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Day 30 and the very last photographs of the challenge. The word of the day was “destruction”, very fitting for the end / destruction of the challenge. What: destruction Where: (55.66301,12.63692) When: 30-11-2019 and 30-12-2019 November For the November photo the challenge sent me to Amager Strand at the waterfront, but this day I was… Read more: 30. destruction

Second to last day of the challenge and with today’s word “goalkeeper” it was once again necessary to do some out-of-the-box thinking. What: goalkeeper Where: (55.70353,12.59455) When: 29-11-2019 and 29-12-2019 November For the November photo I was going to Nordhavn very close to the location of “post”, but at little closer to the harbour. The… Read more: 29. goalkeeper

Day 28, the third to last day and today’s word was “coach” with a location in the more “wild” part of Amager. What: coach Where: (55.6484,12.56227) When: 28-11-2019 and 28-12-2019 November In November I was going to the western part of Amager very close to the harbour and quick far south in an area with… Read more: 28. coach

Day 27 and today’s word “crack” gave me all kinds of colourful associations but I ended up using the most literal meaning of the word. What: crack Where: (55.66312,12.55573) When: 27-11-2019 and 27-12-2019 November In November the challenge sent me to Dybbølsbro on the outskirts of Vesterbro, to an area with lots of construction and… Read more: 27. crack

Day 26 of the challenge and with today’s word “investment” I was going creative especially in my recreation photo. What: investment Where: (55.66286,12.59509) When: 26-11-2019 and 26-12-2019 November In November I was sent to Amager in the northern part still close to the city centre. The word “investment” gave me different associations for my subject;… Read more: 26. investment

Day number 25 and the challenge is slowly coming to an end. Today’s word was “depart” and the location was in Inner Copenhagen. What: depart Where: (55.67325,12.57684) When: 25-11-2019 and 25-12-2019 November In November I went to Inner Copenhagen close to the parliament. The exact location was in a small closed street, so I couldn’t… Read more: 25. depart

Day 24 and the beginning of the last week of the challenge. The word “testify” combined with a location close the the train tracks and a late hour made for a not-the-best-ever result. What: testify Where: (55.65717,12.53901) When: 24-11-2019 and 24-12-2019 November In November I was going to Sydhavn close to the train tracks at… Read more: 24. testify

On day 23 I was going out to Valbyparken in the south of the city to take a photo of “stool”. What: stool Where: (55.64371,12.52311) When: 23-11-2019 and 23-12-2019 November For the November shot I was sent to Valbyparken, a big green area with different small parks and sports fields in the southern part of… Read more: 23. stool

Day 22 offered the word “betray” in a cemetery in Copenhagen, which laid out for an obvious subject. What: betray Where: (55.66091,12.534) When: 22-11-2019 and 22-12-2019 November For the November photo I was sent to the Mosaic part of the cemetery Vestre Kirkegård. With the word “betray” I thought it pretty obvious to make the… Read more: 22. betray

First day of the last third of the challenge – or day 21 – and today’s mission was going to inner Copenhagen and taking a photo of “drill”. What: drill Where: (55.67591,12.57332) When: 21-11-2019 and 21-12-2019 November In November I was sent to inner Copenhagen close to the city hall and the parliament. Looking for… Read more: 21. drill

Day 20 of the challenge was not the best day I’ve had in my life. Today’s word “reluctance” fittingly described the mood together with classic Danish grey weather. What: reluctance Where: (55.66266,12.57074) When: 20-11-2019 and 20-12-2019 November In November today was the day after my wife got rejected which meant we were going to move… Read more: 20. reluctance

Day 19 of the challenge should turn out to be one of the life-changing days. Today’s word was “celebration” but that would not be the theme of the day. What: celebration Where: (55.64488,12.60359) When: 19-11-2019 and 19-12-2019 November In November I was sent to Amager and yet another residential area just behind a kindergarten. There… Read more: 19. celebration

On day 18 of the challenge I got the subject “measure” and a location in Nørrebro, and I had to use alternative measures to get my shot. What: measure Where: (55.70321,12.54673) When: 18-11-2019 and 18-12-2019 November In November the challenge sent me to Nørrebro on a side street to Tagensvej. Reaching the destination I found… Read more: 18. measure

On day 17 I got the controversial subject “indexfinger” and a location yet again in residential Amager. What: indexfinger Where: (55.65012,12.62766) When: 17-11-2019 and 17-12-2019 November In November I was sent to Amager and the residential are around Amager Strand. I was going to find the subject “indexfinger” so I was quite convinced, that I… Read more: 17. indexfinger

On the first day of the second half of the challenge I set out to find “passion” in Amager, which would present quite a challenge. What: passion Where: (55.645,12.60637) When: 16-11-2019 and 16-12-2019 November For the November shot I went to Sundbyvester on Amager in a residential area with apartments and villas. Looking for “passion”… Read more: 16. passion

