Photo Quest September 2021: Small Project

September 4, 2021 by Sierra Club SD Photo Section

Inspired by an element of Jennifer Renwick’s talk last month, our September 2021 Photo Quest theme is a little bit different: we want you to slow down, think more, and create a small project.

Photo Quest August 2021: Summer Nights

August 1, 2021 by Sierra Club SD Photo Section

It is pure coincidence that our photo quest theme for the month of August coincides with our night photography activities this month, of course! But you don’t have to go be one of the participants of our Bodie @ Night excursion, or go to the Laguna Mountains, of course… send your August photo to us as long as it conveys the feeling of Summer Nights.

Photo Quest July 2021: Simplicity & Minimalism

July 12, 2021 by Sierra Club SD Photo Section

The month of July has arrived and summer is in full swing — time for another photo quest! In these hot and sultry days, we don’t want to put too much burden on ourselves when we chase new images, and so we’re looking for photos that express

Simplicy & Minimalism.

Photo Quest June 2021: Archive Dive – WAVES

June 2, 2021 by Sierra Club SD Photo Section

Just like last year in June, we’re doing an “archive dive” edition of our monthly photo quest — we’re asking our members to dig deep and find the oldest photo that fits the theme “Waves” in their archives. The older, the better!

Photo Quest May 2021: Things With Faces

May 19, 2021May 1, 2021 by Sierra Club SD Photo Section

"Desert Face" -- Coyote Mountains Wilderness, California. January 2020.

It is the beginning of May and that means: time for another photo quest! Minor Martin White said: “one should not only photograph things for what they are, but for what else they are” — but since we don’t want to overload our monthly photo quest with too much meaning (it’s about getting out with the camera and having fun!), let’s train our perception and the way we see things with a little scavenger hunt for….