#monthly-challenge

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ME Melissa Rock · Picture This

The Anthem of My Memories

Songs that accompany my photographs

Jul 17, 2026 · 4 min read · 510 claps paywalled #monthly-challenge #photostory #music

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BR Brad Yonaka · Globetrotters

Portrait of Maubisse

Photo-documenting a town in Timor-Leste

Jul 17, 2026 · 7 min read · 100 claps paywalled #travel #monthly-challenge #asia

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JO JoAnn Ryan · Picture This

This Song by Harry Styles Gave Me Hope When Little Else Did

And other songs that do the same

Jul 16, 2026 · 3 min read · 311 claps paywalled #music #photography #mental-health

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JA James Parsons · Globetrotters

Painted Hulls and Quiet Harbors

The fishing boats of Europe carry memories far beyond the waterfront.

Jul 16, 2026 · 10 min read · 200 claps paywalled #monthly-challenge #boats #travel

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WI Will Hull · Another Fucking Publication

Dry July ToFTing

A ten-question rant

Jul 16, 2026 · 6 min read · 150 claps paywalled #humor #ethics #monthly-challenge

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CA Carol Labuzzetta, MS · Picture This

I Think It’s the Summer Of The Stones

No, it’s not the 1980s, and I don’t mean the Rolling Stones either

Jul 14, 2026 · 4 min read · 251 claps paywalled #photography #monthly-challenge #music

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IB Iban Van der Zeyp · Six Word Photo Story Challenge

Thunderstorms Are Part of Summer

July-August Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Summer”

Jul 14, 2026 · 1 min read · 100 claps paywalled #monthly-challenge #summer #photos

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TI Tim Ward, Mature Flâneur · Globetrotters

Photographing the Movement of Mountains

The Spanish Pyrenees reveal a violent past in Monte Perdido National Park

Jul 13, 2026 · 7 min read · 352 claps paywalled #globetrotter #monthly-challenge #geology

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MO Moon & Deep · Six Word Photo Story Challenge

The Fragrance of Summer

July-August Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Summer”

Jul 13, 2026 · 2 min read · 250 claps paywalled #memoir #nostalgia #six-word-photo-story

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AA Aastha Gupta · Globetrotters

Angkor Wat and Its Astonishing Shared History with Hinduism

Why my trip to Cambodia was an eye-opener

Jul 12, 2026 · 5 min read · 52 claps paywalled #monthly-challenge #travel-writing #cambodia

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RY Ryan Frawley · Globetrotters

How One Travel Writing Gig Showed Me the Hidden Soul of Barcelona

I never got the hype. I do now.

Jul 12, 2026 · 9 min read · 283 claps paywalled #monthly-challenge #travel #barcelona

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PE Penny Grubb · Six Word Photo Story Challenge

Summer Timing Test For Climate Change

Summer Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Summer”

Jul 11, 2026 · 1 min read · 150 claps paywalled #photography #climate-change #pollinators

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IB Iban Van der Zeyp · Six Word Photo Story Challenge

Summer Is a Subjective Concept

July-August Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Summer”

Jul 11, 2026 · 1 min read · 200 claps paywalled #monthly-challenge #summer #traveling

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LA Lauri Novak · Six Word Photo Story Challenge

Cheers to Summer

July — August Six Word Photo Story Challenge “Summer”

Jul 11, 2026 · 1 min read · 272 claps paywalled #monthly-challenge #weather #summer

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BE Belcairn · Six Word Photo Story Challenge

The Midges Bide Their Time

July-August Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Summer”

Jul 11, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 claps #monthly-challenge #photography #travel

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MA Matthew David · Globetrotters

The Magic of Traveling with a Camera

Travel photography as an inward journey

Jul 08, 2026 · 7 min read · 240 claps paywalled #travel #photography #travel-photography

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SA Sandi Parsons · Six Word Photo Story Challenge

A Summer Imposter

July — August Six Word Photo Story Challenge “Summer”

