{"id":401201,"date":"2026-01-31T20:37:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T20:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/401201\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T20:37:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T20:37:25","slug":"the-2026-lenscratch-new-beginnings-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/401201\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2026 Lenscratch New Beginnings Exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/lenscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u00a9Tracey-Suba-Tracey-Suba.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-204910 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_9396-bn-Melina-Barberi-525x700.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9396 bn - Melina Barberi\" width=\"525\" height=\"700\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9\u00a0Melina Barberi, @melina.barberi<\/p>\n<p>For\u00a0our\u00a0second online exhibition of the year,\u00a0LENSCRATCH is\u00a0thrilled to present the work of an eclectic group of artists who are\u00a0expanding their practices\u00a0with new techniques and subject matter. Created within the last year, their works exemplify that generative moment in which curiosity inspires us to\u00a0move toward new horizons, point our lenses to new scenes, and frame with a renewed sense of perspective. Thank you to everyone who submitted, and for inspiring us to\u00a0 grow\u00a0our image-making\u00a0with your beautiful photographs. We hope you enjoy spending time with them as much as we did selecting them.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to the selected artists in this gallery: Susan Annable, Jason Arel-Klein, Melina Barberi, Candace Biggerstaff, Frankie Breakfast, Frances Bukovsky, Carole Cavanaugh, Raghuvamsh Chavali, Lisa Cramer, Annemarie Deckers, Elena Donskaya, Alina Dvoryadkina, Natalia Ershova, Jocelyn Flores, Xinyu Gao, J. M. Golding, Page Hall, Philip Hobobo, Christina Hudson, Judita Juknele, Fatyma Khan, Lindsey Kincaid, Hansae Lee, Lais Lopes, Jillian Abir MacMaster, Deborah Noyes, Angelo Ocampo, Kinga Owczennikow, Danae Panagiotidi, Vanesa Pedraza, Sandra Pike, Linda Plaisted, Owen Emerson Prucey, Brynne Quinlan, Oliver Raschka, Vicki Reed, Tanya Robles, Jeff Schewe, Toni Smailagic, Erin Ryan Stelling, Tracey Suba, Jasmine Swisher, Gina Torchia, Ingrida Urbonavi\u010dien\u0117, Zinuo Wang, Nicholas Wong, Zhilin Xiang<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">New Beginnings<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Part 1 | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lenscratch.com\/2026\/01\/new-beginnings-part-2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Part 2<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-204926 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Oliver_Raschka-Oliver-Raschka1-651x240.jpg\" alt=\"Oliver_Raschka - Oliver Raschka\" width=\"640\" height=\"236\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/oliverraschka\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oliver Raschka,<\/a> A Sense of Place, 2025, @oliverraschka<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-204916 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JM-Golding-25-034-004-7-J.-M.-Golding-651x147.jpg\" alt=\"Sunday morning,  7:08-7:35\" width=\"651\" height=\"147\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.JMGolding.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">J. M. Golding<\/a>, Sunday morning walk, 7:08-7:35, 2025<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-204889 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Danae-Panagiotidi_-Danae-Panagiotidi-473x700.jpg\" alt=\"Danae Panagiotidi_ - Danae Panagiotidi\" width=\"473\" height=\"700\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 <a href=\"https:\/\/danaepanagiotidi.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Danae Panagiotidi<\/a>, @danae.pan<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lenscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u00a9Tanya-Robles-Untitled@-_4yn47_-tanyarobles.com-Tanya-Robles1.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-204897 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u00a9Tanya-Robles-Untitled@-_4yn47_-tanyarobles.com-Tanya-Robles1-651x465.jpg\" alt=\"\u00a9Tanya Robles, Untitled,@ _4yn47_, tanyarobles.com - Tanya Robles\" width=\"640\" height=\"457\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9<a href=\"http:\/\/tanyarobles.