2)
+ Curacao (1)
+ Ireland (3)
+ England (2)
+ North Ireland (1)
+ Scotland (1)

36 states so far! 1 U.S. Territory! 6 foreign countries! Not bad! So far, the following people have submitted from multiple places:

+ Nathanial Brown (IA, SD, TN, GA, IRL, NIR, FL, IL, KS, NE, MN, PA, WI) – 13
+ Jen Ensley-Gorshe (IA, CO, MO, TX, TN, VA, IL, FL, IN, WV, PA) – 11
+ Andy Sharp (IA, NE, MO, AR, TN, MS, LA, IL, MN, WI) – 10
+ Scott Degeneffe (IA, FL, UT, CO, IN, KY, IL, MN, WI) – 9
+ Jesse Howard (IA, MO, NE, FL, ABW, CUW, MN) – 7
+ Christopher D. Bennett (IA, MO, NE, IL, IN, LA) – 6
+ Sarah Toot (PA, NY, VT, NV, NJ, NC) – 6
+ Adam Gordon (IA, MS, MO, KS, MI, CAN) – 6
+ Shannon Bardole-Foley (IA, CA, NV, AR, MO) – 5
+ Cathie Morton (IA, FL, BHS, MO, LA) – 5
+ Carla Stensland (IA, MO, SD, WY, CO) -5
+ Mary Green (MI, IA, IN, IL, RP) – 5
+ Michelle Haupt (IA, MO, KS, LA, MI) – 5
+ Mike Vest (IA, MO, AR, OK, KS) – 5
+ Angie DeWaard (IA, IL, SCT, ENG, MN) – 5
+ Micky Augustin (IA, IL, FL, AK) – 4
+ Logan Kahler (IA, MN, MO) – 3
+ Bill Wentworth (NE, MO, FL) – 3
+ Linda Bennett (KS, IA, MI) – 3
+ Kim Barker (IA, CO, LA) – 3
+ Becky Parmelee (AR, IA, OK) – 3
+ Sara Lockner (IA, BHS, MN) – 3
+ Susanna Funk (IA, CO) – 2
+ Brandon Kahler (IA, MN) – 2
+ Tamara Peterson (IA, MN) – 2
+ Teresa Kahler (IA, NE) – 2
+ Sheri Fakhouri (IA, NE) – 2
+ Sabas Hernandez (IA, OH) – 2
+ Suzie Brannen (IA, MD) – 2
+ Elizabeth Nordeen (IA, OH) – 2
+ Deanna McClain (IA, MN) – 2
+ Dawn Krause – (IA, IL) – 2
+ Joe Duff (TX, NY) – 2
+ Lowell Davis (IA, MO) – 2
+ Evie Gorshe (IA, IN) – 2
+ Layla Gorshe (IA, OH) -2
+ Deb Powers (MT, IA) – 2

Nathanial now has a commanding lead to be crowned “The Most Travelled THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE Photographer!”

There were a couple of big milestones this week. Monica joined the Double Digit Streak Club! WooHoo! Kio joined the 3 YEAR STREAK CLUB!!! WooHoo! WooHoo! WooHoo! At some point, hopefully there will be “badges” for these accomplishments, but I have to get a new logo first. Priorities people!

But it wasn’t all glitter and rainbows! Elainie and Amy couldn’t build on last week’s submissions and their streaks are over before they began.

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:


WPC - WEEK 475 - ANIMAL
ANIMAL (Suggested by Shannon Bardole-Foley)

ANIMAL! What a great them for Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE! Thanks to Shannon for suggesting it. Technically she suggested PET, but I changed it to ANIMAL because I felt it was more fair to people that don’t have pets.

And speaking of suggesting themes… The 2 week window for suggesting themes for Year 12 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. So suggestions have to be made in the Comments section of the last THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE post in October (will be October 28) and the first THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE post in November (will be November 4). That is the only way to make suggestions.

I look forward to your ANIMAL interpretations.

That is all I got, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will see your idea of ANIMAL in this place that loves almost all of them next Monday.

WPC – WEEK 470 – MUSIC

MUSIC! A great theme! But did enough people hear it to make it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out! Am I silently judging anybody’s taste in MUSIC? You don’t have to scroll down. I am. I definitely in.

On a sad note, I learned today that my favorite record store and the place where I get many of the records for my NEW-TO-ME-VINYL FRIDAY stories on Snapchat closed down recently. Wax Xtatic in Marshalltown was awesome! And now it is gone. So I’ll be looking for a new independent record store to frequent. I’m open to suggestions.

As of 12:01 PM on Monday, September 9, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore everything in parentheses):

1-Mary Green – 1 week (MI, IA, IN, IL, PR)
2-Elainie Hernandez – 1 week (IA)
*3-Deb Powers – 2 weeks (MT, IA)
4-Jesse Howard – 3 weeks (IA, MO, NE, FL, ABW, CUW, MN)
5-Suzie Brannen – 3 weeks (IA, MD)
*6-Amy Peterson – 3 weeks (IA)
7-Monica Jennings – 5 weeks (IA)
8-Sara Lockner – 6 weeks (IA, BHS, MN)
9-Willy McAlpine – 9 weeks (IA)
10-Deanna McClain – 13 weeks (IA, MN)
11-Mike Vest – 16 weeks (IA, MO, OK, AR, KS)
12-Adam Gordon – 26 weeks (IA, MS, MO, KS, MI, CAN)
13-Lowell Davis – 36 weeks (IA, MO)
14-Michelle Haupt – 36 weeks (IA, MO, KS, LA, MI)
*15-Brandon Kahler – 37 weeks (IA, MN)
16-Scott Degeneffe – 55 weeks (IA, FL, UT, CO, KY, IN, IL, MN, WI)
*17-Sheri Fakhouri – 65 weeks (IA, NE)
18-Logan Kahler – 65 weeks (IA, MN, MO)
19-Nathanial Brown – 67 weeks (IA, SD, GA, TN, IRL, UK, FL, IL, KS)
20-Tamara Peterson – 78 weeks (IA, MN)
21-Mindi Terrell – 82 weeks (IA)
22-Linda Bennett – 111 weeks (KS, IA, MI)
23-Sarah Toot – 112 weeks (PA, NY, VT, NV, NJ, NC)
24-Angie DeWaard – 116 weeks (IA, IL, SCT, ENG)
25-Dawn Krause – 120 weeks (IA, IL)
26-Kim Barker – 126 weeks (IA, CO, LA)
27-Joe Duff – 127 weeks (TX, NY)
*28-Teresa Kahler – 138 weeks (IA, NE)
29-Carla Stensland – 138 weeks (IA, MO, SD, WY, CO)
30-Micky Augustin – 140 weeks (IA, IL, FL, AK)
*31-Andy Sharp – 141 weeks (IA, NE, AR, MS, MO, TN, LA, IL, MN, WI)
32-Bill Wentworth – 142 weeks (NE, MO, FL)
33-Cathie Morton – 146 weeks (IA, FL, BHS, MO, LA)
34-Elizabeth Nordeen – 147 weeks (IA, OH)
35-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 149 weeks (IA, CA, NV)
36-Kio Dettman – 151 weeks (IA)

It is the third week of the month and on the third week of the month I like to share a map of all the states where people have submitted from heading into today. Here is that map:



36 states!

Here is the list of rules for Year 11 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!
2. 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.
3. Deadline to submit your submission is 11 AM next Monday.
4. 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.
5. No screen captures. This is a photography challenge. Not a “look at what I found on the internet” challenge.

There are still 2 ways to submit:
1. Email your submission to bennett@photography139.com.
2. 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:


WPC - WEEK 470 - MUSIC - MICKY AUGUSTIN
Micky Augustin (Iowa)- 141 weeks

WPC - WEEK 470 - MUSIC - SHANNON BARDOLE-FOLEY
Shannon Bardole-Foley (Farmer’s Market – Bentonville, Arkansas) – 150 weeks

WPC - WEEK 470 - MUSIC - SHANNON BARDOLE-FOLEY
Shannon Bardole-Foley (Outside of Jane, Missouri)

WPC - WEEK 470 - MUSIC - KIM BARKER
Kim Barker (Nevada, Iowa) – 127 weeks

WPC - WEEK 470 - MUSIC - CHRISTOHER D. BENNETT
Christopher D. Bennett (Boone Theater – Boone, Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 470 - MUSIC - SUZIE BRANNEN
Suzie Brannen (Iowa) – 4 weeks suzi

WPC - WEEK 470 - MUSIC - NATANIAL BROWN
Nathanial Brown (Albert Lea, Minnesota) – 68 weeks

WPC - WEEK 470 - MUSIC - NATHANIAL BROWN
Nathanial Brown (Pierce, Nebraska)

WPC - WEEK 470 - MUSIC - LINDA BENNETT
Linda Bennett (Kansas)

WPC - WEEK 470 - MUSIC - LOWELL DAVIS
Lowell Davis (Iowa) – 37 weeks

WPC - WEEK 470 - MUSIC - KIO DETTMAN
Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa) – 152 weeks

WPC - WEEK 470 - MUSIC - ANGIE DEWAARD
Angie DeWaard (Iowa) – 117 weeks

WPC - WEEK 470 - MUSIC - SCOTT DEGENEFFE
Scott Degeneffe (Boone County, Iowa) – 56 weeks

WPC - WEEK 470 - MUSIC - JOE DUFF
Joe Duff (Texas) – 128 weeks

WPC - WEEK 470 - MUSIC - SHERI FAKHOURI
Sheri Fakhouri (Ankeny, Iowa) – 66 weeks

WPC - WEEK 470 - MUSIC - SHERI FAKHOURI
Sheri Fakhouri (Ankeny, Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 470 - MUSIC - ADAM GORDON
Adam Gordon (Iowa) – 27 weeks

WPC - WEEK 470 - MUSIC - MARY GREEN
Mary Green (Michigan) – 2 weeks

WPC - WEEK 470 - MUSIC - MARY GREEN
Mary Green (Michigan)

WPC - WEEK 470 - MUSIC - MICHELLE HAUPT
Michelle Haupt (Iowa) – 37 weeks

WPC - WEEK 470 - MUSIC - SABAS HERNANDEZ
Sabas Hernandez (Iowa) – 1 week

WPC - WEEK 470 - MUSIC - JESSE HOWARD
Jesse Howard (Homecoming – Boone, Iowa) – 4 weeks

WPC - WEEK 470 - MUSIC - MONICA JENNINGS
Monica Jennings (Boone, Iowa) – 6 weeks

WPC - WEEK 470 - MUSIC - BRANDON KAHLER
Brandon Kahler (Iowa) – 38 weeks

WPC - WEEK 470 - MUSIC - LOGAN KAHLER
Logan Kahler (Iowa) – 67 weeks

WPC - WEEK 470 - MUSIC -TERESA KAHLER
Teresa Kahler (Iowa State University – Ames, Iowa) – 139 weeks

WPC - WEEK 470 - MUSIC - DAWN KRAUSE
Dawn Krause (Fraser, Iowa) – 121 weeks

WPC - WEEK 470 - MUSIC - SARA LOCKNER
Sara Lockner (Pork Tornados – Adventureland – Altoona, Iowa) – 7 weeks

WPC - WEEK 470 - MUSIC - WILLY MCALPINE
Willy McAlpine (Iowa) – 10 weeks

WPC - WEEK 470 - MUSIC - DEANNA MCCLAIN
Deanna McClain (Iowa) – 14 weeks

WPC - WEEK 470 - MUSIC - CATHIE MORTON
Cathie Morton (Des Moines, Iowa) – 147 weeks

