21 Favorite Photos And The Stories Behind Them
The results from the “Favorite Photo and Background Story” Photo Blog Project are in and the results should keep you entertained for sometime.
Since initiating the project on May 14th I’ve been introduced, and in some cases re-introduced, to some great photographers. The subject material, photographic styles and skill levels of those submitting may vary, but the one constant shared by all is a passion to capture and share the world as they see it.
Reading the stories behind each photographer’s favorite image has not only been entertaining for me, but inspiring. It’s been a great experience to glimpse behind the scenes of each image and share a sliver of the charge of enthusiasm held by each photographer. To those that submitted thanks for taking the time to participate and share not just your photo, but a piece of your artistic soul.
21 Favorite Photos And The Stories Behind Them
“Under the Weather“ by Brian Auer – Epic Edits Weblog
“Zabriskie Point” by G. Dan Mitchell – G. Dan Mitchell | Photography
“Lost” by Guy Tal – Scenic Wild
“Florence Surprise” by Greg A. Lato – Latoga’s Motion Blur
“A Final Gift” by Michael Brown – Macro Art In Nature
“Something Different” by Jenni Brehm – Changing Perspectives
“Whale Shark and Film Crew” by Tony Rath – Images of Belize
“Thoughts of a Dying Athiest” by Andrew Ferguson – goldengod
“Smoke on Route 413, Through the Windshield” by Kathleen Connally – A Walk Through Durham Township
“Waiting” by Avelino Maestas – Live From Silver City
“Death Valley Dunes” by Sean Scanlon – redinkphotography
“vogel ROK“ by Joost Burger – JoostBurger.NL Photography
“Shapes and Abstractions: #10 Scaffolding” by Joe Szymanski – Mostly Photography
“Muzungu” by Rafa – Why Yet Another Photo Place
“The Light Inside” by Laurie – Photine
“Old Toy Camera” by Rohn
“Untitled” by Sameer Vasta – Eloquation
“Gam Saan, Land of the Golden Mountain” by Richard Wong – In the Field
“The tale of a lost sole…” by Robert Coomer – Robert Coomer Photography
Paul’s Favorite Photos by Paul W.
“Celestial Wind” by Jim M. Goldstein – JMG-Galleries
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[...] Last week I posted my favorite photo, and included the story behind it. This week, Jim Goldstein compiles 21 photos and stories as part of his blog project: Since initiating the project on May 14th I’ve been introduced, and in some cases re-introduced, to some great photographers. The subject material, photographic styles and skill levels of those submitting may vary, but the one constant shared by all is a passion to capture and share the world as they see it. [...]
21 Favorite Photos And The Stories Behind Them
See the results from Jim Goldstein’s photography project. He asked his readers to choose their favorite photo and tell the story behind it. There are some amazing photos and great stories in this project.
Wow Jim! I’ll definitely be busy this weekend! I haven’t read through everything yet, but it looks like there is some really awesome stuff in here. Nice work!
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Congratulations on this project Jim. Had a quick look through and looking forward to having a read through the entries once I get some time.
- Paul @ http://www.photographyvoter.com
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Jim, … this is excellent in the way that you put this together and able to bring others a bit of joy along the way.
Taking the boys to the movies right now, … then I have some wonderful reading to do when I get home.
Thanks Jim!
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Jim, Thanks for taking on the work of organizing this! And thanks to everyone else who took up the challenge. There are a great number of photographers here that I haven’t had the pleasure of knowing yet. I can’t wait to spend a bit more time digging through all the submissions…
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Thanks Jim. You really went all out to find photographers for this. Great job dude.
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Congratulations on a great project. It’s wonderful to read the stories behind the images.
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I can’t believe that I missed this project. I would love to have participated. It is a great compilation and I’m glad to read it now. Good job Jim!
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