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Tanya Robles<\/a>, Untitled, @ _4yn47_<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-204935 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Wong_Nicholas-Only-Nicholas-Wong-651x365.jpg\" alt=\"Wong_Nicholas - Only - Nicholas Wong\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9\u00a0Nicholas Wong, Only, 2025, @nicktakesprrtypictures<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-204924 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Natalia_Ershova_Retrotopia_2-\u041d\u0430\u0442\u0430\u043b\u044c\u044f-\u0415\u0440\u0448\u043e\u0432\u0430-466x700.jpeg\" alt=\"Natalia_Ershova_Retrotopia_2 - \u041d\u0430\u0442\u0430\u043b\u044c\u044f \u0415\u0440\u0448\u043e\u0432\u0430\" width=\"466\" height=\"700\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 <a href=\"https:\/\/nataliaershova.photographer.ru\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Natalia Ershova,<\/a> Retrotopia, @ershova_natalja<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lenscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Alina_Dvoryadkina-Alina-Dvoryadkina1.jpg\" class=\"fancyboxgroup\" rel=\"gallery-204893 nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-204901 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Alina_Dvoryadkina-Alina-Dvoryadkina1-651x367.jpg\" alt=\"Alina_Dvoryadkina - Alina Dvoryadkina\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9\u00a0Alina Dvoryadkina, Sit down for a while, 2025, @gloupif<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lenscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/3-Fatyma-Khan1.png\" class=\"fancyboxgroup\" rel=\"gallery-204893 nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-204899 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/3-Fatyma-Khan1-467x700.png\" alt=\"3 - Fatyma Khan\" width=\"467\" height=\"700\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9\u00a0Fatyma Khan, The Perfect Storm, 2022, @fatymakhan_photography<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-204887 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Carole-Cavanaugh_Disquieting-Muse-Carole-Cavanaugh-466x700.jpg\" alt=\"Carole Cavanaugh_Disquieting Muse - Carole Cavanaugh\" width=\"466\" height=\"700\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolecavanaugh.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carole Cavanaugh<\/a>, Disquieting Muse, @carole.cavanaugh.art<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-204902 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Angelo_Ocampo-angelo-perception1-651x434.jpg\" alt=\"Angelo_Ocampo - angelo perception\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9\u00a0Angelo Ocampo, Denial, @perception.oc<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-204890 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Deborah_Noyes_A-Thousand-Words-Deb-Noyes-651x372.jpg\" alt=\"Deborah_Noyes_A Thousand Words - Deb Noyes\" width=\"640\" height=\"366\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Deborah, Noyes, A Thousand Words, @bluebrackendesigns<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-204900 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2026_Kincaid-Lindsey-Single-Step-Lindsey-Kincaid1-651x482.jpg\" alt=\"2026_Kincaid, Lindsey (Single Step) - Lindsey Kincaid\" width=\"640\" height=\"474\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 <a href=\"https:\/\/kinstudioarts.wordpress.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lindsey Kincaid<\/a>, A Single Step, 2026, @lkin_arts<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lenscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/erin_ryan_stelling_lenscratch-Erin-Ryan.jpg\" class=\"fancyboxgroup\" rel=\"gallery-204893 nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-204892 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/erin_ryan_stelling_lenscratch-Erin-Ryan-546x700.jpg\" alt=\"erin_ryan_stelling_lenscratch - Erin Ryan\" width=\"546\" height=\"700\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.erinryanstelling.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Erin Ryan Stelling<\/a>, Then not, @erinryanstelling<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lenscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/gina_torchia_03-Gina-Torchia.jpeg\" class=\"fancyboxgroup\" rel=\"gallery-204893 nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-204904 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/gina_torchia_03-Gina-Torchia-464x700.jpeg\" alt=\"gina_torchia_03 - Gina Torchia\" width=\"464\" height=\"700\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 <a href=\"https:\/\/ginatorchia.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gina Torchia<\/a>, New Year, 2025, @ginatorchia<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-204888 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Christina_Hudson_Lenscratch-Christina-Hudson-651x434.jpg\" alt=\"Christina_Hudson_Lenscratch - Christina Hudson\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apixelforyourthoughts.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Christina Hudson<\/a>, Lake Trichonida, 2025, @christinahudson825<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-204911 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/jasmine.swisherbeach-Jasmine-Swisher1-651x424.jpg\" alt=\"jasmine.swisherbeach - Jasmine Swisher\" width=\"640\" height=\"417\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jasmineswisher.jimdo.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jasmine Swisher<\/a>, Tranquillit\u00e9<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lenscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/HANSAE_LEE-Hansae-Lee.jpeg\" class=\"fancyboxgroup\" rel=\"gallery-204893 nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-204905 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/HANSAE_LEE-Hansae-Lee-651x521.jpeg\" alt=\"HANSAE_LEE - Hansae Lee\" width=\"640\" height=\"512\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hansaelee.