WPC - WEEK 470 - MUSIC - ELZABETH NORDEEN
Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa) – 148 weeks

WPC - WEEK 470 - MUSIC - TAMARA PETERSON
Tamara Peterson (Iowa) – 79 weeks

WPC - WEEK 470 - MUSIC - DEB POWERS
Deb Powers (Ankeny, Iowa) – 3 weeks

WPC - WEEK 470 - MUSIC - DEB POWERS
Debb Powers (Ankeny, Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 470 - MUSIC - ANDY SHARP
Andy Sharp (Boone First United Methodist Church – Boone, Iowa) – 142 weeks

WPC - WEEK 470 - MUSIC - ALEXIS STENSLAND
Alexis Stensland (Iowa) – 1 week

WPC - WEEK 470 - MUSIC - CARLA STENSLAND
Carla Stensland (Springbrook State Park – Guthrie Center, Iowa) – 139 weeks

WPC - WEEK 470 - MUSIC - CARLA STENSLAND
Carla Stensland (Springbrook State Park – Guthrie Center, Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 470 - MUSIC - PENNSYLVANIA
Sarah Toot (Pennsylvania) – 113 weeks

WPC - WEEK 470 - MUSIC - MINDI TERRELL
Mindi Terrell (Iowa) – 83 weeks

WPC - WEEK 470 - MUSIC - MINDI TERRELL
Mindi Terrell (Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 470 - MUSIC - MIKE VEST
Mike Vest (Madrid, Iowa) – 17 weeks

WPC - WEEK 470 - MUSIC - BILL WENTWORTH
Bill Wentworth (Omaha, Nebraska) – 143 weeks

37 participants! That is a pretty solid week!

There were submissions this week taken in the following places:

+ Arkansas (1)
+ Iowa (34)
+ Kansas (1)
+ Michigan (2)
+ Minnesota (1)
+ Missouri (1)
+ Nebraska (2)
+ Pennsylvania (1)
+ Texas (1)

Here is the Year 11 list of places where submissions have been taken (submissions taken in each places):

+ Arkansas (20.5)
+ Alaska (1)
+ California (3)
+ Colorado (10)
+ Florida (11)
+ Georgia (1)
+ Hawaii (2)
+ Illinois (15)
+ Indiana (6)
+ Iowa (1377)
+ Kansas (52)
+ Kentucky (1)
+ Louisiana (8)
+ Maryland (1)
+ Michigan (11)
+ Minnesota (13)
+ Mississippi (2.5)
+ Missouri (17.5)
+ Montana (4)
+ Nebraska (45)
+ Nevada (4)
+ New Jersey (1)
+ New York (17)
+ North Carolina (2)
+ Ohio (5)
+ Oklahoma (2)
+ Pennsylvania (29)
+ Puerto Rico (4)
+ South Dakota (4)
+ Tennessee (2.5)
+ Texas (54)
+ Utah (1)
+ Vermont (1)
+ Virginia (1)
+ West Virginia (1)
+ Wisconsin (4)
+ Wyoming (1)
+ Aruba (1)
+ Bahamas (2)
+ Canada (2)
+ Curacao (1)
+ Ireland (3)
+ England (2)
+ North Ireland (1)
+ Scotland (1)

36 states so far! 1 U.S. Territory! 6 foreign countries! Not bad! So far, the following people have submitted from multiple places:

+ Nathanial Brown (IA, SD, TN, GA, IRL, NIR, FL, IL, KS, NE, MN) – 11
+ Jen Ensley-Gorshe (IA, CO, MO, TX, TN, VA, IL, FL, IN, WV, PA) – 11
+ Andy Sharp (IA, NE, MO, AR, TN, MS, LA, IL, MN, WI) – 10
+ Scott Degeneffe (IA, FL, UT, CO, IN, KY, IL, MN, WI) – 9
+ Jesse Howard (IA, MO, NE, FL, ABW, CUW, MN) – 7
+ Christopher D. Bennett (IA, MO, NE, IL, IN, LA) – 6
+ Sarah Toot (PA, NY, VT, NV, NJ, NC) – 6
+ Adam Gordon (IA, MS, MO, KS, MI, CAN) – 6
+ Shannon Bardole-Foley (IA, CA, NV, AR, MO) – 5
+ Cathie Morton (IA, FL, BHS, MO, LA) – 5
+ Carla Stensland (IA, MO, SD, WY, CO) -5
+ Mary Green (MI, IA, IN, IL, RP) – 5
+ Michelle Haupt (IA, MO, KS, LA, MI) – 5
+ Mike Vest (IA, MO, AR, OK, KS) – 5
+ Angie DeWaard (IA, IL, SCT, ENG) – 4
+ Micky Augustin (IA, IL, FL, AK) – 4
+ Logan Kahler (IA, MN, MO) – 3
+ Bill Wentworth (NE, MO, FL) – 3
+ Linda Bennett (KS, IA, MI) – 3
+ Kim Barker (IA, CO, LA) – 3
+ Becky Parmelee (AR, IA, OK) – 3
+ Sara Lockner (IA, BHS, MN) – 3
+ Susanna Funk (IA, CO) – 2
+ Brandon Kahler (IA, MN) – 2
+ Tamara Peterson (IA, MN) – 2
+ Teresa Kahler (IA, NE) – 2
+ Sheri Fakhouri (IA, NE) – 2
+ Sabas Hernandez (IA, OH) – 2
+ Suzie Brannen (IA, MD) – 2
+ Elizabeth Nordeen (IA, OH) – 2
+ Deanna McClain (IA, MN) – 2
+ Dawn Krause – (IA, IL) – 2
+ Joe Duff (TX, NY) – 2
+ Lowell Davis (IA, MO) – 2
+ Evie Gorshe (IA, IN) – 2
+ Layla Gorshe (IA, OH) -2
+ Deb Powers (MT, IA) – 2

Nathanial has tied Jen for the top spot to be crowned “The Most Travelled THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE Photographer!” However Andy and Scott are in striking distance.

The big milestone this week was Willy reaching the Double Digit Streak Club! WooHoo!

But it wasn’t all unicorns and rainbows. Elainie couldn’t build on her submission from last week. Her streak is over before it began. Amy’s streak also came to a halting crash after 3 weeks! The humanity!

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:



PARK

PARK! What a great theme for Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE!

I look forward to your interpretation.

That is all I got, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will see your idea of PARK in this place that that is a bit of a respite from the world next Monday.

WPC – WEEK 469 – SELF-PORTRAIT

You may recall last week that I gave Micky an extension because he was in a place where he could only communicate via satellite phone. Here is his SQUARE photo:


WPC - WEEK 468 - SQUARE - MICKY AUGUSTIN
Micky Augustin (Chicago, Illinois) – 139 weeks

On the other news from last week’s streaks, Adam’s trending in the right direction. I don’t know if he is back taking photos, but if you keep scrolling, you will find out.

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SELF-PORTRAIT! A great theme! But were enough people in touch with themselves to make it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out!

As of 12:01 PM on Monday, September 9, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore everything in parentheses):

*1-Deb Powers – 1 week (MT, IA)
2-Alexis Stensland – 1 week (IA)
3-Jesse Howard – 2 weeks (IA, MO, NE, FL, ABW, CUW, MN)
4-Suzie Brannen – 2 weeks (IA, MD)
*5-Amy Peterson – 2 weeks (IA)
6-Monica Jennings – 4 weeks (IA)
7-Sara Lockner – 5 weeks (IA, BHS, MN)
8-Willy McAlpine – 8 weeks (IA)
9-Deanna McClain – 12 weeks (IA, MN)
10-Mike Vest – 16 weeks (IA, MO, OK, AR, KS)
11-Sabas Hernandez – 21 weeks (IA, OH)
12-Lowell Davis – 35 weeks (IA, MO)
13-Michelle Haupt – 35 weeks (IA, MO, KS, LA, MI)
14-Brandon Kahler – 36 weeks (IA, MN)
15-Scott Degeneffe – 54 weeks (IA, FL, UT, CO, KY, IN, IL, MN, WI)
16-Sheri Fakhouri – 64 weeks (IA, NE)
*17-Logan Kahler – 65 weeks (IA, MN, MO)
18-Nathanial Brown – 66 weeks (IA, SD, GA, TN, IRL, UK, FL, IL, KS)
19-Tamara Peterson – 77 weeks (IA, MN)
20-Mindi Terrell – 81 weeks (IA)
21-Linda Bennett – 110 weeks (KS, IA, MI)
22-Sarah Toot – 111 weeks (PA, NY, VT, NV, NJ, NC)
23-Angie DeWaard – 115 weeks (IA, IL, SCT, ENG)
24-Dawn Krause – 119 weeks (IA, IL)
25-Kim Barker – 125 weeks (IA, CO, LA)
*26-Joe Duff – 126 weeks (TX, NY)
*27-Teresa Kahler – 137 weeks (IA, NE)
28-Carla Stensland – 137 weeks (IA, MO, SD, WY, CO)
29-Micky Augustin – 139 weeks (IA, IL, FL)
30-Andy Sharp – 140 weeks (IA, NE, AR, MS, MO, TN, LA, IL, MN, WI)
31-Bill Wentworth – 141 weeks (NE, MO, FL)
32-Cathie Morton – 145 weeks (IA, FL, BHS, MO, LA)
33-Elizabeth Nordeen – 146 weeks (IA, OH)
34-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 148 weeks (IA, CA, NV)
*35-Kio Dettman – 150 weeks (IA)

strong>Here is the list of rules for Year 11 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!
2. 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.
3. Deadline to submit your submission is 11 AM next Monday.
4. 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.
5. No screen captures. This is a photography challenge. Not a “look at what I found on the internet” challenge.

