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1. Photography something circular or round

2. Photograph a stranger


3. A doorway

4. Something in disrepair


5. Abnormal perspective

6. Night

7. Contrasting colors

8. Fast movement

9. A challenging place

10. Something tiny

11. The weather

12. Interactions

13. Representation of time

14. Photograph a friends secret

15. Journey or travel

16. A Rock

17. Photograph your interest or something meaningful to you

18. People expressing emotion

19. Low vantage point

20 Reflections of object or area

21. Texture

22. Pollution

23. Take a photo of something ugly

24. Power or the force of something

25. Something Yellow

26. Strong Light

27. Staircase

28. Comfortable area or Home

29. Instructions 

30. A trick or joke;-)

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