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When it comes to choosing your wall decor by color, I don't generally like using bright, bold monochrome abstracts. I know some people like to use them because they want a patch of a certain color on their wall. My thought is that a throw pillow can add plain color, or a table cloth, but a photo can be much more interesting than that.

Most of the photos I like in these color categories will feature a certain prominent color, but not be overwhelmed by it, and usually not be monochrome. There are exceptions, such as "Chinese Fisherman on Rafts" in the blue section, which I find extremely calming.

I also do not include close-up flower photos. There are many of those to choose from, in any flower color you need. But very few stand out from the crowd.

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Best Red Photos
Sunbeam Illuminates Sandy Floor and Sandstone Walls of a Slot Canyon, Antelope Canyon by Dennis Flaherty $25-$400	Sonoran Desert, Near Tucson, Arizona by Elizabeth DeLaney $30-$500	For some reason, this is hilarious to me! Villager Pulling Pig on Rope, Tlacotalpan, Veracruz-Llave, Mexico by Jeffrey Becom $35-$400	Wildebeest Migration, Masai Mara, Kenya by Dee Pederson $30-$500	What big brown eyes you have! Dachshund Puppy USA by Alan And Sandy Carey $30-$500

I like this shot, but I'm not sure if you would want that creepy face permanently hanging on your wall! Mannequin at Chinatown Tourist Shop and Store, Singapore by Alain Evrard $50-$200	Kanei-Ji Temple, Yanaka by Karl Blackwell $40-$400	What a cute girl! It's too bad she's doing that neck-stretching thing to herself. (It actually compresses the torso, rather than stretching the neck.) Thailand, Chiang Rai, Long Neck Karen Hilltribe, Long Neck Girl by Steve Vidler $25-$300	I love these kittens! Tuxedo Kitten, Pair in Autumn $40-$200	It seems incongruous that the early cars used lanterns. But they did! Antique Car Lantern $40-$200

Overhead of Historic Quarter and 15th-Century Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady), Munich, Germany $40-$500	This is one of my favorite of the reds. Besides the use of bold reds, it has good composition in both the door area, and the reflected scene, whether taken separately or all together. Lobsterman's Shack and Lobster Buoys Dock Reflected in Door by Dmitri Kessel $50-$500

Best Orange Photos
This unusual shot of the Golden Gate Bridge, besides being a view you may not have seen before, shows a good use of bold graphics, strong color, and foreground/background interest. Notice how the time exposure makes some parts of the city give off a greenish or bluish glow. The Golden Gate Bridge with the City of San Francisco Behind, San Francisco, California, USA by Jan Stromme $35-$500	Lake Om-el-ma, Lybia by Francis Tack $32	Colorful Stairs and House with Potted Plants, Guanajuato, Mexico by Julie Eggers $30-$500	I just wish I could smell this picture! Dried Fruit and Spices for Sale, Spice Market, Istanbul, Turkey by Darrell Gulin $25-$400

Best Yellow Photos
This soothing combination of colors and contours and shadows has a hypnotising effect on me. I think it wants to be stared at! Harvest Time Fields, Palouse, Washington, USA by Terry Eggers $30-$500	Well that's an interesting effect! Dew Drop Reflection of Flower, Crescent City, California, USA by Darrell Gulin $30-$500	Close-up of Impala, Kruger National Park, South Africa by Bill Bachmann $40-$200

Best Green Photos
Japanese Gardens and Pond, Portland, OR by William Holdman $30-$500	Terraced Rice Fields, Bali by Yann Arthus-Bertrand $30	Palouse Farmland, View from Steptoe Butte, Whitman County, Washington, USA by Jamie Wild $30-$500	Subtle Light and Shade Reveal Impressionist Painter Claude Monets Self-Designed Gardens at Giverny by Farrell Grehan $40-$500	Poppies in a Wheatfield by Raul Touzon $40-$500

I like when somebody can start with a spectacularly dull object, like a bowl of peas, and make an interesting composition. Fresh Green Peas in Bowl, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia by John Hay $35-$500	I hope it got away! Domestic Cat Leaping at Coal Tit on Bird Bath by Jane Burton $25-$150	Not only a lovely scene, but also a good use of shadow. It always makes me look twice to figure out exactly what I'm seeing. Water Cascades into Pantavrechei Canyon on the Trikeliotis River $40-$500	Thatched Roof Shepherd's Hut in Parque Natural De Somiedo by Matthew Schoenfelder $40-$400	Biologist Uses an Aerial Tramway to Survey the Forest Canopy by Michael Melford $40-$400

This one is flawlessly executed. It has a strong graphical composition and good use of color counterpoint. I put it in the green category, but it could also be used for its reds, or, more subtly, for the yellows. Water Pump in Znojmo, Czech Republic $40-$200	This one is wonderfully whimsical and exhuberant! Colorful Garden Gnomes Playing Music $40-$200

Best Blue Photos
Blue Wall, White Steps by Georges Meis $30	Morning Light on the Tetons and Old Barn, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA by Howie Garber $30-$500	Here's another dramatic view of the Golden Gate Bridge. And is that man out of his mind? Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco by Roger Ressmeyer $40	Perfect peacefullness. Lago di San Valentino, Emilia, c.1979 by Franco Fontana $45	View from Beach House, Scituate, Massachusetts by Lisa Engelbrecht $40-$200

This one reminds me of one of those Chinese paintings where so much is left blank; where mountains or trees are suggested with only a few expert strokes and shadings. Very soothing. Chinese Fisherman on Rafts Fishing with Cormorants, Li River, China by Howie Garber $30-$500	Scenic View of the Lake Surrounded by Evergreens and Snow-Capped Mountains by Raymond Gehman $40-$500	Grapes, Barossa Valley, Australia by John Banagan $35-$500	Polar Bear Family by Hinrich Basemann $32

Best Purple Photos
Fire-eater Twirling Fire on the Beach, Samara Beach, Guanacaste, Costa Rica $40-$500	Stone Shed in a Lavender Field by Yvonne Mestre $30-$200	Maasai Warrior with Sunset on the Serengeti, Kenya by Bill Bachmann $30-$500	Wat Phra Keo at Dusk, Bangkok, Thailand by Richard I'Anson $40-$500

Best Brown Photos & Neutral Photos
Adiantum Pedatum, Hair Fern $30	Baby Pilot by Kim Anderson $10	I'm a sucker for cute puppies, but I think the 2 end pups have the exact same face, reversed! Golden Pup Line-Up by Keith Kimberlin $15	Off Season by Michael Kahn $24	Golden Cocker Spaniel Puppy with Ginger Kitten by Jane Burton $25-$30

Traditional Bread $10	Reflection of Buildings in Water, Venice, Italy $40-$400	Courtyard in Venezia by Alan Blaustein $30	Pakistani Girls Show Their Hands Painted with Henna Ahead of the Muslim Festival of Eid-Al-Fitr by Khalid Tanveer $40-$200	Footpath and Pavillon, West Lake, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, Asia by Jochen Schlenker $25-$70

A Barn Cat Basks in the Sunlight $50