There are still 2 ways to submit:
1. Email your submission to bennett@photography139.com.
2. 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:


WPC - WEEK 469 - SELF-PORTRAIT - ADAM GORDON
Adam Gordon (Iowa) – 26 weeks

WPC - WEEK 469 - SELF-PORTRAIT - AMY PETERSON
Amy Peterson (Ames, Iowa) – 3 weeks

WPC - WEEK 469 - SELF-PORTRAIT - AMY PETERSON
Amy Peterson (Ledges State Park – Boone County, Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 469 - SELF-PORTRAIT - ANDY SHARP
Andy Sharp (Iowa City, Iowa) – 141 weeks

WPC - WEEK 469 - SELF-PORTRAIT - ANDY SHARP
Andy Sharp (Iowa City, Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 469 - SELF-PORTRAIT - ANGIE DEWAARD
Angie DeWaard (Neurology Dept, McFarland Clinic – Ames, Iowa) – 116 weeks

WPC - WEEK 469 - SELF-PORTRAIT -
Bill Wentworth (Omaha, Nebraska) – 142 weeks

WPC - WEEK 469 - SELF-PORTRAIT - BRANDON KAHLER
Brandon Kahler (Iowa) – 37 weeks

WPC - WEEK 469 - SELF-PORTRAIT - BRANDON KAHLER
Brandon Kahler (Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 469 - SELF-PORTRAIT -
Carla Stensland (Salida, Colorado) – 138 weeks

WPC - WEEK 469 - SELF-PORTRAIT - CATHIE MORTON
Cathie Morton (Norwalk, Iowa) – 146 weeks


Christopher D. Bennett (Boone, Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 469 - SELF-PORTRAIT - DAWN KRAUSE
Dawn Krause (Iowa) – 120 weeks

WPC - WEEK 469 - SELF-PORTRAIT - DEANNA MCCLAIN
Deanna McClain (Iowa) – 13 weeks

WPC - WEEK 469 - SELF-PORTRAIT - DEB PPOWERS
Deb Powers (Ankeny, Iowa) – 2 weeks

WPC - WEEK 469 - SELF-PORTRAIT - DEB PPOWERS
Deb Powers (Ankeny, Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 469 - SELF-PORTRAIT - ELAINIE HERNANDEZ
Elainie Hernandez (Boone, Iowa)- 1 week

WPC - WEEK 469 - SELF-PORTRAIT - ELIZABETH NORDEEN
Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa) – 147 weeks

WPC - WEEK 469 - SELF-PORTRAIT - JESSE HOWARD
Jesse Howard (Iowa) – 3 weeks

WPC - WEEK 469 - SELF-PORTRAIT - JOE DUFF
Joe Duff (Texas) – 127 weeks

WPC - WEEK 469 - SELF-PORTRAIT - KIM BARKER
Kim Barker (Cambridge, Iowa) – 126 weeks

WPC - WEEK 469 - SELF-PORTRAIT -
Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa) -151 weeks

WPC - WEEK 469 - SELF-PORTRAIT - LINDA BENNETT
Linda Bennett (Kansas) – 111 weeks

WPC - WEEK 469 - SELF-PORTRAIT - LOGAN KAHLER
Logan Kahler (Iowa) – 66 weeks

WPC - WEEK 469 - SELF-PORTRAIT - LOWELL DAVIS
Lowell Davis (Muscatine, Iowa) – 36 weeks

WPC - WEEK 469 - SELF-PORTRAIT - MARY GREEN
Mary Green (Manchester, Iowa) – 1 week

WPC - WEEK 469 - SELF-PORTRAIT - MIHELLE HAUPT
Michelle Haupt (Iowa) – 36 weeks


Micky Augustin (Above the Arctic Circle, Alaska) – 140 weeks

WPC - WEEK 469 - SELF-PORTRAIT - MINDI TERRELL
Mindi Terrell (Iowa) – 82 weeks

WPC - WEEK 469 - SELF-PORTRAIT -  MIKE VEST
Mike Vest (Madrid, Iowa) – 17 weeks

WPC - WEEK 469 - SELF-PORTRAIT -  MONICA JENNINGS
Monica Jennings (Boone, Iowa) – 5 weeks

WPC - WEEK 469 - SELF-PORTRAIT - NATHANIAL BROWN
Nathanial Brown (Iowa) – 67 weeks

WPC - WEEK 469 - SELF-PORTRAIT - SARA LOCKNER
Sara Lockner (Iowa) – 6 weeks

WPC - WEEK 469 - SELF-PORTRAIT - SARAH TOOT
Sarah Toot (E. Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania) – 112 weeks

WPC - WEEK 469 - SELF-PORTRAIT - SCOTT DEGENEFFE
Scott Degeneffe (Boone County, Iowa)- 55 weeks

WPC - WEEK 469 - SELF-PORTRAIT -
Shannon Bardole-Foley (Deal’s Orchard – Jefferson, Iowa) – 149 weeks

WPC - WEEK 469 - SELF-PORTRAIT - SHERI FAKHOURI
Sheri Fakhouri (Iowa) – 65 weeks

WPC - WEEK 469 - SELF-PORTRAIT - SHERI FAKHOURI
Sheri Fakhouri (Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 469 - SELF-PORTRAIT - SUZIE BRANNEN
Suzie Brannen (Iowa) – 3 weeks

WPC - WEEK 469 - SELF-PORTRAIT -
Tamara Peterson (Iowa) – 78 weeks

WPC - WEEK 469 - SELF-PORTRAIT - TERESA KAHLER
Teresa Kahler (Boone, Iowa) – 138 weeks

WPC - WEEK 469 - SELF-PORTRAIT - TERESA KAHLER
Teresa Kahler (Boone, Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 469 - SELF-PORTRAIT - WILLY MCALPINE
Willy McAlpine (Goeppinger Field – Boone, Iowa) – 9 weeks

37 participants! That is a pretty good week!

There were submissions this week taken in the following places:

+ Alaska (1)
+ Colorado (1)
+ Iowa (37)
+ Kansas (1)
+ Nebraska (1)
+ Pennsylvania (1)
+ Texas (1)

Thanks to Micky’s travels, we have added Alaska to this year’s submission map!

Here is the Year 11 list of places where submissions have been taken (submissions taken in each places):

+ Arkansas (19.5)
+ Alaska (1)
+ California (3)
+ Colorado (10)
+ Florida (11)
+ Georgia (1)
+ Hawaii (2)
+ Illinois (15)
+ Indiana (6)
+ Iowa (1343)
+ Kansas (51)
+ Kentucky (1)
+ Louisiana (8)
+ Maryland (1)
+ Michigan (9)
+ Minnesota (12)
+ Mississippi (2.5)
+ Missouri (17.5)
+ Montana (4)
+ Nebraska (43)
+ Nevada (4)
+ New Jersey (1)
+ New York (17)
+ North Carolina (2)
+ Ohio (5)
+ Oklahoma (2)
+ Pennsylvania (28)
+ Puerto Rico (4)
+ South Dakota (4)
+ Tennessee (2.5)
+ Texas (53)
+ Utah (1)
+ Vermont (1)
+ Virginia (1)
+ West Virginia (1)
+ Wisconsin (4)
+ Wyoming (1)
+ Aruba (1)
+ Bahamas (2)
+ Canada (2)
+ Curacao (1)
+ Ireland (3)
+ England (2)
+ North Ireland (1)
+ Scotland (1)

36 states so far! 1 U.S. Territory! 6 foreign countries! Not bad! So far, the following people have submitted from multiple places:

+ Jen Ensley-Gorshe (IA, CO, MO, TX, TN, VA, IL, FL, IN, WV, PA) – 11
+ Andy Sharp (IA, NE, MO, AR, TN, MS, LA, IL, MN, WI) – 10
+ Scott Degeneffe (IA, FL, UT, CO, IN, KY, IL, MN, WI) – 9
+ Nathanial Brown (IA, SD, TN, GA, IRL, NIR, FL, IL, KS) – 9
+ Jesse Howard (IA, MO, NE, FL, ABW, CUW, MN) – 7
+ Christopher D. Bennett (IA, MO, NE, IL, IN, LA) – 6
+ Sarah Toot (PA, NY, VT, NV, NJ, NC) – 6
+ Adam Gordon (IA, MS, MO, KS, MI, CAN) – 6
+ Cathie Morton (IA, FL, BHS, MO, LA) – 5
+ Carla Stensland (IA, MO, SD, WY, CO) -5
+ Mary Green (MI, IA, IN, IL, RP) – 5
+ Michelle Haupt (IA, MO, KS, LA, MI) – 5
+ Mike Vest (IA, MO, AR, OK, KS) – 5
+ Angie DeWaard (IA, IL, SCT, ENG) – 4
+ Micky Augustin (IA, IL, FL, AK) – 4
+ Logan Kahler (IA, MN, MO) – 3
+ Bill Wentworth (NE, MO, FL) – 3
+ Linda Bennett (KS, IA, MI) – 3
+ Kim Barker (IA, CO, LA) – 3
+ Shannon Bardole-Foley (IA, CA, NV) – 3
+ Becky Parmelee (AR, IA, OK) – 3
+ Sara Lockner (IA, BHS, MN) – 3
+ Susanna Funk (IA, CO) – 2
+ Brandon Kahler (IA, MN) – 2
+ Tamara Peterson (IA, MN) – 2
+ Teresa Kahler (IA, NE) – 2
+ Sheri Fakhouri (IA, NE) – 2
+ Sabas Hernandez (IA, OH) – 2
+ Suzie Brannen (IA, MD) – 2
+ Elizabeth Nordeen (IA, OH) – 2
+ Deanna McClain (IA, MN) – 2
+ Dawn Krause – (IA, IL) – 2
+ Joe Duff (TX, NY) – 2
+ Lowell Davis (IA, MO) – 2
+ Evie Gorshe (IA, IN) – 2
+ Layla Gorshe (IA, OH) -2
+ Deb Powers (MT, IA) – 2

Jen has claimed the top spot to be crowned “The Most Travelled THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE Photographer!” However Andy, Scott, and Nathanial are in striking distance. Jesse has fallen out of contention.

There were some big milestones this week. Adam’s streak returned from medical leave and he is now in the Half Year Streak Club! WooHoo! Tamara joined the Year and Half Streak Club! WooHoo! Woo!

But it wasn’t all good news. Alexis couldn’t build on her submission from last week. Her streak was over before it began. Worst of all, Sabas’ streak comes to a crashing halt at 21 weeks. The humanity!

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:



MUSIC

MUSIC! What a great theme for Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE!

I look forward to your interpretation.

That is all I got, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will see your idea of MUSIC in this place that that thinks of itself as a visual symphony next Monday.

WPC – WEEK 465 – PURPLE

Just a reminder, the we are now one month and one day from the deadline to enter your pictures for the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest.

Here are the rules and entry form:



Click on the link below to download the entry form:

Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest Entry Form

I hope a few to many of you decide to enter.

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PURPLE! A great theme and the favorite color of some of the best people I’ve ever known. But did the theme draw enough favor to make it a popular theme? You’ll have to keep scrolling to find out!

As of 12:01 PM on Monday, August 5, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore everything in parentheses):

1-Sara Lockner – 1 week (IA, BHS, MN)
*2-Tim Panages – 1 week (IA)
3-Johnathan Stensland – 1 week (IA)
*4-Mary Green – 2 weeks (MI, IA, IN, IL, PR)
*5-Deb Powers – 2 weeks (MT)
*6-Jesse Howard – 3 weeks (IA, MO, NE, FL, ABW, CUW, MN)
*7-Willy McAlpine – 4 weeks (IA)
8-Elainie Hernandez – 5 weeks (IA)
9-Deanna McClain – 8 weeks (IA, MN)
*10-Suzie Brannen – 13 weeks (IA, MD)
11-Mike Vest – 12 weeks (IA, MO, OK, AR, KS)
*12-Alexis Stensland – 15 weeks (IA)
13-Sabas Hernandez – 17 weeks (IA, OH)
*14-Adam Gordon – 23 weeks (IA, MS, MO, KS)
*15-Lowell Davis – 31 weeks (IA, MO)
16-Michelle Haupt – 31 weeks (IA, MO, KS, LA, MI)
17-Brandon Kahler – 32 weeks (IA, MN)
18-Scott Degeneffe – 50 weeks (IA, FL, UT, CO, KY, IN, IL, MN, WI)
19-Sheri Fakhouri – 60 weeks (IA, NE)
20-Logan Kahler – 61 weeks (IA, MN)
21-Nathanial Brown – 62 weeks (IA, SD, GA, TN, IRL, UK, FL, IL, KS)
22-Tamara Peterson – 73 weeks (IA, MN)
*23-Mindi Terrell – 77 weeks (IA)
*24-Linda Bennett – 106 weeks (KS, IA)
25-Sarah Toot – 107 weeks (PA, NY, VT, NV, NJ, NC)
26-Angie DeWaard – 111 weeks (IA, IL)
27-Dawn Krause – 115 weeks (IA, IL)
*28-Kim Barker – 120 weeks (IA, CO, LA)
*29-Joe Duff – 122 weeks (TX, NY)
*30-Teresa Kahler – 133 weeks (IA, NE)
31-Carla Stensland – 133 weeks (IA, MO, SD, WY, CO)
32-Micky Augustin – 135 weeks (IA, IL, FL)
33-Andy Sharp – 136 weeks (IA, NE, AR, MS, MO, TN, LA, IL, MN, WI)
34-Bill Wentworth – 137 weeks (NE, MO)
35-Cathie Morton – 141 weeks (IA, FL, BHS, MO, LA)
*36-Elizabeth Nordeen – 142 weeks (IA, OH)
37-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 144 weeks (IA, CA, NV)
*38-Kio Dettman – 146 weeks (IA)

Here is the list of rules for Year 11 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!
2. 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.
3. Deadline to submit your submission is 11 AM next Monday.
4. 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.
5. No screen captures. This is a photography challenge. Not a “look at what I found on the internet” challenge.

