Greetings, everyone!

It has been decided. I shall be running this photography contest on a weekly basis.

And so, Welcome to The Urban Photography Contest!

Photo by @manoldonchev

“If you don’t see it you don’t get it. If you see you’ll get it.”
– Kenro Izu

The Rewards I Provide

Shall be both Urban and Virtual. They shall be NFT tokens for the dCity game that bring passive income in SIM tokens on Hive Engine to anybody with a hive account.

This Week's Prize Pool

Three dCity tokens worth 12 Hive or 2400 SIM, one for each contestant in top 3. First place secures the most expensive one as shown on the dCity internal market, and third place gets the cheapest one.

You can develop your own city or sell the tokens on that market, it's your choice. Here's the game's Discord server.

Topic — Urban Photography

In this case, I see it as everything typical for the urban environment. It can be street situations, views, architecture, murals (try involving them in a situation, anyway).

Judging Criteria

I shall give you guidelines but they are not all that can be done with a photograph in order to inspire, as you are aware.

I will still use a point system with three major factors, each one with a different multiplier.

Idea or Story x3

(I talk about this often.)

Composition x2

(A basic plus advanced level lesson on this coming soon but not this week.)

Technical Competence x1

(Two basic level lessons already published recently on my blog, one or two more to go.)

Don't forget, judges are always persons with their personal tastes. Let me give you a hint. I like natural-looking things. But I also like experimentation. I am looking for things out of the ordinary.

I believe guest judges will also be important in the future. This week? Maybe. Who knows...A week is a lot of time.

Entries

One entry per participant per week. A single photo will be judged. If your post contains more than one photo you must clearly indicate which one is the entry.

Stories along with the photos are appreciated.

Other Rules

You must post the entry link in the comments below this post. Nothing else is required. Any initiative of yours that helps with popularity is appreciated. You know, other social media, invitations, etc.

Deadline

Next Wednesday at 10:00 AM UTC. Winners will be announced as soon as possible after that.

Sponsors

Are welcome. They judge their own favorites separately and they distribute their rewards separately. Decentralization matters.

Good luck and have fun!

Yours,

Manol Donchev

Signature by @zord189