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JOSH'S JOURNAL.

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CREATE TO CONNECT. . . TO CHANGE EVERYTHING.

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What if our #JJ community motto, "Create to Connect", actually can help change the world?.

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Sometimes it's hard to dream big. Ever wonder though, what if we've stumbled on something important?.

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When I get home from vacation, I'll be punching the clock at 10pm tonight at a very humble job. IG fame is fun but, if you met the analog Josh, I promise you wouldn't be very star struck. :-) I wonder often, "Who I am to think about changing the world?" What gives me the nerve?.

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To be honest, I guess it's your fault. :-). Time and again you guys tell me that Instagram and our #JJ community has really changed your life for the good, brought you authentic friends and more joy from living creatively. Your feedback has me hooked. I love the feeling of being a part of something important. Something good that I can be proud of.

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It's been almost 4 years since I pulled over on the side of the road and tapped out my first "Instatip" to my 300 followers. I had no idea at the time but I believe, at that moment, I was a part of the beginnings of a movement. I was caught up on the leading edge of a swell of democratized creativity that is now sweeping the globe.

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More images have been created and shared in the last few years than in all of history combined. Many millions of images have been submitted to our #JJ events and every one of them tells a story. A piece of who we are. And here's the magic. When we pull those pieces together something amazing happens. When we see humanity as a whole, we start to realize that we don't have to feel afraid. We understand don't have to feel alone. We don't have to be afraid. We can make it through the tough times and better yet, we can thrive. We can finally find the beauty in life that so often escapes us.

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littleyellowflower: I love these ideas/ thoughts ... And @joehaggard made an amazing point... Perhaps it feels safer somehow to give the kind of support and encouragement that we give each other here - but if we made an intentional effort (and risk!:) ) to give the same "to the people around us everyday" as joe said - yeah, we would change the world. And of course joe is echoing the greatest man who ever walked the earth...

nblux: @joehaggard well said.

dwazi_2: I can't tell you enough what a difference @joshjohnson community has made in my life! Thank you , Josh, for taking this vision and running with it! It's amazing how this community has bonded and that's attributed to you! ;))

nicedreamwithu: @kileydashiell @joshjohnson I love this idea. Josh, I hope I get to meet you one day, share ideas and stories. Look at photos and compare tales. Keep this up, keep sending out positive reinforcement and encouragement. You definitely touch a heart string in so many of us. I love how you make us all stop in place, look around and really see what matters in this world, and how we can all do positive things to make life better for each other. Peace and love dear man. ✌️❤️ @dreammmcatcher one day...we take a road trip and meet this amazing dude!

da15yju: It's awesome how you're always thinking of how the community can continue to grow @joshjohnson! I don't have any ideas that haven't already been mentioned but will be thinking about it. Just wanted to say thank you though because as you said, this community also changed my life. The friends I ended up meeting face to face, the improvement to my photos, so many ways I can't ever really describe

kileydashiell: @nicedreamwithu

shagbarkroadjewelry: Wow @joshjohnson - I'm new to this community but already feeling the love and strength of the creative souls that come together every day in these forums! Keep up the amazing work - thank you for inspiring me!

laurie_hope123: @Joshjohnson I cannot tell you how much this community itself has me hooked here... I may get busy in my life I may miss days of things going on here... But I always make sure that I check in... As soon as I wake up I check my texts email, then your feed and my personal following on hectic mornings I might be late but I get here... So my life is definitely changed as well... I honestly love your #jj_reboot series as well.. There is something that has helped me change! As for the bigger ideas... I'm just waking up.

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#JJ DAILY FORUM.

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CROWDED.

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#JJ_FORUM_0889- How amazing is this shot submitted a few days back by @wrongrob? It was one of my very favorite shots of the weeks best theme and inspired our "Crowded" theme for today.

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#JJ_INSTATIP- "Breaking Rule Number One"-.

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Personally I feel there is one, most important, "rule" I follow when I'm composing a shot. I clarify and isolate my subject. Another way of putting it, I decide what I want my viewer to look at then I find a way to minimize or get everything else out of the shot.

