If you follow along on our map when we travel, you will often see county courthouses popping up in the photos. We decided recently that we wanted to set a goal to visit and photograph every county courthouse in Texas. There are 254, so it’s no small goal – it will probably take us a year or two. Of course, in our most recent trip we added 10 counties to our list, so it can be done.
This is separate from Robert’s goal to photograph all 50 state capitol buildings. He is usually drawn to small, county courthouses when he has a camera in hand though, so it seemed like a natural fit.
Do you have any photography goals like this? Maybe you take photos of birds or tree leaves. Or you love to photography textures. What is it that you find over and over again in your photo files? We challenge you – whether you are a writer, blogger, or just plain traveler – to give yourself some photo goals in 2010. It could be to try taking photos from a different angle. Or to capture every independent coffee shop you visit. It could be to find the color blue. Whatever it is, go do it! And let us know what it is so we can all encourage each other along the way.
Here’s the gallery of courthouses so far – please go check it out! And if you love one of our photos, let us know. We can set up some options so you can buy a print, have it on a coffee mug, or pretty much anything else you want. We’d love to see our photos out in the world, being enjoyed.
