So, the WordPress powers-that-be are shutting down the Weekly Photo Challenge, and for the final instalment we are invited to share our favourite photo. I can’t possibly choose one from among my thousands of photos, so I’ve gone for a collection of faves from my own Weekly Photo Challenge posts (my first was in August 2013). I’d actually forgotten about a lot of the photos I’ve posted over the years!
Like many other WordPress bloggers whose comments I’ve read, I can’t understand why the WPC is ending. It’s been a successful vehicle for fostering engagement and sharing, and I’ve met many talented and interesting people around the world via it. To close the WPC will surely make us all a bit more insular. The official explanation — “we’ll be focusing our attention on other projects that help WordPress.com remain the best place on the web to publish, build an audience, and find a community” — rather interestingly ignores the fact that the Weekly Photo Challenge DOES (whoops, DID!) build audiences and communities.
It was fun while it lasted.
Pics by Kaz 
Makes you wonder on what they will be focusing. I liked dipping in to the challenge to see what other people (those I don’t follow) came up with. As you say, it was an opportunity to meet new people and discover new blogs.Oh, well, they say change is as good as a rest. Although in my experience that isn’t always the case.
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I guess we’ll find out what they’ll focus on — though I’m not sure just how I’ll find out! I’m sure I only stumbled across WPC by seeing other people’s posts.
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Nice today to see this post of yours–it’s clear you appreciated those photo challenges. Your photos are impressive. Like you, I started about 2013 with the photography I did.
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Thanks for your kind words about my photos. I’ll certainly miss the challenge, it prompted me to take some photos I otherwise would not have.
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You have some excellent photos as your favorites 😀
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Thanks Cee! It’s a pity I’ll no longer have that prompt to take some of the more unusual ones.
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