Now that I’ve revealed all of the 2026 Photography Calendar I’m going to put together a super long post. I’m not joking, this is a SUPER long post. You might want to stretch out your scrolling finger before diving in to this one. Normally I might make this into 2… Read More »Let’s Talk 2026 Calendar!
Time to reveal the November image for the 2026 Photography 139 Calendar. NOVEMBER – 2026 The subject of the November image is a water lily I found at the Des Moines Botanical Garden. I am a proud member of the Iowa Arboretum and with that membership I can get in… Read More »WPC – WEEK 539 – CONTRAST
EDITOR’S NOTE: i DID SOME WEIRD FORMATTING THAT MIGHT LOOK REALLY WEIRD IF YOU ARE LOOKING AT THIS VIA EMAIL. YOU MIGHT HAVE TO GO TO THE WEBSITE TO SEE THIS POST PROPERLY. Time to reveal the June image for the 2026 Photography 139 Calendar. JUNE – 2026 The subject… Read More »Weekly Photo Challenge Year 12 in Review
Time to reveal the April image for the 2026 Photography 139 Calendar. APRIL – 2026 Technical Details The subject for the April image is a collection of tulips taken in the Pella town square. Every year I like to make a trip to Pella to photograph their wonderful selection of… Read More »WPC – WEEK 538 – BLACK & WHITE
Every last 2026 Photography 139 calendar has been distributed as of roughly 5:30 PM last night. So now is a good time to start sharing the images from this year’s calendar. We will start with the front cover. FRONT COVER – 2026 Technical Details The subject of the picture is… Read More »525,600 Minutes – 2025 Year in Review
DECORATION! A great theme! But did enough people get all decorated up to make it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out! As of 12:01 PM on Monday, December 22, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: 1-Sabas Hernandez – 2 weeks*2-Jesse Howard –… Read More »WPC – WEEK 537 – DECORATION
HUMANS! A great theme! But did enough people see enough other people to make it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out! As of 12:01 PM on Monday, December 15, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: 1-Sabas Hernandez – 1 week2-Jesse Howard –… Read More »WPC – WEEK 536 – HUMANS
BODY PART! A great theme! But did enough people have a part of a body to make it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out! As of 12:01 PM on Monday, December 8, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: 1-Brandon Kahler – 2… Read More »WPC – WEEK 535 – BODY PART
PAPER! A great theme! But did enough people get their papyrus on to make it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out! As of 12:01 PM on Monday, December 1, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: *1-Brandon Kahler – 1 week*2-Kio Dettman –… Read More »WPC – WEEK 534 – PAPER
FRIENDS! A great theme! But did enough people at least get see acts of friendship to make it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out! As of 12:01 PM on Monday, November 24, this was the current list of ACTIVE streaks: 1-Jen Ensley-Gorshe – 1… Read More »WPC – WEEK 533 – FRIENDS
Hey you! Are you looking for a Thanksgiving meal that is absolutely free! Have I got news for you! Check out the flyer below: On Thanksgiving Day the Boone First United Methodist Church is providing FREE Thanksgiving meals to absolutely anybody that wants one! And as an added bonus, you… Read More »WPC – WEEK 532 – ODD CAMERA ANGLE
Back in June I took a road trip up to Arnolds Park to visit the Stenslands at the Lake House. As an added bonus Sabas, Elainie, and Elawyn were up there. While Jason and Sabas were off playing gross golf, the rest of us went to a restaurant on the… Read More »#LakeLife: Arnolds Park Field Work
Hey you! Are you looking for a Thanksgiving meal that is absolutely free! Have I got news for you! Check out the flyer below: (I don’t like our flyer, so I had it redesigned – Thanks Monica! – and am efforting to replace our flyer, if not this year, next)… Read More »WPC – WEEK 531 – STICKERS
THE WINDOW FOR SUGGESTIONS FOR NEXT YEAR’S THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE HAS CLOSED. So many great suggestions, it will be hard to winnow the list down to 52. Here is the list of suggestions: Angie DeWaard Lowell Davis Deb Powers Shannon Bardole-Foley Joe Duff Alexis Stensland Scott Degeneffe Andy Sharp… Read More »WPC – WEEK 530 – ANIMAL
REMINDER! This is it! One of 2 weeks where you can make suggestions for Year 13 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. YOU CAN DO THIS BY (AND ONLY BY) LEAVING YOUR SUGGESTIONS IN THE COMMENTS ON THIS POST AND NEXT WEEK’S POST. NO EMAILS. NO TEXTS. NO PHONE CALLS NO… Read More »WPC – WEEK 528 – #INSTAGOOD
Time to all but put a bow on the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest from this year. I got an email a couple days ago, that I thought was very sweet, so I thought I would start by sharing it: Hi Mr. Bennett, I just wanted to say thank you for… Read More »2025 Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest Recap
REMINDER THAT THE TIME IS FAST APPROACHING WHEN YOU CAN MAKE SUGGESTIONS FOR THE YEAR 13 THEMES FOR THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. YOU CAN DO THAT BY AND ONLY BY LEAVING A COMMENT IN THE LAST WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLNEGE POST IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER AND THE FIRST WEEKLY PHOTO… Read More »WPC – WEEK 527 – DREAM
REMINDER THAT THE TIME IS FAST APPROACHING WHEN YOU CAN MAKE SUGGESTIONS FOR THE YEAR 13 THEMES FOR THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. YOU CAN DO THAT BY AND ONLY BY LEAVING A COMMENT IN THE LAST WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLNEGE POST IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER AND THE FIRST WEEKLY PHOTO… Read More »WPC – WEEK 526 – THREE
REMINDER THAT THE TIME IS FAST APPROACHING WHEN YOU CAN MAKE SUGGESTIONS FOR THE YEAR 13 THEMES FOR THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. YOU CAN DO THAT BY AND ONLY BY LEAVING A COMMENT IN THE LAST WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLNEGE POST IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER AND THE FIRST WEEKLY PHOTO… Read More »WPC – WEEK 525 – PORTRAIT
I keep forgetting to announce that Teresa recently won a major award from Iowa State University. There was even a big article on her and everything. Have a read: The go-to teacher licensure resource in IowaSeptember 16, 2025 Teresa Kahler appreciates a good spreadsheet. When done well, it guards a… Read More »FE 135mm F1.8 GM
The first day of October! No better day to share THE SELFIE PROJECT images from September. I freely confessed that I struggled with the project this month. Often forgetting to take my selfie until the last minute. I was insanely busy for parts of September, but I didn’t really go… Read More »Selfie Project – September 2025