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Weekly Photo Challenge: Foreign

by Sara Rosso on October 26, 2012
Photo courtesy of Sara Rosso

Photo courtesy of Sara Rosso

Foreign. While foreign (rightly so) often brings up images of things outside of your own nation, it can also apply to things outside of or different from your normal environment, or even something which is out of place in general. I’m sure you’ll be able to find some great examples of this :) My photo is from a recent trip to Bulgaria, where my inability to understand Cyrillic characters was one of the things which made *me* feel foreign.  

Share a picture which means FOREIGN to you! 

Bonus: Interested in a life that’s foreign? Make sure you check out the Focus on Expat Life Blogs right here on the Daily Post.

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Here’s how it works:

1. Each week, we’ll provide a theme for creative inspiration. You take photographs based on your interpretation of the theme, and post them on your blog (a new post!) anytime before the following Friday when the next photo theme will be announced.

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814 Comments
  1. klaasp #

    http://klaasp.wordpress.com/2012/10/29/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign/
    There is no better way to express the friendly nature of a foreign country than by a group of joyful children.
    Children after their bath in the river Xong near to the Viengsamay Village, Laos.

    October 29, 2012
  2. doityourselfish #

    Hello, my photo is a light-hearted take on Hurricane Sandy which is beating up the East Coast. Please take a look. I’ll be back to look at others’ after doing some storm-preparing.

    http://doityourselfish.wordpress.com/2012/10/29/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign/

    October 29, 2012
  3. 4betterday #

    I was pertty inspired this week!
    http://4betterday.wordpress.com/2012/10/29/weekly-challenge-foreing/

    October 29, 2012
  4. katie #

    For my post I focused on Food!

    http://penniesandnarwhals.wordpress.com/2012/10/29/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign/

    October 29, 2012
  5. yi-ching lin #

    not fitting in: http://yichinglin.com/2012/10/29/pouch-pooch/#comment-11997

    October 29, 2012
  6. Mike Hardisty #

    Neon lights and taxis http://mikehardisty.wordpress.com/2012/10/29/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign/

    October 29, 2012
  7. peixesloucos #

    Turkish http://kaldirimlar.com/2012/10/29/foreign/

    October 29, 2012
  8. Bryan Lovell #

    Here’s mine: http://tinyurl.com/9q8v6xt

    Makes me want to blog about Japan some more. More to follow I guess!

    October 29, 2012
  9. birds n' bugs #

    What is foreign anyway? What is foreign and unsual to me is common to another and vice versa. My ‘foreign’ is at http://birdsnbugs.wordpress.com/2012/10/29/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign/

    October 29, 2012
  10. Sigoese #

    Here is mine :
    http://sigoese.wordpress.com/2012/10/29/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign/

    October 29, 2012
  11. karenlawrencephotography #

    Reblogged this on Photographic Gallery.

    October 29, 2012
  12. Hitesh Patel #

    I like this picture for its unusual tone and different feel, which is more like a painting. | http://cameranirvana.wordpress.com/2012/10/29/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign/

    October 29, 2012
  13. Becky #

    check it out!
    http://beckystout.wordpress.com/2012/10/29/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign/

    October 29, 2012
  14. SLR - See Love Remember #

    A rickshaw!? … In Copenhagen!? Yeahah! Let’s go for a ride :)

    http://seeloveremember.wordpress.com/2012/10/29/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign/

    October 29, 2012
  15. Naomi Baltuck #

    Hi there! Thanks for another inspiring challenge. Here is my response to the Weekly Photo Challenge: Dandelions and Other Foreigners. http://naomibaltuck.wordpress.com/2012/10/29/dandelions-and-other-foreigners/

    October 29, 2012
  16. bluebrightly #

    Some thoughts and photos about what being a foreigner feels like:

    http://bluebrightly.wordpress.com/2012/10/29/the-weekly-photo-challenge-is-a-foreign-one/

    October 29, 2012
  17. camperfoelie #

    I couldn’t travel this week, but there’s still a hard connection with a journey I made two years ago. I made a roadrip from East ’till west England.

    These were my pictures: http://camperfoelie.wordpress.com/2011/11/11/roadtrip-engeland/

    October 29, 2012
  18. ASH #

    Foreign is an interesting word. It could be both seductive and repulsive , but it will always be for sure an invitation to travel
    http://hb303.wordpress.com/2012/10/29/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign/

    October 29, 2012
  19. wendylnugent #

    I just took a photo that goes with last week’s photo challenge for “silhouette.” Please check it out at http://wendylnugent.wordpress.com/2012/10/29/fall-day/
    Thanks!

