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Photo Challenges

Challenges are listed alphabetically in the following two categories.

  1. Challenges that run for an entire month or daily.
  2. Challenges that run weekly, bi-weekly, or once a month.

Challenges that run for an entire month or daily

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Title:  Color and Letters

  • Host Name:  CitySonnet
  • Host Blog: CitySonnet
  • Type of Challenge:  Photo
  • Short Description:  Colors and Photo Challenge is a fun way to take a photo a day and share your photos by posting a picture of your interpretation of the prompt. Post daily, weekly, as often as you like.
  • Day challenge is published and frequency:  Daily, First day of each month new list with daily prompts for inspiration.

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Title:  Colorful Days

  • Host Name:  NailMua (Jumi)
  • Host Blog: MSP
  • Type of Challenge:  Photo
  • Short Description:  Post a photo focusing on the color associated with the day. To post an image using the tag #colorfuldays , #colorfuldaysphotochallenge and/or #CDPC on the corresponding day. I will be featuring photos of other bloggers on the page as well. 
  • Day challenge is published and frequency:  Daily

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Title:   Fandango’s One-Word Challenge

  • fowcHost Name:  Fandango
  • Host Blog:  Fivedotoh.com
  • Type of Challenge:  Open to writing, photography, or art.
  • Short Description:  A daily one-word prompt to take the place of the now defunct WordPress daily prompt.
  • Day challenge is published and frequency:  Daily

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Title:  Festival of Leaves Challenge

  • Host Name:  Dawn
  • Host Blog: LingeringVisions
  • Type of Challenge:  Photo
  • Short Description:  I love autumn so I am hosting the Festival of Leaves Challenge. I will post every Thursday and I invite everyone to join in at any time through the week for any or all weeks.
  • Day challenge is published and frequency:  Thursdays, Start September 22 for about the next 10-12 weeks.

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Title:  Flower of the Day (FOTD)

  • Host Name:  Cee Neuner
  • Host Blog:  Cee’s Photo Challenges
  • Type of Challenge:  Photo
  • Short Description:  This challenge is all about bringing a little beauty and color into our daily lives.  Feel free to post every day or when you you feel like it.  You can either post new flower photos or dig back into your archives.
  • Day challenge is published and frequency:  Daily

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Title:  One-to-three Photo Challenge

  • Host Name:  Kate
  • Host Blog:  The Squirrel Chase.com
  • Type of Challenge: Photo, specifically photo processing
  • Short Description: Take one image and get creative with it: process it three different ways. Then share your creations and a description of how you made them.
  • Day challenge is published and frequency:  Monthly, 1st of each Month

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Title:   (The) Ragtag Daily Prompt

  • Host Name: Ragtag Community
  • Host Blog:  TheRagtagCommunity.wordpress.com
  • Type of Challenge:  Writing and Photography
  • Short Description: The Ragtag Daily Prompt is run by a small community of bloggers. We invite you to join us in being creative. Writing and/or photography welcome.
  • Day challenge is published and frequency:  Daily

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Title:  Share Your Desktop Photo Challenge

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  • Host Name:  Clare Horan
  • Host Blog:  Clare’s Cosmos
  • Type of Challenge:  Photo
  • Short Description: On the 15th day of each month, I will share the photo I have set as the wallpaper on my desktop and invite others to do so also by sharing the photo only and not a screen shop of their desktop (to maintain personal privacy). I will include a short description and ask participants to provide as little or as much detail regarding their photo as they wish.
  • Day challenge is published and frequency:  15th, Monthly

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Title:  Spring Festival Challenge

  • Host Name:  Dawn
  • Host Blog: LingeringVisions
  • Type of Challenge:  Photo
  • Short Description:  I love springtime so I am hosting the Spring Festival Challenge. I will post every Thursday and I invite everyone to join in at any time through the week for any or all weeks.
  • Day challenge is published and frequency:  Thursdays, Starts the end of March for about the next 10-12 weeks.

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Title:   Wednesday and Saturday Challenge

  • Host Name:  GC The Main Aisle.com and SueW Nan’s Farm.net
  • Host Blog:   Weekly Prompts – Your second chance to be creative
  • Type of Challenge:   Weekly Prompts for writing, photography, artwork
  • Short Description:  Topic specific for each day.
  • Day challenge is published and frequency:  Wednesday and Saturdays

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Challenges that run weekly, bi-weekly, or once a month

Title:  All Seasons

  • Host Name:  Jesh
  • Host Blog:  The Jesh Studio
  • Type of Challenge:  Photography
  • Short Description:  All Seasons is about the experience in the season, so it is beyond nature and weather.  People may include travels, birthdays and other events, the latest on their hobbies and interests, etc.
  • Day challenge is published and frequency: Sunday through Friday 7 pm

