Discussion autour du thème du mois de janvier 2018: "Jour de lessive"
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Discussion autour du thème du mois de janvier 2018: "Jour de lessive"

by Kola

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This discussion is in French, the community’s main language.

XR Xrctn Veteran ·
Qui se souvient de la Mère Denis ???

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbRPBMY0VJE

ou des sketches de Coluche...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy5WkAHLx5k&t=18s
https://voyageforum.com/v.f?post=6884794;a=6884794
RA Ragamuffin Globetrotter ·
Bonjour

Qui se souvient de la Mère Denis ???

A chacun ses stars. Moi j'avais plutôt pensé à Maïté*, avé l'agzang peuchère 😛

Maïté pub Bonux - YouTube

En route ou retour du "lavoir" made in India





* Dis tonton ! C'est quoi des francs ? (mon neveu Kévin de Bouzille-lez-piétons en Meurtre-et-Moselle - Bien frais le Moselle, Roger)
"Nous ne sommes plus une communauté d'être humains qui se parlent mais un conglomérat de grappes de consommateurs en niches, séparés les uns des autres par des obsessions diverses et innombrables. Nous sommes de l'ère de la désintégration." Marc Moulin (1942-2008) in Humoeurs
OB Obeoandpai Globetrotter ·
Tremper, tordre, essorer, sécher... comme Fab (et sûrement Yolande 😉), j'avais pensé aux teinturiers (voire aux tanneurs marocains) !

Bonjour Teinture tissus robe des moines, Un wat en Issan, Thaïlande :



Le tissus est teint avec des colorants naturels disponibles tels que des écorces, des feuilles, des fleurs, de la terre, ect. Les différents colorants donnent des couleurs de robes différentes. La couleur des robes des moines bouddhistes thaïs varie donc entre le safran, le jaune, le jaune orangé, l'orange vif, le brun doré et le brun foncé. Extrait du livre "Les liens qui unissent les Thaïs "

En animation Source vidéo :Sahamongkol Film Thailand youtu.be/I1c4Q8kytyQ

Essayage

Mon YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/voyageurasie/videos?view_as=subscriber
PY Pyrene64 Veteran ·
allez quelques dernières petites trouvailles...

Façade du Pays-Basque

Façade portugaise

Façade italienne

Façade française (cabanes ostréicoles au Cap Ferret)
Tant de mains pour transformer ce monde et si peu de regards pour le contempler...

https://7ailleurs.blogspot.com/
EV Eversmile Veteran ·
"Ce soir nous irons danser... Sans chemise, sans pantalon... " 😉 Lessive qui sèche au bord du Gange à Varanasi...

"Nous, on a le temps Vous, vous avez l'heure" dixit un chamelier dans le désert...
EV Eversmile Veteran ·
Jour de lessive à Burano....

"Nous, on a le temps Vous, vous avez l'heure" dixit un chamelier dans le désert...
EV Eversmile Veteran ·
Certains ont des méthodes pour que ça sèche plus vite ! 😄

Varanasi, sur les ghats au bord du Gange... (C'est un plan rapproché de la photo que je poste dans le concours)

"Nous, on a le temps Vous, vous avez l'heure" dixit un chamelier dans le désert...
EL Elefantaisie Veteran ·
Oui, les méthodes varient, du moment où il y a du vent, l'essentiel est de sortir la toile ... parfois il n'est nul besoin de soleil, mais on le retrouve toujours, au bout de la route ..

Les saines valeurs résisteront toujours à la folle marche du monde. Commissaire Laurence.
HM Hmh Globetrotter ·
Autre région d'Inde et même mœurs, ici à Hampi:

"Quand l'injustice devient loi, la rébellion devient devoir. " Thomas Jefferson « Le doute est l’apanage des gens intelligents, les cons n’ont que des certitudes »               (Alain Leblay)
FA Fabt84 Regular ·
Superbes images pour une parenthèse hors-sujet mais droit au coeur... merci ! 🙂

Tout à fait d'accord avec toi ! Mais pour certaines, crois-tu qu'elles soient vraiment HS ? Les peaux qui sèchent n'ont-elles pas été lavées après teinture ?

La première est superbe (Fab., faut peut-être pas trop appuyer sur le bouton de saturation des couleurs ? 😇😉)

Merci pour vos réactions sur les photos !

J'en vois de bien belles par ailleurs.

En effet Kate, j'aime les photos très saturées... Pour celle-ci, c'est un vrai parti pris, ce qui m'intéressait était de jouer les contrastes forts avec la "noirceur" de l'ambiance. Je conçois que ça puisse piquer un peu... !

