cizucu Hosts '2025' | Challenge #295

'2025' is a global online photo contest hosted by cizucu, open to all creators registered on the cizucu platform. The contest aims to curate outstanding submissions, discover new talents, and support the community.

This year's theme is 〈2025〉.
As the year comes to a close, what did 2025 mean to you? Joy, challenges, encounters, changes—surely, there were many unique moments in your year.

From travel landscapes to everyday snapshots or memorable events—any photo is welcome.
There must be a photo that holds special meaning for you.

There are no restrictions on season or location.
Look back through your photo folder and share the memories that colored your year.

Maiko Hattori

📷 FUJIFILM X100V

cizucu Editorial Team
The flow of white clouds and the shadow of a walking person overlap quietly. Under the clear sky where even the sound of the wind cannot reach, the footsteps seem to trace the contours of time. This photo captures the gentle flow of time as if it were beginning to move slowly.

Pikanchor
Lost in a blue vastness

📷 NIKON D7500

cizucu Editorial Team
A single sailboat floats in an endless expanse of blue. The ripples of the waves and the scent of the wind are distant, leaving only a quiet, expansive breath. Though the world ahead is uncertain, this photo evokes a sense of undeniable presence.

Takeru Hagihara
Someone's playtime has ended.

📷 FUJIFILM X-T5

cizucu Editorial Team
A small bicycle sits alone, leaning against the shadow of a building. In a garden where the scent of grass and the afternoon light blend, only the lingering echoes of children's laughter remain in the air.

Sui
Casual Arrangement

📷 FUJIFILM SP-3000

cizucu Editorial Team
Light pours over casually arranged chairs. In the stillness of an empty space, faint memories of murmurs linger, as if waiting for the next journey to begin. This photo captures the flow of time in a quiet harbor-like moment.

Yuragi
First Shrine Visit
How much determination and hope must new parents have received from this tiny hand?
For me, this day
was my first meeting with my first grandchild.
My face was filled with endless smiles of happiness.
On the birthday of this new life,
thank you.

cizucu Editorial Team
The overlapping of soft arms and the tiny hand clutching the fabric naturally warms the heart. This photo conveys the warmth of light, the certainty of a close presence, and the desire to gently support the journey ahead.

【Event Period】
Saturday, November 29, 2025 – Sunday, December 28, 2025

【Winner Announcement】
Around Tuesday, January 6, 2026

【Rewards】
Free participation ticket for cizucu's 'photo poster project' (worth 6,000 yen, for 4 winners)

【How to Enter】
・Select the contest '2025'
・Tap 'Agree to the terms and submit'
・Choose your submission content and submit your work

【Judging Criteria】
(1) Thematic Relevance: Does the submission 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 subject at the right moment?
(5) Originality: Does it showcase unique creativity in location, subject, or execution?