January 2017 Monthly Theme Contest – Zebra crossings

Hello Streethunters.net Readers!

As mentioned in previous post “Revealing the Monthly Theme Contest New Rules & Prizes for 2017“, this year we have made some changes to the Monthly Theme Contests. The new rules are also included in this post and will be included in each contest post from now on. For your convenience, here are the changes:

What’s changed and what hasn’t in a nutshell

1. The calendar at the end of the year is being canceled.
2. The way we select photos remains the same.
3. The monthly themes are much harder. You will need to work hard.
4. The prizes the winners receive have changed. Read more below.
   

A few words about the Monthly Theme Contests

So, now it is time for the Monthly Theme Contest for January 2017! The Monthly Theme Contests are a fun challenge for all! Every month we choose a Theme and we ask you to participate by each sending us one Street Photograph each time at streethunters.net@gmail.com. That photos must be based on the Monthly Theme. So for example if the theme is Silhouettes, then we would like you to each send a photo with a Silhouette moment. Your photo can be taken any time in history, we don’t mind, as long as it has been taken by you and nobody else.

What Is This Month’s Theme?

This month we would like to ask you to participate with Street Photos of “Zebra crossings”. We would like you to send in clever compositions using Zebra crossings. We will not accept just people crossing the street, the photos have to have an edge to them. So, send in clever photos using Zebra crossings as the concept. We look forward to see what you will send in!

Please follow the example of the photo we are sharing with you here.

What Does The Winner Get?

The photograph that wins the Monthly Theme Contest will receive the following prizes:

1. The winning photo will be featured on our website in the respective “Announcing the winner” post and will also be featured for 1 month as our cover photo on our Facebook, Twitter and Google Plus pages.
2. The Street Photographer that shot the winning photo will be interviewed by our Editorial team and his/her work will be featured on our website and on our Youtube channel.
3. At the end of the year we will upload a video presentation of all the winning photos along with narrations by the winners themselves, explaining the story behind their photograph. 

When Can You Start Sending Your Photos?

You can start sending photos for this month’s Theme Contest from now and the end of the submissions are on the 25th of January 2017. The winners will be announced during the first part of February!

Where can you send your photos?

Please send your photos to our gmail at streethunters.net@gmail.com.

Photo Requirements

• Photos must be 1920 pixels on the long side.
• Photos must be JPG.
• Photos mustn’t have watermarks.
• Photos can be taken any time in history.
• Photos must be owned and photographed by the participant.
• Each Reader can send 1 photograph to enter.
• A Reader can change the 1 photo entered if they change their mind before the submissions closing date. 

What Are The Following Themes?

Below we are listing the future Themes for 2017 so you can prepare yourselves and plan ahead. You will notice that this year, the Monthly Theme Contests are even more challenging and interesting! So get prepared for the months to come!

February: Surrealism
March: Flash Street Photography
April: Juxtaposition
May: The colour Green
June: The colour Red
July: The colour Blue
August: The colour Yellow
September: The colour Pink
October: Shadows telling a story
November: Hatred
December: Love

Stay Sharp & Keep Shooting!