LINES! They are literally everywhere you look. But did enough people see them to make it a popular theme? You will have to keep scrolling to find out!

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

1-Sara Lockner – 2 weeks
2-Willy McAlpine – 2 weeks
3–Mary Green – 3 weeks (2)
4-Susanna Funk – 4 weeks
5-Elainie Hernandez – 5 weeks
6-Scott Degeneffe – 15 weeks (2)
7-Sabas Hernandez – 16 weeks
8-Mike Vest – 21 weeks
9-Sheri Fakhouri – 25 weeks
10-Logan Kahler – 26 weeks
11-Nathanial Brown – 27 weeks
12-Jesse Howard – 27 weeks
13-Tamara Peterson – 30 weeks
14-Mindi Terrell – 42 weeks (2)
15-Brandon Kahler – 65 weeks
16-Linda Bennett – 70 weeks (2)
17-Sarah Toot – 72 weeks
18-Angie DeWaard – 76 weeks
19-Dawn Krause – 80 weeks
20-Kim Barker – 86 weeks (2)
21-Joe Duff – 87 weeks
22-Teresa Kahler – 98 weeks (2)
23-Carla Stensland – 98 weeks (2)
24-Micky Augustin – 100 weeks
25-Andy Sharp – 101 weeks
26-Bill Wentworth – 102 weeks
27-Cathie Morton – 106 weeks
28-Elizabeth Nordeen – 107 weeks
29-Shannon Bardole-Foley – 109 weeks
30-Kio Dettman – 111 weeks

But you didn’t come here to listen to me talk all tommyrot about participation rates or streaks. You came to see the submissions and what streaks continued and what streaks flamed out:

Alexis Stensland (Iowa) – 1 week

Andy Sharp (Iowa) – 102 weeks

Angie DeWaard (Iowa) – 77 weeks

Bill Wentworth (Omaha, Nebraska) – 103 weeks

Brandon Kahler (Boone, Iowa) – 66 weeks

Carla Stensland (Hilton Coliseum – Ames, Iowa) – 99 weeks

Carla Stensland (Hilton Coliseum – Ames, Iowa)

Cathie Morton (San Antonio, Texas) – 107 weeks

Cathie Morton (San Antonio, Texas)

Christopher D. Bennett (Ankeny, Iowa)

Dawn Krause (Iowa) – 81 weeks

Elizabeth Nordeen (Iowa) – 108 weeks

Jen Ensley-Gorshe (Washington D.C.) – 1 week

Jen Ensley-Gorshe (Washington D.C.)

Jen Ensley-Gorshe (Washington D.C.)

Jesse Howard (Iowa) – 28 weeks

Joe Duff (Houston, Texas) – 88 weeks

Kim Barker (Nevada, Iowa) – 87 weeks

Kio Dettman (Iowa) – 112 weeks

Kio Dettman (Iowa)

Linda Bennett (Kansas) – 71 weeks

Linda Bennett (Kansas)

Linda Bennett (Kansas)

Logan Kahler (Iowa) – 27 weeks

Logan Kahler (Iowa)

Logan Kahler (Iowa)

Micky Augustin (Iowa) – 101 weeks

Mike Vest (Madrid, Iowa) – 22 weeks

Mindi Terrell (Iowa) – 43 weeks

Mindi Terrell (Iowa)

Mindi Terrell (Iowa)

Monica Jennings (Iowa) – 1 week

Nathanial Brown (Hollywood, Florida) – 28 weeks

Sabas Hernandez (Iowa) – 17 weeks

Sara Lockner (Iowa) – 3 weeks

Sarah Toot (U.S. Virgin Islands) – 73 weeks

Sarah Toot (U.S. Virgin Islands)

Sarah Toot (Fashion Institute of Technology – New York City, New York)

Scott Degeneffe (Iowa) – 16 weeks

Shannon Bardole-Foley (Iowa) – 110 weeks

Sheri Fakhouri (30hop – Ankeny, Iowa) – 26 weeks

Sheri Fakhouri (30hop – Ankeny, Iowa)

Susanna Funk (Torreys Peak, Colorado) – 5 weeks

Tamara Peterson (Iowa) – 31 weeks

Teresa Kahler (Iowa) – 99 weeks

Teresa Kahler (Iowa)

Willy McAlpine (Iowa) – 3 weeks

32 participants! That is a pretty good week!

There were submissions this week taken in the following places:

+ Colorado
+ Florida
+ Iowa
+ Nebraska
+ New York
+ Texas
+ U.S. Virgin Islands
+ Washington D.C.

Here is the current calendar year list for states:

+ Arizona
+ Arkansas
+ California
+ Colorado
+ Florida
+ Georgia
+ Hawaii
+ Idaho
+ Illinois
+ Indiana
+ Iowa
+ Kansas
+ Kentucky
+ Louisiana
+ Maryland
+ Michigan
+ Minnesota
+ Mississippi
+ Missouri
+ Montana
+ Nebraska
+ New Hampshire
+ New Jersey
+ New Mexico
+ New York
+ Nevada
+ North Carolina
+ North Dakota
+ Ohio
+ Oklahoma
+ Oregon
+ Pennsylvania
+ South Carolina
+ South Dakota
+ Tennessee
+ Texas
+ Utah
+ Vermont
+ Virgin Islands
+ Washington
+ Washington D.C.
+ Wisconsin
+ Wyoming

41 states and 1 district and 1 territory! That is pretty impressive! Over 80% of the way there! Every continental state west of the Mississippi is now accounted for.

The Outside of the United States map is currently:

+ Spain
+ British Virgin Islands
+ Mexico
+ Nassau Bahamas
+ Canada
+ Peru
+ France
+ Austria
+ Germany
+ Italy
+ Slovenia
+ Belize

The major milestone this week was Sheri joining the Half Year Club! WooHoo!

But it wasn’t all sunshine and roses! Mary’s streak ends at 3. Elainie’s is gone at 5.

But enough dwelling on the past. Time to look to the future. We are all interested in the future, for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives. And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future! This week’s theme:

STREET PHOTOGRAPHY

STREET PHOTOGRAPHY! What a great theme for Year 10 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE!

But what exactly is STREET PHOTOGRAPHY… besides one of my favorite forms of photography?

Here is a definition from the Nashville Film Institute:

Street photography is a genre of photography that captures the day-to-day life of people in a public setting. However, street photography may also be devoid of people and be filled with objects or an environment associated with human presence. For example, capturing the shadow or a discarded object leaves an intriguing effect on the viewer, as they signify an unfinished story. To excel in street photography, you have to be a reasonable observer. With observation, you can convey hints, feelings, ideas, stories, or questions that prompt your viewer.

The most important thing to take is that STREET PHOTOGRAPHY takes place in a public place. It is NOT posed. It does NOT have to include a street. It does NOT have to include a person.

Got it? Cool. I look forward to seeing your interpretation!

RULES

The picture has to be taken between 12:01 PM today and 11 AM next Monday. This isn’t a curate your photos project. This is a get your butt off the couch (unless you are taking your picture from the couch) and take pictures challenge. There is a limit of 3 submissions per participant. To be considered the photographer, you have to be the one that takes the picture. Don’t be stealing the work of other artists. You can submit pictures for other photographers that took pictures with your camera or phone, but give credit where credit is due.

You can send your images to either bennett@photography139.com OR you may text them to my Pixel 5.

That is it. Thems the rules!

That is all I got, so if the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, we will all be sharing your idea of STREET PHOTOGRAPHY in this place that is from the streets next Monday.