This week, publish an image of a sign — from the signs you encounter on the street to more personal, less obvious signs that hold meaning for you.
By From the street signs we see on our commute to work each day to the vintage neon signs put to rest in an outdoor museum in Las Vegas, signs are functional, but can also be decorative. Signs can direct us where to go, but they’re also pieces of art, which reveal much about the time period and culture in which they were made.
For those of you who have a less literal approach to our photo challenges, a sign can also be a gesture or a cue. Something welcome. Or mysterious. Or even foreboding.
A sign in Kamakura, Japan
I took the photograph above on a solo trip to Japan in 2006 — I’d just visited the Great Buddha of Kamakura, wandered off to look for the train station, and walked down an alley to find this sign in front of a closed shop. This mundane photograph of a sign with the cartoon face of Woody Allen and the phrase “coffee & whisky” has become one of my favorite photographs from my travels. It’s simple and random, yet somehow encapsulates my time there: days of wandering and hanging out in coffee shops; nights full of meeting new friends in cocktail lounges, bars, and clubs.
For this challenge, share an image of a sign: it can be a sign near your home — a comforting sight after a long journey — a sign that doubles as art, or other types of signs that hold meaning for you.
http://chava61.wordpress.com/2014/10/03/weekly-photo-challenge-signs/
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Contribution no. 1 for this week: http://macingosh.com/blog/
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This can be interesting.
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I believe that this chicken saw the sign…
http://cardinalguzman.wordpress.com/2014/10/03/the-chicken/
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Here is my take…unusual as always!
http://thirdeyemom.com/2014/10/03/the-great-walls-invisible-hold/
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Thank you Cheri!
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You’re welcome.
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Great challenge Cheri!
Here’s a sign with ideas on what (not) to do when stuck in an elevator…
http://belgradestreets.com/2014/10/03/signs/
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Great — glad you enjoyed this challenge.
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Great Topic.
Here is my entry for the week! ENJOY!
http://ceenphotography.com/2014/10/03/wp-weekly-photo-challenge-signs/
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Signs are always a good challenge. I went for a tongue in cheek approach …
http://2812photography.com/2014/10/03/a-sign-of-things-to-come/
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Red Flashing sign touting: Unemployed. How best to start the presentation of The Great Depression during the tenure of FDR (Franklin Delano Roosevelt-president of America)
http://thriftyat60.blogspot.com/2014/10/weekly-photo-challenge-signs.html
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a lot to choose from but ultimately decided on this one 🙂 theeclecticeccentricshopaholic.wordpress.com/2014/10/04/signs/
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Here’s my entry for today, last week and 2 weeks ago! ha!
Enjoy!
http://lespetitspasdejuls.wordpress.com/2014/10/03/weekly-photo-challenge-endurance-nighttime-signs/
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Is that Woody Allen???
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I thought that, too.
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Yep! (Mentioned it in the post.)
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One of the most interesting challenges in a long time… I didn’t think I could enter this but … http://castelsarrasin.wordpress.com/2014/10/03/weekly-photo-challenge-signs/
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Thanks there finally is a Challenge where I could use this fun Photo http://piecesofstarlight.wordpress.com/2014/10/03/weekly-photo-challenge-one-sign-many-stories/
Happy Friday everyone 🙂
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Didn’t we do signs already? Summer 2013? Guess I need to come up with a new one.
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Yep, Sara did a similar one in May 2013: https://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_photo_challenge/the-sign-says/
The theme is so open to interpretation; I wanted to do it again 🙂
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Signs are meant to be helpful, to edify. Sometimes, they fall short. Can you recognize the signs of the times, though?
http://scillagrace.com/2014/10/03/weekly-photo-challenge-signs/
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Another great challenge Cheri! Thank you!
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You’re welcome.
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Finding and interpreting the signs of the wild can be just as fascinating and rewarding as watching the actual wildlife that were responsible for it!
http://dewetswild.com/2014/10/03/signs/
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A gallery with some signs: http://artishorseshit.wordpress.com/2014/10/03/weekly-photo-challenge-signs/
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a challenging take on the idea from belgium…
http://belgianstreets.wordpress.com/2014/10/03/signs/
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Sharing mine here: http://thirtysevenandcounting.wordpress.com/2014/10/03/weekly-photo-challenge-signs/
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TGIF. Here’s mine… It’s Just Another Sign Of The Times… | Steve Says…
http://steve-says.net/2014/10/03/its-just-another-sign-of-the-times/
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October the hottest month here what might that be a sign of?
http://slamonthebreakspullover.wordpress.com/2014/10/03/weekly-photo-challenge-signs-off-global-warming/
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http://ileanapartenie.wordpress.com/2014/10/03/weekly-photo-challenge-signs/
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Nice theme! Here’s mine
https://msdiplomacy.wordpress.com/2014/10/13/signs-of-fall/
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that’s the right one 🙂
http://msdiplomacy.wordpress.com/2014/10/03/signs-of-fall/
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Thanks Cheri! Nice subject !
http://vatelechuza.com/2014/10/03/weekkly-photo-challenge-signs/
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http://brouhaha-access.com/2014/10/03/weekly-photo-challenge-signs-a-matter-of-life/
I had a lot of fun with this challenge. I hope everyone else enjoys what I have put together.
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Mine is posted:
http://withoutstringstied.com/2014/10/03/weekly-photo-challenge-sign/
Thanks and enjoy!
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Here is a sign I saw recently and had to take a picture of:
https://mostlymonochrome.wordpress.com/2014/10/03/sign/
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I had fun with this one!
http://beautifultangiblethings.com/2014/10/03/weekly-photo-challenge-signs/
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