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Rules can be broken. :-). I think this shot is a good example. There is no one clearly defined subject to hold onto is there. No silhouette of someone smoking on the roof for example. The subject of this image is a still very strong though, in my opinion. It's just a bit more nuanced.

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Sometimes your subject is an idea. A feeling. To me the subject of this shot is the crowded, geometric, controlled chaos of the city. And here's the interesting part to me. Even though I can't point to a specific section of the composition as the subject, the number one rule still applies. This picture is about the shapes of the city. For me it works so well because @wrongrob very effectively composed it to "get everything else out of the shot".

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Looking forward to your pics today. :-). Thanks for all your support on #jj_reboot, my new program to get healthy. And remember, don't forget your 123 please. For every 1 image you tag, comment on 2 in the tag and like 3 others. Thanks for joining in! :-).

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wrongrob: @anthonyn1cholas thanks brooo

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westonmagazines: Love this @wrongrob

ch3m1st: @wrongrob

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"SUPPORT" - TODAY'S #JJ FORUM.

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JOSH'S QUICK PICKS.

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Appropriate theme Kevin picked today I think. ;-) Two days into my new health program, #jj_reboot over on my @joshjohnson_me account. So far so good with a lot of your encouragement. :-).

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I call these posts "Quick Picks", my hand picked favorite features from our wonderful team of editors. Today we're using the #jj_forum_0888 tag.

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Repost from @jj_editor_yvonnewu7:.

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Hi y'all Yvonne here @yvonne_wu7, highlighting some of my faves on today's theme, SUPPORT; #jj_forum_0888.

TL: @plasticin.

TR: @scvitkovic1.

BL: @josiecat21.

BR: @observationsintime.

Thank you everyone for your submissions! Now let's give them some #JJ love and new friends.

Continue tagging your awesome pics to @joshjohnson @kevinkuster daily themed #jj_forum. Today's forum is hosted by @ohemg87. @jj_editors #myjjfeature #jj_editors. Don't forget, that for every 1⃣ tag, you comment on 2⃣, and like 3⃣.

Much love ❤️❤️❤️!.

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kf_portraits: Congrats @plasticin @scvitkovic1 @josiecat21

scvitkovic1: Thank you !! @kf_portraits

scvitkovic1: Awe! ! @nelou Thanks birdie

michelle_crd: @observationsintime

monabush12: Soooooooo beautiful

josiecat21: Thanks @dewridge @robertarobedeau @titoclick @nazanin_1375 @dwazi_2 @kayhan_yilmaz @dseemann10 ✌

josiecat21: Many thanks @myrnaphotography @icu_ireland @inaddiction @ack_bos @kf_portraits ☺☺

sinnersgospel: No@words

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"SUPPORT" - TODAY'S #JJ FORUM.

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JOSH'S QUICK PICKS.

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Appropriate theme Kevin picked today I think. Two days into my new health program, #jj_reboot. So far so good with a lot of your encouragement. :-).

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I call these posts "Quick Picks", my hand picked favorite features from our wonderful team of editors. Today we're using the #jj_forum_0888 tag.

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Repost from @jj_editor_nselmo:.

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Good morning from São Paulo, here's Anselmo as #jj editor featuring for @joshjohnson and @kevinkuster

The theme today is SUPPORT, tag your pictures #jj_forum_0888

Photographers

@iriuchi_ps

@demonttl

@eneoeeleo

@xrachx

Thanks for sharing your pictures with us

Don't forget to comment 2 pictures and like 3 others for every picture you tag

@jj_editor_nselmo #jj_editors #jj.

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demonttl: @jj_editor_debwazi Thank you! :)

demonttl: @wellettas @kmledford @j9mcc @ack_bos @giovannaromito Many thanks for your support! It encourages me to keep going!

vapor_factory: love these pictures（*@ο@*） 哇

nothing_collapses: Congrats all!!

nothing_collapses: Congrats my love @xrachx ❤️❤️❤️ such a beautiful shot

xrachx: @nothing_collapses Thanks so much honey ❤️❤️

xrachx: @ack_bos @demonttl Thanks a lot guys

youngsie: Awesome! @demonttl