Day 1: auto-retrato (self portrait) #guimaraeschallenge
Me: Hank?
Hank: Yes?
Me: Did you finish you Visual Education project?
Hank: (coming into the living room) Yes. I am all done with my homework.
Me: Good, then I want to show you something.
Hank: What is it?
Me: Have you heard of FreePass Guimarães?
Hank: No.
Hank: What is that?
Me: A photo challenge is like an art project that you commit to for 30 days. Look here at this list. You take a photo a day for 30 days here in Guimarães and each day has a theme.
Hank: That’s cool.
Me: And then you share it on Instagram using the #guimaraeschallenge.
Hank: But I don’t have Instagram.
Me: I know, but I do. You love photography and I have an Instagram account and you can do an Instagram Takeover. Do you know what that is?
Hank: (sassy) Mom, of course I know what that is, I’m ten. I’m surprised you know what that is.
Me: Sassafras! Should I apply water to that burn? Watch it, sailor. Think about that sentence and take out the sting.
Hank: (pause, thinking rather loudly) I am impressed you know what that is?
Me: Better. So would you like to commit to this photo project. If you complete all 30 days I will compile all your photos and have them printed into a poster for your room.
Hank: Really?
Me: Yah! I am excited about what your camera will capture. You have a particular way of seeing the world and it shows in your photography. BUT you have to commit to all 30 days to earn you poster and your photos cannot show your face which makes the first prompt especially challenging. You will have to think outside the box.
Hank: (squinting at Day One) What does auto-retrato mean?
Me: Self portrait or as you kids like to call it, a selfie.
Hank: Oh.
Me: So, tomorrow you will need to take a photo of yourself, but without including your face. Are you up to the challenge? I think this project will inspire you.
Hank: Yes! Yah… I don’t know what to do yet, but I will know it when I see it.
Me: Exactly.
Hank: This is going to be fun.
Me: Let the 30 day photo challenge BEGIN!
Day 2: O Rei, The King #guimaraeschallenge
Day 3: Pedras da Calçada, Sidewalk #guimaraeschallenge
Day 4: Monumento, Monument #guimaraeschallenge
Day 5: Routina, Routine #guimaraeschallenge
Day 6: Música, Music
Day 8: Aquela Esplanada, The Promenade
Hank had to take a few days off because he just kept missing the prompt for Day 9, Pôr do Sol (sunset), but I think this image was well worth it. #Guimaraeschallenge
Day 10: Memória Feliz, Happy Memory
Day 11: Nuvens, Clouds #guimaraeschallenge
Day 12: Preto e Branco, Black and White #guimaraeschallenge
Day 13: Á Noite, At Night
Day 14: Artes, Art
Day 15: Reflexo, Reflection
Day 16: Vista da Cidade, City View
Day 17: Cultura, Culture
After yet another pause to recover from the flu Hank is back behind the camera. Day 19 Vitória, Victory.
You can follow along with Hank’s submissions to #guimaraeschallenge over on my Instagram. I will also be posting the photos here and on our blog’s Facebook account.
Thanks again to FreePass Guimarães for the opportunity to participate! Follow the links to their site to discover what there is to see and do in Guimarães or bookmark for your upcoming visit!