@Kola et CatherineGil : Belles "citations" !

Bonne journée à toutes et tous 🙂 Fab
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AT Atila Globetrotter ·
Un lave linge, sèche linge, une idée cadeau pour l'anniversaire de tous ces lavandiers et lavandières ? 🤪😇😉
KO Kola Globetrotter ·
Certains ont des méthodes pour que ça sèche plus vite !



Lorsque l'autre moitié de l'humanité se mêle de lessive, ils sont tout à la fois et avec beaucoup de dignité : poteau, corde et pinces à linge. 🤪
RA Ragamuffin Globetrotter ·
Bonjour

Autre région d'Inde et même mœurs, ici à Hampi

Autre région d'Inde et même mœurs, ici à Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh)



Pour détendre l'atmosphère et rester entre hommes 😛

coin laundry
"Nous ne sommes plus une communauté d'être humains qui se parlent mais un conglomérat de grappes de consommateurs en niches, séparés les uns des autres par des obsessions diverses et innombrables. Nous sommes de l'ère de la désintégration." Marc Moulin (1942-2008) in Humoeurs
KO Kola Globetrotter ·
Un lave linge, sèche linge, une idée cadeau pour l'anniversaire............

NAN !! C'est un cadeau de fête des mères ! 🏴‍☠️ 😠



(😊 🙂...)
MA Mariecurry Globetrotter ·
"fond*... en images" On met un s à fonds quand le mot est synonyme de bien, stock, ...

J'aurais dû passer plus tôt. Ça m'aurait évité les foudres de Masterpo. 😏

Lessive miao à Dehang dans la province du Hunan. Il aurait sans doute fallu prendre la photo sous un autre angle.

MA Masterpo Globetrotter ·
J'aurais dû passer plus tôt. Ça m'aurait évité les foudres de Masterpo. 😏

Tout de suite les grands mots (maux ?)... Mais il est vrai que la coïncidence était savoureuse 😇
EL Elefantaisie Veteran ·
autre lieu d'Inde, environs de Pipariya.

Les saines valeurs résisteront toujours à la folle marche du monde. Commissaire Laurence.
EL Elefantaisie Veteran ·
Une autre version de la lessive en Inde, en plein air. Environs de Mathura et Vrindavan.

Les saines valeurs résisteront toujours à la folle marche du monde. Commissaire Laurence.
HM Hmh Globetrotter ·
INDE Madurai Chômage technique 😉

"Quand l'injustice devient loi, la rébellion devient devoir. " Thomas Jefferson « Le doute est l’apanage des gens intelligents, les cons n’ont que des certitudes »               (Alain Leblay)
HM Hmh Globetrotter ·
Inde du sud Kerala Backwaters

"Quand l'injustice devient loi, la rébellion devient devoir. " Thomas Jefferson « Le doute est l’apanage des gens intelligents, les cons n’ont que des certitudes »               (Alain Leblay)
MA Masterpo Globetrotter ·
@Lacalo

les vieux quartiers de Lisbonne (Alafama)

C'est l'Alfama, célèbre pour sa cathédrale et son musée des azulejos... (j'ai enlevé le début de la phrase, ça piquait un peu 😛)
KA Kate Globetrotter ·
Tu es un gros vilain 😠
Mes photos sur Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/153304262@N05/albums "Le Temps nous égare. Le Temps nous étreint. Le Temps nous est gare. Le Temps nous est train".
EL Elefantaisie Veteran ·
voici ... à Hong Kong : un tailleur (chinois) lui aussi repasse la soie .. il lui faut le fer, parfois en tailleur, parfois debout, mais toujours il a fort à faire... et vu son âge et son savoir-faire, ce n'est plus une affaire. 😏

Les saines valeurs résisteront toujours à la folle marche du monde. Commissaire Laurence.
KO Kola Globetrotter ·
Pour les rimes Ou la frime, Les belles images De vos voyages...

Il reste deux jours, Pour le concours.

