Center your story around two strangers who bond over their shared love of photography.

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“Through the Lens of Genevieve ” by Sarayu Kesarapalli

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Genevieve had always seen the world through a different lens. Growing up in the quaint town of Abilene, she found solace and wonder in capturing moments with her camera. To her, every click was a poem, every frame a story. The rolling hills, the cobblestone streets, and the faces of the townsfolk were her canvas. Her passion for photography was a sanctuary, a place where she could lose herself and discover the world anew. It was on one of those serene autumn afternoons, while she was photographing the vibrant foliage at Willow Park, that she...

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“The Daguerreotype” by Cristian Profir

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Louis Daguerre started as a painter who was capable of making portraits, as real as a mirror’s reflection. He wasn’t very successful though, because at his time nobody wanted mirror-like representation of themselves. People wanted portraits made by creative artists who could make them look younger, happier and just a little bit more handsome. So, the successful portrait makers were the ones who could do just that- not showing the reality as it was but concealing it. Knowing that wasn’t enough for Louis to do as the others. His intention for ...

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“An Unexpected Friend” by Lucas Grey

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It’s my first time in Chicago, and like every other tourist, I end up at The Bean. Inspecting the sculpture, I think it may be the most fascinating thing in all of existence. The way the light plays off the metallic surface, how the images morph depending on where I stand... It’s beyond fascinating. So me being me, I pull out my professional-grade camera and start shooting some pictures. I take photographs up close, far away, and at weird angles just to see what will come out. I play around with different exposures, too. I even think about s...

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“A Thousand Words Unsaid” by K.C. Mckenzie

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Manhattan, New YorkFriday, May 284:57 PM Hey. I know you probably don’t want to hear from me anymore, but I just wanted to see if you were okay. I’m sorry. Again. I promise you I wanted to come. It's just…well, it’s a lot. Maybe we could talk sometime. Then I could explain myself. I stare at the message for a while, trying to build up the courage to press send. As usual, my patience is in vain, and I prove to be just as cowardly as yesterday. With a sigh of defeat, I delete today’s variation of an apology and click on her ...

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“Undeveloped Love” by Michael Palmieri

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“So, how was your day?” Neil asked his wife Lois as they sat at the table to eat dinner. “It was fine. I finished up at the office early and met Sara for lunch.” “That sounds nice.” “We decided to try out that new café on Birch Rd. I was pleasantly surprised by it. It's a fantastic little place. How about you? How was your day?” “Like yours, I suppose. Only worked half a day and went to the driving range to hit a few golf balls with Ben.” “It’s funny, I was thinking about Ben earlier today,” Lois said. Neil shook his head, “Nope.” “What?”...

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“Hand of Time” by Ashleigh Cohan

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“What do you see?” a voice behind me said. Perhaps, nothing could have startled me more than the woman herself. I turned around to see strange bangs, wide, exaggerated makeup. Eyes that made no sense. A black and white striped sweater and a ruffled denim skirt. “What do you mean?” I asked. “When you look at the photo,” she repeated, “what do you see?” I hadn't been looking to buy a photograph when I stepped into the gallery off the street to come peek inside. What I found was largely unaccounted for. I stood, silent, unwanting to be ju...

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“The Last Photograph” by Sakiya Alex

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As long as I can remember, I’d always loved taking pictures. I would rise earlier than the sun just to capture its radiance with a simple click of a button. Photos don’t ever portray the real thing in its complete magnificence, but I think it’s the next best thing. Pictures, though, don’t pay the bills, that’s what my dad told me, anyways. Besides, most boys didn’t grow up taking pictures all day. That’s how I ended up here, in Cambridge Massachusetts, studying law at Harvard University. That Saturday, I didn’t have any pressing work to...

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“A Paint-Splattered Photobook” by Tatum R.

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Hazel's chest clamped up, holding the dark photo beside the window it had once captured. “But there’s nothing to this,” the redhead complained. “Photos should be-”“Alive, I know,” Drew muttered, ladder clanking. Hazel glimpsed over, watching her step down to re-whiten her paint roller. Her thin black hair hung from a ponytail, swinging like her baggy clothes. She challenged Hazel with a look through her bangs. “This one is alive.”“No, it’s not,” Hazel judged, scrutinising the palm-sized picture. “It’s too dark to see anything around the wind...

