We ended our genre sampling month with macro. For some of us, this was a stretch, not having a macro lens and making do with creative techniques such as reverse freelensing or whatever lens we had available. For others, this was their sweet spot.

No matter where the participants landed with this genre, you definitely can't tell because everyone brought their A game!

As everyone was sharing their end-of-the-month collages and reflecting back on the themes, it was nice to hear the feedback that despite their initial hesitation heading into the genre sampling month, they surprised themselves - either by falling in love with a new genre or how they were able to create something they wouldn't have otherwise without the push. If we aren't pushing ourselves, we aren't allowing room for growth.

Before we head into a new month of themes, let's first take a look at the beauties from week 31.

xo Angie

In this post, photographer Holly Awwad shares how she has dealt with the transition from photographing her family to the new genre of macro and nature photography.