Je ferme l'huis Dimanche minuit.
LA Lacalo Globetrotter ·
Rhooo ! C’est vrai que j’ai bafouillé. Voilà ce que c’est d’ajouter des mots sans se relire ...😊
" Nous ne saurons jamais tout le bien qu'un simple sourire peut être capable de faire." Mère Teresa
EL Elefantaisie Veteran ·
La planche est savonnée ... Joli, oui, mais pour la frime, tu repasseras 😊 (ce n'est pas moi, c'est le chinois qui le dit), oui, mon exercice de style est spontané, très souvent. Car ajouter quelques lignes "entendues" sur un site internet, lorsque d'autres milliards (de lignes ou mots) viennent encombrer la toile et nos librairies chaque jour .. une overdose et même davantage : un étouffement. A moins qu'on y mette de la drôlerie, de la jonglerie. J'écoutais Finkelkraut ce matin sur Fce Culture et il citait un auteur américain qui s'était retiré du monde, à la campagne durant huit ans .. sa surprise était grande de voir tous et toutes 🤪, jeunes et vieux, bavarder au portable avec un interlocuteur, comme si être "seul", tranquille, à la campagne ou à la ville, était devenu pour beaucoup insupportable. Michel Serres lui donnait la réplique, mais j'ai trouvé que chaque fois, ses arguments étaient faibles. C'est par ailleurs un exercice périlleux et parfois dangereux que de manier l'humour, chacun le sait, depuis que nous avons perdu tragiquement une bande de joyeux drilles qui se moquait de la pluie comme du beau temps. Insatisfaits, tous ceux-ci ? non, simplement clowns merveilleux. Je n'ai pas encore dit ma dernière image de ce mois ... je remue encore, dans l'eau du bain. 😏 Du beau linge, ce mois-ci. Il convient de le dire. bon WE à toi.
Les saines valeurs résisteront toujours à la folle marche du monde. Commissaire Laurence.
EL Elefantaisie Veteran ·
Pour les amateurs de bonne musique, les curieux de la "laundry exercice", voici le très joli texte d'une chanson écrite par Stevie Nicks (Fleetwood Mac) qui parle de lessive :

"Docklands"

Papa says... there are clothes to wash Sister says... brush your hair You'll go down... to the laundromat Maybe your sister is there Father says... when you're young like this... Things can seem... pretty bad Let's get out... and walk by the river

And there are people who roam the Docklands And there are ships passing in the night And there are thousands of things that I have dreamed Gone in the daylight

Sister says... hold your head up high Life goes on... so don't be afraid Keep your defenses... but don't shut the loving out You got to learn to carry that weight

And all the people who roam the Docklands And all the ships passing through the night And there are thousands of things that I have dreamed Gone in the daylight Sometimes I feel like I'm in a foreign land And there's a mirror I'm looking through Lost in the place where I was born Without a hand to hold on to

Hold on... (Hold on... ) Hold on... (Hold on... )

In the Docklands where I was born... People keep moving to and fro Everybody's pushing... trying to make it happen I... beg of you... (I) I beg of you... (l) I beg of you...

I miss you... more than I thought I could I need you... more than you know I was there... when they took you away from me I'll be there... when they let you go

And then the people who roam the Docklands And all the ships passing in the night And the thousands of things that I have dreamed Stay in the daylight Sometimes I feel like I'm in a foreign land And there's a mirror I'm looking through Well bring me back to the place where I was born Without a hand to hold on to Give me your hand Give me your hand... (Give me your hand) Give me your hand... in the Docklands I... beg of you... give me your hand... In the Docklands ================= UN GROUPE DE FEMMES-FILLES AMERICAINES A INTERPRETE MAGISTRALEMENT CETTE CHANSON. Leur légèreté, spontanéité, n'a d'égale que la gravité de la situation de la femme, condamnée à la lessive. Leurs voix en témoignent. Chercher "Mint Julep, Docklands" sur la toile. Tiens, comme c'est jour de repos, le voici : www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOZ809MgAwY

Yes ... I miss you, peuple noir américain, au milieu duquel j'avançais sans crainte dans mes jeunes années, lorsque le Bronx était dangereux et qu'on m'interpelait, me qualifiant de "brother". Un comble.
Les saines valeurs résisteront toujours à la folle marche du monde. Commissaire Laurence.
KA KaniBé Veteran ·
Pour les rimes Ou la frime, Les belles images De vos voyages...

Il reste deux jours, Pour le concours.

Je ferme l'huis Dimanche minuit.

Alors vite, pas le temps de trier ni de retraiter, juste cette photo prise avant-hier à Tiébélé (Burkina) dans la "cour royale" du village.😎

Quelques images sur https://www.flickr.com/photos/jean37/albums
KO Kola Globetrotter ·
Quel programme ! Mais c’est tant mieux, parce qu’à force de rajouter toutes ces photos, je suis au bout du rouleau... je suis rincé 

Collecter, organiser, Merci de l'avoir fait ! 🙂

Lessivéééééé... Délivrééééé... Je ne t'essorerai plus jamais Lessivéééééé... Délivrééééé... C'est dimanche que je m'en vais.......