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Title:  Bird of the Week (BoW)

  • Host Name:  I. J. Khanewala
  • Host Blog: Don’t Hold Your Breath
  • Type of Challenge:  Photography
  • Short Description:  There aren’t many places on WordPress where bird watchers can share posts. If you post any photos of birds this week (starting today and up to next Monday), it would be great if you could leave a link in the comments, or a pingback, for others to follow.
  • Day challenge is published and frequency: Tuesday, Weekly

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Title:  Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge (CBWC)

  • Host Name:  Cee Neuner
  • Host Blog:  Cee’s Photo Challenges
  • Type of Challenge:  Photo
  • Short Description: A different theme each week.  Black and white, sepia, desaturated, selective coloring photography all allowed.
  • Day challenge is published and frequency:  Thursday, Weekly

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Title:  Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge (CFFC)

  • Host Name:  Cee Neuner
  • Host Blog:  Cee’s Photo Challenges
  • Type of Challenge:  Photo
  • Short Description: A different theme each week.
  • Day challenge is published and frequency:  Tuesday, Weekly

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Title:  Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge (CMMC)

  • Host Name:  Cee Neuner
  • Host Blog:  Cee’s Photo Challenges
  • Type of Challenge:  Photo
  • Short Description: Each week a different challenge – First Wednesday –  Macros or close ups.; Second Wednesday Colors; Third Wednesday – Pick a topic from my photo, and Alphabet.
  • Day challenge is published and frequency:  Wednesday, Weekly

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Title:  Cee’s Which Way Challenge (CWWC)

  • Host Name:  Cee Neuner
  • Host Blog:  Cee’s Photo Challenges
  • Type of Challenge:  Photo
  • Short Description: The CWWC challenge is all about capturing the roads, walks, trails, rails, steps, signs, etc. we move from one place to another on.  You can walk on them, climb them, drive them, ride on them, as long as the specific way is visible.  Any angle of a bridge is acceptable as are any signs.
  • Day challenge is published and frequency:  Thursday, Weekly

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Title: Cellpic Sunday

  • Host Name: Johnbo
  • Host Blog: Journeys By Johnbo
  • Type of Challenge: Photography
  • Short description of challenge: The photo must be captured with a cell phone, tablet, or another mobile device (drone images included). The second rule is to link the challenge-response to the latest Cellpic Sunday post at https://photobyjohnbo.wordpress.com/ or leave a comment with a link to your post within the comment.
  • Day challenge is published and frequency: Sunday, Weekly

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Title:  (The) Changing Seasons Challenge

  • Co-Host Names:  Brian and Ju-Lyn
  • Host Blog:  Bushboys World and Touring My Backyard
  • Type of Challenge:  Photo, it’s mainly a photo challenge, but most people write about their month too.
  • Short Description: The Changing Seasons is a monthly challenge where bloggers around the world share what’s been happening in their month.  There are two ways to participate:  Version One (photographic) each month, post 5-20 photos in a gallery that you feel represent your month; or Version Two:  Each month, post a photo, recipe, painting, drawing, video, whatever that you feel says something about your month.   Don’t use archive stuff. Only new material!  Tag your posts with #MonthlyPhotoChallenge and #TheChangingSeasons so others can find them.
  • Day challenge is published and frequency:  Monthly, published near the end of the month.

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Title:  Fan of…

  • Host Name: Jez Braithwaite
  • Host Blog:  Fan of… Daily Post
  • Type of Challenge:  Photo
  • Short Description: I thought I’d challenge myself to post something that I am a Fan Of….
  • Day challenge is published and frequency:  Weekly, Monday

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Title:  Happiness Project

  • Host Name:   Alegria
  • Host Blog:   Life with Alegria
  • Type of Challenge:   Writing or Photography
  • Short Description:  I provide a prompt and affirmation for the week. Those who join can write a post and or simply post an image. I share the their links in the following week’s post.
    People can use this image to join in the fun and also use the tag #LifewithAlegria that way I’ll be able to find their post, if they don’t link it in my post.
  • Day challenge is published and frequency:  Tuesday, Weekly

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Title:  Jo’s Monday Walk

  • Host Name:  RestlessJo
  • Host Blog: Restlessjo
  • Type of Challenge:  Photo
  • Short Description: A few people have asked me about rules and regulations for joining my Monday walks.  Well, that part’s easy.  I don’t have any!  Walking is one of the great pleasures of my life.  Ever since I began my blog I have enjoyed introducing people to new places, and the walks are another way to do it.
  • Day challenge is published and frequency:  Monday, Weekly

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Title:  Kammie’s Oddball Challenge

