May 2023 marks the five-year anniversary of Sunday Stills. Thank you to all who read and to those who participate.
Sunday Stills is a photography challenge with a weekly theme (similar to the now-defunct WPC). Each Sunday I publish a post on the weekly theme with images of my own interpretation. Any blogger is welcome to participate and interpret the challenge with their photos, poems, stories, music, etc!
What are “Stills”? Still photography is a term used in the movie industry, creating a still shot from film for a variety of purposes.
Sunday Stills was launched in May 2018. This photo challenge operates with a weekly theme that begins each Sunday and lasts all week. While there are many wonderful photo challenges out there, I wanted to revive this one because of its simplicity.
Feel free to grab this image and use it on your blog’s sidebar or in the post.
Each linked post will be shared on Twitter where possible to boost exposure to your blog! I also list your post on my current week’s post for others to read. If you share on social media or in WordPress, please use the hashtag #SundayStills.
Be sure to link to one of my Sunday Stills posts or to the current post so I can continue to share your lovely images!
I encourage “double-dipping” with other blog challenges if you do not want to create a separate post.
Looking for more inspiration? Visit Cee’s Photo Challenges and Always Write. There is a challenge for everyone!
Titling Your Own Blog Post
- When titling your Sunday Stills post, you do not have to use “Sunday Stills” in the title, but please use the tag Sunday Stills in your post to help other bloggers find it.
- Please refrain from titling your post with the same title as mine. Our blogs are found on Google searches using SEO and having several blog posts with the same title can be confusing.
Challenges within the Challenge to Spark Your Creativity
- Sunday Stills Photo Challenge offers a monthly color challenge, around the middle Sunday of the month.
Upcoming 2023 Color Challenges
- January: WHITE and GRAY
- February: RED
- March: GREEN
- April: PASTELS
- May: PURPLE
- June: PINK
- July: BLUE
- August: YELLOW
Feel free to use this image on your blog for the color challenges:
Please stay tuned for my weekly posts and I hope you bring your camera along for the ride!
June 2023 Prompts
June 4 The Great Outdoors
June 11 Monthly Color Challenge: PINK (any shade)
June 18 Furred and Feathered Friends
June 25 Plant Life
May 2023 Prompts
May 7 Churches, Temples, and Spiritual Centers
May 14 Monthly Color Challenge: Purple (any shade)
May 21 Pets and Playgrounds
May 28 Everything Water
April 2023 Prompts
Apr 2 Awakening
Apr 9 NO CHALLENGE
Apr 16 Monthly Color Challenge: White and Pastels
Apr 23 Earth Day
Apr 30 Roads, Paths, and Streets
March 2023 Prompts
Mar 5 Out of this World
Mar 12 Monthly Color Challenge: Green (any shade)
Mar 19 “I’d Rather Be…”
Mar 26 Peek
February 2023 Prompts
Feb 5 Frosty
Feb 12 Monthly Color Challenge: Red (any shade)
Feb 19 Sweet
Feb 26 Feeding the Birds
January 2023 Prompts
Jan 1 Your 2022 Year-in-Review
Jan 8 Plunge!
Jan 15 Monthly Color Challenge: White and Gray
Jan 22 Silence
Jan 29 Seeking Light
December 2022
Dec 4 In Your Town
Dec 11 Monthly Color Challenge: Cobalt (rich, deep blue)
Dec 18 NO CHALLENGE
Dec 25 NO CHALLENGE
November 2022
Nov 6 Paths and Trails
Nov 13 NO CHALLENGE
Nov 20 Monthly Color Challenge: Leather (shades of brown)
Nov 27 Vivid
October 2022
Oct 2 Dilapidated
Oct 9 Monthly Color Challenge: Lava (black-brown, black, and/or orange)
Oct 16 Fleeting Moments
Oct 23 Glass
Oct 30 Mysterious
September 2022
Sept 4 Vacation or Staycation
Sept 11 Monthly Color Challenge: Apricot (light, peachy orange)
Sept 18 Macro or Close-ups
Sept 25 NO CHALLENGE
August 2022
Aug 7 Summer
Aug 14 NO CHALLENGE
Aug 21 Monthly Color Challenge: Mustard
Aug 28 Under Construction (and WOTY catch up)
July 2022
July 3 Beautiful Beaches
July 10 Monthly Color Challenge: Ruby Red
July 17 NO CHALLENGE
July 24 Road Trippin’
July 31 Desert or Dessert?
