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The Wonder of Winter
On this, the first day of spring, I pay homage to the Wonder of Winter. At this point in the tropical year here in Canada, while I long for spring’s promise of hope eternal, my heart’s desire can be just as faithful to the frigid fallow and the embrace of winter’s...
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...
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!
The Storytellers Vol. 15
We feature a photo prompt each Monday 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 September we focused on wonderful photos by talented artists with stories that our...
The Storytellers Vol. 14
After a lengthy vacation, our popular, Storytellers Circle has been revived in GRRYO’s Instagram account. We feature a photo prompt each Monday and ask our audience to share their stories to accompany the image. In September we focused on wonderful photos by talented artists with stories that our followers contributed. So come and browse through this digest and let the stories move you to join us each Monday in October!
The Storytellers: Special Edition
The witches had been coming to his café, his very table, for two weeks. At first they seemed like normal women but a good server notices things . . .
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Pas de deux, part 2 by Christian Mondot
This is the second part of two articles re-assuming a relationship based on reciprocal admiration and a long conversation about the need for photography. This story begins with two photographers: the first one, Christian, a Frenchman living in Arcachon, a...
How to Succeed in Smartphone Photography Competitions
An Interview with Brendan Ó Sé The Mobile Photography Awards are currently receiving submissions for their 7th annual competition. The iPhone Photography Awards have a call for entries through March of 2018 and the Mira Mobile Prize winner was recently awarded for...
Love Turns to Rust
My love for photography turned to rust, quite literally, on April 6, 2014. I remember the moment well. It was mid-morning on a frosty Sunday and I was standing on a muddy driveway that led toward McLean’s Auto Wreckers in Rockwood, Ontario, about an hour northwest of...
A Night with the Queens by Shamik Ganguly
A look into the vibrant Latino LGBT nightlife of Queens, New York City
Looking for the Third Eye by Ramón Cruz
Since childhood I have considered myself an observer of everything that surrounds me and excites me. Photography has given me the ability to return to those important moments through images, and I’ve always found this fascinating. Nowadays, I feel it’s essential to take photos daily, as it’s a visual and very personal record of everyday life.
The Flaneur – On the art of exploring a city
We’re rushing through streets nearly every day, trying to get from A to B in the fastest way possible. This is especially the case when you’re living in bigger cities like Berlin, for example. Hectic is our constant companion on our day-to-day tours, causing stress,...
The Storytellers Vol. 14
After a lengthy vacation, our popular, Storytellers Circle has been revived in GRRYO’s Instagram account. We feature a photo prompt each Monday and ask our audience to share their stories to accompany the image. In September we focused on wonderful photos by talented artists with stories that our followers contributed. So come and browse through this digest and let the stories move you to join us each Monday in October!
Forest for the Trees
worship adoring reverence or regard Deference. If asked, "What is your house of worship? Where do you find comfort and solace?", my answer would be, “The forest." I have always felt sheltered and present in the woods. Dysphoria melts into mindfulness. I am happily...
Good Friday Procession by Magdalena de Jonge Malucha
Holy Week (Semana Santa) is definitely the biggest, most prominent celebration in Spain. It is also the most important period of the year, immersed in a wide array of emotions. Spanish people always find time to experience unusual processions - re-enactments of the...