  • Host Name:  Kammie – The Nut House blog
  • Host Blog:  The Nut House
  • Type of Challenge:  Photo
  • Short Description: Odd Ball Photos are those great photos that you take which really don’t seem to fit into a common category.  We’ve all taken them and like them, because we just can’t hit delete and get rid of them.
  • Day challenge is published and frequency:  Thursday, Weekly

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Title:    Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge

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Title: Mid-Week Monochrome (MWM)

  • Host Blog:  Brashley Photography
  • Type of Challenge:  Photography
  • Short Description: A weekly open topic photography challenge, where the only rule is your image has to be monochrome or sepia, and readers can join in this weekly post by linking their post to the relevant week, and by tagging their images with MWM or Mid-Week Monochrome.
  • Day challenge is published and frequency:  Wednesday, Weekly

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Title: Monday Windows

  • Host Name: Ludwig Keck
  • Host Blog: Monday Window
  • Type of Challenge: Photography
  • Short Description:  Windows are all around us, windows to look into, windows to look out of. This challenge is to look AT windows, photograph interesting ones and share the images.  You can either post new photos of windows or dig some out of your archives.
  • Day challenge is published and frequency: Monday, Weekly

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Title:  One Word Sunday

  • Host Name:  Debbie
  • Host Blog:  travelwithintent.com
  • Type of Challenge:  Photography
  • Short Description:  Photography – one or more photos with your interpretation of my one-word theme. Themes are announced in advance.
  • Day challenge is published and frequency:  Sunday, Weekly

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Title:   Pull Up A Seat

  • Host Name: Kate
  • Host Blog:  XingfuMama
  • Type of Challenge:  Photography
  • Short Description: Photo challenge of places one sits, might sit or art about sitting and maybe a little background or story about the spot or picture of the view.
  • Day challenge is published and frequency:  Friday, Weekly

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Title:   Sculpture Saturdays

  • Host Name: Susan Kelly
  • Host Blog:   No Fixed Plans
  • Type of Challenge:  Photography
  • Short Description:  It’s open ended so any sculpture or 3D art work
  • Day challenge is published and frequency:  Saturday, weekly

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Title:  Sunday Stills Photo Challenge

  • Host Name: Terri Webster Schrandt or Second Wind Leisure
  • Host Blog:  secondwindleisure.com
  • Type of Challenge:  Photography
  • Short Description: Sunday Stills is a photography challenge with a weekly theme (similar to the WPC). Each week I post the theme with images of my own interpretation. There is also an optional Link-Up using InLinkz.
  • Day challenge is published and frequency:  Sunday, Weekly

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Title:   Sunny Sundays

  • Host Name: Leigha Robbins
  • Host Blog: Leigha Robbins
  • Type of Challenge:  Photography, poem, fiction, non-fiction, quotes, musi
  • Short Description: Post something happy and upbeat, funny or serious but always sunny – spread some joy and positivity.
  • Day challenge is published and frequency:  Sunday, weekly

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Title:  The Numbers Game

  • Host Name:  Judy Dykstra-Brown
  • Host Blog: Lifelessons
  • Type of Challenge:  Photo
  • Short Description: Yesterday, I Initiated a new prompt called “The Numbers Game.” For years I’ve been noticing that when I do a search according to the number of a photo I’m looking for either in my WordPress Media file or in my Photos file on my computer, that I come up with a varied bunch of photos with the same number. It finally occurred to me that it would be fun to publish them and to ask others to do the same. Each Monday, I will publish a number. To play along, go to your photos file and type that number into the search bar. Then post all the photos (or selected ones) that you find and include a link to your blog in my Numbers Game blog of the day. For Bushboy and others of you who replace your number titles with words, I will also choose a word to use for the prompt, so if your pictures are not numbered but rather labelled with words, do a search for the word instead.
  • Day challenge is published and frequency:  Monday, weekly

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Title:   Thursday Doors

  • Host Name: Dan Antion
  • Host Blog:  No Facilities
  • Type of Challenge:  Photography
  • Short Description: Thursday Doors is a weekly feature allowing door lovers to come together to admire and share their favorite door photos from around the world.
  • Day challenge is published and frequency:  Thursday, weekly

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Title:  Thursday Tree Love

  • Host Name: Parul Thakur
  • Host Blog: Happinessandfood.com
  • Type of Challenge: Photography
  • Short Description: Every second and fourth Thursday of a month, I invite bloggers to share pictures of trees.
  • Day challenge is published and frequency: Thursday – 2nd and 4th of a month

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Title:  Thursday Trio Challenge