    October 29, 2012
  20. sharingmyitaly #

    A gallery of photos from my trip in Italy, hope you like it.
    http://sharingmyitaly.wordpress.com/2012/10/29/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign-a-new-photo-gallery-from-italy/

    October 29, 2012
  21. eldy #

    Here is my take on “foreign”: http://eldysphotoblog.wordpress.com/2012/10/29/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign/

    October 29, 2012
  22. Kozo #

    Foreign in our own backyards: “Tako” Bell Then and Now.
    http://everydaygurus.com/2012/10/29/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign-tako-bell-then-and-now/

    October 29, 2012
  23. thediaryofsugarandspice #

    Here’s mine! Children’s “play food” in Germany! Take a look :-)

    http://thediaryofsugarandspice.wordpress.com/2012/10/29/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign/

    October 29, 2012
  24. adinparadise #

    http://adinparadise.wordpress.com/2012/10/29/foreign-modes-of-transport/

    October 29, 2012
  25. 40again #

    A bit late, but here’s my foreign post
    http://40again.wordpress.com/2012/10/29/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign/

    October 29, 2012
  26. nantuckettiechic #

    What could be more foreign than whitecaps in the streets? http://www.nantuckettiechic.com/2012/10/444-hurricane-sandy-on-nantucket.html

    October 29, 2012
  27. sequoia101 #

    The “foreign” language of the winery: http://wp.me/p2MaER-2z

    October 29, 2012
  28. knowledgeknut #

    HaaaaaaaaaHaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

    Here I go again! http://wp.me/p2zGQ7-y3

    KK

    October 29, 2012
  29. Maurizio Riccio #

    Can you speak graffiti?
    http://riccio.zenfolio.com/blog/2012/10/can-you-speak-graffiti

    October 29, 2012
  30. rsmunchel #

    What better things has one to do during a hurricane but to play with pictures and fun memories…http://wp.me/p2xfel-9d

    October 29, 2012
  31. tsamac #

    I had the cheerful opportunity to shoot this baby girl yesterday for her 6 month portrait, and I thought that this photo, in particular, was very apropos for this week’s challenge…my first Weekly Photo Challenge!

    http://morningboyshowsthewater.wordpress.com/2012/10/29/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign/

    October 30, 2012
  32. helen1950 #

    Here is my entry http://nelabligh.com/2012/10/30/weekly-photo-challenge-3/

    October 30, 2012
  33. tms #

    Another version of “foreign”: http://empireoflights.com/2012/10/30/a-hat-a-coat/

    October 30, 2012
  34. buddhafulkat #

    http://buddhafulkat.com/2012/10/30/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign/

    October 30, 2012
  35. laura@eljaygee #

    hard not to be a little contentious with this one
    http://eljaygee.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/wpc-foreign/

    October 30, 2012
  36. A tale or two to tell..... #

    Oooh I am a bit slow this week, but here is my entry:

    http://emmahicks76.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign/

    October 30, 2012
  37. lomoherz #

    Yay, here it is: http://lomoherz.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/weekly_photo_challenge_foreign/

    October 30, 2012
  38. Jay Loizel #

    Hello there, as much as I want to participate on this week’s challenge, I couldn’t think or found any idea on what should I post.

    October 30, 2012
  39. Madoqua #

    My response to foreign will take one to see the most beautiful station in Europe. And also one that to me is so beautifully “foreign”
    http://madoqua.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/so-familiar-yet-so-foreign/

    October 30, 2012
  40. emiliahearts #

    Here’s my entry into this week’s challenge. This was the most foreign view i’ve ever had – living in one of the UK’s most landlocked areas! http://wp.me/p1vyTK-cL

    October 30, 2012
  41. sued51 #

    For those who wanted to see more shots of the Viking church…
    http://sued51too.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign-2/

    October 30, 2012
  42. rifanny #

    Foreign http://rifannyphotography.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign/

    October 30, 2012
  43. Denise Mackenzie #

    Hello from France! Here is my little effort for Foreign this week:
    http://detailsinthedecor.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign-post-cards-and-maps/

    October 30, 2012
  44. Tessa Case #

    Here is my ‘foreign’ photo – although I suppose ‘foreign’ is relative! I really enjoyed the challenges of the guest photographers Cheri Lucas, Jon Sanwell and Brian Cooney. Will they be back again? They gave very good photographic tips as well as inspiring images.