There are still 2 ways to submit:
1. Email your submission to bennett@photography139.com.
2. 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:


WPC - WEEK 465 - PURPLE - ADAM GORDON
Adam Gordon (Iowa) – 24 weeks

WPC - WEEK 465 - PURPLE - ADAM GORDON
Adam Gordon (Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 465 - PURPLE - ALEXIS STENSLAND
Alexis Stensland (Ogden, Iowa) – 16 weeks

WPC - WEEK 465 - PURPLE - AMY PETERSON
Amy Peterson (Boone, Iowa) – 1 week

WPC - WEEK 465 - PURPLE - ANDY SHARP
Andy Sharp (Ames, Iowa) – 137 weeks

WPC - WEEK 465 - PURPLE - ANGIE DEWAARD
Angie DeWaard (Iowa) – 112 weeks

WPC - WEEK 465 - PURPLE - ANGIE DEWAARD
Angie DeWaard (Arthur’s Seat – Cragmillar Castle – Edinburgh, Scotland)

WPC - WEEK 465 - PURPLE - BILL WENTWORTH
Bill Wentworth (Destin, Florida) – 138 weeks

WPC - WEEK 465 - PURPLE - CARLA STENSLAND
Carla Stensland (Ames, Iowa) – 134 weeks

WPC - WEEK 465 - PURPLE - CHRISTOPHER D. BENNETT
Christopher D. Bennett (4-H Building – Iowa State Fair – Des Moines, Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 465 - PURPLE - BRANDON KAHLER
Brandon Kahler (Iowa) – 33 weeks

WPC - WEEK 465 - PURPLE - CATHIE MORTON
Cathie Morton (Norwalk, Iowa) – 142 weeks

WPC - WEEK 465 - PURPLE - DAWN KRAUSE
Dawn Krause (Iowa) – 116 weeks

WPC - WEEK 465 - PURPLE - DEANNA MCCLAIN
Deanna McClain (Iowa) – 9 weeks

WPC - WEEK 465 - PURPLE - ELIZABETH NORDEEN
Elizabeth Nordeen (Ohio) – 143 weeks

WPC - WEEK 465 - PURPLE - EVIE GORSHE
Evie Gorshe (Indiana) – 1 week

WPC - WEEK 465 - PURPLE - JEN ENSLEY-GORSHE
Jen Ensley-Gorshe (Indiana Dunes National Park – Indiana) – 1 week

WPC - WEEK 465 - PURPLE - JESSE HOWARD
Jesse Howard (Iowa) – 4 weeks

WPC - WEEK 465 - PURPLE - JOE DUFF
Joe Duff (Texas) – 123 weeks

WPC - WEEK 465 - PURPLE - JOE DUFF
Joe Duff (Texas)

WPC - WEEK 465 - PURPLE - KIM BARKER
Kim Barker Des Moines, Iowa) – 121 weeks

WPC - WEEK 465 - PURPLE - KIO DETTMAN
Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa) – 147 weeks

WPC - WEEK 465 - PURPLE - KIO DETTMAN
Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 465 - PURPLE - LINDA BENNETT
Linda Bennett (Ann Arbor, Michigan) – 107 weeks

WPC - WEEK 465 - PURPLE - LINDA BENNETT
Linda Bennett (Ann Arbor, Michigan)

WPC - WEEK 465 - PURPLE - LOGAN KAHLER
Logan Kahler (Boone, Iowa) – 62 weeks

WPC - WEEK 465 - PURPLE - LOWELL DAVIS
Lowell Davis (Iowa) – 32 weeks

WPC - WEEK 465 - PURPLE - MARY GREEN
Mary Green (Iowa) – 3 weeks

WPC - WEEK 465 - PURPLE - MARY GREEN
Mary Green (Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 465 - PURPLE - MICHELLE HAUPT
Michelle Haupt (Iowa) – 32 weeks

WPC - WEEK 465 - PURPLE - MICKY AUGUSTIN
Micky Augustin (Wilton, Iowa) – 136 weeks

WPC - WEEK 465 - PURPLE - MIKE VEST
Mike Vest (Madrid, Iowa) – 13 weeks

WPC - WEEK 465 - PURPLE - MINDI TERRELL
Mindi Terrell (Iowa) – 78 weeks

WPC - WEEK 465 - PURPLE - MINDI TERRELL
Mindi Terrell (Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 465 - PURPLE - MONICA JENNINGS
Monica Jennings (Boone, Iowa) – 1 week

WPC - WEEK 465 - PURPLE - NATHANIAL BROWN
Nathanial Brown (Jefferson, Iowa) – 63 weeks

WPC - WEEK 465 - PURPLE - SABAS HERNANDEZ
Sabas Hernandez (Iowa) – 18 weeks

WPC - WEEK 465 - PURPLE - SARA LOCKNER
Sara Lockner (Iowa) – 2 weeks

WPC - WEEK 465 - PURPLE - SARAH TOOT
Sarah Toot (Greensboro, North Carolina) – 108 weeks

WPC - WEEK 465 - PURPLE - SCOTT DEGENEFFE
Scott Degeneffe (Iowa) – 51 weeks

WPC - WEEK 465 - PURPLE - SHANNON BARDOLE-FOLEY
Shannon Bardole-Foley (Iowa) – 145 weeks

WPC - WEEK 465 - PURPLE - SHERI FAKHOURI
Sheri Fakhouri (Iowa) – 61 weeks

WPC - WEEK 465 - PURPLE - SHERI FAKHOURI
Sheri Fakhouri (Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 465 - PURPLE - SUZIE BRANNEN
Suzie Brannen (Iowa) – 14 weeks

WPC - WEEK 465 - PURPLE - TAMARA PETERSON
Tamara Peterson (Perry, Iowa) – 74 weeks

WPC - WEEK 465 - PURPLE - TERESA KAHLER
Teresa Kahler (Iowa) – 134 weeks

WPC - WEEK 465 - PURPLE - TERESA KAHLER
Teresa Kahler (Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 465 - PURPLE - TIM PANAGES
Tim Panages (Grinnell, Iowa) – 2 weeks

WPC - WEEK 465 - PURPLE - TIM PANAGES
Tim Panages (Ankeny, Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 465 - PURPLE - WILLY MCALPINE
Willy McAlpine (Boone, Iowa) – 5 weeks

40 participants! That is a great week!

There were submissions this week taken in the following places:

+ Florida (1)
+ Indiana (2)
+ Iowa (40)
+ Michigan (2)
+ North Carolina (1)
+ Ohio (1)
+ Scotland (1)
+ Texas (2)

Here is the Year 11 list of places where submissions have been taken (submissions taken in each places):

+ Arkansas (19.5)
+ California (3)
+ Colorado (9)
+ Florida (11)
+ Georgia (1)
+ Hawaii (2)
+ Illinois (12)
+ Indiana (6)
+ Iowa (1208)
+ Kansas (46)
+ Kentucky (1)
+ Louisiana (8)
+ Maryland (1)
+ Michigan (8)
+ Minnesota (12)
+ Mississippi (2.5)
+ Missouri (16.5)
+ Montana (4)
+ Nebraska (39)
+ Nevada (4)
+ New Jersey (1)
+ New York (17)
+ North Carolina (2)
+ Ohio (3)
+ Oklahoma (2)
+ Pennsylvania (23)
+ Puerto Rico (4)
+ South Dakota (4)
+ Tennessee (2.5)
+ Texas (47)
+ Utah (1)
+ Vermont (1)
+ Virginia (1)
+ Wisconsin (4)
+ Wyoming (1)
+ Aruba (1)
+ Bahamas (2)
+ Curacao (1)
+ Ireland (3)
+ North Ireland (1)
+ Scotland (1)

34 states so far! 1 U.S. Territory! 5 foreign countries! Not bad! So far, the following people have submitted from multiple places:

+ Andy Sharp (IA, NE, MO, AR, TN, MS, LA, IL, MN, WI) – 10
+ Scott Degeneffe (IA, FL, UT, CO, IN, KY, IL, MN, WI) – 9
+ Nathanial Brown (IA, SD, TN, GA, IRL, NIR, FL, IL, KS) – 9
+ Jen Ensley-Gorshe (IA, CO, MO, TX, TN, VA, IL, FL, IN) – 9
+ Jesse Howard (IA, MO, NE, FL, ABW, CUW, MN) – 7
+ Christopher D. Bennett (IA, MO, NE, IL, IN, LA) – 6
+ Sarah Toot (PA, NY, VT, NV, NJ, NC) – 6
+ Cathie Morton (IA, FL, BHS, MO, LA) – 5
+ Carla Stensland (IA, MO, SD, WY, CO) -5
+ Mary Green (MI, IA, IN, IL, RP) – 5
+ Michelle Haupt (IA, MO, KS, LA, MI) – 5
+ Mike Vest (IA, MO, AR, OK, KS) – 5
+ Adam Gordon (IA, MS, MO, KS) – 4
+ Bill Wentworth (NE, MO, FL) – 3
+ Linda Bennett (KS, IA, MI) – 3
+ Kim Barker (IA, CO, LA) – 3
+ Shannon Bardole-Foley (IA, CA, NV) – 3
+ Becky Parmelee (AR, IA, OK) – 3
+ Sara Lockner (IA, BHS, MN) – 3
+ Micky Augustin (IA, IL, FL) – 3
+ Angie DeWaard (IA, IL, SCT) – 3
+ Susanna Funk (IA, CO) – 2
+ Brandon Kahler (IA, MN) – 2
+ Logan Kahler (IA, MN) – 2
+ Tamara Peterson (IA, MN) – 2
+ Teresa Kahler (IA, NE) – 2
+ Sheri Fakhouri (IA, NE) – 2
+ Sabas Hernandez (IA, OH) – 2
+ Suzie Brannen (IA, MD) – 2
+ Elizabeth Nordeen (IA, OH) – 2
+ Deanna McClain (IA, MN) – 2
+ Dawn Krause – (IA, IL) – 2
+ Joe Duff (TX, NY) – 2
+ Lowell Davis (IA, MO) – 2
+ Evie Gorshe (IA, IN) – 2

Andy is still in the lead to be crowned “The Most Travelled THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE Photographer!” Jen, Jesse, Scott, and Nathanial remain in striking distance though.

The big milestone this milestone this week was Mindi joining the 1.5 Year Streak Club! WooHoo!

But it wasn’t all good news. Johnathan couldn’t build on his submission from last week and his streak is over before it begins. Deb’s 2 week streak also came crumbling down. Worst of all Scarecrow, Elainie’s 5 week streak went up in smoke like a wicked witch being douse in water.

