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2025.10.18

cizucu Presents 'Roadside Story' | Challenge #279

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Cover photo by ちゃーりー

Roadside Story

'Roadside Story' is a global online photo contest hosted by cizucu, open to all creators registered on the platform. The contest aims to curate outstanding submissions, discover new talents, and foster community support.

The theme for this contest is ‘Stories by the Roadside’.

Even in passing landscapes, there are moments that capture the heart.
Light and shadow found at the end of an ordinary road, someone’s footprints, or the signs of the changing seasons.

These scenes may seem accidental, yet they feel inevitable.
When you pause for a moment, a story quietly emerges by the roadside.

Show us the moment when the scenery you observed transforms into a story within you.
Let us see the beginning of another story.

We look forward to receiving your submissions.

Inspiration

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Photo by saciiiko

saciiiko

📷 SONY α7 IV

cizucu Editorial Team
In the light of dusk, a composition where iron fences and wildflowers quietly overlap. The contrast between man-made structures and nature shares the same moment in time. The subtle changes in color within this intersection seem to quietly bring out untold stories left behind at the end of the day.

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Photo by 好 | Kodai Yamashita

好 | Kodai Yamashita
Dancing with the wind

📷 FUJIFILM GFX 50S

cizucu Editorial Team
A red cloth lies casually on the boundary of a construction site. The orderly warning color contrasts with the softness of the cloth placed by chance. At this intersection of order and chaos, a moment akin to the 'breath' of the city is born. It reminds us that even in managed spaces, stories can quietly spill out.

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Photo by ちゃーりー

ちゃーりー

cizucu Editorial Team
A single chair stands quietly by the roadside, as if waiting for someone. The contrast between the silent road and the chair's mute presence is striking. It feels as though the traces of human presence have faded, leaving only the lingering echoes of a story. This photo captures the memory of an empty seat drifting between chance and time.

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Photo by 朽蓮 kyu-ren

朽蓮 kyu-ren

cizucu Editorial Team
Red and yellow hoods line up on a rainy street corner. In the gray cityscape, these two colors quietly resonate with each other. The way colors with different textures naturally form a single image is striking. These fleeting connections and overlaps of colors create subtle stories in the urban landscape.

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Photo by DragonOne

DragonOne

cizucu Editorial Team
Three shadows stretch quietly across the road as the sun sets. What is captured is not the people themselves but only the shapes of their presence. At the intersection of light and ground, relationships are visualized as a single image. This fleeting composition in everyday life seems to quietly question the meaning of 'walking together.'

Contest Information

【Event Period】
Saturday, October 18, 2025 – Monday, November 17, 2025

【Winner Announcement】
Around Thursday, November 27, 2025

【Rewards】
Free participation in cizucu's 'Photo Poster Project' (worth 6,000 yen, for 2 winners)

【How to Enter】
・Select the contest 'Roadside Story'
・Tap 'Agree to the terms and submit'
・Choose your submission content and submit your work

【Judging Criteria】
(1) Thematic Relevance: Does the work align with the stated mission?
(2) Subject Focus: Does the photo convey the photographer's intent?
(3) Expressiveness: Does it demonstrate skill in perspective, composition, balance, focus, and color?
(4) Timing: Does it capture the right moment or opportunity?
(5) Originality: Does it show unique creativity in location, subject, or approach?

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