Start your story with someone who has lost everything but finds solace in photography.

Posted in Dramatic on Jul 5, 2024

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“Photos of People” by Faith Boonstra

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Sammie stared at her photo for a minute before folding it and placing it back in his pocket. Underneath the bandage still wrapped around his head, a dull throb emitted reminding him of the woman's fate. Sammie shook his head and went back to his camera. "At least I didn't have you at the time," he whispered with the hope that no one in the park would hear him. Runners, bikers, couples, and families with strollers walked on the main paved trail behind him. His eyes were turned away from them, as he crouched on the grass next to the stream. S...

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“The Tree” by Armando Hubble

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College was hell. I’m sure that’s not a unique statement. As I’m sure I’m not the only one who suffered through it. But it seemed that for everyone else, it paid off. I spent most of college both trying to be a student and trying to learn to be an adult. Half of the time my head was buried in a textbook or glued to my laptop at my work, and the other half I was working a soul sucking job waiting on other people. When my studies didn’t make me feel like a complete loser, my work certainly did. Still, like a dung beetle, I trampled onwards. A...

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“Immortal” by Val Nova

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“What I like about photographs is that they capture a moment that’s gone forever, impossible to reproduce.”– Karl Lagerfeld "And don't forget to tell yourselves that you are beautiful just the way you are, my darlings," singsonged the voice from the laptop, where a beautiful blonde YouTuber was explaining how to shape eyebrows according to your face type. "Easy for you to say," Emma murmured, giving her left eyebrow a finishing touch. She stepped away from the mirror in order to take a better look at the result. After a short pause, she sho...

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Start your story with someone who has lost everything but finds solace in photography.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 63 stories

“Photos of People” by Faith Boonstra

“The Tree” by Armando Hubble

“Immortal” by Val Nova

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

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

Write a story where a photograph could change the course of history if it’s delivered to the right (or wrong!) person.

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

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