June 2022
June 5 All About Numbers
June 12 Monthly Color Challenge: Pink
June 19 Again the Solstice
June 26 NO CHALLENGE
May 2022
May 1 Emerging
May 8 Monthly Color Challenge: Teal or Aqua
May 15 What’s That Aroma?
May 22 Feathered Friends (changed from Refreshing)
May 29 NO CHALLENGE
April 2022
Apr 3 NO CHALLENGE
Apr 10 NO CHALLENGE
Apr 17 Monthly Color Challenge: Diamond or Quartz (see color challenge image above)
Apr 24 Fabulous Florals
March 2022
Mar 6 Meaningful Memories
Mar 13 Monthly Color Challenge: Jade
Mar 20 Daylight in Black and White
Mar 27 Urban
February 2022
Feb 6 Feed the Birds
Feb 13 Color Challenge: Amethyst (purple)
Feb 20 Love Your Pet
Feb 27 Fresh
January 2022
Jan 2 2021 in Your Rear-View Mirror
Jan 9 Future
Jan 16 Monthly Color Challenge: White
Jan 23 Wildlife
Jan 30 The Elements (fire, water, air/wind, earth)
December 2021
Dec 5 Christmas Song Lyric Challenge
Dec 12 Monthly Color Challenge: Metallic
Dec 19 Light the Night
Dec 26 NO CHALLENGE
November 2021
Nov 7 Fur and Feathers
Nov 14 Leaves and Trees
Nov 21 Color Challenge: Ruby wine (burgundy-brownish)
Nov 28 Cozy
October 2021
Oct 3 Sports and Hobbies
Oct 10 Monthly Color Challenge: Burnt orange or blood orange
Oct 17 The Pink Side of Life
Oct 24 Indoor/Outdoor Decor
Oct 31 Eerie
September 2021
Sept 5 Colorful Murals hosted by Natalie the Explorer
Sept 12 Going Back…
Sept 19 Monthly Color Challenge: Harvest Gold or Citrine (gem color)
Sept 26 Signs of Autumn (or spring in Southern hemisphere)
August 2021 Calendar
Aug 1 Summer Bugs
Aug 8 Images Inspired by Favorite Song Lyrics or Original Poetry
Aug 15 Monthly Color Challenge: Burlywood (light shade of brown, think khakis)
While I’m on a 3-week blog break, Natalie from Natalie the Explorer is hosting Sunday Stills from August 22-Sept 5!
Aug 22 In the Garden hosted by Natalie the Explorer
Aug 29 Afloat hosted by Natalie the Explorer
July 2021
July 4 NO CHALLENGE
July 11 Under the Trees
July 18 Monthly Color Challenge: Evergreen
July 25 Geometric–explore various angles
June 2021
June 6 Celestial
June 13 Monthly Color Challenge: Pink
June 20 Sunrise or Sunset
June 27 Great Outdoors
May 2021
May 2 Water
May 9 Weather
May 16 Monthly Color Challenge: Gray
May 23 Favorite Vacation Spot
May 30 NO CHALLENGE
April 2021
(Special thanks to Marsha for hosting Sunday Stills. No internet at the new home yet!)
April 4 Volunteering (hosted by Marsha Ingrao Always Write)
April 11 Emerging (hosted again by Marsha at Always Write)
April 18 Color Challenge: Violet
April 25 National Kids and Pets Day
March 2021
March 7 Rainy Day
March 14 Your Best Black & White Photos
March 21 Color Challenge: Spring Green
March 28 Respect the Cat (hosted by Marsha Ingrao Always Write)
February 2021
Feb 7 Fallen
Feb 14 Color Challenge: Rosy Red
Feb 21 Feed the Birds
Feb 28 Things that are White
January 2021
Jan 3 Your 2020 Retrospective (share your year in images)
Jan 10 Night
Jan 17 Color Challenge: Glacier Blue
Jan 24 Fog and Clouds
Jan 31 Your Favorite Landscape
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