cizucu Presents 'From Morning To Morning' | Challenge #206

'From Morning To Morning' 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.

“Somewhere on this Earth, morning always begins
We relay the morning, from longitude to longitude”

Are you familiar with this poem?
This is a verse from a poem by poet Shuntaro Tanikawa.

In this contest, inspired by Shuntaro Tanikawa, we invite you to capture the 'Morning Scenes' in front of you, under the theme of 'Morning Continuity'.

Soft light through curtains, a back looking up at the sky, steam from brewing coffee. What is an ordinary morning for someone can become a new story for someone else.

Between people whose times, places, and even names we do not know, we might be living by passing the morning to each other. Please deliver your morning to the next person in the form of a photograph.

We look forward to many submissions!

koban5633

cizucu Editorial Team
Light streaming through the clouds slowly awakens the sleeping landscape. In the silence, there is a sense of something beginning and a breath-like presence, as if time itself quietly breathes within the light and shadow.

Partofmyworld

cizucu Editorial Team
A breakfast bathed in soft light evokes a gentle beginning within the mundane everyday life. The quiet joy of sharing the same time with someone is captured in this frame, with the tangible texture of 'morning' delicately portrayed.

★chihiro★

📷 FUJIFILM X-A7

cizucu Editorial Team
The soft layers of purple and vermilion that color the sky and sea seem to dissolve the boundaries of time. The silhouette of a boat floating on the calm sea and the shadow of the mountains in the distance quietly reflect the day that is about to begin.

Yukihiro
'Sunrise and a Little Snow'

📷 SONY α7C

cizucu Editorial Team
The rising sun quietly illuminates the sails of the boat, casting the outline of light on the water's surface. In a world that has not yet begun to move, only the light seems to start the day first. It captures the brief moment before something begins to move.

m＊style
'Sri Lanka - Morning Scene with Bread Displayed at a Shopfront'

📷 Canon EOS 70D

cizucu Editorial Team
Bread displayed through the glass and the back of a person choosing it. In this place where the morning light shines, the sense of beginning and the rhythm of life continuing from yesterday quietly blend. The time of morning is firmly rooted in everyday life.

【Event Period】
Saturday, April 12, 2025 – Sunday, May 11, 2025

【Announcement of Winners】
Around Sunday, May 25, 2025

【Rewards】
5,000 yen credit to be awarded to cizucu account (2 winners)

【How to Enter】
・Select the contest 'From Morning To Morning'
・Tap 'Agree to the terms and submit'
・Select the content to submit your work

【Judging Criteria】
(1) Thematic Relevance: Does it align with the stated mission?
(2) Subject Matter: Does the photographer's intent come through in the photo?
(3) Expressiveness: Is there skill in perspective, composition, balance, focus, color, etc.?
(4) Moment Capture: Does it seize the shutter chance and timing of the subject?
(5) Originality: Is there unique creativity in the location, subject, etc.?