38+ ‘Photograph’ Writing Prompts
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Magical Creatures in Photographs
Imagine that you can see magical creatures in everyday photographs. Write a tale about a photo that you ‘discover’.
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Hidden behind Photoframes
Choose a family photograph and craft a narrative around it from your younger self’s perspective.
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A Thousand Words
Write a piece based on a photograph or painting, capturing the essence of the subject, the emotions they evoke, and…
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The Photograph’s Secret
Story of a protagonist who uses historical photographs to time-travel and solve mysteries from the past.
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The Unseen Photograph
Create a detective story where a crucial photograph goes unnoticed due to a more compelling but deceptive piece of evidence.
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World in a Snap
Describe a photograph from your personal collection that holds a profound significance to you.
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Snapshot Symphony
Compose a story inspired by a personal family photograph. What are the emotions and situations depicted?
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Photograph’s Teleport
Choose a photograph of a place you’ve never visited and describe being there, as if you’ve just teleported.
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Picture The Past
Select a black-and-white or sepia-toned historical photograph and imagine the story behind it.
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The Unseen Photographer
Imagining the person behind the camera, describe who they might be and what led them to take this particular photograph.
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Emotive Portraiture
Write about the emotions you can read on the face of a person in a portrait photograph.
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Eerie Echoes From A Forgotten Past
Write a story where a character discovers a terrifying secret about their past that changes their perception of reality.
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“Sibling Bond in a Snapshot”
Pick a photograph of you and your sibling(s) and write in detail about that moment, emotions, background narration.
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Photograph in the Wrong Hands
Craft a story where a harmless photograph gets a character framed for a crime.
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Memories Captured
Choose a photograph of the person you’re grieving for and write about the day it was taken.
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The Incident Picture
Create a vivid narrative describing a traumatic event as if it were a painting or a photograph.
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Sensory Focus
Choose a photograph and describe it so vividly that a reader can imagine seeing, smelling, touching, hearing and tasting the…
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Portal in Pictures
Your protagonist discovers that they can step into any painting or photograph they own and live within its depicted scene.
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The Mirror of Time
Write about an older photo of yourself, and reflect on how you’ve changed since the picture was taken.
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The Forgotten Artifacts
Compose a poem about an old photograph or painting that evokes powerful emotions.
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Inside The Life of Food Stylist
Take us behind the scenes of a food stylist’s world – their creative process, their biggest challenges, and their most…
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Family Portraits of the Past
Consider and write about a cherished family photo that holds significant memories.
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Family Keepsakes
Choose an heirloom or keepsake that holds significance in your family and write about its history and importance.