Jul 08, 2026 · 1 min read · 100 claps paywalled #six-word-photo-story #monthly-challenge #summer

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JO JoAnn Ryan · Globetrotters

The Boston Cat Who Saved Me From Dying of Loneliness

Never underestimate the power of furry felines

Jul 08, 2026 · 7 min read · 0 claps paywalled #cats #pets #travel

AN anupama rajagopal · Six Word Photo Story Challenge

Still Stuck in Peak Summer

Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Summer”

Jul 08, 2026 · 1 min read · 100 claps paywalled #six-word-photo-story #summer #el-nino

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TI Tim Ward, Mature Flâneur · Globetrotters

The Colours of Collioure

France’s prettiest little beach town

Jul 06, 2026 · 8 min read · 328 claps paywalled #france #travel #catalonia

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AL Alex Marie White · Globetrotters

Basking in the Richness of Golden Hour

The best time of day to capture your travel memories

Jul 05, 2026 · 5 min read · 189 claps paywalled #travel #photography #monthly-challenge

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JA James Parsons · Globetrotters

I Fell in Love with Venice

Four visits and something different each time

Jul 05, 2026 · 6 min read · 370 claps paywalled #venice #europe #travel

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SE Seconde Nimenya · Globetrotters

The People We Meet and The Pictures We take on Our Travels

Through photos —  we carry stories, learn lessons, and develop humility to question our assumptions.

Jul 05, 2026 · 7 min read · 53 claps paywalled #travel #photography #culture

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JE Jeannie.Chambers · Six Word Photo Story Challenge

We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Boat

July-August Six Word Photo Story “Summer”

Jul 03, 2026 · 1 min read · 150 claps paywalled #six-word-photo-story #summer #flowers

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RO Rozeta Bo · Globetrotters

What a Primeval Forest Taught Me About Letting Go

I learned that the mountains measure time differently than the rest of us

Jul 03, 2026 · 8 min read · 914 claps paywalled #monthly-challenge #life #travel

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DE Deborah Gilbert · Globetrotters

The Language of My Life: From Family Stories to Global Adventures

What languages have taught me about the world

Jul 03, 2026 · 6 min read · 71 claps paywalled #travel #traveling #monthly-challenge

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VI Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles · Six Word Photo Story Challenge

Summer: July-August 2026 Prompt

July-August Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Summer”

Jul 01, 2026 · 5 min read · 1,000 claps paywalled #photography #monthly-challenge #creativity

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JO JoAnn Ryan · Globetrotters

July Monthly Challenge — Take Your Travel Photography Further

The art and skill of telling stories with photos

Jul 01, 2026 · 8 min read · 1,210 claps paywalled #travel #photography #travel-writing

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AN Anne Bonfert · Globetrotters

Languages— The Finale

Languages teach us so much about the world

Jul 01, 2026 · 5 min read · 482 claps #travel #language #readinglist

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AL Allisonn Church · Picture This

Finding Lyrics That Inspire Photo Stories

July monthly challenge

Jul 01, 2026 · 4 min read · 399 claps paywalled #monthly-challenge #photography #writing-prompts

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SA Sandi Parsons · Six Word Photo Story Challenge

“Explore” Six Words & a Photo: May — June Conclusion

SWPSC: “Explore,” Bios & Freestyle Stories — May-June Conclusion

Jun 30, 2026 · 4 min read · 550 claps paywalled #challenges-conclusions #monthly-challenge #six-word-photo-story

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LA Lauri Novak · Six Word Photo Story Challenge

Wanderlust IS in My Bones

May-June Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “EXPLORE ”

Jun 27, 2026 · 1 min read · 779 claps paywalled #monthly-challenge #photography #wanderlust

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MO Moon & Deep · Six Word Photo Story Challenge

Exploring Silence Beside a Forgotten Boat

May-June Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Explore”

Jun 27, 2026 · 2 min read · 949 claps paywalled #six-word-photo-story #travel #monthly-challenge

