This is the START EDITION of the Photochain challenge TESTNET. The Photochain Challenge is a blockchain-like photography contest. I previously PRESENTED THE CONTEST HERE and now I will proceed presenting the rules and giving you the possibility to join this competition. Another contest with the same name and specifications exists on the Steem blockchain, but they are different in the weekly development. Let's go to the first step.

The contest: Basic introduction

• This is a PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST on the Blurt blockchain.
• This is the TESTNET version of the contest: the contest needs an acceptable number of participants to continue. Thus, if the test phase satisfies the requirements for a good functioning, we will move on to the final version (the MAINNET version) which will continue as long as the requirements needed for good functioning are maintained.
• This contest will take place weekly.
• Inside the TESTNET, the contest will reward 2 (two) winners each week.

The Award

The total weekly prize during the TESTNET phase will be:

• 40 (fourty) BLURT tokens = 20 (twenty) BLURT tokens each of the two winners;
• a 50%-upvote (approx) by me to each participant.

Every week, I will choose 2 (two) photos from the submitted ones in the comments section, and I'll mention them in the official Photochain post as the weekly winners. Each author of the winning photo will receive 20 (twenty) BLURT tokens.

The prize pattern described above is for the TESTNET phase only. If we reach a MAINNET phase and if the Photochain post obtains a good payout, I'll add other two honorable mentions or a bigger prize for the winners. At the moment this is a small project, but I hope to see it grow with your contribution.

3. The Functioning

In the launch post I will mention 2 (two) subjects/objects (what I indicate as the "KEY SUBJECTS"). The participants will have a little less than 7 (seven) days - specifically, from the publication of the post (which I consider the "beginning" of the edition) to 3 (three) hours before the post payout time - to send the entry photo.

If you want to join, you will need to post a photo in the comments section, but the photo MUST CONTAIN the 2 (two) key-subjects I mention in the launch post. Each competitor can join with one photo only.

With the photo, the author (i.e. you who want to join) must add in a comment 3 (three) objects/subjects that appear in its own photo: the first 2 (two) objects/subjects must be those indicated as mandatory key-subjects in the starting post, the third one must be a subject of own choice (which, just like the other two, MUST BE CONTAINED IN THE PHOTO).

At the end of the week, I will choose the 2 (two) photos that will have struck me the most and which in my opinion best represent the couple of key-subjects indicated in the launch post. Here, the blockchain-like operation starts: the third objects/subjects mentioned by the two winners will become the two key subjects of the next edition, and the participants have to propose photos that contain those two subjects. Photos that don't contain them will be considered invalid.

At this point, the cycle will start again and the new participants will have to post their photo mentioning the two Key-Subjects (which must appear in the photo) and a other key-subject different from the first two (which must be contained in the photo). The third object/subject of the photos that I will select as winners will become one of the two Key-Subjects of the following week. Then the cycle will repeat.

The only exception in which the key-subject may be changed is when unlikely or highly risky combinations jeopardize adequate participation (for example, a pair of key subjects as spaceship and wild boar). To avoid this possibility, I advise you not to use key-subjects that are too difficult to represent. In the rules section, I will try to remind you about this point.

4. The goal

The goal is to represent the two key subjects in the best possible way: not to take the most beautiful photo, but to propose the photo which, if I suddenly found myself looking at it, would bring to mind - in a clearer and more quickly way as possible - the two key-subjects. Other criteria will be used only to make decisions about winning in the case of equally deserving photos (according to the basic criteria illustrated before).

5. Practical Example

For the Zero Edition, I choose Road and Building as Key-Subjects. The participants comment with their work: the photo that contains the two key-subjects. The weekly contest finish and I choose the two winners.

The first winner, Gennarino, posts this:

indicating as key-subjects: Road - Building - Sky

The second winner, Ambrogetto, posts this:

indicating as key-subjects: Road - Building - Cyclist

So, after seven days about, I'll publish an announcement post for the new weekly edition, and the words Sky and Cyclist will become the new key-subjects: each photo that the competitors will submit in the week must contain both Sky, Cyclist (one, more, or simple part of it), and another object/subject of own choice that he/she have to indicate as the third key-subject.

Then I repeat the entire procedure using the new couple of key-subjects: so, each weekly contest remains connected to the result of the previous edition.

6. STEPS and RULES: first part

1) SUBMIT IN THE COMMENT SECTION:

• The photo which contains the two Key-Subjects;
• A Comment with the two Key-Subjects + another subject of your choice but CONTAINED in the photo. (If you posted the image in your blog, you can post the link to that page, but you must add your photo in the comment section anyway);

2) ONLY IF YOU WANT: mention another person you think would like this challenge;

3) NO FOLLOW, UPVOTE, RESTEEM REQUIRED;

4) WAIT FOR THE NEXT WEEK: time limit to join is to 3 hours before the edition post Payout; I'll announce the winners after that moment.

7. RULES: second part

• You can join with 1 (one) photo only each edition.

• The PHOTO MUST BE TAKEN BY YOU (any device, like professional camera, smartphone, and so on).

• Key-subjects must consist of a single word; multiple words are allowed only if the combination indicates a well-defined object/subject (for example "street lamp").

• The entry photos MUST CONTAIN the two key-subjects indicated in the launch of the edition.

• The entry photos MUST CONTAIN the third key-subject indicated by the participant.

• The third key-subject has to be different from the first two key-subjects.

• The duration of the contest is: from the start announcement post to 3 (three) hours before the post payout time of that post.

• I'll advance with the prize-sending 3 (three) days approx after the finish of the weekly edition. I'll write the transaction ID in the winners' announcements post.

• Participation is open in Italian and English. Not having knowledge of different alphabets, I ask those who want to participate to first make a translation of the proposed key-subjects together with the photo.

• NO PLAGIARISM!

• No SPAM!

• Basic editing is allowed.

• Each color cover is allowed, including Black and White.

• You mustn't use graphic design and/or add part of other image and/or use deep editing like Photoshop-guided rebuilding processes: this is a photography contest!

• GIFs are allowed only 1) if the duration is less or equal to 10 seconds; and 2) if it represents a view of the same objects/subjects and not a rebuilt-video; and 3) if the key-subjects remain in the foreground for the whole duration of the GIF.

• I ADVISE you about the photo you want to propose: there are some Law rules in each State, and I know that using photo of people or photographing private properties could get you into some troubles. Make sure you're not infringing on anyone's rights when you post your photos on the web.

• Each Theme is allowed: no censorship except for extremely explicit content. The nsfw contents are allowed but, if I choose a nsfw photo as a winner, I will not insert it as an image in the official post (only as a mention or a link to the published post).

• IMPORTANT: I invite the participants to use fairly large categories as subjects so as not to sabotage participation. You mustn't use proper names (of cities, places, mountains, species, etc).
  Another example: don't use words like London, or Danube, or Mark, or Blue Crab; or don't use the snow bear subject, just animal or bear. Naturally, in case of equally deserving photos, I will consider a photo of an animal that isn't often photographed in a more relevant way than a simple domestic cat.

The more general the category of the meaning of the word used as a subject is, greater the participation in the competition will be, greater the prizes and the fun will be in the future.