Happy 2010 folks! To kick off the New Year just right, we have a special announcement. Many of you participate in our bi-weekly photography assignments, but this month we are doing something exciting: Our first photography assignment of the year will also come with a special prize for our top photo entry. Best selling author and photographer David duChemin has generously donated a signed copy of his books, Within The Frame and VisionMongers, as a prize for the winner of this challenge.

David duChemin is successful as an author because he teaches us about Vision. He is successful as a photographer because his photographs perfectly demonstrate the age-old adage, "A picture is worth a thousand words," and his photos do just that - they tell a story. Therefore, in keeping with the theme of David's books, and the secret to his success, our theme for this photo contest is: A Thousand Words, A Single Frame

It will be your job to submit photos which tell a story in a single frame. Think carefully about your main subjects and how they relate to their surroundings. Consider everything we've learned thus far in our assignment and the magazine tutorials, and create for us a compelling photograph which really tells a story. As a special treat for our participants, David duChemin has graciously agreed to be the judge to select the winning photo! This contest/assignment is open from now until January 31st, 2010. Participants may submit a total of 2 photos for this assignment, and all images must be submitted through our forums in this thread.

Put your thinking caps on, take your time, wait for the perfect moment, and have fun with this assignment. Remember, you may submit up to 2 entries in total before January 31st, 2010, and all entries must be photographed during the assignment timeframe.

To submit a photo you must be a registered member of the PhotographyBB Forums. If you are not currently a member, please register here to submit your photos. Registration is completely free, and you'll become part of the wonderful community of photo-enthusiasts we have in our membership. Entry into this contest grants PhotographyBB the rights to publish your image on our blog and in a future issue of the PhotographyBB Online Magazine. The top 3 photos will be published and the photographer of the winning image will receive a signed copy of David duChemin's Within the Frame and VisionMongers. Have fun, and happy photographing!

I hope this fits ? It's a tribute by school pupils for a 14 year old who died in a PE lesson at my local school

(removing as per the clarified rules of this assignment... couldn't find any 'little x' to delete the post... so just removed all the info / pic)

Title: Who will take me home?

Hi this is my first post after i saw this contest on a website.. This is a great forum!
Here is my contribution, i hope it helps!

Grandparents and grandson get together for the festivities - sharing a sunny walk downtown in New York enjoying this day.




Young lady waiting for waiting for that special one coming home

Hope the subject doesn't have to be a human!
Here is my friend's cat, begging to go outside

Hope it fits the criteria.. Be good

ITN News picture
My Son Joe at work, "a day in the life of a 21 year old!?"
Afghan Dec 2009.

Thanks for sharing this Ann

Letting the images speak.

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(if it'll be required I'll post the full size images)

Don't Leave.

1 ) A crowded concertroom, pounding bases, screaming guitars and gunning flashlights. A concert of the dutch rockband Kane is a stunning experience!




2) The Bromo crater on the island of java, reveals itself like an ancient oil-painting, tiny figures walking through the dusty desert, like in a dream.

Smart Thinking



Lijah Hanley

I call this one Potlatch Cooker, This is Chris he was making soup for a potlach in a small remote village in Minto,AK. A very respected elder Evelyn had passed away the soup he was cooking is Moose soup for the potlatch, cooks will start soup at 5 am the morning of the potlatch and the soup made usually can feed a couple hundred people. This will go on for days before the burial. If you look closely you can see an image of an old lady in the steam. Spiritual I thought. Especially since Evelyn was such a spiritual person.