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Art Photography
Challenge series hosted by
MrScorpio.
Challenges start on Wednesdays.
This challenge aims at showing photography as an art form like painting, composing or any other artistic expression.
Finished (67 challenges)

68. Scary Insect(s)
Entries: 72
Winners announced: 29th July, 2020 GMT
Winner: Yellow-tail Moth
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Interpret the title in any way you want

67. OLD
Entries: 98
Winners announced: 22nd July, 2020 GMT
Winner: The Colosseum Built In 80 AD
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Interpret the title in anyway you want.

Entries: 28
Winners announced: 15th July, 2020 GMT
Winner: Body Curves
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Show the curve of a body in black and white or Sepia.

65. Men at Work
Entries: 88
Winners announced: 8th July, 2020 GMT
Winner: Clean Lines
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Men working Physically

64. Emotional Pain
Entries: 20
Winners announced: 1st July, 2020 GMT
Winner: Emotional Anguish
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Publish a photo depicting emotional pain in a Human being. Please note: EMOTIONAL Pain, not Physical pain.

63. Olympus m/43
Entries: 96
Winners announced: 24th June, 2020 GMT
Winner: Polar night
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Any kind of photo taken with an Olympus m/43 camera and Olympus native m/43 glass.

Entries: 3
Winners announced: 17th June, 2020 GMT
Winner: Soldier
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Publish a Photo that makes you incredibly proud of your Son or Daughter in uniform while defending what we believe in.

61. B/W Photographer
Entries: 80
Winners announced: 10th June, 2020 GMT
Winner: ROME
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A photographer in action displaying him/her with the tool (= the Camera) fully or partly visible. Must be in B/W or Sepia.

Entries: 13
Winners announced: 27th May, 2020 GMT
Winner: Still Life
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Show us your kitchen knife and the product it cuts.

59. USA
Entries: 45
Winners announced: 4th October, 2017 GMT
Winner: Sam Houston Memorial
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Interpret the title in any way you want.

58. Russian
Entries: 32
Winners announced: 27th September, 2017 GMT
Winner: Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood, St. Petersburg, Russia
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Interpret the title...

57. A rainy day...
Entries: 42
Winners announced: 26th July, 2017 GMT
Winner: Rainy night, NYC
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Interpret in any way you want...

Entries: 61
Winners announced: 12th July, 2017 GMT
Winner: Kat
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Show us how a blurred background can contribute to a portrait of a woman. Face not needed to be visible...

55. My Bathroom
Entries: 31
Winners announced: 3rd June, 2015 GMT
Winner: My Shower
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Take an interesting picture in your bathroom.

Entries: 150
Winners announced: 21st August, 2013 GMT
Winner: Towards Progress
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Show us a picture of your choice that tells us a story...
The voters will judge you.

Entries: 103
Winners announced: 14th August, 2013 GMT
Winner: new life on top of old
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Interpret the title in any way you want. The voters will judge you!

Entries: 73
Winners announced: 7th August, 2013 GMT
Winner: Morning
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Interpret the title in any way you want. The voters will judge you...

51. m43
Entries: 81
Winners announced: 31st July, 2013 GMT
Winner: Conquered
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Anything goes as long as the picture is taken with an m43 body AND a native m43 lens.
Many say m43 is a compromise between IQ and portability. Try to show us that this is not the case.

Entries: 53
Winners announced: 3rd July, 2013 GMT
Winner: BackDrops
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As the title says. Only black and white. No color photos. Sepia is not ok. Full body/half body or small part is your choice. The voters will judge you.

49. Unemployed
Entries: 42
Winners announced: 26th June, 2013 GMT
Winner: Home is where the bag is
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Interpret the title in any way you want, but there must be at least one human in the picture who represents unemployment. An unemployed animal will be disqualified.

Entries: 156
Winners announced: 19th June, 2013 GMT
Winner: Bad weather ignorants
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Take a picture on a rainy day outside. Rain and/or water which comes from rain must be visible.

