It’s still phoneography month, and in today’s challenge I’m hoping you’ll put all of that futuristic camera tech to good…
It’s still phoneography month, and in today’s challenge I’m hoping you’ll put all of that futuristic camera tech to good use, by thinking about the shape of things to come.

Japanese Ema, wishes and prayers made manifest and hung in the grounds of a Shinto shrine.
This is a photo I took in Sapporo, Japan of Ema, the prayers and wishes penned and hung in the grounds of Shinto shrines. From heartfelt hopes about exam results, or being noticed by that oblivious boy in your class, to wishes for a prosperous or healthy future, you can think of them as prayers and hopes made manifest and left in public. In today’s challenge we want you to grab an image from your world that holds the promise or portent of the future. It could be:
- As everyday as the experience of waiting for a bus or train.
- As abstract as something that symbolizes your ambitions or hopes for the future.
- A note, prayer or promise jotted on a napkin or cross-stitched with exquisite tenderness.
- The promise or portent of spring, sunrise, or storm in nature.
- A street candid of someone nervously waiting on their date to arrive.
- A piano falling from a third storey flat into the oncoming path of an adorable kitten. Or any other action about to take place.
- Anything that involves the present and a hint of the future all in one frame.
We spend so much of our lives thinking back, or looking ahead, and even though a photo captures only one moment in time, with a bit of thought it can freeze the process of moving forward, or the promise of things to come. Your challenge this week is to seal one such moment in amber.
In a new post created for this challenge, share a picture that says FUTURE TENSE.
I’m looking forward to seeing your visions of the future, daydreams, and wishes frozen in time.
— Pick
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thanks again for inspiration, I’ll try to visualize hope and future…
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here’s my solution:
http://flickrcomments.wordpress.com/2013/03/22/weekly-photo-challenge-future-tense/
a break-through symbol short before extinction?
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The promised warm and sunny future will be here soon enough, though maybe not soon enough for these brave little fellas: http://joyandwoe.wordpress.com/2013/03/22/weekly-photo-challenge-future-tense/
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Looking ahead: http://esengasvoice.wordpress.com/2013/03/22/weekly-photo-challenge-future-tense/
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This is an interesting subject. I hope you think mine qualifies. http://chittlechattle.com/2013/03/22/weekly-photo-challenge-future-tense/
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Perfect time! Was just about to go out on my morning run … does that count? 🙂
http://thoughtsofalunatic.com/2013/03/22/future-tense/
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Perfect time indeed 🙂
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Perfect, inspiration is always a good thing:)
http://ambersalley.wordpress.com/2013/03/22/weekly-photo-challenge/
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The theme this week is so apt to describe my present state : uber thrilled!
Here’s my take : http://docgelo.com/2013/03/22/weekly-photo-challenge-future-tense/
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My entry for this weeks challenge → http://cyclocross2012.wordpress.com/2013/03/22/weekly-photo-challenge-future-tense/
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https://dailypost.wordpress.com/2013/03/22/weekly-photo-challenge-future-tense/
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http://eatwhatyouhave.wordpress.com/2013/03/22/future-tense-praying-for-spring/ Ops! posted the wrong link!
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Fun! As usual, its all about the food! http://mixerupper.com/2013/03/22/weekly-photo-challenge-future-tense/
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Here is my entry: http://lensandpensbysally.wordpress.com/2013/03/22/wordpress-weekly-photo-challenge-future-tense/
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I have been waiting anxiously for this week’s photo challenge.
Here is my entry, http://theeagertraveller.com/2013/03/22/weekly-photo-challenge-future-tense/
Have a great weekend everyone!
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The waiting monk: http://missmoiety.com/2013/03/22/future-tense/
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My entry 🙂
http://wp.me/p22vCq-MI
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I like to be part of this challenge!
http://follygirlsphotoworld.wordpress.com/2013/03/22/weekly-photo-challenge-future-tense/
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Hi Michael…
This is my frozen moment…
http://ilargia64.wordpress.com/2013/03/22/just-a-frozen-moment/
Hugs!
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How FUN!
Snapping photos of what is still to come!
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http://yarnwuseleien.wordpress.com/2013/03/22/weekly-photo-challenge-future-tense
my spirituell pictures
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Here is my entry for this week’s challenge:
http://ohmsweetohmdotme.wordpress.com/2013/03/22/weekly-photo-challenge-future-tense/
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delicious.
thanks for the Prompt.
http://teamgloria.com/2013/03/22/weekly-photo-challenge-future-tense/
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It MUST be soon! http://annarashbrook.wordpress.com/2013/03/22/weekly-photo-c…e-future-tense/
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This is a really nice challenge! Here’s mine: http://catbirdphotography.wordpress.com/2013/03/22/weekly-photo-challenge-future-tense/
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My contribution with a little twist
http://johanstellerphotography.wordpress.com/2013/03/22/weekly-photo-challenge-future-tense-this-one-from-1862-and-it-still-lasts/
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The camera phone captured a common sight in our mailbox lately: http://travelgardeneat.com/2013/03/22/weekly-photo-challenge-future-tense/
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Forwards and beyond : http://thepigmentsoflife.wordpress.com/2013/03/22/weekly-photo-challenge-future-tense/
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here’s my take on the theme ^^ http://theeclecticeccentricshopaholic.wordpress.com/2013/03/23/weekly-photo-challenge-future-tense/
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Mine for the week – Future Tense – Indian Style
http://scottseyephotos.wordpress.com/2013/03/22/weekly-photo-challenge-future-tense/
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There’s a spammer amidst the Trackbacks & Pingbacks 😦
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Here’s mine :
http://atomickaleidoscope.wordpress.com/2013/03/22/weekly-photo-challenge-future-tense/
Cheers!
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