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:

I would like to thank the Lens-Artists team for inviting me to join them starting January 2024. I am also thankful to Tina, John, and Anne for assistance with this page’s information and editing.


My Recent Lens-Artists Posts

  • Fragrant Fields: A Floral Fiesta for Flower Fans

    Fragrant Fields: A Floral Fiesta for Flower Fans

    Lens-Artists Challenge #301 – Floral For this week’s Lens-Artists challenge, Sofia (of Photographias) has a winning proposition to all her blog readers: “Let’s have a celebration of flowers.” What a more opportune time for those who live in the Northern…

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  • Butterflies: Exquisite, Fragile, Ephemeral

    Butterflies: Exquisite, Fragile, Ephemeral

    Lens-Artists Challenge #300 – Delicate Ann-Christine brought us a tremendous challenge this week, and what a celebration it is to mark 300 Lens-Artists Challenges! She invited us to think about the word delicate’s meanings: “Exquisite, Fragile, Subtle, Elegant.” One thing…

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  • Hope for Nature: A Breath of Fresh Air

    Hope for Nature: A Breath of Fresh Air

    Lens-Artists Challenge #299 – Hopeful This week, Patti challenges us to reflect on what makes us hopeful. Read about it and be inspired here. Through her inspirational words and beautiful photos, she offers various ways we can use to express…

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  • Forever Young: Embracing a Youthful Spirit at Any Age

    Forever Young: Embracing a Youthful Spirit at Any Age

    Lens-Artists Challenge #298: To Be Young Again This week, Tina’s challenge resonated with me on several levels. The title she used, “To Be Young Again,” got me thinking about the ramifications of that phrase. I rarely photograph children, except in…

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  • Lens-Artists Challenge #297: Music to My Eyes

    Lens-Artists Challenge #297: Music to My Eyes

    You have likely heard or used the saying, “It’s music to my ears.” The situations vary and can encompass cases when someone compliments or gives you good news. Going beyond that saying, do you believe you can “see” music in…

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  • Beyond the Literal: Unveiling the Abstract in Your Day

    Beyond the Literal: Unveiling the Abstract in Your Day

    The world around us offers much more than the unobservant eye can see. Frequently, we are caught up in the big picture and overlook seeing what is right in front of us. So, that is what Ritva proposed to us…

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  • Balanced Beauty: Unveiling the Wonder of Grapevine Hills

    Balanced Beauty: Unveiling the Wonder of Grapevine Hills

    Lens-Artists Challenge #295: Rock Your World When I read about Donna’s challenge, Rock Your World, I knew exactly where I was going. Of all the places I have visited, very few hikes can compare to the exquisite beauty of the…

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  • From Bland to Bold: Photo Makeovers

    From Bland to Bold: Photo Makeovers

    Lens-Artists Challenge #294: Before and After Creating art in post-processing is not very different from developing film in a dark room in the old days. In both cases, the photographer manipulates the image to reproduce the experience when the photo…

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  • Whispering Waves: Calm and Wild

    Whispering Waves: Calm and Wild

    Lens-Artists Challenge #293: Water in Motion There’s a deep connection between moving water and the human spirit. I find the power of listening to water soothing and entrancing. Some of the best hikes I have done include trails along creeks.…

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  • Voices of Faith & Freedom

    Voices of Faith & Freedom

    Lens-Artists Challenge #292: People Here, There & Everywhere I am not good at photographing people. So, when I read that Tina’s challenge this week was to “share images of the people we’ve captured along the way,” I was not quite…

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