Posted by Darlene Bouchard — 9 Feb 2010
Doorways may be everywhere, but there’s a ton a variety between each one. And not only do they work as a lovely compositional device because they can frame something on the other side, but they can also highlight the differences between two locations, which is pretty unique.
For this photo challenge you took a second look at the doorways that are throughout your world. And even though your images showed only a portion of a location, they sure said a lot about each environment and made some beautiful photographs.
Here are some of our favorite photos that were entered in Photo Challenge: Doorway:
No Door by
Darla Smedley
Double Crossed by
Jon Paciaroni
God Is With Us Always by
Ariel Peters
Sorry by
Thomas Young
The Door by
Akhilesh Sharma
Watching Them Watching Me by
Lisa Schrepfer
Lonely by
Chitranshu Basak
Cold Water by
Minno.
Doors Made Simple by
Yusuf Özkızıl
Elderly Woman in Doorway by
Tracey Tomtene
Posted by Darlene Bouchard — 5 Feb 2010
To capture candid moments it's often a good strategy for a photographer to blend into their surroundings as much as possible so that everything unfolds naturally in front of their camera.
For Photo Challenge: Fly on the Wall we want you to brush up on your ninja skills and take a photograph when your subjects forget all about you, which is no easy task! So dig out your camouflage unitard, put on your quietest pair of shoes, and start snapping!
Here are a few great entries submitted so far to Photo Challenge: Fly on the Wall:
The Musician by
Photography Seven
Let the Music Play by
Michel Vaque
Tea Break by
Victoria Langford
No Need to Hurry by
Caroline Penris
Posted by Darlene Bouchard — 2 Feb 2010
For Photo Challenge: Hello Neighbor we asked you to knock on your neighbors door, yell over the fence, or wave to them through the window and ask to take their photo. Your photographs were way beyond the average portrait, they had a sense of intimacy that comes with photographing someone you know. We hope this photo challenge helped you make a new friend or become closer to an existing one… you never know when they can help you out, they sure helped you out with this photo challenge!
Here are some of our favorite photos that were entered in Photo Challenge: Hello Neighbor:
Untitled by
Digital Incline
Friendly Neighbor by
Jason Hudson
On the Street by
Victor Bezrukov
Neighbour by
Rajeev Jadhav
My Neighbor by
Victoria Laquindanum
Robert J. Mhoon, Showing Off a Remington From His Gun Collection by
Heather Jacobsen
Untitled by
Jamal Patrick
Red in Red.. by
Kjell H
Mia-ji by
Kismet Nakai
Across the Street by
Brian Carter
Posted by Darlene Bouchard — 29 Jan 2010
Since our bathrooms are a very private place, they often can reveal a lot about a person. If you’ve ever wondered how your friend got their mustache to look so fabulous, you can probably find out by snooping around their bathroom. So it’s no wonder that people will often try to find out more about someone by peaking into their medicine cabinet!
For this photo challenge let us get to know you a little better by letting us see what’s inside your medicine cabinet. Maybe your belongings are meticulously organized, or maybe they're about to fall all over the floor, either way it says a lot about who you are!
Here are a few great entries submitted so far to Photo Challenge: Inside Your Medicine Cabinet:
Bathroom Cabinet by
Dave Dunne
Yeah, I Have a Mustache by
Anthony DeFrank
BIOHAZARD by
Kristina Gale
Untitled by
Roberto Papa
Posted by Darlene Bouchard — 27 Jan 2010
Do you love Polaroids? How about scavenger hunts? The Lomography Gallery Store in New York will be combining the two these weekend for The Great Instant Photo Race!
Lomo will arm each team member with a Diana F+ and Instant Back+ and send them out into the neighborhood with a list of things to photograph. The first team to return with the list completed will win the grand prize for each member of the team!
Whether you'd like to check out the new Diana Instant Back or just down for some fun this weekend, you should swing by their website and get all the details!
Posted by Darlene Bouchard — 26 Jan 2010
For Photo Challenge: Frozen
we asked you to brave the cold and look at the interesting effects that water can have when it transforms into ice. While some of you were lucky enough to possibly contemplate photographing your pina colada since you are somewhere with warmer temperatures, many of your entries were dramatic snowscapes that made us reach for our ear muffs.
Regardless of your location, all of your images captured the dramatic effects of what happens when the temperature drops and were simply beautiful.
