They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and for the artists, this may never become cliché. We walk around in constant wonder, proving it true again and again. Art brings the eternal into the boundaries of time....

In December, our PhotoPlay and Random Acts of Poetry prompts focused on the sounds of the season. Our PhotoPlay gallery (below) is a festive collection of the sounds of your Christmas that has left us wanting more....

For our November PhotoPlay, I challenged you to lie down to gain a different perspective. I appreciated that some of you, like Ann Kroeker (above, top), risked being laughed at by onlookers. Mark Charles (above, middle) showed how perspective can create some truly fascinating images—even with a camera phone....

For PhotoPlay this month, I shared how the use of contre-jour helped me through a difficult time, and then asked you to try to imitate the effect with your camera. High Calling members, Mark Ettinger and Susan Etole, respectively, took the two featured photos above. L.L....