Day 15 and halfway through the challenge. Today’s word was “donor” with the location in a Christmas market in the heart of Copenhagen. What: donor Where: (55.68095,12.58563) When: 15-11-2019 and 15-12-2019 November For the November photograph I was going to Kongens Nytorv in the inner city, and even though it was only mid-November they had… Read more: 15. donor

Today task: go to Østerbro and take a photo of “mark”; not the easiest task and it would require a bit of imagination to get the shot. What: mark Where: (55.70427,12.58966) When: 14-11-2019 and 14-12-2019 November In November the challenge took me to Østerbro, close to Nordhavn station but this time on the inside of… Read more: 14. mark

On this day the word was “ethical” and after yesterday’s statements I would keep in the political theme, bringing in the nature as well. What: ethics Where: (55.71501,12.56686) When: 13-11-2019 and 13-12-2019 November In November I was going to Østerbro to a small park centered around a lake. It would not be the easiest place… Read more: 13. ethics

On the twelfth day of November, my challenge gave to me… the word “post” and a location in the middle of not-really-anything in Nordhavn. What: post Where: (55.70418,12.5924) When: 12-11-2019 and 12-12-2019 November For the first photo I went to the s-train station Nordhavn and walked to the location just on the other side, close… Read more: 12. post

Today’s word was “crevice” and while I was going to a residential neighbourhood in Amager rather than an American national park, I was going to have to think outside the box again to get my shot. What: crevice Where: (55.64942,12.63024) When: 11-11-2019 and 11-12-2019 November In November I was led to Amager in a quiet… Read more: 11. crevice

Tenth day and one third through the challenge. Today’s word was “unique” which should be somewhat easier to find than some the earlier words. What: unique Where: (55.6698,12.60721) When: 10-11-2019 and 10-12-2019 November For the November shot I went to Amager next to the big open sport area Kløvermarken. The exact location was placed in… Read more: 10. unique

The ninth day of the challenge and today’s word was “overcharge” with a location in residential Frederiksberg. What: overcharge Where: (55.6868,12.51452) When: 09-11-2019 and 09-12-2019 November The location for the November photo was in a residential area in Frederiksberg not long from my apartment. When I arrived and walked around a bit I was having… Read more: 09. overcharge

First day of the second week of the challenge, and the impossible task of photographing something “cute” in a parking lot on a grey autumn day in Copenhagen. What: cute Where: (55.64964,12.51726) When: 08-11-2019 and 08-12-2019 November The first photo location was in Valby close to Valbyhallen and the building materials store Bauhaus. I was… Read more: 08. cute

Last day of the first week; today’s word was “incident” and I was going to a train station. What: incident Where: (55.66339,12.5368) When: 07-11-2019 and 07-12-2019 November In November I was sent to Vesterbro/Valby on the newly opened S-train station Carlsberg. I was hoping not to have an all too obvious subject; an incident at… Read more: 07. incident

Day six and I was getting used to the process even though the void of having no concrete plans – like going to a workplace each morning – was beginning to nag a little bit. The one concrete plan of the day – taking a single photo – definitely helped get through the days. Today’s… Read more: 06. general

Fifth day of the challenge. Today’s word was “vein”, so I was pretty sure I had to do some out-of-the-box photographing to achieve my picture. What: vein Where: (55.69352,12.59634) When: 05-11-2019 and 05-12-2019 November November’s shooting location was on a bridge close to the fortress “Kastellet”; to the bridge into the fortress but another one… Read more: 05. vein

Fourth day of the challenge and I was slowly beginning to get used to the process. Today’s word was “lick” which required some more outside-the-box thinking. What: lick Where: (55.67491,12.58654) When: 04-11-2019 and 04-12-2019 November On a cloudy and wet day I was led to inner Copenhagen and found myself under the Knippelsbro to take… Read more: 04. lick

Third day, third photo. Today’s subject was “make” requiring me to think a little bit outside the box to take a meaningful photo. What: make Where: (55.64584,12.62844) When: 03-11-2019 and 03-12-2019 November I was sent deep into the residential area of Amager with lots of family houses and gardens, large and small streets, and not… Read more: 03. make

Second day of the challenge. Today’s word was “enemy” and the first photo was to be taken in Vesterbro/Dybbølsbro. What: enemy Where: (55.66621,12.55643) When: 02-11-2019 and 02-12-2019 November The November was a classic Copenhagen autumn day with lots of clouds and rain. This presented a practical problem, and the camera and the physical photo should… Read more: 02. enemy

This was the first day of the challenge and the first day of my time as unemployed. Very appropriately today’s word was “resignation” which I gave my employer about a month earlier. What: resignation Where: (55.65455,12.60528) When: 01-11-2019 and 01-12-2019 November For the very first photo of the challenge I was sent to Amager to… Read more: 01. resignation