Scavenger Hunt 23 Reveal

“Invest in the human family. Invest in people. Build a little community of those you love and who love you.”
― Mitch Albom

Six years ago I joined a community of photographers I discovered who were doing a photography scavenger hunt on Google Plus.  I loved the idea of participating in a hunt and was absolutely amazed by the creativity I saw in the images that participants were creating for the hunt.

Although the hunt began years before I discovered the group,

new members of all skill levels were warmly welcomed.  That welcoming and supportive atmosphere remains to this day.

You can view some of the history of the hunt here.

Participants receive a list and a set period of time to create an image for each word on the list.  At the end of a designated time period, all scavengers upload their images and wait for the reveals.  Fabulous volunteers organize all of these digital images and send them to our volunteering judges.  Participants then wait with bated breath for the reveals to begin.

One word is revealed at a time, so the reveals will last as many days as there are words on the list.

Each time I experience the reveals, I am absolutely blown away by the creativity that was brought by each participant.

The creativity and support within the group makes you strive to become better and more creative.

I know that much of the progress I have made learning and working with Photoshop is a result of being a part of this group and participating in the hunt.

I have met some of the scavengers in person, others through Zoom.  There are many scavengers who I have only met through their wonderful images shared and comments read on the computer.  No matter how I know each scavenger, each have contributed to my photographic life and brought me joy through their participation.

Today is the final day of reveals for the 32nd scavenger hunt.  For this hunt, all images needed to be presented in square format.   There were nine words on the list.  After completing all nine images, those images needed to be arranged in a square formatted grid.

Below, please find my submissions for the 32nd scavenger hunt as well as links for you to see the images created by more than 100 wildly creative scavengers made for each of the words, as well.

To see all of the scavenger’s images for denim, click here.

To see all of the scavenger’s images for utensil, click here.

To see all of the scavenger’s images for umbrella, click here.

To see all of the scavenger’s images for broccoli, click here.

To see all of the scavenger’s images for lollipop, click here.

Just in case you were wondering about how I did this, I am adding one behind the scenes photograph.  I needed something that would make a realistic large stick for my lollipop.  This is what I found in the garage.

To see all of the scavenger’s images for spaghetti, click here.

To see all of the scavenger’s images for hairbrush, click here.

To see all of the scavenger’s images for lamp, click here.

To see all of the scavenger’s images for leaf, click here.

The final task for this hunt was to assemble all images into a square grid.  The grids did not disappoint.  You can view all of the scavenger’s grids here.

This is my grid for hunt 32.

Would you like to join us for the 33rd hunt?  The 33rd hunt will also be the 10  year anniversary hunt.  We would love for all past hunters as well as those who would like to join the hunt for the first time to join us!  You can find out more information about hunt 33 and join using this link.

Congratulations to all of the winners during this scavenger hunt.  The truth is, everyone who participates is a winner!  Huge thanks to all of the volunteers who make this possible and so much fun!

I look forward to seeing you become a member of this amazing scavenger hunt community and your images in the next reveal!