# \*\*Monthly Photo Competition #42 – May, 2026 – “Graffiti”\*\* \[Poll added\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** photo\ **Created:** [May 2, 2026, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-42-may-2026-graffiti-poll-added/1029726 "2026-05-02T16:16:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2026, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-42-may-2026-graffiti-poll-added/1029726/1 "2026-05-02T16:16:20Z")
**Monthly Photo Competition #42 – May, 2026 – “Graffiti”** This is the monthly photo competition thread for **May, 2026**. The topic this month is **“Graffiti”** chosen by @beowulff . One entry per person per month. In this thread, please post only your photo and, if you like a brief title. No other text related to your image is permitted. **There should be no discussion of active photos, here or elsewhere, until after the poll closes.** Discussion after the voting concludes, either in this thread or the [rolling discussion thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642), on your own photos or on others’, is encouraged. It is recommended that you not use Imgur to host your photos, as some members may not be able to see your submission. A hosting site that seems to work better is ImgBB. See instructions below. Once the submission deadline has passed, I will post a voting poll **in this thread** **.** **Submission deadline** **: Tuesday, May 26, 11:45 pm US EDT.** ## Good luck! * * * **Instructions for using ImgBB on a PC:** Open ImgBB site in new tab Click on START UPLOADING Select desired image from my files, click OPEN Back to ImgBB site, click UPLOAD Copy the URL Open new tab and past URL in address bar Right-click on image and click on COPY IMAGE LINK Back to the Dope, paste image image link Link to posting images from an iPhone courtesy of Bullitt: [ImgBB on an iPhone, steps to display images for the SDMB - Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share - Straight Dope Message Board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imgbb-on-an-iphone-steps-to-display-images-for-the-sdmb/1024594) ---
**Author:** ![Chad\_Sudan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chad_sudan/32/4509_2.png) [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2026, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-42-may-2026-graffiti-poll-added/1029726/2 "2026-05-02T18:32:50Z")
[![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55244465272_426a0f9cf4_b.jpg "Cuba, 1994") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/raccoondog/55244465272/) Havana, Cuba, January 1994. ---
**Author:** ![GESancMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gesancman/32/2923_2.png) [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2026, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-42-may-2026-graffiti-poll-added/1029726/3 "2026-05-02T19:38:00Z")
My first car, 1987 [![](https://i.ibb.co/kgfjt3cH/comet-05.jpg) ](https://i.ibb.co/kgfjt3cH/comet-05.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2026, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-42-may-2026-graffiti-poll-added/1029726/4 "2026-05-02T19:47:55Z")
Berlin, 2010 [![](https://i.imgur.com/aMZ4AFr.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/aMZ4AFr.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2026, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-42-may-2026-graffiti-poll-added/1029726/5 "2026-05-02T22:35:15Z")
[![](https://i.imgur.com/Uv5RIgU.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/Uv5RIgU.jpeg) Ancient graffiti: Native American pictographs. ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2026, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-42-may-2026-graffiti-poll-added/1029726/6 "2026-05-03T02:22:48Z")
Image not previewing properly 🙁 Will have to try again later… ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2026, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-42-may-2026-graffiti-poll-added/1029726/7 "2026-05-03T06:16:22Z")
[![](https://i.ibb.co/8gxhJrS2/kool-aid-man-1.png) ](https://i.ibb.co/8gxhJrS2/kool-aid-man-1.png) ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2026, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-42-may-2026-graffiti-poll-added/1029726/8 "2026-05-03T21:21:00Z")
Strong door, strong words Barcelona 2013. [![](https://i.ibb.co/zV1BhCJ5/IMG-0733.jpg) ](https://i.ibb.co/zV1BhCJ5/IMG-0733.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2026, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-42-may-2026-graffiti-poll-added/1029726/9 "2026-05-05T00:49:51Z")
I will return. [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55248723237_8667bee35e_b.jpg "DSC\_5574.NEF") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/11822576@N08/55248723237/in/dateposted-public/) ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2026, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-42-may-2026-graffiti-poll-added/1029726/10 "2026-05-06T14:09:15Z")
