In Living Color Bi-weekly Recap: April 20-May 4
The photo stories you write and share are chapters in your book of life
It seems like I’ve been part of the editing team here at In Living Color for much longer than just under six months, although time really does fly when you’re having fun.
Before transitioning to the editing side, I had previously submitted stories for this publication. However, as a reader, I hadn’t read nearly every story in the In Living Color Publication.
I didn’t know many of you until I became an editor.
Each time you submit a story, I learn more about you as a writer and person.
The photos you share, along with the words that accompany them, excite, inspire, educate, and entertain us.
Whether you think of yourself as a writer or not, you are the author in your book of life.
Every word you type, every memory you recall, every reflection you go through as you write, I hope that you see the depth and significance of your experiences no matter how big or small.
We read them and enjoy them, but I hope you often go back and read your words as you need them.
Now, let’s get on to recaps before I keep rambling too much.
We had a few more self-portrait stories submitted in the final days of April.
Lauri Novak gave a plethora of creative ways to take faceless self-portraits
She also shared more creative shots, from her shadow shot to posing in hats with her story
Claire Elizabeth Levesque originally contemplated deleting a photo she thought was unusable, however we’re glad that she didn’t. Accidental self-portraits are the best
The best selfies are with the ones we love! Melissa Rock takes us on an emotional journey with her fur baby Rue
Kenny Minker gave us a few cool alternative selfies for people who like to be more private online, and yes I will be stealing some ideas, sunglass reflection shots? Yes, please!
Iosé Cocuzza 🪷 showed off her creative skills and gave us a special collage with fragments of herself and other most important aspects of her life.
Krasi Shapkarova Loves photos but doesn’t necessarily enjoy being in them all the time, we were thrilled she opened up and decided to share all the selfies she’s ever taken thus far.
Rhonda Carrier takes us on a journey from her childhood until now with her epic story
JoAnn Ryan spices things up a bit for us with some grown folks talk in her story
Annie Forbes Cooper takes us skiing around the world with her story
Allisonn Church showcases her artistic skills and gives us her self-portraits that she sketched. The talent!
I love that Mystical Aries realizes that taking photos is an act of self-love and discovery and not self-obsession. Here’s to recollections
Purbita Chakraborty shares stunning visuals on her trip to a Greek island and finds a few unexpected moments to take some personal shots of herself.
As April’s monthly challenge closed — Self-Portraits, our lovely founder JoAnn Ryan came in with a call for all things weird, quirky, and strange for our May challenge- Strange Brew!
Monthly Challenge
JoAnn got the party started for us with her special brew of quirky oddness, and Lauri Novak truly gave us our kicks on route sixty-six with her story
We’re only four days into the month and challenge so there is plenty of time for us to come up with our unique special brews. We look forward to more challenge submissions as the month progresses.
Ongoing Challenges
The A-Z photostory challenge is still going strong!
Rhonda Carrier is almost to the finish line with the letter Y!
Claire Elizabeth Levesque is on the letter D!
L Burton is on the letter N
Carol Labuzzetta, MS Natural Resources, MS Nursing is on the letter X, so close to Rhonda!
Photostories:
OCTAVIA EVER AFTER, I share a memory about a handsome stranger that I'll never forget in my story
and I showcase my chameleon abilities with my various hairstyle changes in
Dr. Preeti Singh shares another amazing associate trip and experience of seeing a historical monument in person that reminds her of her country's history
The river calls Rui Alves back home in his story
B.R. Shenoy shares shots from her walk in nature
If you’ve been following Bruce Coulter’ stories on his road trip adventures with his daughter Briana, he takes us back to their first road trip together on a charted bus to NYC .
Finding Photos of First Road Trip Was a Surprise
I found gold thumbing through a hard drive
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Aaron Paulson gives us more stunning shots of cherry blossoms and shares haikus
Sujit Chakraborty shares his collection of colors with his nature shots and wisdom in
Stephen Nett takes us into the mysterious world of salmons and their beckoning to return home
From ocean kayaking to hiking in lush forests Lani Domaloy takes us on an adventure in nature
Iosé Cocuzza 🪷 reminds us that nature is art
Carol Labuzzetta, MS Natural Resources, MS Nursing shares her love of rainbows and shots that make you wish you could see a rainbow every single day.
Plan to visit Columbia any time soon? Then definitely check out Daniel Catena guide to sound more Columbian. Pretty good tips in there!
Frogs, birds, friends, and a cottage trip? Sounds like the type of relaxing trip we all would love. Check out Darren Weir story
That is all for now folks, keep those submissions coming in!
On behalf of the editors of In Living Color — JoAnn Ryan, Melissa Rock, Allisonn Church, and myself — thank you for reading, writing, and sharing your vibrant photography! We appreciate you!
