HOTSHOTS ~ 09/01/26

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~ Photography Lovers Community Curation ~

Hello Photography Lovers! Welcome to another curation report featuring the community HotShots! where we have compiled some of your amazing photos to show off to the world!

This edition is brought to you by @erikah. I'm happy to see so many great photographs each day. Some posts have so many good shots, it's really difficult to choose the one to be featured. Thank you for your amazing contribution and keep up the good work!

Please take some time to review the entire post and go check out the rest of the images of features you like. Since we only share one featured image of many from your amazing posts, some of the best images are within the rest of the posts and we don't want you to miss the beauty!

Plus, you never know when your time to get featured may come and we are sure you would enjoy the same level of community support! So, make sure to support your fellow photographers because without you all, this community would not be possible.

Now, after curating diligently and sifting through the community's posts, here are the curation selections to share with you all. Keep up the great work for your chance to be in the next round of curation!

Today's HotShots

Photographer	Post Link
@fotostef	With open eyes

Photographer	Post Link
@quimera3306	Cisne en el Safari/Swan in the Safari

Photographer	Post Link
@tiptop97	📸 Photography And Flowers As Part Of My Life 🌿

Photographer	Post Link
@steven-patrick	Fall Morning at the lake

Photographer	Post Link
@bibana	"F" as fotos, fokus and feelings :)

Photographer	Post Link
@abelfotografia	Grass and coastal breeze

Photographer	Post Link
@jlinaresp	NOON ON THE ROAD - PHOTOGRAPHY STORIES

Photographer	Post Link
@grindle	Ladies and Gentlemen of Azerbaijan

Photographer	Post Link
@qwerrie	Some late October scenes for Wednesday Walk

Photographer	Post Link
@littlebee4	Exploring the Castle ruins of CHÂTEAU DE LA PRUNE-AU-POT XV in CEAULMONT FRANCE 🇫🇷 ~ Adventures with Beth the Van ~ while moving countries 3500km south.

Photographer	Post Link
@himalayanwomb	I met a 12-year-old shepherd in the Trans Himalayas

Photographer	Post Link
@greddyforce	A Lights Festival

Photographer	Post Link
@kadr-pokaze	A Set of Charming Windows of Venetian Buildings

Photographer	Post Link
@teungkulik	Photography Lovers : Two Types of Mushrooms That Grow on Coconut Fiber

Photographer	Post Link
@travelshots	📷 Black and White Street Scenes in CDMX

Photographer	Post Link
@steven-patrick	Foggy fall morning

Photographer	Post Link
@naveen.jogta	Chilly Mornings and Stunning Views

Photographer	Post Link
@tiptop97	📸 The Beauty That Hides in the Details - Petals, Stems, and Stamens 🌿

Photographer	Post Link
@mysticbazaar	Typical Fishing Village in Yorkshire, England!

Photographer	Post Link
@randybpics	The atmosphere in photography

Photographer	Post Link
@aleister	"CS" Complexity Surface / Macro Photography Session - Technical Description

Photographer	Post Link
@daveks	Vancouver Island - Day 1 ~ Exploring around the Oceanside

Photographer	Post Link
@naitreart	Details of a moth

Photographer	Post Link
@androliuben	Walking Through Havana and Its Picturesque Neighborhoods

Photographer	Post Link
@goga22	A night walk along the River

Photographer	Post Link
@r4f4	Charité 🇩🇪

Photographer	Post Link
@ridor5301	Three species of small animals that look unique and enchanting today

Photographer	Post Link
@abelfotografia	Waiting for a wave

Photographer	Post Link
@greddyforce	Incoming Storm and Camping next to a Bog Lake

Photographer	Post Link
@fotostef	Half of the thrill

Photographer	Post Link
@jordangerder	Photo of Miss / Canon T7

Photographer	Post Link
@quimera3306	PHOTOLOVERS: Pelo Rojo/Red Hair

Photographer	Post Link
@kadr-pokaze	A Set Of Photos From My Summer Trip to Hallstatt

Photographer	Post Link
@jlinaresp	OCTOBER, LANDSCAPES AND MORE - PHOTOGRAPHY STORIES

Photographer	Post Link
@asklanbudi	Photography Lovers: several types of unique wild plants

Photographer	Post Link
@daveks	Random Friday - October 31st

Photographer	Post Link
@naitreart	Cinematic street photography

Photographer	Post Link
@goga22	A Day of Silent Remembrance - Part One

Photographer	Post Link
@jordangerder	Baby session / Canon T7

Photographer	Post Link
@papilloncharity	The sea was alive with action

Photographer	Post Link
@fotostef	Happy new month / November 2025

Photographer	Post Link
@abelfotografia	Claudia

Photographer	Post Link
@goga22	A Day of Silent Remembrance - Part Two

Photographer	Post Link
@rsphotos	Interior of the church of Sant'Agata nel Carmine

Photographer	Post Link
@terresco	Cholila, The Invisible Soul of Patagonia [ 🇬🇧 - 🇫🇷 - 🇪🇸 ]

Photographer	Post Link
@steven-patrick	Its always lovely at the lake

Photographer	Post Link
@stayoutoftherz	Herbst in den Wiener Weinbergen

Photographer	Post Link
@aleister	"SG" Smooth Grooves / Macro Photography Session - Technical Description

TripleShots

We will now be selecting the top three TripleShots! The featured thumbnail will now get

6%

, the first runner-up will get

4%

, and the second runner-up will get

2%

beneficiary payouts from this posts rewards!