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:


WPC - WEEK 466 - SCIENCE
SCIENCE – SUGGESTED BY JOE DUFF

SCIENCE! What a great theme for Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE! And a theme I freely confess, I never would have come up with on my own. Thanks Joe! It will be interesting to see where this goes.

I look forward to seeing your interpretation!

That is all I got, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will see your idea of SCIENCE in this place that wouldn’t exist without it next Monday.

WPC – WEEK 464 – FLOWER

I forgot to publish the monthly FAQ last Monday, so getting it published this week.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS – WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE

What skill level photographer can participate?

THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE is open to photographers of all skill levels. From award winning photographers to professionals to the highly ranked amateurs to those that are just beginning to those who don’t even know how to focus a camera. All skill levels are encouraged and welcome. You can’t be too bad and you can’t be too good! Everyone has room to learn and be challenged!

Award winning photographers? Really?

Yes. I can think of at least 10 photographers that participate regularly that have won a photography award of some kind.

Is this a competition?
NO. It is a challenge. There are no winners and losers. Well the people that don’t participate are losers.

Is there a limit to the number of submissions I can have each week?

Yes. That limit is 2. If you send me more than 2, I will post the first 2 that you send. I’m not trying to harsh your photography buzz, but any more than that starts to overwhelm the other submissions and it takes me about 5 minutes to take a picture from my inbox to code it on the website. So I have to manage my workload.

If you are going to submit more than one picture, I strongly urge you to choose completely different subjects for each submission. If you are submitting multiple pictures of the same subject, make sure that each picture is saying something unique.

If I start to average like 45 participants a week, I will lower the limit to 1.

Can I send you several pictures and have you pick the best one?

No! No! NO! If those words come out of your mouth or your keyboard, I consider that to be a non-submission.

Do you ever question whether somebody’s submission fits the theme?

Meh. Only if I think somebody is clearly confusing this week’s theme with last week or next week’s theme. Otherwise, if the submission makes sense in your head, that is good enough for me. However, I would urge you to not try to fit your favorite subject into the theme every week. This isn’t a challenge to share a picture every week of your kid or your business or your pet. It is a challenge to take pictures of different things every week. Which isn’t to say subjects can’t be repeated, but you shouldn’t become reliant on the same ones.

Why can’t I submit after 11 AM on Mondays if the post doesn’t publish until 12:01 PM?

I go to lunch at 11 AM. I leave my office. I’m not near a computer. At 11 AM I hit “Schedule” and then I go throw food down my throat. 167 hours is more than enough time to send a submission. Okay, 166 hours and 59 minutes. You got me.

Do I have to wait until Monday morning to submit?

Absolutely not! In fact (AND CAN’T EMPATHIZE THIS ENOUGH) I appreciate the submissions that make it to me by Sunday evening. Makes the job of putting this together on Monday morning much easier!

Are there resolution requirements for submissions?

I won’t turn down submissions that are too small. I will probably ask you for a picture of greater resolution if it is really small. The typical 4 x 6 image posted to my website has a resolution of 1280 pixels x 853 pixels. While a 400 x 300 image might look okay on your phone, it looks like trash on a computer monitor. I prefer images that are at least 1000 pixels at their widest point, but don’t ban smaller pictures at this point. But don’t tempt me!

What format should my submission be?

.JPG but .PNG also works.

If I write a description of my image will you include that in your post?

No. Photography is art that should stand on its own. Only exception is the SLICE OF LIFE theme. But if you let me know where the picture was taken, I will include that. In fact, I appreciate you letting me know where a picture was taken. If you don’t let me know, I will assume the picture was taken in the state you live in.

When will you start accepting suggestions for next year’s THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE themes?

I will take suggestions only and ONLY in the comments sections of the THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE posts the last week of October and the 1st week of November.

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FLOWER! A great theme! But did enough people overcome their debilitating toxic masculinity to make it a popular theme? You’ll have to keep scrolling to find out!

As of 12:01 PM on Monday, July 29, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore everything in parentheses):

*1-Mary Green – 1 week (MI, IA, IN, IL, PR)
*2-Deb Powers – 1 week (MT)
3-Jesse Howard – 2 weeks (IA, MO, NE, FL, ABW, CUW, MN)
4-Willy McAlpine – 3 weeks (IA)
5-Elainie Hernandez – 4 weeks (IA)
6-Monica Jennings – 4 weeks (IA)
7-Deanna McClain – 7 weeks (IA, MN)
8-Suzie Brannen – 12 weeks (IA, MD)
9-Mike Vest – 12 weeks (IA, MO, OK, AR, KS)
10-Alexis Stensland – 14 weeks (IA)
11-Sabas Hernandez – 16 weeks (IA, OH)
12-Adam Gordon – 23 weeks (IA, MS, MO, KS)
13-Lowell Davis – 30 weeks (IA, MO)
14-Michelle Haupt – 30 weeks (IA, MO, KS, LA, MI)
15-Brandon Kahler – 31 weeks (IA, MN)
*16-Scott Degeneffe – 49 weeks (IA, FL, UT, CO, KY, IN, IL, MN, WI)
*17-Sheri Fakhouri – 59 weeks (IA, NE)
18-Logan Kahler – 60 weeks (IA, MN)
*19-Nathanial Brown – 61 weeks (IA, SD, GA, TN, IRL, UK, FL, IL, KS)
20-Tamara Peterson – 72 weeks (IA, MN)
*21-Mindi Terrell – 76 weeks (IA)
*22-Linda Bennett – 105 weeks (KS, IA)
23-Sarah Toot – 106 weeks (PA, NY, VT, NV, NJ)
24-Angie DeWaard – 110 weeks (IA, IL)
25-Dawn Krause – 114 weeks (IA, IL)
26-Kim Barker – 120 weeks (IA, CO, LA)
27-Joe Duff – 121 weeks (TX, NY)
*28-Teresa Kahler – 132 weeks (IA, NE)
*29-Carla Stensland – 132 weeks (IA, MO, SD, WY, CO)
30-Micky Augustin – 134 weeks (IA, IL, FL)
31-Andy Sharp – 135 weeks (IA, NE, AR, MS, MO, TN, LA, IL, MN, WI)
32-Bill Wentworth – 136 weeks (NE, MO)
33-Cathie Morton – 140 weeks (IA, FL, BHS, MO, LA)
34-Elizabeth Nordeen – 141 weeks (IA, OH)
35-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 143 weeks (IA, CA, NV)
36-Kio Dettman – 145 weeks (IA)

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:


WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER - SARA LOCKNER
Sara Lockner (Iowa) – 1 week

WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER - TIM PANAGES
Tim Panages (Ames, Iowa) – 1 week

WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER - TIM PANAGES
Tim Panages (Ames, Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER - JOHNATHAN STENSLAND
Johnathan Stensland (Iowa) – 1 week

WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER - MARY GREEN
Mary Green (Iowa) – 2 weeks

WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER - MARY GREEN
Mary Green (Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER - DEB POWERS
Deb Powers (Missoula, Montana) – 2 weeks

WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER - DEB POWERS
Deb Powers (Missoula, Montana)

WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER - JESSE HOWARD
Jesse Howard (Boone, Iowa) – 3 weeks

WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER - JESSE HOWARD
Jesse Howard (Ames, Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER - WILLY MCALPINE
Willy McAlpine (Iowa) – 4 weeks

WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER - WILLY MCALPINE
Willy McAlpine (Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER - ELAINIE HERNANDEZ
Elainie Hernandez (Ankeny, Iowa) – 5 weeks

WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER - DEANNA MCCLAIN
Deanna McClain (Iowa) – 8 weeks

WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER - SUZIE BRANNEN
Suzie Brannen (Iowa) – 13 weeks

WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER - SUZIE BRANNEN
Suzie Brannen (Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER - MIKE VEST
Mike Vest (Iowa) – 13 weeks

WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER - ALEXIS STENSLAND
Alexis Stensland (Iowa) – 15 weeks

WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER - ALEXIS STENSLAND
Alexis Stensland (Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER - SABAS HERNANDEZ
Sabas Hernandez (Iowa) – 17 weeks

WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER - ADAM GORDON
Adam Gordon (Iowa) – 24 weeks

WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER - ADAM GORDON
Adam Gordon (Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER - LOWELL DAVIS
Lowell Davis (Iowa) – 31 weeks

WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER - LOWELL DAVIS
Lowell Davis (Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER - MICHELLE HAUPT
Michelle Haupt (Ann Arbor, Michigan) – 31 weeks

WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER - BRANDON KAHLER
Brandon Kahler (Iowa) – 32 weeks

WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER - SCOTT DEGENEFFE
Scott Degeneffe (Lake Geneva, Wisconsin) – 50 weeks

WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER - SHERI FAKHOURI
Sheri Fakhouri (Ankeny, Iowa) – 60 weeks

WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER - LOGAN KAHLER
Logan Kahler (Iowa) – 61 weeks

WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER - NATHANIAL BROWN
Nathanial Brown (Iowa) – 62 weeks

WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER - TAMARA PETERSON
Tamara Peterson (Boone, Iowa) – 73 weeks

WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER - MINDI TERRELL
Mindi Terrell (Iowa) – 77 weeks

WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER - MINDI TERRELL
Mindi Terrell (Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER - LINDA BENNETT
Linda Bennett (Kansas) – 106 weeks

WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER - LINDA BENNETT
Linda Bennett (Kansas)

WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER - SARAH TOOT
Sarah Toot (Greensboro, North Carolina) – 107 weeks

WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER - ANGIE DEWAARD
Angie DeWaard (Hinterland – Saint Charles, Iowa) – 111 weeks

WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER - DAWN KRAUSE
Dawn Krause (Boone, Iowa) – 115 weeks

WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER - KIM BARKER
Kim Barker (Ames, Iowa) – 121 weeks

WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER - KIM BARKER
Kim Barker (Nevada, Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER - JOE DUFF
Joe Duff (Texas) – 122 weeks

WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER - JOE DUFF
Joe Duff (Texas)

WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER - TERESA KAHLER
Teresa Kahler (Iowa) – 133 weeks

WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER - TERESA KAHLER
Teresa Kahler (Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER - CARLA STENSLAND
Carla Stensland (Iowa) – 133 weeks

WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER - MICKY AUGUSTIN
Micky Augustin (Iowa) – 135 weeks

WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER - ANDY SHARP
Andy Sharp (Iowa) – 136 weeks

WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER - BILL WENTWORTH
Bill Wentworth (Omaha, Nebraska) – 137 weeks

WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER - CATHIE MORTON
Cathie Morton (Norwalk, Iowa) – 141 weeks

WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER - ELIZABETH NORDEEN
Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa) – 142 weeks

WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER - ELIZABETH NORDEEN
Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER - SHANNON BARDOLE-FOLEY
Shannon Bardole-Foley (Summerset, Iowa) – 144 weeks

WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER - KIO DETTMAN
Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa) – 146 weeks

WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER - KIO DETTMAN
Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER - CHRISTOPHER D. BENNETT
Christopher D . Bennett (Harrier Marsh – Boone County, Iowa) – 587 weeks

There were 39 participants this week! That is a pretty great week!