Barcelona, Spain, 2025 [![](https://i.postimg.cc/h49BXXxD/SDMB-May-small.jpg) ](https://i.postimg.cc/h49BXXxD/SDMB-May-small.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2026, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-42-may-2026-graffiti-poll-added/1029726/11 "2026-05-14T20:02:57Z")
Street art [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55270276196_7201d036e8_b.jpg "Graffiti") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/45215582@N06/55270276196/) ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-42-may-2026-graffiti-poll-added/1029726/12 "2026-05-18T14:05:13Z")
Palma de Mallorca, 17.07, 9 May ‘26. Sigh. Click through for the complete image. [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczPFeiuevbS1IajJUs7UdnH41-F87t-eQSeWPHdSMm_XjRVw545BEJx8TnVaMZrQBJatKeeUA8NEbQcd_LE23SDynk0k8B91zfcz8YoC2TVnFEra4iY=w600-h315-p-k "New photo · Saturday, May 9 📸") ](https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipM9UczZzE5H-oS39SSsvgImIThx-Hf3YFuQEUd0AEg-82m771kjooW2QvjbLR6H-Q?key=S2d3MEZpeTVkV2V6dER4Y1lOWFE3NVd2b3Z3dXR3) j ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2026, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-42-may-2026-graffiti-poll-added/1029726/13 "2026-05-19T00:15:17Z")
Read [![](https://i.ibb.co/PG4QqfbF/IMG-20260517-125217693.jpg) ](https://i.ibb.co/PG4QqfbF/IMG-20260517-125217693.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2026, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-42-may-2026-graffiti-poll-added/1029726/14 "2026-05-19T04:51:58Z")
click thru for hi-res: [![](https://www.genderkitten.com/WS4/Upload_Download/Graffiti%20Truck.JPG) ](https://www.genderkitten.com/WS4/Upload_Download/Graffiti%20Truck.JPG) ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2026, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-42-may-2026-graffiti-poll-added/1029726/15 "2026-05-19T13:27:16Z")
Pompatus of love [![](https://i.ibb.co/4gFPkhgb/file-00000000b52c720ca457363ebe30f513.png) ](https://i.ibb.co/4gFPkhgb/file-00000000b52c720ca457363ebe30f513.png) ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2026, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-42-may-2026-graffiti-poll-added/1029726/16 "2026-05-22T18:43:36Z")
Part of a collapsed bridge in Iceland, repurposed as a slide. [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55287007511_76f6507cf9_b.jpg "IMG\_8105") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/66423490@N08/55287007511/) ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2026, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-42-may-2026-graffiti-poll-added/1029726/17 "2026-05-23T20:13:29Z")
Just seen at Richmond Circus in London. [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55288949356_d4d485c5b9_b.jpg "PXL\_20260523\_143629059") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/197666118@N08/55288949356/in/dateposted-public/) ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2026, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-42-may-2026-graffiti-poll-added/1029726/18 "2026-05-24T20:13:19Z")
Hearts for Covid victims, London, England [![](https://i.ibb.co/Kch1kXQc/London-Hearts.jpg) ](https://i.ibb.co/Kch1kXQc/London-Hearts.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Galactus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galactus/32/3581_2.png) [@Galactus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Galactus)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2026, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-42-may-2026-graffiti-poll-added/1029726/19 "2026-05-25T22:44:27Z")
Bamberg, Germany [![](https://i.ibb.co/KzqyR1fv/100-1460.jpg) ](https://i.ibb.co/KzqyR1fv/100-1460.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Twoflower](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/twoflower/32/22_2.png) [@Twoflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Twoflower)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-42-may-2026-graffiti-poll-added/1029726/20 "2026-05-26T00:37:42Z")
Petroglyphs, Arches National Park [![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczNSSacqsBd0Vm6kzwSeqmvkrlvU-debeh7RYsKzXvGYNsZjIsdgS5STwmRLU4o9VEczYI90KPh1S7ZRrFkF2FqhikilRMGMsbIteEXgQjYbkUBwDLOWQOhKCc9UbRkZjqOMlmQ1HYXvdK5BnDRJ0rwKeQ=w1346-h900-s-no?authuser=0) ](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczNSSacqsBd0Vm6kzwSeqmvkrlvU-debeh7RYsKzXvGYNsZjIsdgS5STwmRLU4o9VEczYI90KPh1S7ZRrFkF2FqhikilRMGMsbIteEXgQjYbkUBwDLOWQOhKCc9UbRkZjqOMlmQ1HYXvdK5BnDRJ0rwKeQ=w1346-h900-s-no?authuser=0) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-42-may-2026-graffiti-poll-added/1029726.md?page=2)