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Thanks to Paul for suggesting this week’s Challenge.
We’ve done this one before (I think back when Stu was running it), but it was a lot of fun and might be worth revisiting.
Set up your camera on a tripod (or propped up on a wall, chair, or pile of books) and set the self timer to 2 seconds. Press the button and run away from the camera. See how far you can get!
For examples, see http://runningfromcamera.blogspot.com/
Bonus points for negotiating obstacles such as lecture theatre seating or church pews.
Please send in your pictures by noon on Tuesday 28th February. Have fun!
Thanks to Kate for suggesting this week’s theme of water.
There are no restrictions on what you can shoot, so long as it contains water in some form – including liquid water, steam, and ice.
I’m hoping to see a torrent of entries this week – please send yours in by noon on Tuesday 21st February. Good luck! 
This week I’ve continued using the new gallery layout, after an overwhelming majority in favour of the new format. If only all decisions were that easy!
As the photographs were quite conceptual this week, I think a few words of explanation are helpful. Most people included a note with their email or comment, so I’ve included those as quotations below. If you’d like to expand further on your work, please leave a comment on this page.
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Antoinette
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Jonathan Gazeley
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Kirsty Garland
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Lee Griffifths
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Maxime
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Paul Seward
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Robert
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Val Bonney
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Stuart Carter
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Colin
I’m actually travelling around the world and I’ll try to enter the challenge every week.
– Maxime
Being a photographer means to me that I have the ability and possibility to challenge myself and show people the stuff what they otherwise never would have seen.
– Robert
To me, being a photographer is all about capturing a moment in time that can be kept forever! Hence I felt that a time keeping device would be a suitable subject.
– Lee Griffifths
This is not what I actually wanted to do, but I haven’t got the time to set it up … so here’s my little take on the theme!
– Val Bonney
For me it means: Looking forward by looking back… (and learn…)
– Antoinette
Photography is all about seeing.
– Paul Seward
I’m fascinated by the technical side of photography – especially in the darkroom.
– Jonathan Gazeley
I love photography because I can show people the beauty in anything and everything.
– Kirsty Garland
A photographer is someone who sees the world through two lenses and records it through one.
– Colin
This week, your Challenge is somewhat more conceptual. The word “photographer” means different things to different people. To some, it conjures up images of a professional photographer with a large camera and a kit bag full of fun stuff. To other people, “photographer” simply means a person who is using a camera of any description.
There are also different types of photography. Some photographers enjoy working with people while others prefer to explore the remote countryside with a camera.
What does “photographer” mean to you? Try to capture your thoughts and feelings in a picture.
Please send your entries in by noon on Tuesday 14th February. (There’s no Valentine’s day challenge this year, since last year the vast majority of entries were facetious  )
It’s been a while since we had a simple colour theme – so this week your challenge is to take a photograph that somehow incorporates pink.
Please send your entries in by noon on Tuesday 7th February. Good luck!
Well done to everyone who sent in a religious-themed photo this week. There were ten entries.
 Robert  Val Bonney  Andy Young  Michael Melloy  Kate  Julia Gazeley  Kirsty Garland  Paul Seward  James Smith  Colin Morey
The theme of religion has been suggested by Kate and Phoebe, so we’ll run with it.
You don’t have to be religious to take part in this Challenge. Religious imagery has affected day-to-day culture across the whole world, so you shouldn’t have to look too far to find something related to religion or faith.
The easiest choice here is to walk past your nearest church and take a photo of the cross on the roof, but I’m hoping that you will all come up with something other than that! Religion, faith and beliefs are among the most abstract themes for a photograph so there is a lot of scope for interpreting and illustrating various aspects of religion.
Please send your work in by noon on Tuesday 31st January. Good luck!
Well done to the ten people who sent in a food entry this week. What a great selection! Whose is your favourite?
 Antoinette  Simon Woodward  Andy Young  Kate  Kirsty Garland  Julia Gazeley  Alice Meehan  Andy Gazeley  Paul Seward  Robert
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