There were submissions this week taken in the following places:

+ Iowa (45)
+ Kansas (2)
+ Michigan (1)
+ Montana (2)
+ Nebraska (1)
+ North Carolina (1)
+ Texas (2)
+ Wisconsin (1)

Thanks to Sarah’s trip to North Carolina, it is added to the Photography 139 submission map for 2024!

Here is the Year 11 list of places where submissions have been taken (submissions taken in each places):

+ Arkansas (19.5)
+ California (3)
+ Colorado (9)
+ Florida (10)
+ Georgia (1)
+ Hawaii (2)
+ Illinois (12)
+ Indiana (4)
+ Iowa (1168 )
+ Kansas (46)
+ Kentucky (1)
+ Louisiana (8)
+ Maryland (1)
+ Michigan (6)
+ Minnesota (12)
+ Mississippi (2.5)
+ Missouri (16.5)
+ Montana (4)
+ Nebraska (39)
+ Nevada (4)
+ New Jersey (1)
+ New York (17)
+ North Carolina (1)
+ Ohio (2)
+ Oklahoma (2)
+ Pennsylvania (23)
+ Puerto Rico (4)
+ South Dakota (4)
+ Tennessee (2.5)
+ Texas (45)
+ Utah (1)
+ Vermont (1)
+ Virginia (1)
+ Wisconsin (4)
+ Wyoming (1)
+ Aruba (1)
+ Bahamas (2)
+ Curacao (1)
+ Ireland (3)
+ North Ireland (1)

34 states so far! 1 U.S. Territory! 5 foreign countries! Not bad! So far, the following people have submitted from multiple places:

+ Andy Sharp (IA, NE, MO, AR, TN, MS, LA, IL, MN, WI) – 10
+ Scott Degeneffe (IA, FL, UT, CO, IN, KY, IL, MN, WI) – 9
+ Nathanial Brown (IA, SD, TN, GA, IRL, NIR, FL, IL, KS) – 9
+ Jesse Howard (IA, MO, NE, FL, ABW, CUW, MN) – 7
+ Jen Ensley-Gorshe (IA, CO, MO, TX, TN, VA, IL, FL) – 8
+ Christopher D. Bennett (IA, MO, NE, IL, IN, LA) – 6
+ Sarah Toot (PA, NY, VT, NV, NJ, NC) – 6
+ Cathie Morton (IA, FL, BHS, MO, LA) – 5
+ Carla Stensland (IA, MO, SD, WY, CO) -5
+ Mary Green (MI, IA, IN, IL, RP) – 5
+ Michelle Haupt (IA, MO, KS, LA, MI) – 5
+ Mike Vest (IA, MO, AR, OK, KS) – 5
+ Adam Gordon (IA, MS, MO, KS) – 4
+ Kim Barker (IA, CO, LA) – 3
+ Shannon Bardole-Foley (IA, CA, NV) – 3
+ Becky Parmelee (AR, IA, OK) – 3
+ Sara Lockner (IA, BHS, MN) – 3
+ Micky Augustin (IA, IL, FL) – 3
+ Susanna Funk (IA, CO) – 2
+ Brandon Kahler (IA, MN) – 2
+ Logan Kahler (IA, MN) – 2
+ Tamara Peterson (IA, MN) – 2
+ Teresa Kahler (IA, NE) – 2
+ Sheri Fakhouri (IA, NE) – 2
+ Angie DeWaard (IA, IL) – 2
+ Sabas Hernandez (IA, OH) – 2
+ Suzie Brannen (IA, MD) – 2
+ Elizabeth Nordeen (IA, OH) – 2
+ Linda Bennett (KS, IA) – 2
+ Bill Wentworth (NE, MO) – 2
+ Deanna McClain (IA, MN) – 2
+ Dawn Krause – (IA, IL) – 2
+ Joe Duff (TX, NY) – 2
+ Lowell Davis (IA, MO) – 2

Andy is still clinging to the title of “Most Travelled The Weekly Photo Challenge Photographer”.

There were no major milestones reached this week. Only one streak snapped. Sorry Monica.

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:


WPC - WEEK 464 - PURPLE
PURPLE

PURPLE! What a great theme for Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE!

I look forward to seeing your interpretation!

That is all I got, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will see your idea of PURPLE in this place that get lots of inspo from all of the purple shades next Monday.

WPC – WEEK 463 – ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT! A great theme! But did enough people make the abstraction to make is a popular theme? You’ll have to keep scrolling to find out!

As of 12:01 PM on Monday, July 22, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore everything in parentheses):

1-Jen Ensley-Gorshe – 1 week (IA, CO, MO, TX, TN, VA, IL, FL)
2-Jesse Howard – 1 week (IA, MO, NE, FL, ABW, CUW, MN)
3-Amy Peterson – 1 week (IA)
4-Johnathan Stensland – 1 week (IA)
5-Willy McAlpine – 2 weeks (IA)
6-Elainie Hernandez – 3 weeks (IA)
7-Monica Jennings – 3 weeks (IA)
8-Deanna McClain – 6 weeks (IA, MN)
9-Sara Lockner – 7 weeks (IA, BHS, MN)
10-Mike Vest – 10 weeks (IA, MO, OK, AR)
11-Suzie Brannen – 11 weeks (IA, MD)
12-Alexis Stensland – 13 weeks (IA) <2>
13-Sabas Hernandez – 15 weeks (IA, OH)
14-Adam Gordon – 22 weeks (IA, MS, MO) <2>
15-Lowell Davis – 29 weeks (IA, MO)
16-Michelle Haupt – 29 weeks (IA, MO, KS, LA)
17-Brandon Kahler – 30 weeks (IA, MN)
18-Scott Degeneffe – 48 weeks (IA, FL, UT, CO, KY, IN, IL)
19-Sheri Fakhouri – 58 weeks (IA, NE)
20-Logan Kahler – 58 weeks (IA, MN)
21-Nathanial Brown – 60 weeks (IA, SD, GA, TN, IRL, UK, FL)
22-Tamara Peterson – 71 weeks (IA, MN)
23-Mindi Terrell – 75 weeks (IA) <2>
24-Linda Bennett – 104 weeks (KS, IA)
25-Sarah Toot – 105 weeks (PA, NY, VT, NV, NJ)
26-Angie DeWaard – 109 weeks (IA, IL)
27-Dawn Krause – 113 weeks (IA, IL) <2>
28-Kim Barker – 119 weeks (IA, CO, LA)
29-Joe Duff – 120 weeks (TX, NY)
30-Teresa Kahler – 131 weeks (IA, NE)
31-Carla Stensland – 131 weeks (IA, MO, SD, WY, CO) <2>
32-Micky Augustin – 133 weeks (IA, IL, FL)
33-Andy Sharp – 134 weeks (IA, NE, AR, MS, MO, TN, LA, IL, MN, WI)
34-Bill Wentworth – 135 weeks (NE, MO)
35-Cathie Morton – 137 weeks (IA, FL, BHS, MO, LA)
36-Elizabeth Nordeen – 140 weeks (IA, OH)
37-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 142 weeks (IA, CA, NV)
38-Kio Dettman – 144 weeks (IA)

Here is the list of rules for Year 11 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!
2. 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.
3. Deadline to submit your submission is 11 AM next Monday.
4. 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.
5. No screen captures. This is a photography challenge. Not a “look at what I found on the internet” challenge.

There are still 2 ways to submit:
1. Email your submission to bennett@photography139.com.
2. 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:


WPC - WEEK 463 - ABSTRACT - KIO DETTMAN
Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa) – 145 weeks

WPC - WEEK 463 - ABSTRACT - SHANNON BARDOLE-FOLEY
Shannon Bardole-Foley (National Balloon Classic – Indianola, Iowa) -143 weeks

WPC - WEEK 463 - ABSTRACT - ELIZABETH NORDEEN
Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa) – 141 weeks

WPC - WEEK 463 - ABSTRACT - CATHIE MORTON
Cathie Morton (Norwalk, Iowa) – 138 weeks

WPC - WEEK 463 - ABSTRACT - BILL WENTWORTH
Bill Wentworth (Omaha, Nebraska) – 136 weeks

WPC - WEEK 463 - ABSTRACT - ANDY SHARP
Andy Sharp (Ames, Iowa) – 135 weeks

WPC - WEEK 463 - ABSTRACT - MICKY AUGUSTIN
Micky Augustin (Ames, Iowa) – 134 weeks

WPC - WEEK 463 - ABSTRACT - CARLA STENSLAND
Carla Stensland (Ogden, Iowa) – 132 weeks

WPC - WEEK 463 - ABSTRACT - CARLA STENSLAND
Carla Stensland (Ogden, Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 463 - ABSTRACT - TERESA KAHLER
Teresa Kahler (Iowa) – 132 weeks

WPC - WEEK 463 - ABSTRACT - TERESA KAHLER
Teresa Kahler (Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 463 - ABSTRACT - JOE DUFF
Joe Duff (Texas) – 121 weeks

WPC - WEEK 463 - ABSTRACT - KIM BARKER
Kim Barker (Nevada, Iowa) – 120 weeks

WPC - WEEK 463 - ABSTRACT - DAWN KRAUSE
Dawn Krause (Boone, Iowa) – 114 weeks

WPC - WEEK 463 - ABSTRACT - ANGIE DEWAARD
Angie DeWaard (Iowa) – 110 weeks

WPC - WEEK 463 - ABSTRACT - SARAH TOOT
Sarah Toot (Pennsylvania) – 106 weeks

WPC - WEEK 463 - ABSTRACT - LINDA BENNETT
Linda Bennett (Kansas) – 105 weeks

WPC - WEEK 463 - ABSTRACT - LINDA BENNETT
Linda Bennett (Kansas)

WPC - WEEK 463 - ABSTRACT - MINDI TERRELL
Mindi Terrell (Iowa) – 76 weeks

WPC - WEEK 463 - ABSTRACT - MINDI TERRELL
Mindi Terrell (Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 463 - ABSTRACT - TAMARA PETERSON
Tamara Peterson (Perry, Iowa) – 72 weeks

WPC - WEEK 463 - ABSTRACT - NATHANIAL BROWN
Nathanial Brown (Princeton, Illinois) – 61 weeks

WPC - WEEK 463 - ABSTRACT -
Nathanial Brown (Emporia, Kansas)

WPC - WEEK 463 - ABSTRACT - SHERI FAKHOURI
Sheri Fakhouri (Ankeny, Iowa) – 59 weeks

WPC - WEEK 463 - ABSTRACT - SHERI FAKHOURI
Sheri Fakhouri (Ankeny, Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 463 - ABSTRACT - LOGAN KAHLER
Logan Kahler (Boone, Iowa) – 59 weeks

WPC - WEEK 463 - ABSTRACT - SCOTT DEGENEFFE
Scott Degeneffe (Potato Lake, Wisconsin) – 49 weeks

WPC - WEEK 463 - ABSTRACT - SCOTT DEGENEFFE
Scott Degeneffe (Albert Lea, Minnesota)

WPC - WEEK 463 - ABSTRACT - BRANDON KAHLER
Brandon Kahler (Iowa) – 31 weeks

WPC - WEEK 463 - ABSTRACT - LOWELL DAVIS
Lowell Davis (Iowa) – 30 weeks

WPC - WEEK 463 - ABSTRACT - MICHELLE HAUPT
Michelle Haupt (Montague, Michigan) – 30 weeks