(Tu la trouves sans Google, celle là ? 😛)
EV Eversmile Veteran ·
😄... HAHAHA.... C'est génial en poésie et en chanson!
"Nous, on a le temps Vous, vous avez l'heure" dixit un chamelier dans le désert...
KA Kate Globetrotter ·
Rhooo ! C’est vrai que j’ai bafouillé. Voilà ce que c’est d’ajouter des mots sans se relire ...😊

Moi aussi ça m'arrive de bugger ! C'est comme pour mon premier post de cette discussion. Il a été compris tout le contraire de ce que je voulais dire. Mais pas pour les mêmes raisons, je me suis exprimée super maladroitement 😊

(Masterpo, je sais ce que veut dire bugger en anglais 😛)
Mes photos sur Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/153304262@N05/albums "Le Temps nous égare. Le Temps nous étreint. Le Temps nous est gare. Le Temps nous est train".
MA Masterpo Globetrotter ·
Je viens de voir qu'il y a plusieurs sens (3 en fait), mais il est difficile de savoir lequel est préférable...

Sinon, tu as aussi le verbe boguer 😇
VO Voyajou Globetrotter ·
Ça châtaigne! (Comme au lavoir)
VO Voyajou Globetrotter ·
Tu aurais été le bienvenu un peu plus au nord...

Certes, mais côté papotage, ce qui est tout de même la fonction première de la lessive collective, c'eût été moins gai. Et puis j'étais attendu bien plus au nord, à Prague, pour une colloque sur le blanchiment. Mon balluchon s'arrondissant comme celui d'un Routard, je l'ai confié aux occupants de ce collectif.

RA Ragamuffin Globetrotter ·
Photo n° 3 : Lessive spirituelle ...

J'aurais plutôt appelé ça "lessivage de cerveau" 🤪



Avis accroché à l'entrée du bassin d'un temple à Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh, Inde)

Restons en Inde et remontons le temps jusqu'en ... 1984. A l'époque le Lonely Planet était plus connu sous le nom de "Travel Survival Kit" et il était agrémenté de caricatures pour illustrer certains chapitres comme celui consacré aux dhobi wallahs (les laveurs de linge)



Indians trying to break stones with wet washing (Rana Ghat - Varanasi)
"Nous ne sommes plus une communauté d'être humains qui se parlent mais un conglomérat de grappes de consommateurs en niches, séparés les uns des autres par des obsessions diverses et innombrables. Nous sommes de l'ère de la désintégration." Marc Moulin (1942-2008) in Humoeurs
KO Kola Globetrotter ·
Sur ces souvenirs du siècle passé, s'achève le concours de janvier... Place aux votes sur l'autre fil ! 🙂
PE Perju Globetrotter ·
Déjà fini ???? dommage j'avais la photo gagnante.... 😕
Qui boit l'eau d'une terre étrangère doit en suivre les coutumes (proverbe Mongol)
KA Kate Globetrotter ·
😄😄 T'as mis trop d'eau de javel dans la machine !

Mes photos sur Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/153304262@N05/albums "Le Temps nous égare. Le Temps nous étreint. Le Temps nous est gare. Le Temps nous est train".
VA Vazyvite Globetrotter ·
San Remo



Tous mes voyages sur : http://www.vazyvite.com/

" Psychologiquement instable donc je ne réponds de rien" : Sa Maman
VA Vazyvite Globetrotter ·
Bali

Tous mes voyages sur : http://www.vazyvite.com/

" Psychologiquement instable donc je ne réponds de rien" : Sa Maman
EL Elefantaisie Veteran ·
Il y a bien encore un petit peu de place pour ce dernier lot .. sur trois niveaux ! Bornéo

Vietnam - boutique repassage idem .. sa collègue de travail.

fin.
Les saines valeurs résisteront toujours à la folle marche du monde. Commissaire Laurence.
KO Kola Globetrotter ·


Ah ben c'est du propre !

Les coquelicots sont tout pâlots, C'est pas lavé, c'est délavé ! Ça a déteint, On voit plus rien !!

Perju le tensioactif pattu Avec Perju, le linge est foutu !