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hansae Lee<\/a>, Untitled, 2025, @hansaelee<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lenscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Hobobo_Philip_New_Beginnings_Submission-Philip-H.jpg\" class=\"fancyboxgroup\" rel=\"gallery-204893 nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-204906 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Hobobo_Philip_New_Beginnings_Submission-Philip-H-651x434.jpg\" alt=\"Hobobo_Philip_New_Beginnings_Submission - Philip H\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Philip Hobobo, Desk of a Geisha, @photophills<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lenscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0016-Owen-Prucey.jpeg\" class=\"fancyboxgroup\" rel=\"gallery-204893 nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-204907 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0016-Owen-Prucey-453x700.jpeg\" alt=\"IMG_0016 - Owen Prucey\" width=\"453\" height=\"700\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 <a href=\"https:\/\/photosbyprucey.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Owen Emerson Prucey<\/a>, Untitled, 2025, @photosbyprucey<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lenscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Jason_Arel-Klein_MarcyPaperFlower_Lenscratch_New-Beginings-Jason-Klein.jpg\" class=\"fancyboxgroup\" rel=\"gallery-204893 nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-204912 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Jason_Arel-Klein_MarcyPaperFlower_Lenscratch_New-Beginings-Jason-Klein-560x700.jpg\" alt=\"Jason_Arel-Klein_Marcy(PaperFlower)_Lenscratch_New Beginings - Jason Klein\" width=\"560\" height=\"700\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jasonarelklein.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jason Arel-Klein<\/a>, Marcy (Paper Flower), 2025, @mrjbird101<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-204922 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lisa-Cramer-Lisa-Cramer-571x700.jpg\" alt=\"Lisa Cramer - Lisa Cramer\" width=\"571\" height=\"700\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lisajaynecramer.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lisa Cramer<\/a>, Flower Head, @lisajaynecramer<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lenscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Jeff_Schewe-1-Jeff-Schewe.jpg\" class=\"fancyboxgroup\" rel=\"gallery-204893 nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-204913 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Jeff_Schewe-1-Jeff-Schewe-651x415.jpg\" alt=\"Jeff_Schewe-1 - Jeff Schewe\" width=\"640\" height=\"408\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 <a href=\"https:\/\/schewephoto.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jeff Schewe<\/a>, Classic Pose, 2025<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-204931 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Moment-of-Light-Xinyu-Gao-Flore-Gao-651x411.jpg\" alt=\"The Moment of Light - Xinyu Gao - Flore Gao\" width=\"640\" height=\"404\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 <a href=\"http:\/\/heartpieces.cargo.site\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Xinyu Gao<\/a>, The Moment of Light, @junemachineflorey<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-204915 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JillianAbirMacMaster_Ballerinas-Jillian-Abir-MacMaster-560x700.jpg\" alt=\"JillianAbirMacMaster_Ballerinas - Jillian Abir MacMaster\" width=\"560\" height=\"700\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jillianmacmaster.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jillian Abir MacMaster<\/a>, Ballerinas, 2025, @jillianabirmacmaster<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-204891 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Elena-Donskaya-Elena-Donskaya-560x700.jpg\" alt=\"Elena Donskaya - Elena Donskaya\" width=\"560\" height=\"700\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Elena Donskaya,Vulnerable, @aledons55<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-204917 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JocelynFlores_PolaroidLift-Jocelyn-Flores1-648x700.jpg\" alt=\"JocelynFlores_PolaroidLift - Jocelyn Flores\" width=\"640\" height=\"691\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/jocelynfloresphoto.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jocelyn Flores<\/a>, Polaroid Play, 2026, @jocelyn.photo.and.art<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lenscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kinga_Owczennikow_White-Veil-Kinga-Owczennikow.jpg\" class=\"fancyboxgroup\" rel=\"gallery-204893 nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-204919 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kinga_Owczennikow_White-Veil-Kinga-Owczennikow-466x700.jpg\" alt=\"Kinga_Owczennikow_White Veil - Kinga Owczennikow\" width=\"466\" height=\"700\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kingaowczennikow.