Welcome to the second iteration of my 52 week challenge: New and Improved! Last year was exclusively hosted on instagram, but this year I’m branching out to allow for more inclusivity across platforms. More on that in a bit.

First off, yay! You’re in for a year of growth as a photographer and artist. While this year will be more guided than last, there will still be plenty of room for interpretation on prompts as well as expression of your own creativity. Each week you will be given a prompt aiming to learn or hone a specific skill. Each prompt will build upon the last. Every four weeks we’ll have an abstract prompt which will be up to you to interpret in anyway you want. Seasonally there will be a photographer highlight which reinforces skills from the weeks prior.

Once a month I will put together a recap blog post showcasing some of my favorite submissions from the month, with the photographer’s permission of course. Those photos will link back to the original photographer in the means which they prefer (i.e.: instagram, flickr, facebook, personal website, etc.)

So, how do you submit? That’s up to you! Here are the options:

Instagram. Use the hashtag #clondon52 and #clondon52w1 (where ‘1’ equates to the week we’re currently working through.) Flickr. Join the group 52 Weeks with C. London. Be sure to title or subtitle your image with the week number we are currently working through. Reddit. Join the subreddit r/clondon52. Be sure to title or comment with the week number we are currently working through. Facebook. Join the group 52 Weeks with C. London. There will be a dedicated album for each weeks’ prompt to which you will add your photos. Email. Social media not your bag? No problem! Email me your submissions to chelsea@clondon.me. Please put 52 Weeks in the subject headline and let me know how you’d like to be credited and linked back to in the inevitability that I share your work in the monthly recap.

Below you will see each week’s prompts so that you may prepare and brainstorm in advance if you so choose. You can also download a PDF version of the prompts here, or simply bookmark this page to revisit it each week.

Let’s get this show on the road!

Any questions throughout? Contact me:

chelsea@clondon.me | instagram: @clondon | flickr: c.london | reddit: /u/clondon