(et sinon tu votes pour qui ? 🙂)
PE Perju Globetrotter ·
Je pressentais bien commettre un péché ....mais un aucun cas un sacrilège, au point de souhaiter dorénavant ...le vouvoiement ....😕 😉
Qui boit l'eau d'une terre étrangère doit en suivre les coutumes (proverbe Mongol)
KA Kate Globetrotter ·
Chais pas pour qui voter 🤪
Mes photos sur Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/153304262@N05/albums "Le Temps nous égare. Le Temps nous étreint. Le Temps nous est gare. Le Temps nous est train".
MA Masterpo Globetrotter ·
Chais pas pour qui voter 🤪

Tu peux peut-être donner ton vote à celle-dont-on-ne-doit-pas-prononcer-le-nom, ça lui évitera de sortir qui-tu-sais de la naphtaline 😛
JE Jeep83 Veteran ·
Chais pas pour qui voter 🤪

Tu peux peut-être donner ton vote à celle-dont-on-ne-doit-pas-prononcer-le-nom, ça lui évitera de sortir qui-tu-sais de la naphtaline 😛

Chuuuuuut! Invoquer les esprits peut les faire revenir.😠
Au début l'important était le but, puis ce fut le chemin. Désormais le chemin est le but et je l'espère sans fin. (Anonyme) C'est le temps qui me reste qui importe, pas celui qui passe. (J.P. Belmondo)
KO Kola Globetrotter ·
MaaasterPooOO Tu peux laisser ce petit linge tremper (trempé ? 🤪) et répondre au problème soulevé par CatherineGil dans la discussion, s'il te plait ? 🙂

P.S : pour une raison que j'ignore et sans doute parce que je ne fais pas ce que je devrais, pour ajouter les image de mon vote que je copie/colle dans le diapo, je dois les remettre aux dim voulues par VF ! C'est...chi.... ! 😠

(Kate... je te comprends)
PE Perju Globetrotter ·
J'peux ? Dans le diapo les photos sont réduites en pixels, et comme VF demande du 2000 mini ça ne (se) colle pas ... Le plus simple est de faire un copier/coller depuis le post du concours . 🙂
Qui boit l'eau d'une terre étrangère doit en suivre les coutumes (proverbe Mongol)
MO Mong1 Globetrotter ·
Tout à fait exact... et j'ajoute qu'il faut seulement faire copier/ coller, sans cliquer dessus pour chercher à les agrandir sinon ça marche pas ! 🙂
KO Kola Globetrotter ·
Pour mettre les photos issues de VF (2000 pixels minimum) dans un diapo extérieur, il faut donc les redimensionner en plus petit pour qu'elles soient acceptées... ou alors cela se fait automatiquement ? Ou quoi ?

(Perju, chaque fois que je vois ton avatar j'ai l'impression que je suis mouru...)
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To participate: Submit your photos until Monday, May 25 at 11:59 PM You can post up to 3 photos, numbered and shared in separate messages, along with a short description of the location and the story behind it.

To vote: From Tuesday, May 26 at 12:01 AM until Saturday, May 30 at 11:59 PM After the deadline, it’s too late.

Please include the photo number, username, and the points awarded: Photo #1 = 3 pts Photo #2 = 2 pts Photo #3 = 1 pt

All VF members can vote (even those who didn’t submit photos). In case of a tie for first place, the winning photo will be the one with the most first-place votes, then second-place votes! The lucky winner will get to organize June 2026’s photo contest.

For discussions about the theme, click here: Discussion thread for May 2026’s theme: Staircases
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Envallis 3 months ago · Muriel18
April 2026 Photo Contest Theme: Feeling Fishy?
The 140th (wow!) edition of the contest is now live!

Since it’s April Fools’ month and I’m a diver at heart, I had to pick a theme around the sea and fish.

This month’s theme is: sea fishing 🙂. Deep-sea fishing, rockpooling, shore casting, shellfish & crustaceans—anything remotely related to sea fishing fits the bill 😉

Photos of fishing boats, fishing ports, fish auctions, seafood stalls, nets and trawls, lobster pots, fishermen, your kids collecting cockles, even those New Year’s oyster shells 😏—no limits as long as it ties into the theme 😛 And of course, a special shout-out to anglers worldwide! 🙂

I’m traveling right now, so I don’t have many photos on hand. To illustrate the theme, I’ve chosen this shot of a small Vietnamese fishing boat I spotted near the Cham Islands, returning from a dive.



Contest rules: You can post up to three photos, each in a separate message, clearly numbering them (1, 2, or 3) and including the location where the photo was taken. Any explanations about your photos are welcome.

When voting, you’ll choose three photos, clearly stating the participant’s name followed by their photo number. The first photo in your vote gets three points, the second gets two, and the third gets one.

