Musings: Monika Strzelecka’s Glimpse Into Childhood

When you know, you know. This is a saying often heard, yet not always understood.  But it’s one I’ll use to talk about Polish photographer Monika Strzelecka’s photos. I first saw the photo of her son and a horse on Your Shot (below) and I just knew. This photo spoke to me, it made me stop and want to know more. Scouring the many daily uploads in order to publish the Daily Dozen—the twelve best photos from the previous day—is difficult. I try to show a variety of images from the Your Shot community as well as take into consideration the members I spotlight, so as not to feature one member too often.

As I was pulling photos for

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