Category Archives: weekly photo challenge

~ Lens-Artists Challenge #407: Celebrations ~

Posted on August 6, 2026 by Lindy Le Coq

Patti invites us to showcase Celebrations Around the World, and provides a beautiful array of examples from her own travels here. Though I have albums with photos from celebrations I’ve been a part of over the years, this post will … Continue reading →

~ Lens-Artists Challenge #405: Adventure ~

Posted on July 23, 2026 by Lindy Le Coq

Anne-Christine welcomes us back after a summer break with the theme of Adventure. Her invitation is here. Once a year, I have the pleasure of joining my sister and brother-in-law for a family fishing adventure at Odell Lake, at the … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Challenge #404: B is for Blossom! ~

Posted on June 27, 2026 by Lindy Le Coq

This week Beth, of Wandering Dawgs gives us a wide-open topic for the challenge; we are to select a subject that begins with B. Immediately I thought birds, yet since I often feature birds in my challenges, I selected blossoms … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Challenge #402: Looking Back at #1 – Wonder ~

Posted on June 18, 2026 by Lindy Le Coq

Sofia harkens back to the beginning of Lens-Artists Photo Challenges with an invitation to showcase, “moments, places, people that we treasure; the little stories behind a shot that stuff our lives with meaning and joy.” I decided to keep my … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Challenge #399: Stuck in Place ~/

Posted on May 29, 2026 by Lindy Le Coq

For this week’s Photo Challenge, Egídio asks us to select 5 shots from photographs which are taken within 10-15 steps in any direction of where we choose to be “stuck in place.” Since my deck limits my range of movement … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Challenge #398: Choose a Color ~

Posted on May 21, 2026 by Lindy Le Coq

Ritva revs us up this week with a challenge to focus on color. She guides us to use either a single color for all images, or a different color for each image, and limits the total shots to six. At … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Challenge #397: Texture ~

Posted on May 15, 2026 by Lindy Le Coq

Anne invites us to feature photos “where texture plays an integral part.” Sometimes I take a photo of something that others might walk right past. When I ask myself why, one of the answers that comes back is that the … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Challenge #395: Looking back to #155: On the Water ~

Posted on April 28, 2026 by Lindy Le Coq

Beth, of Wandering Dawgs presents another opportunity to showcase the many splendors of being “On the Water”. This wide-open challenge is right up my alley, so the test for me is to sort through my choices, and make some kind … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Challenge #394: Historic Sites ~

Posted on April 24, 2026 by Lindy Le Coq

John leads this week with an invitation to showcase historic sites. He gives us a wide array of options which you can view here. Fort Columbia State Park preserves one of the most intact historic coastal defense installations in the … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Challenge #393: Lucky Shot ~

Posted on April 16, 2026 by Lindy Le Coq

This week Sofia invites us to show photos where luck played a big role. Whether we were in the right place at the right time, or took a chance on a photo that turned out to be a winner, there … Continue reading →