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“Everything and Nothing and All In-Between ” by Meg B

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The circuit box is short-circuiting it seems, that or, Bianca forgot to pay the electricity bill this month. Maybe her landlord gave up on her wishful promises that she’d come across money one of these days. But the lottery numbers are always one-off, and her old job got bought out by the electronics store around the corner. The photography degree she invested in was clearly getting an awful lot of use. She had always dreamed of spending her days finding the perfect moment, a fraction in time, the point at which the camera freezes the subjec...

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“The House” by Sarah Miller

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Based on a true story. The House rose like a long lost lover’s ghost from the grave as I sped over the crest of the hill. My heart clenched at the sight of her sitting starkly in the field, in all her dilapidated glory. God, I’d missed her. My Canon Rebel film camera lifted slightly from the passenger seat, before gravity regained its hold. The House remained an enigma. The musty dust-motes dancing along sunlight-dappled hardwood floors, groaning like ancient sentinels beneath my careful feet. The sacred hush that swallowed me whole t...

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“The Flash Between Us” by Reign C

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I sat alone at my desk ignoring my mother’s screams and editing my latest picture that would soon go into my portfolio filled with photos I just had to take as they caught my creative eye. The photo was of a huge oak tree scented with an interesting aroma of sorrow. It looked like an oak tree but had the feel of a willow tree, so I took the scene as a challenge to uncover the backstory so that I would be free to know what was behind its scars. See this is my interesting perspective on my love for photography, which brings me to why my mom is...

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“Parisian Light” by Samantha Duits

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The mid-morning sun cast long shadows across the cobblestone streets of Montmartre as Anya, a petite woman with a shock of fiery red hair, adjusted the settings on her vintage Leica M6. A cool breeze tousled her hair, carrying the scent of blooming lilacs from a nearby park. She had traveled from St. Petersburg to Paris, seeking inspiration in the city of lights, hoping to escape the gray skies and political unrest of her homeland. The winding alleys, adorned with colorful flower boxes and the smell of freshly baked croissants wafting from q...

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“A Million Words” by Cedric Herman

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Up above, on a blank wall, sat a widescreen video display showing swirls of blue, red, and orange moving along like tranquil waves. Then, in a flash, the screen switched to a drone shot of a large, rectangular building, boxes of white stone or glass stacked on top of each other, followed by a dark-blue-suited man standing in front of a rooftop garden, hedges snipped into swirls or elongated eggs. Meanwhile, through speakers at either corner ends of the wall, the man’s voice echoed, “Ever wish you could take in the bea...

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“The Capturing of Time” by Isabella Zeman

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I had found something beautiful. After such a weary day, I found myself elated to have found the photo. It was so simple at first glance, but I just couldn’t tear my eyes away from it. It was just a teenager sitting on a swing, all alone. But he was wearing a full suit, rumpled in a way that seemed exhausted and out of place in a kids fun-haven. The scale of it all made him appear small and alone despite the fact that he wasn’t a child. It was just the boy and his thoughts, swaying back and forth among shoe-scattered mulch.Wind flapped ...

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“Spur of the Moment” by Olivia Rose

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Snap! Yes. I got it. I look beyond my camera lens, lifting my head from the set up black tripod stand and look out at the view of the Greek, cerulean blue ocean, now darkening into a strong navy tinged with gold as the sun sets over the horizon. Gorgeous is the only way to describe the view. Breathtaking is the only way to caption the photo I took. Awestruck is the only way to describe the feeling of it all. I feel every sense in my body heighten with that euphoric high after I snap the picture. It only takes a moment. Only a spl...

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Center your story around two strangers who bond over their shared love of photography.

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✍️ 31 stories

“Through the Lens of Genevieve ” by Sarayu Kesarapalli

“The Daguerreotype” by Cristian Profir

“An Unexpected Friend” by Lucas Grey

“A Thousand Words Unsaid” by K.C. Mckenzie

“Undeveloped Love” by Michael Palmieri

“Hand of Time” by Ashleigh Cohan

“The Last Photograph” by Sakiya Alex

“A Paint-Splattered Photobook” by Tatum R.

“Everything and Nothing and All In-Between ” by Meg B

“The House” by Sarah Miller

“The Flash Between Us” by Reign C

“Parisian Light” by Samantha Duits

“A Million Words” by Cedric Herman

“The Capturing of Time” by Isabella Zeman

“Spur of the Moment” by Olivia Rose

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A forgotten photograph tucked away somewhere is the catalyst for an unexpected journey.

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A photographer captures an image of something unexplainable. What happens next?

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