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We Bid Adieu
We are almost coming to the end of a challenging yet reflective year. As we close this chapter, the Grryo Team would like to present some of our last features of the year. Here are some of our favourites including a short note from us at the end. Grryo Presents:...
Prologue to an Explosion by Titika Røtkjær
I looked at the rays of sun on the walls in my living room. They were beautiful, golden and warm even though it was late September. I ought to go out and make some pictures in the city, I thought, grabbed my phone and jacket, ran down the stairs and started to walk...
December Wishes from Grryo
Dear Grryo friends, thanks for being part of this journey, our journey! It’s been a year full of wonderful stories, great photos, a lot of sharing and connecting with people all over the world through photography. During this holiday season, it’s time to celebrate...
The Instagram #StorytellerCircle
Each week, on Mondays, we challenge our Instagram community with a story prompt. Here is how it works:
We select a photo from our #wearegrryo hashtag and post it to the @wearegrryo account.
You can add a story in 1-2 sentences in the comments. The best gets a feature here on our website.
Good Luck!
Storytellers Vol. 18 for February 2018
The Grryo community believes that every picture has a story, and that we are all storytellers by nature. Each week, on Wednesdays, we challenge our Instagram community with a story prompt and ask our followers to stop by and leave a line or two of fiction to accompany the featured photograph. At the end of the month, our four favorite stories are published, along with the photos, on our website. We would love for you to join us and share what each photo says to you. So come and browse through this digest and join us next month!
Storytellers Vol. 17 for January 2018
Based on the idea that “every picture tells a story,” we here at Grryo feature a photo of particular interest each week on our Instagram account. Chosen from thousands of submissions tagged to our page each month, the four most interesting are chosen for the unspoken...
The Storytellers Vol. 16
We feature a photo prompt each week in our Instagram account and ask our audience to share their stories to accompany the image. We would love for you to join us and share what each photo says to you. In November we focused on wonderful photos by talented...
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Storytellers Vol. 18 for February 2018
The Grryo community believes that every picture has a story, and that we are all storytellers by nature. Each week, on Wednesdays, we challenge our Instagram community with a story prompt and ask our followers to stop by and leave a line or two of fiction to accompany the featured photograph. At the end of the month, our four favorite stories are published, along with the photos, on our website. We would love for you to join us and share what each photo says to you. So come and browse through this digest and join us next month!
The Marigoldroadblog Project by Adjoa Wiredu
For three years now, I have been interviewing people, taking pictures and writing down some of my thoughts and experiences about Tottenham, the place I grew up in. To state that Tottenham is undergoing major changes would be an understatement. Last year I was writing...
Storytellers Vol. 17 for January 2018
Based on the idea that “every picture tells a story,” we here at Grryo feature a photo of particular interest each week on our Instagram account. Chosen from thousands of submissions tagged to our page each month, the four most interesting are chosen for the unspoken...
Concerning life and light, death and miracles
I woke up in a dimly lit room. I was amazed to be alive! M was there. He touched my face and kissed me. “She’s awake,” a nurse said, and added, “she’s too cold.” Another nurse placed a pre-heated blanket on my stomach under the quilt. A little later the first nurse...
‘In my next life, I want to be a cat’
‘In my next life, I want to be a cat.’ Charles Bukowski, On cats I knew I had more lives left. So when the moment came, I knew what my choice would be. ‘In my next life, I want to be a cat’ were my last words on Earth as a human. If you say it at the right time the...
Short Elegy for Anafi
The wind strikes the hillsides mercilessly and all the boats at the tiny port resemble carved pebbles. Late in the afternoon, a steep road pushes the travelers towards Chora, and as the sun sets behind the village, one can only see an outline: electricity...
‘Tis a Jolly Grryo Christmas
What does a Grryo Christmas look like? We asked each member of the Grryo Lead team to share their heartfelt experiences... Romina's story For me, so much about the Christmas season is about the sacredness of time. As soon as December arrives, I am hit with an...
The Storytellers Vol. 16
We feature a photo prompt each week in our Instagram account and ask our audience to share their stories to accompany the image. We would love for you to join us and share what each photo says to you. In November we focused on wonderful photos by talented...
Newcastle Noir by Titika Røtkjær
It was the dark season. Days melted into nights: We had to shine for each other. Walking around late, I wanted to go home, when I saw him: Reading a book under a street lamp. Did he see me? He closed the book and walked away. The light followed him. I followed him...