The winner will be the person whose photo earns the most points. In case of a tie, the winner will be the one with the most first-place votes, or if still tied, the most second-place votes. If it’s a perfect tie, the person who reached their score first wins. The winner then gets the honor of choosing and organizing May 2026’s contest theme. Ties for any other position won’t be broken. Finally, you don’t need to enter the contest to vote, but participants (and I hope there’ll be lots of you!) are *strongly* encouraged to vote!

Please only post contest photos in this thread. Starting Saturday, April 25 (00:01 Paris time), only votes should be posted.

Key dates: You can submit your photos from today until Friday, April 24, 2026 (23:59 Paris time—Xavier, you can do the math for Perth 😏). Voting starts the very next minute and ends on Thursday, April 29 (23:59 Paris time). Results will be announced on Thursday, April 30, 2026... The next host can take over on Saturday, May 2 (yeah, May 1 is a no-work day 😛)

Ready, set, shoot!
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Xrctn 4 months ago · Jojoone1
March 2026 Photo Contest Theme: Metal, Metallic
The 139th edition of this contest is now open, and this month’s theme is: « Metal, Metallic».

From ore to rockets, wire to the Eiffel Tower—or in a pinch, even a self-portrait at the bottom of a spoon—the theme is broad enough that you should be able to come up with at least three ideas pretty easily! Sure, things might get tricky when it’s time to vote, but that could just be a sign of a successful contest, right?! But we’re not there yet.

Contest rules: You can post up to three photos, each in a separate message, clearly indicating their number (1, 2, or 3) along with the location where the photo was taken. Any explanations about your photos are welcome.

You’ll vote for three photos, clearly stating the name of the participant you’ve chosen, followed by the photo number. The first photo in your vote will receive three points, the second two points, and the third one point.

The winner will be the person whose photo earns the most points. In case of a tie, the winner will be the one with the most first-place votes—or, if still tied, the most second-place votes. Finally, if it’s a perfect tie, the winner will be the one who reached their score first. The winner will then have the pleasure of choosing the theme for the April 2026 contest and organizing it. Ties for any position other than first won’t be broken. Lastly, you don’t need to participate in the contest to vote. However, participants (and I hope there’ll be lots of you!) are strongly encouraged to vote!

Please only post contest photos in this thread, and starting Thursday, March 26 (00:01 Paris time), only votes.

Key dates: You can submit your photos starting today, Tuesday, March 3, 2026, until Wednesday, March 25, 2026 (23:59 Paris time). Voting will begin the minute after and end on Monday, March 30 (23:59 Paris time). Results will be announced on Tuesday, March 31, 2026 ... if all goes well!

A discussion thread for this contest is open HERE: The photorama can be found HERE
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Muriel18 5 months ago · Sinforosa
February contest theme: lakes and ponds around the world
Let’s stick with the water theme—it’s definitely the season (maybe a bit *too* much for some of those dealing with floods 😕). After the flowing waters (with varying energy levels), let’s take it easy with still waters:

Lakes (Annecy)

Ponds (near Moustiers Saint Marie)

Lagoons (Bacalar)

If you’ve got nice photos of a pond—or even a puddle—why not? Natural bodies of water only: no pools or fountains (reservoir lakes are accepted… because they often look like natural lakes ).

The contest rules are the same as always 😉: Up to 3 photos per member, one photo per post (a little explanation is better), and past winning photos from other VF contests aren’t allowed. You have until Sunday, February 22nd at 11:59 PM (Paris time) to post your photos. Voting starts Monday the 23rd at midnight—rank your top 3 photos in order (3, 2, and 1 points). Voting ends Saturday, February 28th at 11:59 PM. Results will be announced on March 1st. The winning photo is the one with the most points (in case of a tie, the photo ranked first the most times wins). The lucky winner gets to organize March’s contest 😎.

Dig into your archives…
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Rouquine38 6 months ago · UnaMilanese
Waterways Around the World: January 2026 Photo Contest
The first theme of 2026 is: "Waterways Around the World".

Water is present almost everywhere on our blue planet, so I’ve narrowed the theme down to waterways—rivers, streams, brooks, and the like.



Seas, oceans, lakes, or other stagnant waters won’t be considered for this month’s theme 😅. However, waterfalls and cascades are very welcome 😊!



Practical details:

**Participation** Each VF member can submit up to 3 photos, until Sunday, January 25th at 11:59 PM Paris time. Each photo must be posted in a separate message, with its number (1, 2, or 3). Don’t forget to add a little explanation (commentary, location, etc.).

**Voting** Each VF member can vote for the 3 photos they consider the best, based on their own criteria and the theme.

Voting will take place from Monday, January 26th to Saturday, January 31st at 11:59 PM Paris time.

