Our favorite photos depicting things, animals, and places that make you happy.
In the Happy Place photo challenge, I asked you to share an image of a person, place, or thing that gives you energy, restores your verve, and puts a smile on your face. Over 700 entries made for difficult decision making and I loved poring over your responses. Here’s a small sample of the photos that resonated with me.
Andy Townend
Andy‘s wooden spoons made me grin. I look at these spoons and I think of the joy I get out of cooking and the pleasure of a meal shared with friends and family. Be sure to check out Andy’s site for more great photos.
Photographic Trek
As a fisherperson wannabe, I was unable to resist eldy’s photo of this fishing boat gently calling to me on the shore of Boomerang Lake in British Columbia, Canada. The motionless water and ethereal lighting has a calm, soothing effect. A regular participant in the weekly photo challenge, be sure to check out eldy’s site for more.
All Seeing Me
Photographer Denis O’Donovan captured the beautiful arcs of Pat O’Toole’s fishing line during double-handed casting practice on a river in Ireland. The line’s path — frozen in time in and space — moved me. Be sure to check out Denis’ site for more.
FOTOCREA
Anna Moskalkova puts an arresting, surreal twist on the Happy Place theme in her photo essay, “Searching For My Childhood” at FOTOCREA. The washed-out lighting makes me think of my own hazy memories of childhood. Be sure to check out more of her work.
HISTOIRES À TIROIRS
I loved Frédéric Biver‘s mid-air shot of a carousel swing rider in black and white at HISTOIRES À TIROIRS. The outstretched arm of the carousel rider reminds me of a care-free afternoon spent at the fair. Visit Frédéric’s site for more.
Our photo challenge themes change each week, though each remains open indefinitely so there’s always plenty of inspiration for your photographic creativity. Why not check out a challenge you might have missed?
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Love these! Very creative.
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Aw, I adore all of these!
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Great challenge, and all wonderful choices here!
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LOVE these photos !!
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Thanks for the weekly recap — especially for weeks I don’t have a lot of time to catch up in the blogosphere, it is appreciated!
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Lovely work!
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You didn’t get to see mine yet! In the process of moving, sorry it’s late.
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The good news is that you can respond to any photo challenge at any time. They essentially remain open forever.
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they’re all lovely but as I’m time-challenged, I just visited the FOTOCREA for the moment and skimmed through mesmerizing pics and texts. Will make a point of visiting the others asap
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Very nice!
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Inspiring choices.
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Wow! Great choices!
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Great , wonderful
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All fabulous, but the spoons instantly made me smile 😀
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Great entries, but I just love the lighthearted spoons!
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Great pictures where picked! I really like the one of the girl sitting on her suitcase 🙂
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Wow!!such lovely pictures. Very creative. I missed reading about this challenge but looking forward to more in future!
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Sorry I missed that photo challenge : )) great images!
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The one from FOTOCREA gives a lot of emotions / expressions on a single image. Great work!
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Anna’s work is quite stunning, indeed!
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Great images!!! thanks for sharing…
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Such great pictures. The first few look tranquil, the childhood one looks a little lonely but I get the point of it… and the carousel, oh those were so fun as a kid!
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What a great challenge, & what spectacular images!! Every single one really *did* make me happy… And those carefree silhouettes on the swings … Pure magic!! ❤
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Out of curiosity, how long did it take to look at 700 entries…and how could you pick only a handful? Or are there more to follow?
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It took a few hours to check out all the entries. Many of the photographs were similar — of landscapes, of seasides. For this roundup, I’m looking for photos that stand out from the crowd, that were extraordinary in some way. My shortlist was about 15 entries, and from that, I selected the five you see here.
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beautiful clicks…
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how lovely made me smile just looking at them
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love this…. re-blogged
good stuff!
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Loved “Searching For My Childhood”, inspiring and lovely!
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All very beautiful photos😀
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Such a beautiful picture
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dear Daily post! thank you so much for your kind mention!!! very happy to see it !!!!
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We’re big fans of your work, Anna!
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