Once a year, I take on the heroic effort of asking readers to send us their one favorite photo, without judgement or critique. This massive collection of hundreds and hundreds of images allow students and hobbyists to share space with emerging and significant photographers. 2020 allowed for a broad range of subject matter from pandemic inspired photographs, reflections of social justice and outrage, conceptual and classic interpretations of the natural word, to beautiful and quirky photographs exploring the internal and external parts of our lives.
Thank you for your submissions and for being part of our amazing community. Now, be prepared for 11 pages of almost 700 images — pour yourself a big cup of coffee or bigger glass of wine and celebrate the range of photographic expression in 2020. We wish you a healthy, happy, and creative 2021. – Aline Smithson
©Lisa Toboz, Falling Stars, Pittsburgh, PA IG @lisatoboz
©Untitled (Self-Portrait), Cree Vitti, Tivoli, NY. IG @critg0d
© Hope Kahn, Murmer, Cherry Hill, New Jersey @hopekahnphotography
©Barbara Dombach, Trying to Fly, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. USA. My back yard
©Nicholas Li, Zoom High School, Ellicott City, MD IG @nickli.photo
©Kelli Jai, Fashion Forward, Atlanta GA IG;: @Kellijaiphotos
©James Lattanzio, Portrait of Artist and Naturalist Wanda von Bremen, Montclair, NJ IG: @jameslattanziophoto
© Deb Leal, ‘Babe’ Film Still, Sausalito, CA @leal.mp4
©Lisa Guerriero “Celebrating my 50th Birthday Alone During Quarantine” Studio City, CA @analogstreets
©Blimie Tee, Face Mask, Milwaukee, WI IG @blimietphotography
©Emilia Kashfian, Reaching for the Moon, Los Angeles, CA IG @emilia____photographe IG @whenmoodstrikes
©Pelin Guven, Entangled Reality, Istanbul/Turkey, IG: @pelinbg
©Kate Warren, Whisper My Sins to Me, Richmond, VA, IG: @gokateshoot.
©Reilly A. Miller, Up-Down, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Reserve, Colorado IG @reillyisgood
© Cieran Jay, Bird, Richmond London park, IG @cieranjayphoto,
©Emily Porter, Pussy Willow, Sleeping Bear, Beulah, MI, IG: @emilyporterphotograph
©Póghós Méhía, Bijou, Cota, Colombia. IG: @poghosmehia
©Eric Rippert, 245E150th, Cleveland, OH IG @ericrippert
©Damian Nenadić Surrendered to self preservation Zagreb, Croatia @damiannenadic/
©Monica d. Church, Clean Curtains, Poughkeepsie, NY, IG: @monica.d.church and @monicadchurch
©Hannah Cuenca, Oh Deer!, Davie, FL
©Ernie Luppi, Botanical Gardens, San Francisco, CA ernie_luppi IG @ernie_luppi
©Georgia Matsamaki, Georgia, Crete-Greece IG @georgia.matsamaki
©Norma Córdova, aka, shesaidred, 000058160009, Black Diamond Mines, California IG @shesaidred
© Jesse Ly, No Longer//Forever, Cincinnati, OH IG: @jessely
©Qingqian Liu, 我自拍了我和20出头的我妈(a self-portrait of me and my mom in her 20s), New York City, IG: @q_liuu
©Dan Adams, Shadow Rider, Fort Wayne, IN @dan_adams_snaps
©MaryJo Gebrosky, Empty Chair, location is Columbia SC
© Daniel B Friedman, Fabrizio, UNH Whittemore Center, Durham, NH IG: @danielbfriedman
Browse the entire 2020 Favorite Photo Exhibition
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