WPC - WEEK 463 - ABSTRACT - ADAM GORDON
Adam Gordon (Iowa) – 23 weeks

WPC - WEEK 463 - ABSTRACT - ELAINIE HERNANDEZ
Sabas Hernandez (Ankeny, Iowa) – 16 weeks

WPC - WEEK 463 - ABSTRACT - ALEXIS STENSLAND
Alexis Stensland (Iowa) – 14 weeks

WPC - WEEK 463 - ABSTRACT - SUZIE BRANNEN
Suzie Brannen (Iowa) – 12 weeks

WPC - WEEK 463 - ABSTRACT - MIKE VEST
Mike Vest (Kansas City, Kansas) – 11 weeks

WPC - WEEK 463 - ABSTRACT - DEANNA MCCLAIN
Deanna McClain (Iowa) – 7 weeks

WPC - WEEK 463 - ABSTRACT - MONICA JENNINGS
Monica Jennings (Boone, Iowa) – 4 weeks

WPC - WEEK 463 - ABSTRACT - SABAS HERNANDEZ
Elainie Hernandez (Ankeny, Iowa) – 1 weeks

WPC - WEEK 463 - ABSTRACT - WILLY MCALPINE
Willy McAlpine (Boone, Iowa) – 3 weeks

WPC - WEEK 463 - ABSTRACT - JESSE HOWARD
Jesse Howard (Winterset, Iowa) – 2 weeks

WPC - WEEK 463 - ABSTRACT - DEB POWERS
Deb Powers (Glacier National Park, Montana) – 1 week

WPC - WEEK 463 - ABSTRACT - DEB POWERS
Deb Powers (Glacier National Park, Montana)

WPC - WEEK 463 - ABSTRACT - MARY GREEN
Mary Green (Iowa) – 1 week

WPC - WEEK 463 - ABSTRACT - MARY GREEN
Mary Green (Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 463 - ABSTRACT - CHRISTOPHER D. BENNETT
Christopher D. Bennett (Boone, Iowa)

37 participants! That is a pretty good week!

There were submissions this week taken in the following places:

+ Illinois (1)
+ Iowa (33)
+ Kansas (4)
+ Michigan (1)
+ Minnesota (1)
+ Montana (2)
+ Nebraska (1)
+ Pennsylvania (1)
+ Texas (1)
+ Wisconsin (1)

Thanks to Deb’s first ever submissions, Montana was added to this year’s THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE Map!

Here is the Year 11 list of places where submissions have been taken (submissions taken in each places):

+ Arkansas (16.5)
+ Aruba (1)
+ Bahamas (2)
+ California (3)
+ Curacao (1)
+ Colorado (7)
+ Florida (13)
+ Georgia (1)
+ Hawaii (2)
+ Illinois (12)
+ Indiana (4)
+ Iowa (1074)
+ Ireland (3)
+ Kansas (44)
+ Kentucky (1)
+ Louisiana (8)
+ Maryland (1)
+ Michigan (6)
+ Minnesota (11)
+ Mississippi (2.5)
+ Missouri (18.5)
+ Montana (2)
+ Nebraska (36)
+ Nevada (4)
+ New Jersey (1)
+ New York (17)
+ North Ireland (1)
+ Ohio (2)
+ Oklahoma (2)
+ Pennsylvania (22)
+ Puerto Rico (4)
+ South Dakota (4)
+ Tennessee (2.5)
+ Texas (42)
+ Utah (1)
+ Vermont (1)
+ Virginia (1)
+ Wisconsin (3)
+ Wyoming (1)

33 states so far! 1 U.S. Territory! 5 foreign countries! Not bad! So far, the following people have submitted from multiple places:

+ Andy Sharp (IA, NE, MO, AR, TN, MS, LA, IL, MN, WI) – 10
+ Scott Degeneffe (IA, FL, UT, CO, IN, KY, IL, MN, WI) – 9
+ Nathanial Brown (IA, SD, TN, GA, IRL, NIR, FL, IL, KS) – 9
+ Jen Ensley-Gorshe (IA, CO, MO, TX, TN, VA, IL, FL) – 8
+ Jesse Howard (IA, MO, NE, FL, ABW, CUW, MN) – 7
+ Christopher D. Bennett (IA, MO, NE, IL, IN, LA) – 6
+ Cathie Morton (IA, FL, BHS, MO, LA) – 5
+ Carla Stensland (IA, MO, SD, WY, CO) -5
+ Mary Green (MI, IA, IN, IL, RP) – 5
+ Sarah Toot (PA, NY, VT, NV, NJ) – 5
+ Michelle Haupt (IA, MO, KS, LA, MI) – 5
+ Mike Vest (IA, MO, AR, OK, KS) – 5
+ Kim Barker (IA, CO, LA) – 3
+ Shannon Bardole-Foley (IA, CA, NV) – 3
+ Adam Gordon (IA, MS, MO) – 3
+ Becky Parmelee (AR, IA, OK) – 3
+ Sara Lockner (IA, BHS, MN) – 3
+ Micky Augustin (IA, IL, FL) – 3
+ Susanna Funk (IA, CO) – 2
+ Brandon Kahler (IA, MN) – 2
+ Logan Kahler (IA, MN) – 2
+ Tamara Peterson (IA, MN) – 2
+ Teresa Kahler (IA, NE) – 2
+ Sheri Fakhouri (IA, NE) – 2
+ Angie DeWaard (IA, IL) – 2
+ Sabas Hernandez (IA, OH) – 2
+ Suzie Brannen (IA, MD) – 2
+ Elizabeth Nordeen (IA, OH) – 2
+ Linda Bennett (KS, IA) – 2
+ Bill Wentworth (NE, MO) – 2
+ Deanna McClain (IA, MN) – 2
+ Dawn Krause – (IA, IL) – 2
+ Joe Duff (TX, NY) – 2
+ Lowell Davis (IA, MO) – 2

Andy is clinging to his lead to be crowned “The Most Travelled THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE Photographer!” Scott and Nathanial and Jen are in striking distance though!

There were no major milestones reached this week. But there were a ton of streaks snapped. Jen, Amy, and Johnathan couldn’t build on their submission from last week. Their steaks are over before they began. Sara’s steak is over at 7! The humanity!

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:


WPC - WEEK 464 - FLOWER
FLOWER

FLOWER! What a great theme for Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE!

FLOWER is obviously one of my favorite themes. It helps separate those of us with sensitive souls from those with a debilitating case of toxic masculinity.

I look forward to seeing you interpretation!

That is all I got, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will see your idea of FLOWER in this place that get its flowers next Monday.

WPC – WEEK 460 – BLACK & WHITE

Today is going to be a long one, so buckle up and get your popcorn ready!

Today is Jay’s birthday, so I need to start by wishing him a happy birthday.


Day 70 - March 11, 2022
Happy birthday Jay!

I hope your birthday is magical in the nothingness you attempt to do!

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It is that time of year when a little yellow card shows up in the mailboxes of many a photographer in the state of Iowa. The yellow card that tells you if you had any pictures accepted into one of the hardest photo contests in the country. The Iowa State Fair Photography Salon. A contest that only displays 25% of the pictures submitted. It is the only photo contest that I enter (for a wide variety of reasons) and as such I did get my yellow card in the mail last week. It looked a little something like this:



You might be wondering what pictures I entered this year. I’m the only person that currently knows what pictures I entered. But, you can go down to the Iowa State Fair and see them for yourself. I will reveal what pictures I entered and what pictures got in on the last day of the Fair. As is my custom.

But I wasn’t the only regular contributor to THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE that got pictures accepted to the Iowa State Fair Photography Salon. Angie, Logan, and Nathanial all got pictures accepted! WooHoo! Which makes sense, because when THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE was birthed into existence as THE RANDOM WEEKLY PHOTO EXPERIMENT all those years ago by me and Mike Vest, the idea was (to be honest more his idea than mine) that at the end of the year, you would have 52 photos you could consider for entering in photo contests. Maybe in 2025 there will be MORE than 4 people from THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE displayed at the Iowa State Fair. I have an eye on a few of you.

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Must be time to see the submission for BLACK & WHITE, right? Not yet. As you may know, it is about 10 weeks out from the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest. So it is past time that I published the rules for this year’s contest. They are identical as last year.

Have a look:



I hope many of you enter again this year! Now I need to get to work!

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BLACK & WHITE! A great theme! But did enough people see the world in monochrome to make it a popular theme? You’ll have to keep scrolling to find out!

As of 12:01 PM on Monday, July 1, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks (ignore everything in parentheses):

1-Jen Ensley-Gorshe – 1 week (IA, CO, MO, TX, TN, VA, IL, FL)
2-Willy McAlpine – 1 week (IA)
3-Amy Peterson – 1 week (IA)
4-Deanna McClain – 3 weeks (IA, MN)
5-Mary Green – 4 weeks (MI, IA, IN, IL, PR) <2>
6-Sara Lockner – 4 weeks (IA, BHS, MN)
7-Suzie Brannen – 8 weeks (IA, MD) <2>
8-Mike Vest – 7 weeks (IA, MO)
9-Alexis Stensland – 10 weeks (IA) <2>
10-Sabas Hernandez – 12 weeks (IA, OH) <2>
11-Adam Gordon – 19 weeks (IA, MS, MO) <2>
12-Lowell Davis – 26 weeks (IA)
13-Michelle Haupt – 26 weeks (IA, MO, KS, LA)
14-Brandon Kahler – 27 weeks (IA, MN)
15-Scott Degeneffe – 45 weeks (IA, FL, UT, CO, KY, IN, IL) <2>
16-Sheri Fakhouri – 55 weeks (IA, NE)
17-Logan Kahler – 55 weeks (IA, MN) <2>
18-Nathanial Brown – 57 weeks (IA, SD, GA, TN, IRL, UK, FL)
19-Jesse Howard – 56 weeks (IA, MO, NE, FL, ABW, CUW, MN)
20-Tamara Peterson – 68 weeks (IA, MN)
21-Mindi Terrell – 72 weeks (IA) <2>
22-Linda Bennett – 101 weeks (KS, IA)
23-Sarah Toot – 102 weeks (PA, NY, VT, NV, NJ)
24-Angie DeWaard – 106 weeks (IA, IL) <2>
25-Dawn Krause – 110 weeks (IA, IL) <2>
26-Kim Barker – 116 weeks (IA, CO, LA) <2>
27-Joe Duff – 117 weeks (TX, NY)
28-Teresa Kahler – 128 weeks (IA, NE) <2>
29-Carla Stensland – 128 weeks (IA, MO, SD)
30-Micky Augustin – 130 weeks (IA, IL, FL)
31-Andy Sharp – 131 weeks (IA, NE, AR, MS, MO, TN, LA, IL) <2>
32-Bill Wentworth – 132 weeks (NE, MO)
33-Cathie Morton – 135 weeks (IA, FL, BHS, MO, LA) <2>
34-Elizabeth Nordeen – 137 weeks (IA, OH)
35-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 139 weeks (IA, CA, NV)
36-Kio Dettman – 141 weeks (IA)

Here is the list of rules for Year 11 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!
2. 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.
3. Deadline to submit your submission is 11 AM next Monday.
4. 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.
5. No screen captures. This is a photography challenge. Not a “look at what I found on the internet” challenge.

