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Mission 24

Running out of things to photograph? Not feeling creative lately? Just bored with flickr? I’ve got the solution for you. The flickr group Mission 24 may just be what you’re looking for! The group is run by a couple of Mr. X’s who hand out photographic missions to a league of secret agents. The missions consist of a single word which must be interpreted uniquely by each agent. The agent has 24 hours from the start of the mission to post up to 2 photos that are directly related to the mission theme word. One of the most important rules to be noted is that the pictures submitted MUST be taken after the start of the mission and before the 24 hour time period is up. Old photos or photos already in your stream are not allowed. The missions are also timed randomly. You may get one 2 days in a row, or it may be a week or more between missions. All in all, it keeps you on your toes and really sparks some creative energy.

The rules of the group do not allow any sexual photos. To quote the group rules:

Sexual photos will not be allowed into this group. That includes but is not limited to:
-Too much skin
-Too little clothing
-Sexual connotations or implications

However, if this is the type of photography that interests you, there just happens to be a more “grown up” sister site called Mission 24: Diesel. Both are great sites and follow the same mission oriented pattern.

Here’s a little example of how the group works. The past mission was for the word “Tip”. I received an email saying the mission had started and the word was tip. So I had 24 hours to come up with an idea, compose, shoot and post my take on it. After 24 hours the submissions are closed. This is what I came up with last time around: