Welcome to the Sunday Stills Photo Challenge!
Sunday Stills is a photography challenge with a weekly theme (similar to the now-defunct WPC). Each Sunday I publish a post of 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!
Many of you may remember Sunday Stills hosted by Ed. He created this challenge which ran for many years, I’m told. Alas, he took down the blog and the fun photo challenge along with it!
What are “Stills”? Still photography is a term used in the movie industry, creating a still shot from film for a variety of purposes.
This feature was launched in May 2018. This photo challenge runs with a weekly theme that begins each Sunday. While there are many wonderful photo challenges out there, I wanted to revive this one because of its simplicity.
Each linked post will be shared across social media where possible (Facebook, Pinterest & Twitter) to boost exposure to your blog! If you share, 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!
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.
Color Challenge Hints: February-June 2022
Upcoming 2022 Color Challenges
- August: Mustard (yellow)
- September: Apricot (light, peachy orange)
- October: Lava (black-brown, black or orange)
- November: Leather (shades of brown)
- December: Cobalt (dark, rich blue)
Feel free to use this image for the color challenges:
Please stay tuned for my weekly posts and I hope you bring your camera along for the ride!
August 2021 Calendar
Aug 7 Summer
Aug 14 NO CHALLENGE
Aug 21 Monthly Color Challenge: Mustard
Aug 28 Under Construction (and WOTY catch up)
July 2022 Calendar
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 Calendar
June 5 All About Numbers
June 12 Monthly Color Challenge: Pink
June 19 Again the Solstice
June 26 NO CHALLENGE
May 2022 Calendar
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 Calendar
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 Calendar
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 Calendar
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 Calendar
Dec 5 Christmas Song Lyric Challenge
Dec 12 Monthly Color Challenge: Metallic
Dec 19 Light the Night
Dec 26 NO CHALLENGE
November 2021 Calendar
Nov 7 Fur and Feathers
Nov 14 Leaves and Trees
Nov 21 Color Challenge: Ruby wine (burgundy-brownish)
Nov 28 Cozy
October 2021 Calendar
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 Calendar
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 Calendar
July 4 NO CHALLENGE
July 11 Under the Trees
July 18 Monthly Color Challenge: Evergreen
July 25 Geometric–explore various angles
June 2021 Calendar
June 6 Celestial
June 13 Monthly Color Challenge: Pink
June 20 Sunrise or Sunset
June 27 Great Outdoors
May 2021 Calendar
May 2 Water
May 9 Weather
May 16 Monthly Color Challenge: Gray
May 23 Favorite Vacation Spot
May 30 NO CHALLENGE
April 2021 Calendar
(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 Calendar
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 Calendar
Feb 7 Fallen
Feb 14 Color Challenge: Rosy Red
Feb 21 Feed the Birds
Feb 28 Things that are White
January 2021 Calendar
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
December 2020 Calendar
Dec 6 City Sidewalks
Dec 13 Winter Wonderland hosted by Susanne at Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
Dec 20 Lights *changed the date of this theme to account for my move Dec 12-14.
Dec 27 No Challenge
November Calendar
Nov 1 Leaves
Nov 8 Weathered
Nov 15 Color Challenge: Auburn
Nov 22 Thankful
Nov 29 Texture
October Calendar
Oct 4 Dry
Oct 11 Fall Color Challenge: Ochre
Oct 18 Your Happy Place
Oct 25 Backyard Birding
September Calendar
Sept 6 Orange (hosted by Hugh Roberts)
Sept 13 Inside (hosted by Hugh Roberts)
Sept 20 Towering
Sept 27 Water Droplets
August Calendar
Cathy Ryan hosts Sunday Stills the entire month of August. Please visit her blog Picture This
Aug 2 Beautiful Beaches
Aug 9 Mountains and Valleys
Aug 16 Bodies of Water (lakes, rivers, canals)
Aug 23 From Your Window (home or away)
Aug 30 Winter
July Calendar
July 5 Perspectives
July 12 Sky
July 19 Wild and Weird
July 26 Yellow
June Calendar
June 7 Plant Life
June 14 Home
June 21 Rise/Set
June 28 Freedom
May Calendar
May 3 Awakening
May 10 Giving
May 17 NO CHALLENGE
May 24 Waterworld
May 31 Straight
April Calendar
April 5 Fantastic Florals
April 12 Lifted Spirits
April 19 Mother Earth
April 26 Nat’l Pet Parent Day
March Calendar
March 1 Near and Far
March 8 National or State Symbol
March 15 Green Macro or Close-Up
March 22 Favorite Place
March 29 No Challenge
February Calendar
Feb 3 Shadows
Feb 9 Sweet
Feb 16 For the Birds
Feb 23 Early
January 2020 Calendar
Jan 5 * Round (hosted by Hugh Roberts)
Jan 12 * Old (hosted by Hugh Roberts)
Jan 19 Yin-Yang
Jan 26 Gray
December 2019 Calendar
Dec 1 December Chill
Dec 8 Peace
Dec 15 Holiday Decor with Optional Red or Green
Dec 22 No Challenge
Dec 29 No Challenge
November Calendar
Nov 3 All About Pets
Nov 10 Yellow Autumn or Leaves
Nov 17 Calm
Nov 24 Oldie-but-Goodie or Favorite Photo
October Calendar
Oct 6 Lines and Squares
Oct 13 Think Pink
Oct 20 Birthdays
Oct 27 Something Scary
September Calendar
Sept 1 No Challenge
Sept 8 Layers
Sept 15 Sports or Hobbies
Sept 22 Signs of Autumn
Sept 29 A Bug’s Life
August Calendar
August 4 Yellow
August 11 Macro or Close-up Photography
August 18 Zen
August 25 Our National Parks
July Calendar
July 7 Blue
July 14 Creatures and Critters
July 21 Taste
July 28 Triangles
June Calendar
June 2 Edge (hosted by Hugh Roberts)
June 9 Unusual (hosted by Hugh Roberts)
June 16 Paths
June 23 Stillness
June 30 Great Outdoors
May Calendar
May 5 Fifth
May 12 Warmth
May 19 Playground
May 26 Danger
April Calendar
April 7 For the Love of Reading & Books
April 14 Gate
April 21 Spirit
April 28 A Dog’s Life
March Calendar
March 3 Wildlife
March 10 Daylight
March 17 Something Green
March 24 Spring has Sprung
March 31 Tropical
February Calendar
February 3 Fire
February 10 Frozen
February 17 Fresh
February 24 Flight
January 2019 Calendar
January 6 Reflect (link here to Carol)
January 13 Vintage (link here to Carol)
January 20 Window (link here to Hugh)
January 27 Night (link here to Hugh)
December 2018 Calendar
December 2 In Your Town
December 9 Traditions
December 16 Festive (courtesy of Hugh)
December 23 Something Red
December 30 No Challenge
November Calendar
November 4 Time
November 11 On the Road
November 18 Thankful
November 25 Bucket List Images
October Calendar
October 7 Pink
October 14 Texture
October 21 Photo-editor
October 28 Orange
September Calendar
September 2 Work (Labor Day Weekend in US)
September 9 No challenge this weekend
September 16 Back to School
September 23 Autumn (autumnal equinox is Saturday 8/22)
September 30 Transportation or Commute
August Calendar
August 5 Friend (National Friendship Day)
August 12 Lazy Days
August 19 Objects over 100 years old
August 26 Water (with sub-theme choice)
July Calendar
July 1 Summer
July 8 Wind
July 15 Plant Life (courtesy of Betty Louise)
July 22 Macro-Photography of Anything (close-ups)
*July 29 Drunk with… (from Aixa) OR *Summer Drink
*revised 7/25
June Calendar
June 3 Fur & Feathers
June 10 Future (courtesy of Hugh)
June 17 Twin
June 24 Tourist
May 2018 Calendar (the beginning!)
May 6 Refreshing
May 13 Embrace (courtesy of Hugh)
May 20 Recreational
May 27 Aroma
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