Why do so many people take pictures of others shoes? Do they wonder what it is like to be in their shoes? Do they wish to be in their shoes?

I find I take many pictures of shoes and I really do not know why. I guess I am fascinated by the types of shoes people wear and what they do in their shoes. Like the Flamenco Dancer's shoes - it is amazing to watch how fast they can dance in those shoes.

Shoes have a way of telling a story.  The shoes on the homepage this week each tell a story. Below the photographers share with us a little insight into the story.

What do they say to you?
For me, the purple sneakers are saying, "You must have a pair like me!"



Title: Loner

Photographer: Susannah Benjamin

This shows a lot about what school is like.



Title: Odor-Eaters?

Photographer: Steve Arnoldus

This shot is special to me because I when I took it I was still learning the basics of photography, well, I'm still learning! So I guess you could say, it's one of my first photographic successes. I was trying to learn more about long exposures when I took this shot, which as you can see, is what I used here to create the light trails coming out of the boots. The shot was taken in my kitchen with no other lighting than the green you see, and a fill flash at the end of the shot. I feel that it's a perfect fit for the humor theme as I would hope no one would have fluorescent green "stink" coming out of their shoes!



Title: Purple High Tops

Photographer: David S. April

They're more fun...because they're purple!



Title: Flamenco Shoes

Photographer: Margee Rogers

I took this photo on a trip to Southern Spain this summer with my mother and my daughter. We were in a shop in Granada, Spain near the cathedral. It was full of the polka dot dresses that are used to dance flamenco. I found the shoes in a back corner of the shop. I love the colors and the jumbled layout of the children's shoes.



Title: Shoes

Photographer: Cole Vickers

Those shoes tasted bad.

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