THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE
THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE was birthed violently into this world on January 14, 2010 under the name the Random Weekly Photo Experiment.
The original point of the RANDOM WEEKLY PHOTO EXPERIMENT was simple. The idea was to take 52 different themes and by merely taking on the challenge of tackling the themes you would improve your photography skills. You can do this through the act of practicing the craft or taking photographs that are outside your comfort zone or area of expertise. You don’t improve by NOT taking pictures and this challenge would force you to touch your camera at least once a week. At the end of the year you would have 52 unique images. Images that you could consider for entering into photo contests if you want.
These were the two pictures submitted for the first ever theme of USE OF SPACE.
Then on January 2, 2012, I put the RANDOM WEEKLY PHOTO EXPERIMENT to bed. It had never really grown much in popularity. In the last several weeks of its existence, Vest and I were the only people to submit. It was time to admit it was a failure.
But the RANDOM WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE wouldn’t stay down. There were a few people that lobbied for it to return. In particular I remember Dawn and Angie making a case for its return. I brought it out of mothballs. Knocked the crust out of its eyes. Gave it a new name. THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. It was brought back to life on September 21, 2015. The rest, as they say, is photography community history.
THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE submissions are posted in the Journal every Monday at 12:01 PM. To check out past posts, click on the link below:
A Lookback at THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE
YEAR 12
Year 12 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE is still ongoing, so there aren’t any meaningful stats to report yet, but stay tuned!
A slideshow of images from Year 12 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE
THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE GALLERY – YEAR 12
YEAR 11
Year 11 Stats
- 56 unique participants
- 2,466 photos submitted
- 36.4 average participants per week
- 46.5 average submissions per week
- Most popular theme by participants: #INSTAGOOD – 42
- Most popular theme by submissions: ANYTHING BUT A CAT – 60
- Least popular theme by participants: GAMES – 31
- Least popular theme by submissions: REFLECTION – 38
A slideshow of images from Year 11 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE
THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE GALLERY – YEAR 11
YEAR 10
Year 10 Stats
- 59 unique participants
- 2,311 photo submitted
- 31.1 average participants per week
- 44.4 average submissions per week
- Most popular theme by participants: #INSTAGOOD – 41
- Most popular theme by submissions: FLOWER – 62
- Least popular theme by participants: TRAINS, PLANES, & AUTOMOBILES, REFLECTION, and SUNRISE, SUNESET – 25
- Least popular theme by submissions: TRAINS, PLANES, & AUTOMOBILES – 30
A slideshow of images from Year 10 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE
THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE GALLERY – YEAR 10
YEAR 9
Year 9 Stats
- 44 unique participants
- 1,811 photos submitted
- 24.6 average participants per week
- 34.8 average submissions per week
- Most popular theme by participants: SELF-PORTRAIT – 31
- Most popular theme by submissions: LINES – 51
- Least popular theme by participants: ROCK – 16
- Least popular theme by submissions: ROCK – 20
A slideshow of images from Year 9 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE
THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLEGE GALLERY – YEAR 9
YEAR 8
Year 8 Stats
- 37 unique participants
- 866 photos submitted
- 11.9 average participants per week
- 16.6 average submissions per week
- Most popular theme by participants: FRIENDS – 21
- Most popular theme by submissions: FRIENDS and HOBBIES – 30
- Least popular theme by participants: SLICE OF LIFE and SHADOWS – 5
- Least popular theme by submissions: SLICE OF LIFE – 5
A slideshow of images from Year 8 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE
THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – YEAR 8 GALLERY
WPC – HALL OF FAME
The WPC Hall of Fame was a brief 17 week run of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE that aligned its cycle with the calendar year.
Hall of Fame Stats
- 27 unique participants
- 268 submissions
- 11.8 average participants per week
- 16.6 average submissions per week
- Most popular theme by participation: BLACK & WHITE – 18
- Most popular theme by submissions: MACRO & STILL LIFE – 20
- Least popular theme by participants: ART – 8
- Least popular theme by submissions: FRAMED – 11
A slideshow of images from Hall of Fame round of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE
THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – HALL OF FAME GALLERY
YEAR 7
Year 7 Stats
- 35 unique participants
- 807 submissions
- 11.8 average participants per week
- 15.5 average submissions per week
- Most popular theme by participation: ART – 18
- Most popular theme by submissions: ART – 28
- Least popular theme by participants: RELIGION – 6
- Least popular theme by submissions: STREET PHOTOGAPHY – 7
A slideshow of images from Year 7 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE
THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE GALLERY – YEAR 7
YEAR 6
Year 6 Stats
- 26 unique participants
- 538 submissions
- 7.6 average participants per week
- 10.3 average submissions per week
- Most popular theme by participation: RED – 14
- Most popular theme by submissions: BLACK & WHITE – 24
- Least popular theme by participants: PLACE – 2
- Least popular theme by submissions: PLACE – 2
A slideshow of images from Year 6 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE
THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – YEAR 6
YEAR 5
Year 5 Stats
- 31 unique participants
- 478 submissions
- 7.3 average participants per week
- 9.2 average submissions per week
- Most popular theme by participation: BLACK & WHITE – 15
- Most popular theme by submissions: BLACK & WHITE – 21
- Least popular theme by participants: SCARY – 2
- Least popular theme by submissions: SCARY – 2
A slideshow of images from Year 5 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE
THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE GALLERY – YEAR 5
YEAR 4
Year 4 Stats
- 26 unique participants
- 591 submissions
- 8.4 average participants per week
- 11.4 average submissions per week
- Most popular theme by participation: YELLOW – 17
- Most popular theme by submissions: YELLOW – 27
- Least popular theme by participants: RELIGION & SILHOUETTE – 4
- Least popular theme by submissions: SELF-PORTRAIT, HOT, & SILHOUETTE – 5
A slideshow of images from Year 4 THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE
THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE GALLERY -YEAR 4
YEAR 3
YEAR 3 Stats
- 29 unique participants
- 433 submissions
- 6.3 average participants per week
- 8.3 average submissions per week
- Most popular theme by participation: FOOD – 12
- Most popular theme by submissions: ARCHITECTURE – 19
- Least popular theme by participants: GAMES & LANDMARK – 2
- Least popular theme by submissions: GAMES & LANDMARKS – 2
A slideshow of images from Year 3 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE
THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE GALLERY – YEAR 3
YEAR 2
Year 2 Stats
- 16 Unique participants
- 170 submissions
- 3.1 average participants per week
- 3.3 average submissions per week
- Most popular theme by participants: REFLECTIONS and SILENCE – 6
- Most popular theme by submissions: FOOD – 9
- Least popular theme by participation: STRENGTH and LIGHT PLACEMENT – 1
- LEAST popular theme by submissions: STRENGTH & LIGHT PLACEMENT – 1
A slideshow of images from Year 2 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE (10 images were lost)
THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE GALLERY – YEAR 2
YEAR 1
Year 1 Stats
- 18 unique participants
- 246 submissions
- 4.3 average participants per week
- 4.7 average submissions per week
- Most popular theme by participants: REFLECTIONS and SHADOWS – 7
- Most popular theme by submissions: REFLECTIONS and SHADOWS – 8
- Least popular theme by participants: VIEWPOINT and USE OF SPACE – 2
- Least popular theme by submissions: VIEWPOINT and USE OF SPACE – 2
A slideshow of images from Year 1 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE (21 images were lost)