    October 30, 2012
  45. monirul alam #

    Here is mine
    http://monirul.wordpress.com/2012/10/31/4033/

    October 30, 2012
  46. yi-ching lin #

    to unbuckle: http://yichinglin.com/2012/10/30/mini/#comment-12004

    October 30, 2012
  47. Zack #

    My “foreign” photo…Buffalo Crossing http://zgodfrey89.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign/

    October 30, 2012
  48. the eternal traveller #

    Justin Beaver is making friends.
    http://theadventuresofjustinbeaver.wordpress.com/2012/10/31/the-stranger-weekly-photo-challenge-foreign/

    October 30, 2012
  49. CanadianTravelBugs #

    I have added a second post for foreign… something we probably all have experienced and handled… check it out here :)
    https://canadiantravelbugs.wordpress.com/2012/10/31/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign-22/

    October 30, 2012
  50. steelergirluk #

    Here’s mine. Enjoy! :-)

    http://ohforblogssake.wordpress.com/2012/10/31/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign/ ‎

    October 30, 2012
  51. archipelagojewelry #

    Weekly Photo Challenge: Foreign http://wp.me/p2EM4V-3R

    October 30, 2012
  52. bashert04 #

    Posted mine a bit late. http://wp.me/p1G51W-kz

    October 30, 2012
  53. dogear6 #

    For foreign, I went with different and unusual – like these spiders:

    http://livingtheseasons.com/2012/10/30/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign/

    Nancy

    October 30, 2012
  54. thegeekanthropologist #

    Here I go! My take on the challenge. Not so foreign to me, maybe very much so to you (and your grandparents).

    http://thegeekanthropologist.com/2012/10/30/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign-video-games-live/

    October 30, 2012
  55. Tina Schell #

    Loved this challenge. So many ways to go! Here’s mine: http://travelsandtrifles.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign/

    October 30, 2012
  56. Ely Meyer #

    “Foreign” from Germany ! :D

    http://duniaely.wordpress.com/2012/10/31/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign/

    October 30, 2012
  57. Melanie #

    The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Clint Eastwood), the Wild West and the Gold Rush, it’s like stepping in the 19th century in a snap! http://melaniesaucier.com/2012/10/30/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign/

    October 31, 2012
  58. rdwood #

    Homeless awareness in Fairbanks, Alaska. Guaranteed foreign for almost anyone viewing.
    http://farnorthlight.com/2012/10/31/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign-national-hunger-and-homeless-awareness-week/

    October 31, 2012
  59. josephinedayco #

    Signs in Australia make me laugh. Hope this one makes you laugh, too. It’s a photo from my fellow expat friend…

    http://becomingaussie.wordpress.com/2012/10/31/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign/

    October 31, 2012
  60. The Guat #

    Here’s my take on this week’s challenge…whenever you feel foreign in your own back yard…hope you get a laugh :)

    http://thewishfactor.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign/

    October 31, 2012
  61. Tan Hui Min #

    A familiar foreignness. https://tanhuimin.wordpress.com/2012/10/28/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign/

    October 31, 2012
  62. Picture-Bandit #

    I didn’t believe it at first but I found something that fit the theme….

    my contribution: http://picturebandit.wordpress.com/2012/10/31/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign/

    October 31, 2012
  63. MagiStoimenova #

    How funny.. I am actually from Bulgaria :) For me the place I felt most foreign was Paris.. everybody around me on the street spoke French (which I know 2 words from-literally!) and when I was coming back to the place I was staying with my friends everybody spoke Russian (which I speak little of), so it was a very “foreign” experience!

    October 31, 2012
    • Sara Rosso #

      @magistoimenova – thanks for chiming in – post that image on your own blog and contribute that here!

      October 31, 2012
  64. heart7break #

    http://xperiencematters.wordpress.com/2012/10/28/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign/

    foreign updated

    October 31, 2012
  65. Maurizio Riccio #

    Confessions of a foreigner…

    http://riccio.zenfolio.com/blog/2012/10/confessions-of-a-foreigner

    October 31, 2012
  66. xtineyana #

    http://xtineyana.wordpress.com/2012/10/31/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign/

    JUST SOME RANDOM FOREIGN STUFF (foreign for me) !
    HERE’S MINE ! ^_^

    October 31, 2012
  67. Riina Vaikmaa #

    My entry for this week : http://www.riinavaikmaa.com/blog/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign/

    October 31, 2012
  68. rgen77 #

    Here is my cold entry from “exotic” Minneapolis.
    http://wp.me/p25aJN-hp

    October 31, 2012
  69. Bashar A. #

    Here is my entry for this week’s challenge:
    http://2riversphotos.wordpress.com/2012/10/31/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign/

    October 31, 2012
  70. Taninja #

    From my first time in the old world – a different world. (Headhunters, Borneo)
    http://taninja.wordpress.com/2012/10/31/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign/

    October 31, 2012
  71. cocomino #

    This is my challenge. : Normal Apartment in Finland, Holland and Japan

    http://cocomino.wordpress.com/2012/10/31/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign-normal-apartment-in-finland-holland-and-japan/

    October 31, 2012
  72. Vishius #

    My entry for foreign – a few creatures that I don’t think really belonged in my neighbourhood
    http://shanbhagtravels.blogspot.com/2012/10/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign.html