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kinga Owczennikow<\/a>, White Veil, 2025, @kingaowczennikow<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lenscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lais_Lopes_The_Hike-Lais-Lopes.jpg\" class=\"fancyboxgroup\" rel=\"gallery-204893 nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-204920 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lais_Lopes_The_Hike-Lais-Lopes-466x700.jpg\" alt=\"Lais_Lopes_The_Hike - Lais Lopes\" width=\"466\" height=\"700\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 La\u00eds Lopes, The Hike, @laislopes_photo<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lenscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Linda-Plaisted_Interior-Design-Linda-Plaisted.jpg\" class=\"fancyboxgroup\" rel=\"gallery-204893 nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-204921 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Linda-Plaisted_Interior-Design-Linda-Plaisted-560x700.jpg\" alt=\"Linda Plaisted_Interior Design - Linda Plaisted\" width=\"560\" height=\"700\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lindaplaisted.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Linda Plaisted<\/a>, Interior Design, @themanymuses<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-204929 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sandra-Pike_Church-sandra-pike-651x436.jpg\" alt=\"Sandra Pike_Church - sandra pike\" width=\"640\" height=\"429\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandrapike.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sandra Pike<\/a>, Church, @sandrampike<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-204927 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Page_Hall_Mother_Ship-Page-Hall-651x434.jpg\" alt=\"Page_Hall_Mother_Ship - Page Hall\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 <a href=\"https:\/\/pagehall.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Page Hall<\/a>, Mother Ship, @pagehallphoto<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-204930 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SusanAnnable-Susan-Annable-651x270.jpg\" alt=\"SusanAnnable - Susan Annable\" width=\"640\" height=\"265\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.susanannable.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Susan Annable<\/a>, Up and Down, 2025, @susan.annable<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-204908 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0820_Submission-Raghuvamsh-C-651x366.jpeg\" alt=\"IMG_0820_Submission - Raghuvamsh C\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.raghuvamsh.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Raghuvamsh Chavali<\/a>, The Dragonfly Effect, @chavaliraghuvamsh<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lenscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Polish_20260113_204238791-AURIMAS-URBONAVICIUS.jpeg\" class=\"fancyboxgroup\" rel=\"gallery-204893 nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-204928 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Polish_20260113_204238791-AURIMAS-URBONAVICIUS-651x651.jpeg\" alt=\"Polish_20260113_204238791 - AURIMAS URBONAVICIUS\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9Ingrida Urbonavi\u010dien\u0117, Friends fragility, Lithuania<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lenscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Toni-Smailagic-Toni-Smailagic.jpg\" class=\"fancyboxgroup\" rel=\"gallery-204893 nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-204932 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Toni-Smailagic-Toni-Smailagic-621x700.jpg\" alt=\"Photography by Toni Smailagic of Cre8Jax\" width=\"621\" height=\"700\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Toni Smailagic, Relinquish, @tonismailagic, http:\/\/www.tonismailagic.com\/<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-204923 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Marzella-Metal-Mesh-Carmelo-C-467x700.jpg\" alt=\"Marzella - Metal Mesh - Carmelo C\" width=\"467\" height=\"700\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Frankie Breakfast, Metal Mesh, @frankiebreakfast, https:\/\/www.frankiebreakfast.com\/<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lenscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/VanesaPedraza-Vanesa-Pedraza.jpg\" class=\"fancyboxgroup\" rel=\"gallery-204893 nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-204933 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/VanesaPedraza-Vanesa-Pedraza-467x700.jpg\" alt=\"VanesaPedraza - Vanesa Pedraza\" width=\"467\" height=\"700\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Vanesa Pedraza, What the Fabric Holds, @getneckt, https:\/\/www.vanepedraza.com<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lenscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/VckiReed_Suspended-Vicki-Reed.jpg\" class=\"fancyboxgroup\" rel=\"gallery-204893 nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-204934 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/VckiReed_Suspended-Vicki-Reed-525x700.jpg\" alt=\"VckiReed_Suspended - Vicki Reed\" width=\"525\" height=\"700\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Vicki Reed, Suspended , 2025, @vickir33d, http:\/\/www.vickireed.com<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-204918 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Judita_Juknele_2025-Judita-Juknele-651x441.jpeg\" alt=\"Judita_Juknele_2025 - Judita Juknele\" width=\"640\" height=\"434\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Judita Juknele, The Story of One House, @fotoeilerastis, https:\/\/juditajuknele.lt\/galerija<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lenscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u00a9CandaceBiggerstaff-Rogueand101-@biggs_pie_car_-www.candacebiggerstaff.com-Candace-Biggerstaff2.