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2024.10.05

cizucu Presents 'How are you doing?' | Challenge #137

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Cover photo by Siili

How are you doing?

'How are you doing?' is a global online photo contest hosted by cizucu, open to any creator registered with cizucu. The contest aims to curate outstanding works from submissions, discover new talents as a platform, and support the community.

Dear cizucu users, how have you been?

Although summer is drawing to a close on the calendar, the days are still filled with strong sunlight that feels intense.

This time, the theme is 'Letters to Loved Ones'. Do you write letters?

With the spread of communication through social media, letters are often seen as time-consuming and unnecessary in our lives. However, the process of thinking about someone and spending your time and effort is the most important and irreplaceable thing.

So, as cizucu's approach, why not express the message you want to convey through photos while thinking of someone dear? Whether it's a photo like a personal update, an emotional photo, or one that can be looked back on like a time capsule, it's all good.

It might be a challenging theme, but please refer to the inspirational works. We hope this will be an opportunity to reflect on the time spent thinking about someone.

From cizucu.

Inspiration

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Photo by Siili

Siili
A child enjoying a spring walk in the Nordic region

cizucu Editorial Team
This photo capturing a child running through rich flora seems to reflect the photographer's state of mind at the time, conveying more than words can say.

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Photo by mumei ksm

mumei ksm

📷 Canon Canon EOS 6D Mark II

cizucu Editorial Team
We don't know the relationship between this girl and the photographer, but the girl's expression suggests a special connection between the two. The distance also indicates that the photographer has a warm gaze.

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Photo by しろくてしろい

しろくてしろい

cizucu Editorial Team
This is another photo that conveys a warm gaze. Unlike the others, the subject is not a person but a plant in the sunlight, showing the photographer's sincerity and warmth towards the plant.

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Photo by Rui

Rui
Laundry

📷 FUJIFILM SP-3000

cizucu Editorial Team
The bright sun, the hair of the woman illuminated by it, the laundry, and the balcony. The balcony is a personal space that only a limited number of people can enter. This seemingly mundane fragment of everyday life, captured here, exudes a sense of the photographer's life.

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Photo by eriko

eriko
Spring Night Sea

cizucu Editorial Team
This is a photo that can truly be called a mental landscape, one that you want to keep gazing at. It feels like a dream seen when troubled, or a landscape with a firm resolution. What did the photographer feel when they turned their gaze to the sea at this time?

Contest Information

[Contest Period]
Saturday, October 5, 2024 - Monday, November 4, 2024

[Award Announcement]
Monday, November 25, 2024

[Reward]
5000 yen credit to the cizucu account

[How to Enter]
・Select the contest 'How are you doing?'
・Tap 'Agree to the terms and submit'
・Select the content to submit your work

[Judging Criteria]
(1) Thematic Consistency: Does it align with the stated mission?
(2) Subject Clarity: What does the photo aim to convey, and is the photographer's intent clear?
(3) Expressiveness: Is there expressiveness in perspective, composition, balance, focus, color, etc.?
(4) Moment Capture: Has the photographer captured the right moment and timing of the subject?
(5) Originality: Is there unique creativity in the location, subject, etc.?