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Today's Featured HotShot

Photographer	Post Link
@stresskiller	When your wife brings flowers home ...

First HotShot Runner Up

Photographer	Post Link
@alokeen	Ambience

Second HotShot Runner Up

Photographer	Post Link
@alcibiades	When Every Leaf is a Flower / Autumn Street Photography

Thank you for taking the time to stop by and honor the selections today. Keep up the great work creating your content and thanks for sharing it here with us in the Photography Lovers Community!

~ Community Rules ~

• ALL PHOTOGRAPHY MUST BE YOUR OWN ORIGINAL CONTENT
• IF YOU ARE NOT THE PHOTOGRAPHER YOU MUST BE THE MODEL
• NO STOCK IMAGES UNLESS YOU ARE THE CONTENT CREATOR
• NO PLAGIARISM WILL BE TOLERATED
• ALL TEXT MUST ALSO BE YOUR OWN ORIGINAL CONTENT
  or otherwise sourced and cited!
• ALL NON-PHOTOGRAPHY POSTS WILL BE MUTED
• SINGLE IMAGE POSTS WITH LITTLE TO NO MEANINGFUL TEXT MAY BE MUTED
• ANY AND ALL USE OF AI
  IN YOUR IMAGES OR TEXTS MUST BE DISCLOSED
  WITHIN THE CONTENT OF YOUR POST
• ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ONLY POSTS
  WILL BE MUTED
• SELFIES & DAILY SNAPSHOT POSTS MAY BE MUTED at curator discretion
• ACTIVE STEEMIT & BLURT USERS WILL BE MUTED

~ How to Get Curated and Be Featured Here ~

• SHARE 2 or MORE IMAGES IN YOUR POST
• YOUR POST MUST HAVE AN ENGLISH TRANSLATION INCLUDED
• MAKE SURE TO ANSWER YOUR COMMENTS & ENGAGE YOUR FOLLOWERS
• GIVE IT YOUR BEST SHOT!

We will not be curating single-image posts, especially with little to no description. This community is focused on high-quality content which includes what surrounds the images you share here.

We do not curate cross-posts

Don't forget to go by and support your fellow photographers by checking out their posts and leaving some meaningful and engaging comments. Engaging in the community is what helps build and grow it. We are all here to support each other!

_{Thanks For Stopping By To Appreciate The Beauty!}

Comments

[qwerrie]

Thanx for a happy mention, team.

[erikah]

Pleasure to feature good photos, so you're welcome.

[fotostef]

Thank you very much for the mentions :)

[erikah]

You had some really interesting shots Stef, but this is not a surprise. It's a pleasure.

[jlinaresp]

Oh @erikah fried, thank you for including two of my photos in this selection. There are some wonderful photos here; I even felt nostalgic because I looked at many of them weeks ago and loved them... Thank you for bringing back #HotShots for us on #Hive, it's lovely to have this back 🙏🙂

!PIZZA

🔟🔟🔟

[erikah]

Your photos have their place among the hotshots Jesus 🙂 Keep up the good work and see you at the next one, coming soon. I'm doing my best to catch up.

[stresskiller]

thank you very much for the curation and support @erikah , and i even made the hot shot possition amongst all these great photographers thank you for this honor !

[erikah]

That shot was so delicate and amazing. Congrats @stresskiller!

[tiptop97]

I'm actually really happy that the #hotshots collection is finally back to normal. I think it's a must-have not only for me, but for hundreds of writers and photographers who are eager to be noticed and recognized in this wonderful community. So I'm glad to see you here, dear @erikah, and I hope that @castleberry will join us soon too

[erikah]

I'm working on catching up with these Hotshots, so we all can enjoy the lovely photos this amazing community is posting. Well done @tiptop97 and keep up the good work!

[steven-patrick]

Thanks for including my photos in this compilation 🙏 🙏 I always love running through the hotshots posts looking for inspiration

[erikah]

Pleasure @steven-patrick, it's good to see the best photos each time.

[ridor5301]

Thank you very much for the mention, and it's great to hear that my insect photo was selected again.

[erikah]

You're most welcome @ridor5301!

[erikah]

@mipiano You've left your glass on your work instrument 😆🥂

[mipiano]

Oops, I must have been a bit drunk lol 😂

[erikah]

But jokes aside, it's a brilliant photo.

[pizzabot]

PIZZA!

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[kadr-pokaze]

Thanks for the mention! Great set of photos!

[erikah]

You had some amazing short, so thank you for contributing.

[goga22]

Thank you so much dear @erikah for the hat trick, I am really happy and proud. Big congrats to all

[erikah]

You're welcome @goga22 as always and thank you for your contribution.

[goga22]

❤️

[runwayshutter]

Wishing to be in here😔

[erikah]

Keep improving and maybe one day you will :)

[runwayshutter]

☺️

[naitreart]

Thank you so much for the double mention this time @erikah 😁, it's always an honor to see my photographs in these selections. Congratulations to all my colleagues for such great photographs! 🤝

[erikah]

Thank you for contributing to the community 🙂 See you at the next one?

[mysticbazaar]

Thanks for the mention and to be picked in such a fab collection of photos x

[erikah]

All the good photos have a place in the compilation and I'm glad you got featured :)

[mysticbazaar]

Thanks x i love taking photos so glad I got a mention x

[blisstime]

Perfect shot

[erikah]

Which one as we have 50 here?

[alcibiades]

Thank you for choosing my photo to be here! :)

[r4f4]

Thanks so much for the mention🙏🏻🙏🏻✨✨