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-204896 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u00a9CandaceBiggerstaff-Rogueand101-@biggs_pie_car_-www.candacebiggerstaff.com-Candace-Biggerstaff2-651x.jpeg\" alt=\"\u00a9CandaceBiggerstaff-Rogueand101-@biggs_pie_car_-www.candacebiggerstaff.com - Candace Biggerstaff\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Candace Biggerstaff, Jots, 2025, @biggs_pie_car_, http:\/\/www.candacebiggerstaff.com\/<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-204886 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Brynne_Quinlan__1-brynne-quinlan1-477x700.jpg\" alt=\"Brynne_Quinlan__1 - brynne quinlan\" width=\"477\" height=\"700\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Brynne Quinlan, Cherry Street, 2025, @brynnequinlan, www.brynnecquinlan.com<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lenscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Xiang_Zhilin_Farewell-Esther-Xiang.jpg\" class=\"fancyboxgroup\" rel=\"gallery-204893 nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-204936 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Xiang_Zhilin_Farewell-Esther-Xiang-651x432.jpg\" alt=\"Xiang_Zhilin_Farewell - Esther Xiang\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Zhilin Xiang, Farewell, 2025, @blueeyelili,<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-204880 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u00a9Tracey-Suba-Tracey-Suba-651x434.jpg\" alt=\"I wrote about photography and change last week, a fitting segue into this week's post.  I photographed my first polar plunge on January 1, 2024.  It was always a fun event with silly hats and tiaras; superheroes and mythological creatures.  I always looked forward to seeing what the members of @beardedvillanstoronto would conjure up: imagine big, burly, bearded men dressed as ballerinas, Vikings and (one year) as sexy lumberjacks \u2014 you could never guess what they would come up with! Although all events were cancelled during the pandemic years, I still went down to the lake to capture committed &quot;dippers&quot; taking the plunge in small groups of two and three - no costumes, no hype.  At that time taking the plunge was an opportunity to just do something silly and laugh at a time that was decidedly not fun.  On New Year's Day this year, I photographed two different plunges and I only just noticed that the events have changed since the pandemic.  They still continue to raise money for charity.  There is still lots of enthusiasm, energy and laughter.  But this year there were no unicorns, no mermaids and only a few silly hats and masks.  Stripped of all the costumes, what I noticed most this year was the relationships; the feeling of togetherness; the visible joy of doing something outrageous with loved ones in a crowd full of strangers.\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9Tracey Suba, Together, @traceysuba, http:\/\/www.traceysubaphotography.com\/<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lenscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Zinuo-Wang-Skater-copy-Zinuo-Wang.jpg\" class=\"fancyboxgroup\" rel=\"gallery-204893 nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-204937 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Zinuo-Wang-Skater-copy-Zinuo-Wang-525x700.jpg\" alt=\"Zinuo Wang-Skater copy - Zinuo Wang\" width=\"525\" height=\"700\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Zinuo__, Skating, 2025<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Posts on Lenscratch may not be reproduced without the permission of the Lenscratch staff and the photographer.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a9\u00a0Melina Barberi, @melina.barberi For\u00a0our\u00a0second online exhibition of the year,\u00a0LENSCRATCH is\u00a0thrilled to present the work of an eclectic group&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":401202,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[6225,6485,6486,1120,96,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-401201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/401201","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=401201"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/401201\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/401202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=401201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=401201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=401201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}