    October 31, 2012
  73. Tilly Bud - The Laughing Housewife #

    Here I am, late again:

    http://thelaughinghousewife.wordpress.com/2012/10/31/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign/

    October 31, 2012
  74. thegeekanthropologist #

    Quick question: does it change anything to the process if I dd a second part to my post’s title?

    http://thegeekanthropologist.com/2012/10/30/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign-video-games-live/

    October 31, 2012
  75. suchwildlove #

    http://suchwildlove.com/2012/10/26/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign-2/

    October 31, 2012
  76. yi-ching lin #

    an electric humming: http://yichinglin.com/2012/10/31/warhol/#comment-12007

    October 31, 2012
  77. casualloop #

    Here is my contribution
    http://casualloop.com/2012/11/01/foreign/

    October 31, 2012
  78. Melanie #

    On finding my sister’s sister-in-law in a souvenir shop 4,200 miles from home:
    http://deliberatedonkey.wordpress.com/2012/10/31/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign/

    October 31, 2012
  79. Rick Diffley #

    My take for this week’s challenge is along the thought of “foreign” defined as: “Alien in character…” “Not connected or pertinent…” and, “Out of place.” Also, a few tips on getting out of using the “Auto” mode feature on your camera.

    Source: http://www.rickdiffleyphotography.com/2012/10/31/word-press-weekly-photo-challenge-foreign-and-tips-on-varying-your-fstop/

    October 31, 2012
  80. Georgia #

    Remember the one step programme: Use the Bin! http://rainbowbakery.wordpress.com/2012/11/01/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign/

    October 31, 2012
  81. jchetan #

    Way to No where

    http://ruralrowdy.wordpress.com/2012/11/01/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign/

    October 31, 2012
  82. wanderingimages #

    Here is my weekly photo challenge post:

    http://wanderingimages.wordpress.com/2012/11/01/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign/

    November 1, 2012
  83. Susanna #

    Here is mine: http://nancynoir.wordpress.com/2012/11/01/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign/

    November 1, 2012
  84. kz #

    here’s mine ^^ obviously i love ice cream ^^ http://theeclecticeccentricshopaholic.wordpress.com/2012/11/01/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign/

    November 1, 2012
  85. wanderingcandy #

    Here’s my post.

    http://wanderingcandy.com/2012/11/01/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign/

    November 1, 2012
  86. Sanctified Brother #

    Here’s mine!

    http://sanctifiedbrother.wordpress.com/2012/11/01/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign/

    November 1, 2012
  87. xristinamaria #

    hi there! made a second entry. kindly check it out: http://xristinamaria.wordpress.com/2012/11/01/weekly-photo-challenge-foreigncats-in-captivity/

    November 1, 2012
  88. lizzehbear #

    Playing catch-up…

    http://wp.me/p20Ylc-p2

    November 1, 2012
  89. PrettyGee #

    Here is my try http://prettygee.wordpress.com/2012/11/01/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign/

    November 1, 2012
  90. Lisa O'Bryan #

    My idea of foreign…http://wp.me/p1QIW9-8i

    November 1, 2012
  91. Tania #

    The beauty of foreignness: http://aboutgivingandreceiving.wordpress.com/2012/11/01/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign/

    November 1, 2012
  92. Stanislaw Sielicki #

    Around London and UK: http://wp.me/p1mxqr-7q

    November 1, 2012
  93. justanotherwakeupcall #

    I am back to the weekly photo challenge after a brief hiatus! I hope you enjoy this short poem
    http://justanotherwakeupcall.wordpress.com/2012/11/01/foreign-in-a-different-way-poetry-for-weekly-photo-challenge/
    here is the shortlink
    http://wp.me/p1OsLn-Ul

    November 1, 2012
  94. teedeevee #

    Rather late than never. Here is my contribution for the week: http://teedeevee.wordpress.com/2012/11/01/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign/

    November 1, 2012
  95. SmallHouseBigGarden #

    here’s me:
    http://smallhousebiggarden.wordpress.com/2012/11/01/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign/

    November 1, 2012
  96. Janae's Fallgirl Shepherd #

    Great idea for a prompt… I may be in need of some inspiration so,have now clicked on daily posts – we’ll see what happens.

    November 1, 2012
  97. yablogtherapy #

    Can you guess the locations?

    http://yablogtherapy.wordpress.com/2012/11/02/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign/

    November 1, 2012
  98. Tygoxiii #

    Heres my take on this photo challenge.

    http://tygomedia.wordpress.com/2012/11/01/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign/

    November 1, 2012
  99. yi-ching lin #

    the things that connect us: http://yichinglin.com/2012/11/01/foreign-2/#comment-12020

    November 1, 2012
  100. JustaCaliGirl #

    http://artisthippiecalichic.wordpress.com/2012/11/01/photo-challenge-foreign/

    Here is mine

    November 1, 2012
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