Winner of Photo Challenge Week 3 - Vibrant
Biggest challenge yet with some of the most beautiful submissions so far. It's been extraordinarily tough to choose a winner.
This week was nothing short of amazing, so many amazing and beautiful submissions that trickled through all the way until there were no more than a couple of hours remaining.
Thank you everyone who’s participated, you’re all amazing and I’m very happy to have each and every one of you in this community.
Picking a winner this week was far from easy due to the sheer amount of beautiful submissions. I am blown away by the amount of participants for this challenge, but I couldn’t be happier about it. So much colo(u)r and so much vibrancy!
*IMPORTANT NOTE: This post is obviously too long for emails according to Substack, so if you want to see the post in its entirety I suggest you read it on either the Substack App or website. I highly recommend using your desktop to view it, all these submissions deserve it!
Next challenge is February 14.
The Winner -
Isaac submitted this stunning photo that, to me, showcases vibrancy in a beautiful and calming way. There is something truly special about craftsmen and women who use traditional methods to create things.
These wonderful and colorful threads come from a high-end carpet maker who does everything by hand. I'd love to see their entire process from start to finish; there's just something fascinating about it. I completely understand why Isaac was drawn to the cabinet with all these colors.
Stunning!
Isaac nailed the vibrancy challenge with this one, in my opinion.
I highly recommend you go check out Isaac’s YouTube channel. I've had a look, and I instantly subscribed; his style, editing, sound editing, and videography style are just perfect for me. Go check it out and toss a subscription his way; you won't regret it if you like visually appealing videography.
Make sure to visit Isaac’s Substack, Isaac Johnston’s Stoke-Ness, while you’re at it. Give him a subscribe if you like what you see, which I believe you will, and make sure to follow him!
Honorable Mentions
As if choosing a winner wasn’t hard enough this week, I also had to pick out some equally worthy runner-ups. As I stated, there were so many wonderful and deserving entries that I’d love to feature, but if I want to keep this post readable I’m forced to limit myself.
These honorable mentions are all winners, along with every single photo this week, but these ones had something special about them that I’m positive you’ll love as well.
The runner-ups for this challenge are;
, , , and .Miranda, you killed it this week! Such stunning photos!
Miranda, in her own words are a; Writer. Photographer. Gardening and nature nut. Obsessed with storytelling.
And honestly, I couldn’t agree more with the photographer part, her work is beautiful.
Make sure to check out Miranda’s Substack, Root Stories, you won’t regret it if you’re into storytelling, beautiful visuals and the occasional musing.
Stunning work, truly stunning.
John is a commercial photographer and content creator from Colorado. His work is absolutely stunning and so is his videography. I suggest you check out his Youtube channel where he does un-boxings of useful gear for outdoor adventures.
He has a good voice, beautiful lighting and his videos are filmed in a visually pleasing way. I recommend you subscribe if you’re looking for great gear for that outdoor adventure.
Do not forget to subscribe to John and his Substack - C A C H E, you really won’t regret it if you’re into stunning photography and what gear he’s using.
Stunning work, Hayley!
Hayley loves sharing notes, photos, stories and poems that are inspired by nature. Her work is beautiful and stunning.
Do not forget to subscribe to Hayley and her Substack - Outdoor Simplicity, while you’re at it.
Georgia, beautifully stunning work as always!
If you’re on Instagram you should toss Georgia a follow, her photos are pure art and she most certainly deserve your follow!
Don’t forget to subscribe to Georgia and her newsletter while you’re here. You may want to check out her Romanticising Home Life series for gorgeous photos and quick reads about home life, you won’t regret it!
Absolutely stunning photo, Alexander!
Alexander is an award winning Ukrainian-Swedish author who has written 20+ books. Which blows my mind. Alexander is clearly a very talented individual and I highly recommend you check out his books.
Do not forget to subscribe to Alexander and his Substack - Lighthouse, while you’re at it. I guarantee you’ll find something you will absolutely love.
As I said in my rebranding post, I’ll be featuring up to five runner-ups plus a winner from now on. But, as there’s so may absolutely fantastic photos, I want to give a quick shout-out to as many as I possibly can.
However, I’ve decided to restructure these posts a bit to keep them as readable as possible.
Each week, I'll select my absolute favorite submissions for feature, accompanied by a well-deserved shout-out. For everyone else, a link to their submission will be provided. This way, I can showcase the best while ensuring all contributors receive the recognition they deserve.
I’ll showcase my Top 12 for this challenge! These 12 were by no means easy to pick, but they absolutely deserve the recognition!
I hope to see all of you and many more in future challenges!
Photos show up in this order:
Again this is my top 12 for this first challenge of the year, but as Substack only allow up to 9 in a single gallery, I decided to split them into two galleries of six photos for easier browsing.
Photos show up in this order:
Here are all the other submissions I received this week, in no particular order, so make sure to check them out, leave a like and a comment, and who knows, maybe you’ll find someone to follow or subscribe to while you’re at it!
Every single person who submitted and entered deserves at least a like and comment on their submission, and if you like their content, give them a subscription or a follow!
PS: If I have somehow missed someone, I do apologize, but going through all these wonderful submissions took hours so if I did somehow miss your submission (though I believe I got everyone). Please let me know so I can rectify that ASAP!
Thank you everyone who’s subscribed, followed, participated or just engaged in any way, you’re all awesome!
Next Challenge February 14
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Wow so many amazing entries - so wonderful to see all of these photographers coming out on Substack !
Thanks so much for feature Patrik, really appreciate it. And I’m glad you felt like it could be a scene in a movie, that was definitely what I was going for with that shoot.
I really can’t go past that butterfly, the colours and all, absolutely stunning
So many amazing entries wow 😍😍