Boxes, tanks, wrappers: for this week’s Photo Challenge, show us something that contains something else.
From “Don’t judge a book by its cover” to “Don’t look at the jug, but at what it contains” (an old Rabbinic saying), we’re constantly taught that the contents of things are more important than the vessels, wrappers, and boxes that hold them in place. This week, let’s give outer shells their due and focus our lenses on things that contain other things.

On a recent visit to Dublin, Ireland, I had a chance to stroll around the huge Guinness Brewery at St. James’ Gate — a real city-within-the-city. Coming out of a long tunnel, I was faced with a surreal site: an endless field of silo-sized tanks. It took a moment for it to sink in that these futuristic, slightly daunting structures were full of beer.
I found it jarring, at first, that a beverage that’s (literally) teeming with life — thank you, yeast! — would be kept in such sterile, stark conditions. By the time I saw these again on my way out, though, the contrast made sense: the intimate act of drinking beer with friends at a pub is, after all, the result of a complex process that has been perfected over millennia. These metal tanks were simply one aspect of that chain of consumption.
This week, share your own vision of a container you find interesting. You can take the challenge as literally as you want — a box of chocolates, a broken bottle, your town’s water tank, an empty shell on the beach. Or go in a more figurative direction — from the skin that wraps our body to the comfort of a hug, we all constantly hold and are held by other things and other people.
Here is my contribution to this challenge
http://shotwithmyphone.com/2014/07/18/weekly-photo-challenge-containers/
All images shot and processed on my iPhone
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Being among the giant tanks is a bit of an Alice and Wonderland experience? Intriguing prompt.
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can’t contain my excitement for the Weekly Photo Challenge: Containers … be right back!….
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WordPress challenges: “… share your own vision of a container you … — a box of chocolates, a broken bottle, your town’s water tank, an empty shell on the beach…”
Photographer Myra Lambino on Malibu Beach, California — She sees
and shops
for seashells
by the shipload
at: http://marichulambino.com/2014/07/19/weekly-photo-challenge-containers/
…happy weekend!
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and don’t judge the beer by its barrel…
my second post for the Weekly Photo Challenge: Containers in the other blog at:
http://chattel.wordpress.com/2014/07/19/weekly-photo-challenge-containers/
a happy week to everyone!
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My selection for this week challenge “containers”:
http://agent909.wordpress.com/category/the-world/
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A couple of days ago I have found my old bike in the storage container on the back of my parent’s house… and decided to bring him back to life again, so this is my interpretation of this challenge, have a look and let me know… Cheers from Ireland, Swav
Here is the link: http://byswav.com/2014/07/18/new-ideas-from-the-storage-container/
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My entry this week: http://esengasvoice.wordpress.com/2014/07/18/weekly-photo-challenge-containers/
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Two different takes on the subject, couldnt decide which I favoured. http://ambitiousdrifter.wordpress.com/2014/07/18/weekly-photo-challenge-containers/
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Second thoughts…. this is a good challeng http://ambitiousdrifter.wordpress.com/2014/07/20/a-frame-is-a-container-for-ideas/
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Hi..
http://follygirlsphotoworld.wordpress.com/2014/07/18/weekly-photo-challenge-containers/
🙂 !!
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http://chittlechattle.com/2014/07/18/weekly-photo-challenge-containers/
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Here’s one representing the inner life of bipolar disorder.
http://brokenlightcollective.wordpress.com/2014/07/18/before-the-storm-2/
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Mobile restaurant: http://insellos.wordpress.com/2014/07/19/weekly-photo-challenge-containers/
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Here is my container: http://solaner.wordpress.com/2014/07/18/weekly-photo-challenge-containers/
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http://justsnaps.wordpress.com/2014/07/18/weekly-photo-challenge-containers/
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It looks great with the new layout for comments! I just posted a post about female photographers today, but I’ll see if I can find a photo related to the subject containers.
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Containers with people in them. Here’s some cityscape/nightscape photography for you! .
http://cardinalguzman.wordpress.com/2014/07/18/weekly-photo-challenge-containers/
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Fun challenge. I’ll have to look through my box of images for find the perfect one.
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Here is mine: http://nadiamerrillphotography.wordpress.com/2014/07/18/weekly-photo-challenge-containers/
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This was a very challenging challenge! I wonder how well I made it:
http://maraeastern.com/2014/07/18/weekly-photo-challenge-containers/
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This time the container contains nothing: http://wp.me/p3gqMf-bU
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Two repurposed containers that I love: https://dawnblanchard.wordpress.com/2014/07/18/weekly-photography-challenge-containers/
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Here is my entry for this week! ENJOY!
http://ceenphotography.com/2014/07/18/weekly-photo-challenge-containers/
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http://justanothernatureenthusiast.org/2014/07/18/weekly-photo-challenge-containers/
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An innovative way to display flowers: http://zainabjavid.wordpress.com/2014/07/18/weekly-photo-challenge-containers/
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Really powerful photo Ben, setting the bar high!
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Thanks, that’s very generous of you! Looking forward to see what everyone comes up with.
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I’ve tried to be original with five photos from my archive today…
http://sfchapman.wordpress.com/2014/07/18/weekly-photo-challenge-containers/
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Last fall I visited a maple syrup factory. The factory was piled sky-high in containers. Enjoy:
http://thriftyat60.blogspot.com/2014/07/weekly-photo-challenge-containers.html
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This week I like to show some photos of “Water Container” better known as water fountains photographed in a little town in Switzerland.
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This week I like to show some photos of “Water Container” better known as water fountains photographed in a little town in Switzerland. http://myenz.com/2014/07/19/weekly-photo-challenge-containers/
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On a recent trip to a maple syrup, I photographed an ample display of containers:
http://thriftyat60.blogspot.com/2014/07/weekly-photo-challenge-containers.html
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Thank you http://hopethehappyhugger.wordpress.com/2014/07/18/to-hold/
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Follow a crazy German all the way to Scotland to see a lot of containers…
http://mattvonp.wordpress.com/2014/07/18/weekly-photo-challenge-containers/
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Here’s my entry:
http://thriftyat60.blogspot.com/2014/07/weekly-photo-challenge-containers.html
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oops, i entered this too many times. sorry. just didn’t get back the right confirmation.
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