A rainy day in Havana, Cuba, November 2025
Welcome to One Word Sunday, and over to all of you to join the challenge with your own black image. Blackbirds, blackouts, blackberries … – what will you come up with? Or will you take my route and go black and white?
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Thanks to everyone who shared reflections last week. Clearly a theme that everyone enjoys and I very much enjoyed the enthusiastic response.
If you didn’t have chance to check out everyone’s offerings, the links are below. Why not grab a coffee now and go blog exploring.
- Alice at The 59 Club
- Bernie at 3Six5Snaps2
- Brian at Bushboy’s World
- Carol at Light Words
- Carol Anne at Therapy Bits
- Cath’s Camera
- David Oakes – Images
- Dawn at The Day After
- Elke at Pictures Imperfect
- Figments of a DuTchess
- Flights of the Soul
- Geriatri’x’ Fotogallery
- Gfpacificbee
- Heaven’s Sunshine
- Janet at This, That and the Other Thing
- Klara at Sliku svoju ljubim II
- Margaret at From Pyrenees to Pennines
- Marianne Villanueva
- Marie at Hops Skips and Jumps
- Pensitivity 101
- Sandy at Out of My Write Mind
- Sue at Words Visual
- Tbl.Photos
Next week’s theme will be fashion
Other forthcoming themes are listed here, and to see previous weeks of this challenge, click here
Copyright Debbie Smyth, 19 April 2026
Posted as part of One Word Sunday
Travel with Intent 
One Word Sunday 4/19/26 Katherine in B&W – Sillyfrog’s Blog
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Here is my entry for black
https://wp.me/p3RE1e-o9N
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Love your photo. So moody.
https://dailymusing57.com/2026/04/19/one-word-sunday-black/
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Find my entry at https://peterbouchier.wordpress.com/english-essays-and-poems-2/blackbird/
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Here’s mine Debbie
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Nice shot!
Here’s mine: Open Wide, There’s Black Inside | Out of My Write Mind
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Thanks Sandy
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Welcome!
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Avian black for me: https://sustainabilitea.wordpress.com/2026/04/19/black-2/
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Excellent composition and a great spot!
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j’aime beaucoup ta photo. l’image que j’ai choisie pour ton challenge est celle-ci https://kwarkito.blogspot.com/2016/05/empreintes-sur-une-surface-noire.html
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Brilliant bit of framing/Layering, Debbie! Here is Mine: https://suejudd.com/2026/04/19/black-2/
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This is a very strong, multi-layered photo, Debbie. I love it!
Have a great Sunday.
https://figmentsofadutchess.com/2026/04/19/black/
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Yes, I was delighted to spot the woman with balloons in such a great position for me
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excellent framing, Debbie.
https://lessywannagohome.blogspot.com/2026/04/black.html
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Thanks Klara
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I love the tantalising bustling scene spied through the car window. A great shot. Here’s my enigmatic offering: https://margaret21.com/2026/04/19/a-mystery-black/
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I went through these square several times and it never seems to have a quiet moment.
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I can imagine!
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Black automobiles is the trend 🙂 :-https://davidoakes-images.com/2026/04/19/ows-one-word-sunday-challenge-black/
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🙂 though actually this one was blue
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Well, minecwere genuinely black , highly polished so reflected lots blue from the sky. 🤣🤣
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It’s a shot I would have dared to take in Germany, too – behind a car and through two windows, a stealth shot. The result is great! All those different layers.
With a theme like “black” how could I not: https://picturesimperfectblog.com/2026/04/19/if-it-can-catch-mice-its-a-good-cat/
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Yes, you need framing and layers to make street photography work. Plus, I was able to stand under shelter during a heavy storm 🙂
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I saw a black car yesterday with yellow ears..is yours a yellow car with black 😄? My entry here https://flightsofthesoul.wordpress.com/2026/04/19/black/
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Ha ha! No this was a blue car, no ears
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😄..by ears I meant the side/wing mirrors
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Nice monochrome.
So much going on here.
Nicely framed.
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Thanks Dawn. I spent a happy few hours hiding from the rain and watching the locals rushing and queuing for buses and taxis.
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Nice composition!
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Thank you 🙂
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I like the use of the open window as a frame. The shot looks in good in B&W.
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Yes, the framing worked well. Though not open actually, just well washed by the heavy rain
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Several levels of black here. Cool picture. You have such a good eye for compositions.
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Thanks, Bernie. I took this for the colours, but I think I now prefer it in black and white. (I’ll share the colour version soon 😁 )
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