Photos should be ranked in order of preference: - 1st photo: 3 points - 2nd photo: 2 points - 3rd photo: 1 point

The winner is the photographer whose photo receives the most points.

Results will be published on February 1st. In case of a tie, the number of first-place votes will decide. The winner will have the honor of organizing February 2026’s contest.

Photos that have already been nominated (1st, 2nd, or 3rd place) in another contest are not eligible to participate in this one.

This thread is exclusively for contest photo submissions. All discussions, comments, and chit-chat should take place in the thread: here
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Gaura 7 months ago · Rouquine38
One or More Towers: December Photo Contest
I suggest we compete with photos of towers. No magic tricks or potter’s wheels—we’re talking about "tour" as in the feminine noun. So, a kind of tall building, round, square, or polygonal, or a high structure that could be metallic, or a flat-topped bell tower (campanile), or a high-rise building (building)... You can find them almost everywhere in the world and from all eras. The tower(s) must be the main subject of the photo. Examples: The first photo, which is Saint Mark’s Square (with the Campanile), won’t be accepted. The second one, where the Campanile tower is the main subject, will be accepted.



Have fun and surprise us! Photos of computer towers are excluded 😏
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Gaura 7 months ago
December Photo Contest Discussion: One or Multiple Shots of Towers
This is the place to chat about December’s theme! I’ll start with a little TOUR of the world’s TOURS.

















Of course, you can submit multiple photos of the same tower in the contest—it’s the quality of the photo that’ll be judged during voting, not just the subject!
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UnaMilanese 8 months ago · Attila
World Gardens and Parks – November 2025 Photo Contest


Good evening everyone,

So, it’s settled—the first idea (this book about the lush garden of a New York state parsonage, "this garden obsessed with the love this man had for his late wife." Reverend Cheney musically noting all the birdsongs, the water droplets in the watering can, the wind rushing through cloaks at the end of the 19th century) will be the theme.

Garden: A plot of land, usually enclosed, attached or not to a dwelling, planted with useful or ornamental vegetation.

So, private gardens, vegetable patches, herb gardens, botanical gardens, winter gardens with their lush greenhouses, the "hortus conclusus" of cloisters evoking the Garden of Eden, public gardens, and their extension into parks are all welcome. I’m sure I’ve forgotten some...

Photos can be posted until Monday, November 24 at midnight, following the usual rules: one per message, numbered from 1 to 3, with the location of the shot and, if you’d like, a few details.

Voting, where you explicitly assign 3 to 1 points to your top 3 photos, will take place from Tuesday, November 25 at 12:01 AM until Sunday, November 30 at midnight. The results will be announced on December 1.

Your turn! 😉

Catherine

PS: This thread is reserved for contest photos. For all other photos and conversations under the trees by the fountains, it’s here.
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Muriel18 9 months ago · Montagnard74
October Photo Contest Theme: Doors
Hi everyone!

This theme has probably been done before... but not recently, at least 😉 Doors—open, closed, of houses, castles... even if only the threshold remains. Since I’m not home, I don’t have access to my photos right now, and regarding the rules, I’ll let you refer to one of the previous contests.

Photos can be posted until Thursday the 23rd at 11:59 PM (Paris time). Voting will take place from the 24th to the 30th of October, and the results will be announced on the 31st during the day.

See you soon! 🙂
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Attila 10 months ago · Rouquine38
September 2025 Photo Contest: I Signal, You Signal, We Signal – Get Your Signs Ready!
Hi there, 🙂

The point of this contest isn’t to photograph Mathilde or even to frantically click the "report" button on every post in a thread.

It’s to post **road signs**!

Whether they’re official or not...

Funny or serious...

Of all shapes, all colors, in all languages...

The rules are the same as usual—I’ll let you check out the previous contests for reference. 😛

Just a quick reminder:

- Max of 3 photos per person.

- One photo per post (preferably embedded 😉) with a caption and the photo number.

Submissions close on **Monday, September 22, 2025, at 11:59 PM Paris time**.

Voting starts on **Tuesday, September 23, 2025, at 11:59 PM** (and not a second before… 😇), Paris time, and ends on **Monday, September 29, 2025, at the same time** (still Paris time).

Results will be posted on **September 30, 2025**, sometime during the day!

Ready, set, snap!



