Yup 40 Steem in prizes!!

So recently, I found out that the amazing folks at @curie contacted me and let me know that they like to do "community building" and have chosen to support my Photo Contest with some extra Steem. I was not expecting this at all and was quite taken by surprised by their support. Everyone at @curie does so much to support so many people and initiatives as it is and I am honored that they would do this for me, so I am taking the opportunity to reward a lot of people with some prizes.

I will be choosing 14 people as winners during this contest, but it will be a lot different than my normal photo contest. Make sure you read the entire post so you understand the rules of the contest.

So what is this contest about?

Well, this week I will be traveling to Las Vegas with my wife to celebrate our 17th anniversary. This is a pretty big deal for us because of everything we have been through in our marriage. If you have been keeping up with my blog, you know what I am talking about. There WILL NOT be any other themes this week because I will be taking somewhat of a break from the platform to spend time with my wife.

The theme for this contest is family.

^{Photo taken on a timer by me @derangedvisions}

Make a post and tell us about your family. Tell us what makes your family so awesome. Do you want to know what makes my family awesome? Well for one, my wife has put up with me for 17 years now. During my time in the military, I spent 6 years away from her and the kids. This isn't something most wives would be able to handle.

^{Photo from my wife's facebook}

Another thing that makes my family awesome is that we are all on Steemit. My wive's account is @faitherz33, my daughter is @poeticangel and my son is @solidusstreams. Not many families are here are the Steemit blockchain, but I was able to talk them all into getting on this amazing platform.

My son, @solidusstreams, is a very talented skateboarder and a pro video game player. He is having a great time studying welding in school right now and wants to be an underwater welder. He is also interested in becoming a computer engineer.

^{Photo taken by me @derangedvisions}

My daughter, @poeticangel, is an aspiring photographer and poetic. She has been away at summer camp this past weekend, so I am hoping that she gets back to posting about her adventures. We have shared some of her poetry in the past and I am hoping that she shares more of it with everyone because she is super talented.

^{Photo taken by me @derangedvisions}

My family means the world to me. They have gotten me through so much in my life, especially my wife. She has been my rock and my hero for many years. Without them, I would not be here.

So that is my family in a nutshell. I hope that this gives you an idea for your post for this contest.

RULES

Every contest has rules to follow and this one is no exception. To be considered, you must follow EACH of these steps:

1. Vote for Curie as a Steemit Witness. Without @curie's support, I would not be able to do this, so the first step is to make sure you are supporting them as a witness because they support so many people on this platform. You can vote for @curie here or go to https://steemit.com/~witnesses and vote there.

2. Create a post using #derangedphotography as the first tag and #curie as the second tag. Tell us about your family and how awesome they are. Share at least 2 pictures of them in your post. The more pictures the better. This is a photography competition after all.

3. Resteem this post or in the post you have created, describe this contest and leave a link back to the contest. This is to create maximum visibility for the contest and allow as many people access to enter as possible.

4. Drop the link to your post in the comment section of this post along with one of the pictures.

That is it. 4 simple rules. Just make sure that you follow all of them to be considered as a valid entry. I am also a Steemit Witness and while it is not necessary to vote for my witness to be considered in this contest, it would be GREATLY appreciated because it would help me to be able to continue to run my contests easily. You can vote for my witness @derangedvisions here or you can go to https://steemit.com/~witnesses and vote there. You will need to enter my name in the box since I am just outside of the top 100.

Rewards Breakdown

The top 4 posts will be awarded 5 Steem.

We will then choose 20 more posts that will each win 1 Steem.

My wife and I will be going through the entries and choosing the winners over the course of the next week, so make sure you get all of your entries in prior to the post payout on this post. Any post submitted after the payout will not be considered. We are looking forward to seeing all of your awesome entries. Thank you all in advance for your participation.

This is the only Deranged Photography Contest of the week since I will be celebrating in Vegas. See you all next week for the next one!