Entries: 70
Winners announced: 22nd May, 2013 GMT
Winner: Fantastic plastic lines
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Show something Fantastic made of Plastic. Plastic must be the obvious main subject. No human or human parts in the picture.

46. Contrasts
Entries: 100
Winners announced: 15th May, 2013 GMT
Winner: Alligator and Egret in Marsh Pond
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Whatever contrast/s you can find. Rich and poor, black and white, clean and dirty, pretty and ugly. Or just a picture with a lot of contrast in it? Only your imagination sets the borders and your submission will be judged by the voters.

Entries: 100
Winners announced: 17th April, 2013 GMT
Winner: Stairway to heaven
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Interpret the title in any way you want, but heaven must be represented by the sky in your submission.

44. Fat is fast.
Entries: 31
Winners announced: 8th August, 2012 GMT
Winner: Traditional Cow Race
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Well, Interpret the title in any way you want. The voters will judge you...

Entries: 408
Winners announced: 1st August, 2012 GMT
Winner: Fall 2008 Missy
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Interpret the title in any way you want. The voters will judge you...

Entries: 131
Winners announced: 25th July, 2012 GMT
Winner: _MG_3828-Edit
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Interpret the title in any way you want. The voters will judge you...

Entries: 75
Winners announced: 18th July, 2012 GMT
Winner: Wildcard
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Interpret the title in any way you want. The voters will judge you...

Entries: 396
Winners announced: 11th July, 2012 GMT
Winner: DunePool
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Lets see how positive a picture can get. Otherwise interpret the title in any way you want. The voters will judge you...

Entries: 203
Winners announced: 4th July, 2012 GMT
Winner: Wildebeast Carcass
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A heavy challenge this time. Lets see how depressive a picture can get. Otherwise interpret the title in any way you want. The voters will judge you...
Entries: 77
Winners announced: 27th June, 2012 GMT
Winner: no winner
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Interpret the title in any way you want. The voters will judge you...

Entries: 117
Winners announced: 20th June, 2012 GMT
Winner: bp01
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Interpret the title in any way you want. The voters will judge you...

36. Ugly
Entries: 108
Winners announced: 13th June, 2012 GMT
Winner: kiros hadgu
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Interpret the title in any way you want. The voters will judge you...

35. Pretty
Entries: 206
Winners announced: 6th June, 2012 GMT
Winner: shades
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What comes to mind? The youngest sister in Downton Abbey? A four week old puppy? Interpret the title in any way you want. The voters will judge you...
Entries: 186
Winners announced: 30th May, 2012 GMT
Winner: no winner
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Interpret the title in any way you want. The voters will judge you... BUT RESPECT DPREVIEWS RULES PLEASE! Due to the nature of the challenge I reserve the right to disqualify any picture at my own discretion, not to get the challenge suspended! Otherwise, have fun...

Entries: 29
Winners announced: 23rd May, 2012 GMT
Winner: Let's take a walk, my baby
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Is the challenge host on drugs? What does he mean? Interpret the title in any way you want. The voters will judge you...

Entries: 100
Winners announced: 16th May, 2012 GMT
Winner: Early morning before new year
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Interpret the title.

31. Olympus OMD
Entries: 73
Winners announced: 9th May, 2012 GMT
Winner: Drop
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Show us the best picture from your Olympus OMD.

30. Tears.....
Entries: 40
Winners announced: 2nd May, 2012 GMT
Winner: She's faking it!
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As the title suggests.....

27. Pride
Entries: 61
Winners announced: 11th April, 2012 GMT
Winner: Pride
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As the title suggests.....

25. High heels.....
Entries: 65
Winners announced: 28th March, 2012 GMT
Winner: In My Kitchen
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As the title suggests.....

Entries: 15
Winners announced: 21st March, 2012 GMT
Winner: Get Lucky
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Show a picture including an LP, a CD and an MP3 player (or media storage like an iphone or similar, used for music consumption).

Entries: 20
Winners announced: 14th March, 2012 GMT
Winner: Changes
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Show a picture including an LP, a CD and an MP3 player (or media storage like an iphone or similar, used for music consumption).