  • Host Name: Carol
  • Host Blog:  Mama Cormier
  • Type of Challenge: Photography
  • Short Description: The challenge is to find subjects that show up in a cluster or group of three. They can be birds, animals, people, flowers or inanimate objects. They can be staged or things you find naturally in the great outdoors or indoors. There are no other rules.
  • Day challenge is published and frequency: Thursday, Weekly

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Title:  Water Water Everywhere (WWE)

  • Host Name:  Jez Braithwaite
  • Host Blog:  Jez Braithwaite
  • Type of Challenge:  Photo
  • Short Description:  Please feel free to post your photos of anything that goes into or has anything to do with water. Please post on your blog and put the link in the comments of this post. Tag with WWE and Water Water Everywhere.
  • Day challenge is published and frequency:  Monday, Weekly

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Title:   Weekend Coffee Share

  • Host Name: Natalie
  • Host Blog:  Natalie the Explorer
  • Type of Challenge: General – Writing and Photography welcome
  • Short Description: Weekend Coffee Share is a time for us to take a break out of our lives and enjoy some time catching up with friends (old and new)!
  • Day challenge is published and frequency:  Friday, Weekly

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Title:  Weekend Sky

  • Host Name:  Hammad Rais
  • Host Blog:  Blog of Hammad Rais
  • Type of Challenge:  Photo
  • Short Description:  Any photo featuring a full or partial view of the sky is eligible for this challenge.
  • Day challenge is published and frequency:  Saturday, Weekly

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Name: Whatsoever is Lovely

  • Host Name: XingfuMama
  • Host Blog: XingfuMama
  • Type of Challenge: Photo or Writing
  • Description: This challenge is simple: step back for a few minutes each week to find a lovely thing, a precious moment, anything you find lovely. Then post about it. You can just post a picture or you can go into detail and tell it as a reflection, story or poem. 
  • Day Challenge is published and frequency: Sunday (Pacific Time), Weekly

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Title:   Writer’s Quotes Wednesdays Challenge

  • Host Name: Marsha Ingrao
  • Host Blog:  Marsha Ingrao – Always Write
  • Type of Challenge: General – Writing and Photography welcome
  • Short Description: Pick a quote that fits the weekly topic or theme. Write a response or find a photo that works well with the quote.
  • Day challenge is published and frequency:  Wednesday, Weekly

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  1. Hello Cee, would you kindly consider adding my Nature Photo Challenge to your list please? It’s weekly, the aim is to share our photos of the wonderful variety, beauty and mystery of nature. It’s run by me, Denzil Walton, at Denzil Nature. Tag is naturephotochallenge. And the main link is https://denzilnature.com/nature-photo-challenge/ Thanks so much. It’s a result of being inspired by your Flower of the Day Challenge! Thanks a lot. Denzil

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  2. Hi Cee, The Photographing Public Art Challenge (PPAC) and Weekend Coffee Share (WCS) are now combined. Could you please update them on your photo challenge and writing challenge lists. I have a new WCS badge for 2023 on the sidebar of my blog in case you want to make a copy for your lists. Thank you.

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  3. Hi, Cee. FYI – I’ve decided not to continue my two challenges, Sunshine’s Macro Monday and Sunshine’s Reflections. Even though I enjoyed hosting the challenges, it also increased my appreciation for the time and energy you invest in all you do. Thank you so much!

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  4. Hello Cee! I don’t know if you know the blogger Basil René… But he just started a weekly photo prompt, and I’d like to help him getting it known. So here’s the link to the first edition, in case you’d like to add it to your photo challenge list, or even better, if you’d like to play along 🙂 I have no doubt you’ll have an awesome picture to share!!

    https://lifecaptured.blog/2020/05/16/introducing-the-weekly-life-captured-photo-challenge-giving-support/

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    • I know Basil Renél. I left a comment on the challenge prompt and asked if he wants his challenge posted on my list to let me know. I need his permission to list lit. Thanks for letting me know of this challenge. 😀

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  5. Hi Cee, would you like to include my Monthly Meet-Up where for 2019 we are sharing photos of WINDOWS on the first Tuesday of every month. The photos can be archive or current all welcome. Here is a link to May’s Post: https://daffodilwild.wordpress.com/2019/05/07/windows-greenway-and-tyneham/
    It will be open for the whole of May and until Tuesday 4th June, when June’s WINDOWS will start.
    https://daffodilwild.wordpress.com/photo-challenge/

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  6. Cee, Thanks so much for including my Weather Vane Wednesday challenge. I’ve concluded the challenge at this time, and if you could would it be possible to remove it from the Photo Challenge list. Thanks so much for listing it. I enjoyed doing it and appreciate your support. Kathy

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      • Cee…I knew when I was fretting over where to find the next vane it was time to stop. Thanks so much for listing me, and for all the fun challenges and inspiration you provide to all of us bloggers. It is so appreciated! ❤

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