The Lens-Artists Challenges
To fill the void created with the end of the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge, four photographers — Tina, Patti, Ann-Christine, and Amy — started the Lens-Artists Challenge in 2018. The first challenge appeared on July 7 of that year.
The Lens-Artists team is a group of photographers from various parts of the globe. We are dedicated to photography both as art and fun. Weekly challenges appear on Saturdays at 12:00 noon EST (or UTC -05:00).
We encourage viewers to participate in our Lens-Artists Challenges, and it’s not difficult. Each week a team member posts a challenge. Viewers and followers can then respond with their challenge post, linking to the team member’s post and using the Lens-Artists tag. The original challenge and responses appear in the Lens-Artists section of the WordPress Reader. Leave a comment on the host’s original challenge post and make sure you use the hashtag #lens-artists in your post. We will be looking forward to your joining our challenges.
The best way not to miss any posts from the Lens-Artists team is to follow each person’s blog directly. Here are the links to the current members’ websites:
- Tina of https://travelsandtrifles.wordpress.com
- Patti of https://pilotfishblog.com
- Ann-Christine of https://lagottocattleya.com (aka Leya)
- John of https://photobyjohnbo.wordpress.com
- Anne of https://annegeephoto.com (aka Slow Shutter Speed)
- Sofia of https://photographias.wordpress.com
- Egídio of Through Brazilian Eyes
- Ritva of https://sillarit.com (aka Ritva Sillanmäki Photography)
- Beth of Wandering Dawgs
I thank the Lens-Artists team for inviting me to join them starting January 2024. I also thank Tina, John, and Anne for their assistance in editing this page’s information.
My Recent Lens-Artists Posts
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Where Canyons Touch the Sky
Lens-Artists Challenge #388: Your Journey in 5-10 Images Anne-Christine asked us to consider these questions for this week’s challenge about a trip we took: “What were the highlights, what are the memories that will stay with me forever? Maybe the big
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Shadows and Silhouettes of Big Bend Ranch
Lens-Artists Challenge #387: Shadowed Instead of diving into my archives for John’s creative Shadowed challenge, I am using photos I captured just last week while visiting Big Bend Ranch State Park (not to be confused with Big Bend National Park).
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Age Before Beauty? In Lisbon, You Get Both.
Lens-Artists Challenge #386: The Power of Juxtaposition Portugal is a place where time doesn’t move in a straight line; it stacks and juxtaposes. In the streets of Lisbon and along the Tagus’s riverbanks, the 16th century doesn’t just haunt the
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Seeing Differently
Lens-Artists Challenge #385: Unusual Crop Photography rules can help create a balanced photo. However, the old saying that rules are written to be broken should be kept in mind if a photographer wants to blur the lines and show creativity.
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Nature’s Tiny Masterpieces
Lens-Artists Challenge #386: What Astonishes You? Beth (of Wandering Dawgs) sets the theme for this week’s challenge. She wrote: “What have you seen or experienced that has astonished you? The challenge is to include photos about things that astonish you
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The Texas State Capitol
Lens-Artists Challenge #383:Looking Back to #174 – Shapes and Designs This week, we revisit the Lens-Artists Challenge #174: Shapes and Designs. The original entry was written by Patti. In our Looking Back series, Tina revisits the challenge. Please make sure to
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Lens-Artists Challenge #382: Rejected
Let’s talk about rejection this week. Don’t panic! I mean rejected photos, of course. With the low cost of cloud storage and external drives, I rarely delete an image, even if it’s blurry or has a less-than-ideal composition. Furthermore, I
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The Beauty of the Void
Lens-Artists Challenge #381: Minimalism inBlack-and-White Photography Ritva is the host for this week’s challenge. She wrote, “The stark contrasts and the interplay of light and shadows in black and white can evoke a range of emotions, allowing the essence of
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A Different World
Lens-Artists Challenge #380: What’s Around the Corner Anne’s Lens-Artists’ Challenge this week gets us to think about her “theory that there is always something to photograph.” I agree with that wholeheartedly. All it takes is for us to look around
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Berry Springs Park & Preserve: A Fauna Sample
Lens-Artists Challenge #379: Favorite Images of 2025 Here is a selected, small sample of photos that show the diversity of wildlife at Berry Springs Park & Preserve. They were all captured in 2025, but I never posted them previously. They
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