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starter

colour walk

choose a single colour and go for a walk. photograph every instance you find. see how one colour connects wildly different objects and surfaces.

materials

  • camera
  • comfortable shoes

instructions

  1. 1

    pick one colour — any colour. say it out loud: that's your colour for this walk.

  2. 2

    walk for 10-15 minutes. photograph every instance of your chosen colour you spot.

  3. 3

    aim for at least 5 captures. look high (signs, sky, rooftops) and low (ground, puddles, litter).

  4. 4

    review your gallery. annotate each capture with a stamp for the material type — is it natural? manufactured? painted? accidental?

  5. 5

    write a one-sentence reflection: what surprised you most about where your colour appeared?

capture prompts

skills:observationdocumentationpattern recognitionreflection