There are still 2 ways to submit:
1. Email your submission to bennett@photography139.com.
2. 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:


WPC - WEEK 460 - BLACK & WHITE - ADAM GORDON
Adam Gordon (Boone, Iowa) – 20 weeks

WPC - WEEK 460 - BLACK & WHITE - ADAM GORDON
Adam Gordon (Madrid, Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 460 - BLACK & WHITE - ALEXIS STENSLAND
Alexis Stensland (Boone, Iowa) – 11 weeks

WPC - WEEK 460 - BLACK & WHITE - ALEXIS STENSLAND
Alexis Stensland (Boone, Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 460 - BLACK & WHITE - ANDY SHARP
Andy Sharp (Prescott, Wisconsin) – 132 weeks

WPC - WEEK 460 - BLACK & WHITE - ANDY SHARP
Andy Sharp (Plymouth, Minnesota)

WPC - WEEK 460 - BLACK & WHITE - ANGIE DEWAARD
Angie DeWaard (Iowa) – 107 weeks

WPC - WEEK 460 - BLACK & WHITE - BILL WENTWORTH
Bill Wentworth (Omaha, Nebraska) – 133 weeks

WPC - WEEK 460 - BLACK & WHITE - BRANDON KAHLER
Brandon Kahler (Story City, Iowa) – 28 weeks

WPC - WEEK 460 - BLACK & WHITE - CARLA STENSLAND
Carla Stensland (Devil’s Tower National Monument – Wyoming) – 129 weeks

WPC - WEEK 460 - BLACK & WHITE - CARLA STENSLAND
Carla Stensland (Arkansas River – Salida, Colorado)

WPC - WEEK 460 - BLACK & WHITE - CATHIE MORTON
Cathie Morton (Ankeny, Iowa) – 136 weeks

WPC - WEEK 460 - BLACK & WHITE - CHRISTOPHER D. BENNETT
Christopher D. Bennett (Boone, Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 460 - BLACK & WHITE - DAWN KRAUSE
Dawn Krause (Boone, Iowa) – 111 weeks

WPC - WEEK 460 - BLACK & WHITE - DAWN KRAUSE
Dawn Krause (Boone, Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 460 - BLACK & WHITE - DEANNA MCCLAIN
Deanna McClain (Iowa) – 4 weeks

WPC - WEEK 460 - BLACK & WHITE - ELAINIE HERNANDEZ
Elainie Hernandez (Boone, Iowa) – 1 week

WPC - WEEK 460 - BLACK & WHITE - ELIZABETH NORDEEN
Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa) – 138 weeks

WPC - WEEK 460 - BLACK & WHITE - ELIZABETH NORDEEN
Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 460 - BLACK & WHITE - JEN ENSLEY-GORSHE
Jen Ensley-Gorshe (Ames, Iowa) – 2 weeks

WPC - WEEK 460 - BLACK & WHITE - JOE DUFF
Joe Duff (New York) – 118 weeks

WPC - WEEK 460 - BLACK & WHITE - JOE DUFF
Joe Duff (New York)

WPC - WEEK 460 - BLACK & WHITE - JOHNATHAN STENSLAND
Johnathan Stensland (Iowa) – 1 week

WPC - WEEK 460 - BLACK & WHITE - KIM BARKER
Kim Barker (Nevada, Iowa) – 117 weeks

WPC - WEEK 460 - BLACK & WHITE - KIO DETTMAN
Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa) – 142 weeks

WPC - WEEK 460 - BLACK & WHITE - KIO DETTMAN
Kio Dettman (Boone, Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 460 - BLACK & WHITE - LINDA BENNETT
Linda Bennett (Boone, Iowa) – 102 weeks

WPC - WEEK 460 - BLACK & WHITE - LOGAN KAHLER
Logan Kahler (Boone, Iowa) – 56 weeks

WPC - WEEK 460 - BLACK & WHITE - LOGAN KAHLER
Logan Kahler (Bone, Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 460 - BLACK & WHITE - LOWELL DAVIS
Lowell Davis (Kansas City, Missouri) – 27 weeks

WPC - WEEK 460 - BLACK & WHITE - LOWELL DAVIS
Lowell Davis (Kansas City, Missouri)

WPC - WEEK 460 - BLACK & WHITE - MARY GREEN
Mary Green (Iowa) – 5 weeks

WPC - WEEK 460 - BLACK & WHITE - MARY GREEN
Mary Green (Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 460 - BLACK & WHITE - MICHELLE HAUPT
Michelle Haupt (Iowa) – 27 weeks

WPC - WEEK 460 - BLACK & WHITE - MICKY AUGUSTIN
Micky Augustin (Colo, Iowa) – 131 weeks

WPC - WEEK 460 - BLACK & WHITE - MIKE VEST
Mike Vest (Grove, Oklahoma) – 8 weeks

WPC - WEEK 460 - BLACK & WHITE - MIKE VEST
Mike Vest (Bentonsville, Arkansas)

WPC - WEEK 460 - BLACK & WHITE - MINDI TERRELL
Mindi Terrell (Mitchellville, Iowa) – 73 weeks

WPC - WEEK 460 - BLACK & WHITE - MINDI TERRELL
Mindi Terrell (Johnston, Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 460 - BLACK & WHITE - MONICA JENNINGS
Monica Jennings (Boone, Iowa) – 1 week

WPC - WEEK 460 - BLACK & WHITE - MONICA JENNINGS
Monica Jennings (Boone, Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 460 - BLACK & WHITE - NATHANIAL BROWN
Nathanial Brown (Tampa, Florida) – 58 weeks

WPC - WEEK 460 - BLACK & WHITE - SABAS HERNANDEZ
Sabas Hernandez (Ankeny, Iowa) – 13 weeks

WPC - WEEK 460 - BLACK & WHITE - SARA LOCKNER
Sara Lockner (Iowa) – 5 weeks

WPC - WEEK 460 - BLACK & WHITE - SARAH TOOT
Sarah Toot (Pennsylvania) – 103 weeks

WPC - WEEK 460 - BLACK & WHITE - SCOTT DEGENEFFE
Scott Degeneffe (Boone County, Iowa) – 46 weeks

WPC - WEEK 460 - BLACK & WHITE - SHANNON BARDOLE-FOLEY
Shannon Bardole-Foley (Honey Hollow – Summerset, Iowa) – 140 weeks

WPC - WEEK 460 - BLACK & WHITE - SHERI FAKHOURI
Sheri Fakhouri (Ankeny, Iowa) – 56 weeks

WPC - WEEK 460 - BLACK & WHITE - SHERI FAKHOURI
Sheri Fakhouri (Ankeny, Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 460 - BLACK & WHITE - SUZIE BRANNEN
Suzie Brannen (Iowa) – 9 weeks

WPC - WEEK 460 - BLACK & WHITE - SUZIE BRANNEN
Suzie Brannen (Iowa)

WPC - WEEK 460 - BLACK & WHITE - TAMARA PETERSON
Tamara Peterson (Perry, Iowa) – 103 weeks

WPC - WEEK 460 - BLACK & WHITE - TERESA KAHLER
Teresa Kahler (Boone, Iowa) – 129 weeks

WPC - WEEK 460 - BLACK & WHITE - TERESA KAHLER
Teresa Kahler (Boone, Iowa)

37 participants this week! A pretty good week!

There were submissions this week taken in the following places:

+ Arkansas (1)
+ Colorado (1)
+ Florida (1)
+ Iowa (41)
+ Minnesota (1)
+ Missouri (2)
+ Nebraska (1)
+ New York (2)
+ Oklahoma (1)
+ Pennsylvania (1)
+ Wisconsin (1)
+ Wyoming (1)

Thanks to Carla’s travels, we were able to add Wyoming to the map!

Here is the Year 11 list of places where submissions have been taken (submissions taken in each places):

+ Arkansas (16.5)
+ Aruba (1)
+ Bahamas (2)
+ California (3)
+ Curacao (1)
+ Colorado (7)
+ Florida (13)
+ Georgia (1)
+ Hawaii (2)
+ Illinois (11)
+ Indiana (4)
+ Iowa (943)
+ Ireland (3)
+ Kansas (36)
+ Kentucky (1)
+ Louisiana (8)
+ Maryland (1)
+ Michigan (5)
+ Minnesota (10)
+ Mississippi (2.5)
+ Missouri (18.5)
+ Nebraska (34)
+ Nevada (4)
+ New Jersey (1)
+ New York (17)
+ North Ireland (1)
+ Ohio (2)
+ Oklahoma (2)
+ Pennsylvania (19)
+ Puerto Rico (4)
+ South Dakota (4)
+ Tennessee (2.5)
+ Texas (38)
+ Utah (1)
+ Vermont (1)
+ Virginia (1)
+ Wisconsin (2)
+ Wyoming (1)

31 states so far! 1 U.S. Terriorty! 5 foreign countries! Not bad! So far, the following people have submitted from multiple places:

+ Andy Sharp (IA, NE, MO, AR, TN, MS, LA, IL, MN, WI) – 10
+ Jen Ensley-Gorshe (IA, CO, MO, TX, TN, VA, IL, FL) – 8
+ Scott Degeneffe (IA, FL, UT, CO, IN, KY, IL) – 7
+ Nathanial Brown (IA, SD, TN, GA, IRL, NIR, FL) – 7
+ Jesse Howard (IA, MO, NE, FL, ABW, CUW, MN) – 7
+ Christopher D. Bennett (IA, MO, NE, IL, IN, LA) – 6
+ Cathie Morton (IA, FL, BHS, MO, LA) – 5
+ Carla Stensland (IA, MO, SD, WY, CO) -5
+ Mary Green (MI, IA, IN, IL, RP) – 5
+ Sarah Toot (PA, NY, VT, NV, NJ) – 5
+ Michelle Haupt (IA, MO, KS, LA) – 4
+ Mike Vest (IA, MO, AR, OK) – 4
+ Kim Barker (IA, CO, LA) – 3
+ Shannon Bardole-Foley (IA, CA, NV) – 3
+ Adam Gordon (IA, MS, MO) – 3
+ Becky Parmelee (AR, IA, OK) – 3
+ Sara Lockner (IA, BHS, MN) – 3
+ Micky Augustin (IA, IL, FL) – 3
+ Susanna Funk (IA, CO) – 2
+ Brandon Kahler (IA, MN) – 2
+ Logan Kahler (IA, MN) – 2
+ Tamara Peterson (IA, MN) – 2
+ Teresa Kahler (IA, NE) – 2
+ Sheri Fakhouri (IA, NE) – 2
+ Angie DeWaard (IA, IL) – 2
+ Sabas Hernandez (IA, OH) – 2
+ Suzie Brannen (IA, MD) – 2
+ Elizabeth Nordeen (IA, OH) – 2
+ Linda Bennett (KS, IA) – 2
+ Bill Wentworth (NE, MO) – 2
+ Deanna McClain (IA, MN) – 2
+ Dawn Krause – (IA, IL) – 2
+ Joe Duff (TX, NY) – 2
+ Lowell Davis (IA, MO) – 2

Andy now has a commanding lead to be crowned “The Most Travelled THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE Photographer!” Jen, Jesse, Scott, and Nathanial remain in striking distance though.

There were no major milestones reached this week. And unfortunately a few streaks bit it. Willy and Amy couldn’t build on their submissions from last week. Their streaks are over before they began. Then worst of all, Jesse’s 56 week streak is over! It lasted over a year, but now it is over. The humanity!

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:


WPC - WEEK 461 - FACELESS PORTRAIT
FACELESS PORTRAIT

FACELESS PORTRAI! What a great theme for Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE!

I look forward to seeing your interpretation!

That is all I got, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will see your idea of FACELESS PORTRAIT in this place that isn’t afraid to show its face next Monday.