(To discuss, it’s here…)
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Rouquine38 11 months ago
World's Felines: August 2025 Photo Contest
Hi everyone, Here’s the theme for August... the world’s felines. Yep, wildlife photography! 😺

Forest cat

So, this theme isn’t exactly a "travel invitation," but coming up with a new one is quite a puzzle 😅. During February’s “white” theme discussion, we had pages of cats, so you should be inspired 😸. I won’t be restrictive—wild felines, domestic cats, and even those in zoos (though I’m not a fan) will be accepted. Plus, engravings, paintings, statues, or any other representations of felines fit the theme. The Sphinx is also welcome ;).



Practical details:

Participation: Each VF member can submit up to 3 photos, until Monday, August 25th at 11:59 PM Paris time. Each photo must be posted in a separate message, with its number (1, 2, or 3). Don’t forget to add a little explanation (comment, location, etc.).

Voting: Each VF member can vote for the 3 photos they consider the best, based on their own criteria and the theme.

Voting will take place from Tuesday, August 26th to Saturday, August 30th at 11:59 PM Paris time.

Selected photos will be ranked in order of preference: - 1st photo: 3 points - 2nd photo: 2 points - 3rd photo: 1 point

The winner is the photographer with the most points.

Results will be published on August 31st. In case of a tie, the number of first-place votes will decide. The winner will have the honor of organizing September 2025’s contest.

Photos that have already been nominated (1st, 2nd, or 3rd place) in another contest are not eligible for this one.

This thread is exclusively for contest submissions. Any discussions or comments should be posted here.
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UnaMilanese last year · Rouquine38
Wood in all its forms – July 2025 photography contest
Hi everyone,

This month’s contest theme is WOOD. Wood as a plant material—roots, trunks, branches that make up a tree. Dead or alive, splinters and knots. Sawdust too. Firewood, from the woodshed to the hearth. Wood as a crafting material and all the things it can become: from a spoon to a violin, a boat to a stave church, and so much more—way too long to list! 😉

Technical details:

1. Each of you can post up to 3 photos. One photo per message, numbered 1 to 3. Along with the shot, feel free to share a few written details—location, context, anecdote, or photography technique. Photos can be submitted until Tuesday, July 22 at midnight, Milan time.

2. Voting will take place from Wednesday, July 23 at 00:00 until Tuesday, July 29 at midnight. All forum members can vote for their 3 favorite photos, listing the photographer’s name and the photo number in order of preference: 3 points for first place, 2 for second, and 1 for third.

3. Results will be announced on Wednesday, July 30 during the day. In case of a tie, the number of first-place votes will decide. Photos already featured on a podium are not eligible to compete.

The winner will have the special privilege of organizing August’s contest.

This thread is reserved for contest photos. For other wood-themed photos and general discussions, head here.











Alright, your turn! 😛

Catherine
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Kate last year · LillieoneFE
A Series: June 2025 Photo Contest Theme
The theme for June is: A SERIES "A series is a set of coherent images that share several common points while still being different from one another."

In 3 photos, posted simultaneously in the same message, I’d like you to tell me a little story with a few words. You’re allowed 2 series.

They can be narrative or thematic. For example: 3 shots representing 3 professions, 3 places of worship, 3 market stalls, 3 trains... the ideas are endless—whether in the same place or in different countries... or 3 images of the same place, photographed from 3 different angles, under 3 different lights... or 3 images where the predominant color is the same... Narrative and theme can, of course, overlap.

Practical details:

Participation Each VF member can submit up to 2 series, until Saturday, June 21 at 11:59 PM Paris time. Each series of 3 photos must be presented in a single message, with its number indicated (series 1, series 2).

Voting: Each VF member can vote for the 3 series they consider the best, based on their own criteria and the theme.

Voting will take place from Saturday, June 21 at midnight until Saturday, June 28 at 11:59 PM Paris time.

The selected series will be ranked in order of preference: - 1st series: 3 points - 2nd: 2 points - 3rd: 1 point

The winner is the author of the series with the most points.

Results will be published on June 29 during the day. In case of a tie, the number of first-place votes will decide. The winner will have the honor of organizing July 2025’s contest.

Photos that have won (1st, 2nd, or 3rd place) in another VF contest are not eligible for this one.

This thread is exclusively for series submitted to the contest. All discussions, comments, and other chatter should take place in this thread.

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Narrative: In Bali, I took a cooking class. We went to the market to shop with the teacher. We cleaned and prepped the ingredients to make, among other things, a lovely salad.







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Narrative and thematic: I really loved this place 30 km from Essaouira. A little souk "just as it is," as they say. The souk of Ida Ougourd.







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Thematic: Green in nature. The green of tea plantations in Munnar, a bamboo forest in Les Landes, and a park in Tokyo.



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