SNAPSHOTS Mini Challenge

Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue

Yes, this is traditionally an expression used for brides and weddings. No, there’s no such thing as a traditional wedding anymore…so we want to go non-traditional on the expression, as well. In fact, let’s skip all things wedding for this challenge. Let’s stick with everything else you love that is old, new, borrowed, and/or blue — the sky’s the limit (and also blue!).

Specifically:

1. Your submission must include all four categories — old, new, borrowed, and blue.
2. You can include all four categories in one image, or broken into four, or ten — we don’t care! Of course, some sort of theme would be ideal. See the examples below.
3. Again, exclude weddings; they hog enough of the world’s photographs.
4. Please explain what makes something old / new / borrowed / blue if it isn’t obvious (for example, blue) in the image.
5. Make “Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue” your subtitle. (We know, it’s long. That’s why they invented copy/paste.)
6. Please use the tags photography and something.
7. All other SNAPSHOTS submission rules apply.

An example

The above photo of a painting contains all four parts of the challenge. Created in 1970 — relatively new by art standards — it represents patriarchal authority, white supremacy, and unquestioning patriotism — concepts almost as old as humankind. The painting sits in the Smithsonian on loan (i.e., borrowed) from the Brooklyn Museum. I’ll leave the “blue” part up to your eyes.

Another example

Participation

It’s been awhile since our last challenge, so we hope you’ll join us! This challenge is open to anyone with an active Medium account. Not yet a writer for us? Here is a link to our SNAPSHOT information page. Take a look at it, review our submission guidelines, and if you think you’d like to participate then leave a response in the comment section below asking to be added as a writer. One of us editorial types will get back to you shortly letting you know you’ve been added. Want us to stop tagging you? Just say so!

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