Other Open Themes

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Photo Challenge: First Name

Find or make and image of your name

Photo Challenge: Street Performers

Shots of artists on the street

Event: Beijing Olympics

Your photos of this year's games

Recurring Theme: Book Report

Books for visual people

Democracy: Communities

Neighborhood groups, school, etc.

Democracy: Protests

Public demonstrations of free speech

Democracy: New Democracies

Countries that have become democracies in your lifetime

Democracy: Election Process

What does your ballot/voting booth/process look like?

Democracy: Propaganda Posters

Posters, signs, and other political propaganda

Frenzy

Photos of the fury

Growing Up

Growing up at any age.

Paradise

What it means to you

Feature: McCain Campaign Trail

Your photos of McCain's run

Feature: Obama Campaign Trail

Your photos of Obama's run

Inspired by a JPG Member

Shoot a JPG Tribute Shot

Recurring Theme: JPG Events: What's new

JPG Meetups, Events, etc.

Prank

Give us your practical joke photos.

Nostalgia

Reminiscent of the past.

The World of Tomorrow

Photos from the future.

Recurring Theme: WTF

Whaaaa?

Transportation

How we get around.

Where I'm At

Document the place you live.

Fluid

Liquid and changeable.

Teeny Tiny

Get small!

Color Theory

Photos that are mostly one color.

Danger

Look out for that tree!

Reflections

Something reflected in something shiny.

Meta

Photos of people taking photos.

Loneliness

When do you feel alone?

Photo Challenge: The Rasterbator

Photos of your Rasterbated photos.

Through the Window

Photos taken out windows.

Zoom

Motion blur extravaganza!

Urban

Postcards from the rat race.

Transformations

Photos of things in transition.

Beloved

Photos of loved ones.

Creepy

Don't go in there!

Zen

Simple, elegant, sparse.

Out of Place

One of these things is not like the others.

Recurring Theme: Nice to Meet You

Meet a stranger and get their photo and story.

JPG Sightings

Photos with JPG Magazines in them.

Closed Themes

These themes are closed, so they can no longer be added to or voted in.

Photo Challenge: Guess What

Shoot a mystery object

Photo Challenge: Folded Paper

Paper in three dimensions

Photo Challenge: Items We Carry

What do you take with you?

Photo Challenge: Splash!

Jump in— the water is fine!

Photo Challenge: Fireworks

Shoot fireworks!

Photo Challenge: Long Exposure

Experiments with the Shutter

Pet Project: Shutters for Shelters

Read before submitting!

Photo Challenge: Writing on the Wall

Photo Challenge: Spiral

Capture a spiraling shape

Photo Challenge: Close Call

Share Your Take on 'Close Call'

Photo Challenge: Neighborhood Park

Show us your local park

Feature: Polaroid Portrait

Polaroids of People

Photo Challenge: Workspace

Show us where you work

Photo Challenge: Wardrobe Remix

Set up a tripod and shoot your outfit

Photo Challenge: Found Type

Shoot interesting lettering on the street.

On Stage

Favorite Hangouts

Photo Challenge: People in Animal Costumes

Animal Impersonators

Photo Challenge: Starry Nights

Give us the moon and stars.

Photo Challenge: Couch Couples

Portraits of a Relationship

Photo Challenge: Get Cookin'

Meals from Above with Recipes

Creatures

Animals big and small.

Photo Challenge: Bedroom Window

Your View Looking Out

Street Fashion

Styles from your neighborhood.

Photo Challenge: TtV

Shoot an image through the viewfinder (TtV) of a second camera!

Feature: Your Impact

What You Are Doing for the Environment.

Photo Challenge: Camera Toss

Mid-Air Snap Shots

Photo Challenge: Mustache

Handlebar, pencil, walrus, Fu Manchu, mustachio

Photo Challenge: Line Up

Photos of people in line.

Photo Challenge: Leap Day

Jump, Spring, Bound, Leap & Hop

On the Go

Action shots of active people.

Human Impact


Document human impact on nature.

Photo Challenge: Native Plantlife

Flowers, trees, etc., that define your region.

Photo Challenge: Homemade

Shoot something homemade by a friend.

Fresh

Give us a fresh perspective on Fresh.

Photo Challenge: House Hunting

Shoot a home in your area that you've always admired.

Photo Challenge: Favorite Outfit

Photograph a good friend in his/her fave outfit.

Photo Challenge: Shoot a Celebration

Photos of your parties.

Photo Challenge: Spell It Out

Your Least Favorite Word.

Surroundings

Places that mean the most to you

Split-second

Action caught at the right time.

Photo Challenge: Costume Contest

Show us the best costume you saw this Halloween!

Fanatic

The unusual things people are into.

Emotion Capture

Capture the moment.

Photo Challenge: Infrared

The hidden world of infrared light.

Bird's-eye View

Shots from high up.

Tools of the Trade

What gets the job done?

Gravity Powered

Capturing the action of extreme sports.

Passport

Travel photography off the beaten track.

Rearview

Look behind you.

Creative license

Photography as design.

Fashion

Telling stories with photos and clothing

Noir

The dark and brooding underbelly.

Beauty Redefined

Alternative pin-ups. No kids!

Breakthrough

Discovery, progress, and revolution.

Elegance

Beauty in the everyday.

Geometry

Lines, angles, and patterns.

Decemberism

Christmas, Hanukkah, Whatever!

9 to 5

Photos of people on the job.

Are You Ready to Rock

Photos from the front row.

Democracy

How do you see democracy?

Street

Show the world as it is.

Embrace the Blur

Published photographers will get a Lensbaby 3G!

Intimate

Alone, together. Private moments exposed.

Dreamscapes

Surreal, dreamlike photos.

Hometown

Where do you feel at home?

America

Meditations on the USA.

Family

Who are the people close to you?

Photo Challenge: Seven

Interpretations of the luckiest number.

Self-portraiture

Photos you took of yourself.

Big

Think ginormous.

Entropy

Things fall apart.

Tourist

Travel, vacation, and the faraway world.

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