Here are some of our favorite photos that were entered in Photo Challenge: Frozen:
Night Slash by
Rhys Logan
Frosted Window Pane by
Kevin House
A Rose By Any Other Name by
Anne Worner
Cold Bike by
Roland Hasseleid
Ice Swimming in Bruges by
Jan Verbeke
Early Frost by
Ness
Snowflake Detail by
Michael Fuchs
The Risks We Take 4 by
Ed T
Frozen Web by
Fabien Dany
Ice Fall (Les journées froides) by
Steph Dumont
Posted by Darlene Bouchard — 19 Jan 2010
Many of us have vices, and some are more crippling than others. Regardless of the severity, they're present in our lives and a struggle to break free from.
With the turning of the calendar year many people around the world took action in their lives to rid themselves of a bad habit, so we asked you for Photo Challenge: Vices to take a closer look at the many things that can have a grip over a person.
Many thanks to Mike Tindle who suggested this photo challenge!
Here are some of our favorite photographs entered in Photo Challenge: Vices:
Flea Market Lingerie by
Michael Risenhoover
I Must Stop by
John Fried
Gummy Yummy by
Meredith Winn
Confession: by
Kimberly Halverson
Mmmmm...Cold Beer by
Roger L. Blease
Untitled by
Vanessa Hoppner
Smooooker by
Karin Crona
Teagan by
Melanie Matteoli
Smoking Kills by
Laura Seewoester
Posted by Darlene Bouchard — 15 Jan 2010
We all live in different housing situations, but let’s face it: no matter where you live, your neighbor probably knows a lot about you. For those of us in close quarters, you get to hear each others parties, arguments, or maybe even just regular conversations depending on how thin your walls are. If you live far away from your neighbor, you may depend on them to lend you the odd cup of sugar. Truth is, while we get to pick where we lay our head at night, we often don’t get to pick our neighbors, which can lead to some interesting situations.
For Photo Challenge: Hello Neighbor knock on the door next to you and ask to take some photos. If you know your neighbor well, just work it into the conversation. If you’ve never introduced yourself, use this as an opportunity to get to know them a little bit better than you do already!
Here are a few great entries submitted so far to Photo Challenge: Hello Neighbor:
Neighbour by
RajeevJjadhav
Ramunas by
Julija Svetlova
My Neighbor by
Victoria Laquindanum
Red in Red by
Kjell H
Posted by Darlene Bouchard — 12 Jan 2010
If you haven’t browsed through the entries for this photo challenge you must do so…there are literally hundreds of photographs to add to your favorites and inspire you! For this challenge we wanted you to to dig through your hard drives and pick your best photo from this past decade. The theme is so jammed packed with amazing images that it seems almost impossible to pick winners, so
below are just a few of the photographs that blew us away.
Here are some of our favorite photos that were entered in Photo Challenge: Best Photo of the Decade:
Endeavour to Orbit by
James Brown
Montreal Die In by
Kreddible Trout
Polar Bear by
Arian Camilleri
A Girl by
John Agoncillo
A stranger 54 Years Old In His House by
Benoit Paille
John Nygard by
Jason Pierce
One Lucky Shot by
Pam Wood
Rainy Melanie by
Sebastian Sabal-Bruce
The Mirror by
Alan Cotter
The Phoenomena by
Chua Siew Peng
Posted by Darlene Bouchard — 9 Jan 2010
If there's any guarantees about the holidays it's that there is now probably a new pile photo books on your coffee table. We know you've got a new stash of great photography books in your collection, so pick our your current fav and tell us why you love it so!
Every issue of JPG Magazine features a photo and review from our Reoccurring Theme: Book Report. It's a great opportunity to get published (*wink*) since there's one featured in every magazine. For this theme, draw inspiration from your favorite photo book for the image and write up a report so we know why it should be on our coffee table too!
Here's a few of the fantastic book reports that have appeared in previous issues of JPG Magazine:
The Devil's Playground by Melissa Anderson
For 20 years, Nan Goldin has presented groundbreaking and controversial images of hard-drug subcultures, transsexual communities, and even suicide. Devil's Playground, a personal collection published in 2003, was Goldin's first major book...
Exactitutes #1 p20 "Madam" Rotterdam 1998 by Tessa Lavrijsen
The Exactitutes series by Ari Versluis and Ellie Uyttenbroek are a lasting inspiration because of the smart way of framing sub-cultures and related dress-codes. It is astonishing how Ari and Ellie manage to show us how unique and the same we are. They started their project in Rotterdam...
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