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VI Vinitha Dileep · Six Word Photo Story Challenge

A Different World

May-June Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Explore”

Jun 27, 2026 · 1 min read · 374 claps paywalled #explore #monthly-challenge #six-word-photo-story

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VI Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles · Six Word Photo Story Challenge

Wanderlust May Be in My Bones

May-June Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “EXPLORE ”

Jun 27, 2026 · 2 min read · 909 claps paywalled #travel #photography #creativity

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ME Melissa Rock · Picture This

Amateur Gardening

Cultivating my own rainbow

Jun 26, 2026 · 4 min read · 385 claps paywalled #monthly-challenge #rainbow-garden #milkweed

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PE Penny Grubb · Six Word Photo Story Challenge

Are You Exploring My World?

May-June Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Explore”

Jun 25, 2026 · 1 min read · 609 claps paywalled #charles-darwin #six-word-photo-story #monthly-challenge

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RH RhaeOfEnlightenment · Six Word Photo Story Challenge

Infinity

May-June Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Explore”

Jun 25, 2026 · 1 min read · 320 claps paywalled #six-word-photo-story #photography #monthly-challenge

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MI Michelle Lawson · Globetrotters

Life in English in the French Pyrenees

Language and the dream of a new life in France

Jun 24, 2026 · 9 min read · 138 claps paywalled #expat-life #france #travel

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JO JoAnn Ryan · Picture This

Chasing Rainbows in Tampa Bay, Florida

And the philosophical dilemma of being part of the most invasive species on the planet

Jun 23, 2026 · 4 min read · 425 claps paywalled #travel #photography #florida

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LA Lauri Novak · Picture This

Rainbows

There are always rainbows if you pay attention

Jun 22, 2026 · 3 min read · 310 claps paywalled #monthly-challenge #photography #rainbow

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JA Jacqueline Jannotta · Globetrotters

Standing at the Threshold

A foreign language opens unexpected doors when you travel

Jun 21, 2026 · 6 min read · 120 claps paywalled #travel #italy #language-learning

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ZA Zarmeen Khan · Picture This

Rainbows!

June Monthly Challenge

Jun 21, 2026 · 5 min read · 100 claps #monthly-challenge #rainbow #photography

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BA Barb Dalton · Full Frame

From Ornate and Old to Seeing and Depicting Reality

My interpretation of June’s 52-week photographic challenge

Jun 21, 2026 · 3 min read · 379 claps paywalled #52-week-photo-challenge #photography #full-frame

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RY Ryan Frawley · Globetrotters

Not Learning Italian Was My Most Beautiful Disaster

There’s magic in living where you don’t belong

Jun 18, 2026 · 7 min read · 506 claps paywalled #travel #monthly-challenge #italy

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AD Adrienne Beaumont · Globetrotters

I Failed to Heed My Own Advice

I had to struggle to find a chemist

Jun 18, 2026 · 6 min read · 794 claps paywalled #monthly-challenge #language #russia

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SI Simon Whaley - Author | Writer | Photographer · Globetrotters

Hunaniaeth Gymreig (hinn-an-eye-ath gum-rayg)

How the Welsh use their language to strengthen their identity

Jun 18, 2026 · 6 min read · 206 claps paywalled #language #travel #wales

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CA Carol Labuzzetta, MS · Picture This

Recent Rainbows Recognized While Relaxing

Rainbows are a favorite natural phenomenon of mine, so I’m always on the lookout for them

Jun 17, 2026 · 3 min read · 156 claps paywalled #nature #colors #learning

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NI Nick Howard · Globetrotters

¿Usted habla inglés?

Or how my translation app led to an awkward exchange in Spain

Jun 17, 2026 · 3 min read · 150 claps paywalled #spain #monthly-challenge #cordoba

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AN Anne Bonfert · Globetrotters

I Walked With My Baby Through an African Township

And felt safer than if I were alone

Jun 16, 2026 · 13 min read · 394 claps paywalled #family-travel #travel #culture