Photography Competition: Oh shoot!

[Grea Kriopia]

Photography Competition: Oh shoot!

XKI is a region full of multi-talented Islanders with various interests and hobbies, and to celebrate this, the Cultural Office will be holding a photography competition!

As many of us spend time on NationStates, it's easy to start to see overlap or little reminders in real life that remind us of the game we all enjoy. Therefore, the theme of this photography competition will be 'things that remind you of NationStates'. This is an intentionally broad topic because everyone has different perspectives of NationStates and different experiences in their life!

All photos submitted must be your own, but they do not necessarily have to be taken during this event (as in, they can be photos you took a while ago) so long as you feel they represent some aspect that reminds you of NationStates.

Photos can be submitted in this thread from now until July 22nd, and a brief explanation is recommended. After July 22nd, I will be posting a public voting thread to select 1st place and 2nd place photos, along with potential honorable mentions selected at my discretion. Public voting will last from the 22nd until the 27th.

Courtesy of the XKI Cards Co-op, we have some XKI cards for rewards! 1st place will receive a S2 Cerberion, 2nd place will receive a S2 Lamborghini Murcielago, and any honorable mentions will receive a S2 Grub. I will also be using some of the photos to create new NationState banners for the region similar to these made in the past.

More importantly, don't be discouraged! This is not meant to be an intense, professional photography competition but rather a laidback and fun opportunity to share perspectives and photos you've taken. I've posted an my own example spoilered below as well to demonstrate what a photo could look like. Also, if you do venture out photo-hunting, please be mindful of social distancing and following guidelines to keep yourself safe.

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{Example}

I took this photo not too long ago, and the tropical environment and bright colored water reminded me of XKI with all of it's beachy themes.

[Wischland]

Here is my entry! It is a photo I took from my visit to the Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg, Germany. Miniatur Wunderland is basically a collection of miniature replicas of countries, cities, and monuments (definitely visit if you're taking a vacation to Germany). I choose this birds-eye view photo of one of the miniatures, because it reminds me of how we're all creating our own little countries in NationStates, in a sort of online version of Miniatur Wunderland.

[Alski]

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This is when i went to asakusa, tokyo at my hotel. It reminds me of nationstates because of the diversity of culture

[Eastern New England]

This is my entry: This is a picture of a lighthouse on the coast of Maine, which I took last summer on my vacation. I chose this picture, since my main nation, Eastern New England, is based off this vacation to New England, because I really like it there.

[Wille-Harlia]

This is a picture of a perfect golden-brown s'more I had last year. It reminds me of XKI's tropical environment, and of our long camping trip in TITO.

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