We WILL Meet During the Pandemic! (FREE Event with Prizes!)
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I always found the exchanges we have in our meetings to be fuel for my mind and I’d be sad to miss that energy, so I decided we will meet anyways and you might even collect a prize for daring to take part in this, read on to find out more.
I held the announcement of the next meeting as I thought we would come to this dire situation and here we are. To do our part in helping slow the spread of the nasty bug, let’s put our creative juices to work and find new and safe ways.
The next MeetUp (https://www.meetup.com/Photography-Zurich/) will take place the last day of the month and we will get together. At least VIRTUALLY get our ideas together and work on them FROM HOME as a team! I’ve set a meeting date, but you can make it any day, it does not matter.
How it will work:
- Create an image according to a common concept/theme (any image, any camera, just create it!)
- Share the image
- Evaluate/comment/vote for the best pictures
- Participate in the live session so we can have a virtual coffee and chat over the most voted. In that session we will select the winner
By doing this we will have the chance to see a little more from outside and the world from the view of others. You could even use the extra time and browse through your archives to find photos that match the concept, the most important part is to share your view and help fuel our group, bringing some needed happy moments with it. Maybe your photo could be the window to someone else in the group and help spark a new idea or even a little smile?
Following Master Lino’s brilliant suggestion of having a theme/challenge for each MeetUp I selected one idea that we should photograph. It is
CHANGE
It does not matter what change means to you, just consider the concept and find what matches that inside your head. It could be the empty city from your window, the weather changing between seasons, days/years passing by, an empty battery that needs to be replaced or even a flat tire, the sensor is the limit 😉 To be honest, if you have a gorgeous image that you would like to share and chat about, just send it too, let’s enjoy that one together even if it does not match the theme.
Post your photos, videos, photoshop art, illustration or any creation directly to the page I created for this (https://www.chaya.photo/photo-challenge-change/), as this will be the place in which we will select the final images. MAKE SURE YOU MAKE THE FIRST COMMENT WITH YOUR NAME so I can ID each participant. Please also post your images to the MeetUp page (https://www.meetup.com/Photography-Zurich/) and everywhere using the hashtag #IsolatedCollective_CHaya (I had to make the tag unique to our group), this way we will bring more images and inspiration to our “windows”. If you prefer, feel free to send your images using isolatedcollective@chaya.photo and I will upload them for you. Just don’t let that creativity collecting dust or your finger stuck with the remote controller, let’s free our minds! (Neo anyone?)
On the 31st/March we will get together virtually and evaluate the most voted/commented images posted to the challenge’s page. The winner will receive 150.- Swiss Francs in credits to anything I offer, the runner-up will receive Fr. 100.- in credits and the third-place Fr. 50.-(credits can be used for studio rental, photo session, studio portraits, all courses, personal photographer, wedding photos, event photos, personal shopper, camera and all other workshops…). If anyone wants to add prizes to this list it would be an amazing way to make the challenge even more attractive!
Please read the full post, the rules and all updates in the blog: www.chaya.photo/blog.
Whatever you do, please stay inside, stay healthy and, if possible, help the elderly and others in need. You can volunteer to go shopping here (https://t.me/nachbarinnenschaftshilfek3) and certainly in your building/neighbourhood.
See you all soon!