21. Contrasts...
Entries: 100
Winners announced: 29th February, 2012 GMT
Winner: 100 years
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...in Color? Environment? A dressed up woman in a less nice place? Age differences? Man and Woman? Water and Fire? Soft and Hard? Just a "contrasty" picture? You choose and the voters will judge you!

20. Simplicity
Entries: 200
Winners announced: 22nd February, 2012 GMT
Winner: Gauss curve
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As the title suggests.....

Entries: 43
Winners announced: 15th February, 2012 GMT
Winner: Is jammed in the curve
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As the title suggests.....

Entries: 74
Winners announced: 8th February, 2012 GMT
Winner: Budapest Begger
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Show in a picture the contrast between the misery of being homeless, but in a place others consider being "Paradise".

17. Hawaii, Oahu.
Entries: 42
Winners announced: 1st February, 2012 GMT
Winner: Waterfall in Kalihi Valley
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Post your best shot from Oahu, Hawaii.

Entries: 36
Winners announced: 25th January, 2012 GMT
Winner: Home Sweet Home
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Post your best shot of the famous Waikiki Beach.

Entries: 57
Winners announced: 23rd November, 2011 GMT
Winner: Are you sure you want to go there
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Danger, Fear, Supernatural, Uncomfortable. The other side...

Entries: 29
Winners announced: 26th October, 2011 GMT
Winner: The password is tuna fish, kid
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Take a photo and post it (capture date rule). A photo that tells a story...

13. Leather
Entries: 44
Winners announced: 31st August, 2011 GMT
Winner: ***
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Interpret the title in any way you want. The voters will judge you.

Entries: 93
Winners announced: 17th August, 2011 GMT
Winner: moth thing on window
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What comes to mind? Post it!

Entries: 239
Winners announced: 10th August, 2011 GMT
Winner: Curves of light
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Interpret the title in any way you want.

Entries: 60
Winners announced: 3rd August, 2011 GMT
Winner: 1
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Show opposites in a photo. It can be any kind of opposites as long as they are obvious. To avoid DQ it could be a good idea to describe in text what the opposites are if any doubt.

Entries: 47
Winners announced: 27th July, 2011 GMT
Winner: Plum Blossom Maiden
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Take a close up Picture of a porcelain motif. Nothing but porcelain can be visible.

Entries: 66
Winners announced: 20th July, 2011 GMT
Winner: Sunny ice
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Only photos taken with Olympus micro four thirds. Only micro four thirds native lenses. Exif data must be included! No people or animals in the picture. Otherwise the subject/theme can be anything within the DPreview rules.

Entries: 130
Winners announced: 29th June, 2011 GMT
Winner: The Day I Knew I Loved Her
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Post a picture where you try to capture your wife in a situation that tells us why you think she is so wonderful!! Its not supposed to be a model competition at all, but rather a story telling photo.

Entries: 99
Winners announced: 15th June, 2011 GMT
Winner: Sunset beach bar binge
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Publish a picture of Glass. One or more. Must be drinking Glass as MAIN motif.

Entries: 58
Winners announced: 4th May, 2011 GMT
Winner: Squeeze Balloons
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Ever wanted to be published by National Geographic? Here is the chance for us... Please read the rules!

Entries: 15
Winners announced: 9th March, 2011 GMT
Winner: Illusion
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Take a picture of person/s who are lying on the ground/floor/mattress or whatever Then tilt the picture 90 degrees in Post Processing so it looks like they are standing/walking/sitting etc. (After an idea in a Canon commercial that you might have seen.) SEE THE EXAMPLE BELOW!!
At least one person in the picture.

3. Cheese
Entries: 41
Winners announced: 2nd March, 2011 GMT
Winner: Cheese
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This is a challenge where cheese is the Main subject in a still life picture.

2. Still Life
Entries: 97
Winners announced: 3rd November, 2010 GMT
Winner: Refraction in Blue
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A challenge with arranged items shot indoors.
1. Silhouettes
Entries: 97
Winners announced: 27th October, 2010 GMT
Winner: no winner
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Silhouettes as the main subject.
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