February Diary
'February Diary' is a global online photo contest curated by cizucu, open to all creators registered on cizucu. Outstanding submissions will be curated from all entries, with the aim of discovering new talent for the platform and supporting the community as a whole.
The series, launching this month, is a contest where you post your daily photographs as if they were pages from a diary, accompanied by the events of each day.
Keeping a diary is a valuable way to record our lives and experiences. Looking back, we can objectively observe how we have grown or changed, and sometimes gain new insights.
By including the day's events or the story conveyed by the photograph in your caption, you can organize your thoughts and emotions, and help yourself reflect.
Through the series, a narrative is woven from the records of everyday, ordinary moments. This contest is designed to be close to your daily life. Your unpretentious snapshot will become a page in this series' story. We look forward to your many submissions.
Inspiration
Image by yanma222
yanma222
📸 SONY | ILCE-7M3
cizucu Editorial Team
February is a season where you can especially discover the poetic qualities of winter. Behind a beautiful shot taken on a trip under the cold sky, there are surely emotions and experiences unique to that moment. By recording the day you went out to photograph, you can preserve the entire memory in your album.
Image by GAMI
GAMI
📸 SONY | ILCE-7RM4
cizucu Editorial Team
Encountering 'questions' in everyday life is an opportunity to reconsider our ways of thinking and perceiving the world. By asking ourselves 'What is this?' or 'Why?', we sharpen our powers of observation.
Image by 高野ぴえろ
高野ぴえろ
📸 OLYMPUS CORPORATION | E-M10MarkII
cizucu Editorial Team
Or perhaps, there will be days when you make new discoveries in the everyday cityscape. Was that fleeting moment orchestrated by fate, or was it mere coincidence? Either way, by recording the day you made a new discovery, you pass the baton of inspiration to your future self.
Image by mitake
mitake
📸 SONY | ILCE-7M2
cizucu Editorial Team
More personal diary entries are also very welcome. Some people have their own unique approaches and preferences within their daily routines. Paying attention to small details and jotting down your feelings, even in a rough way, is said to have a meditative effect. Try using the series to create a few minutes each day to reflect on yourself.
How did you find these examples?
In fact, there are many different approaches to keeping a diary. Without overthinking it, jot down your feelings or the story behind the moment you captured. We hope that by sharing everyday moments within the cizucu community, everyone can deepen their understanding of photography. We look forward to your many submissions!
Contest Information
[Contest Period]
Thursday, February 1, 2024 – Thursday, February 29, 2023
[Award Announcement]
Thursday, March 14, 2024
[Reward]
Basic License (M size) purchase by cizucu (3 works)
[How to Submit]
・Select the contest 'February Diary'
・Tap 'Agree to the submission guidelines and post'
・Select your content and submit your work
[Jury Criteria]
(1) Thematic Relevance: Does the work align with the stated mission?
(2) Subject Matter: Does the photograph clearly communicate the photographer's intent?
(3) Expressiveness: Does the work demonstrate expressive qualities such as perspective, composition, balance, focus, and color?
(4) Timeliness: Has the photographer captured the decisive moment or timing of the subject?
(5) Originality: Does the work show unique creativity in location, subject, or approach?