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Four Line Long Poems -Contest ending SOON!Contest Update
Just a few days left to go! Get your entries in NOW!
A recent discovery of the very innovative idea from Alex Valentine on Four Line Long Poems has prompted a mini-revolution here on deviantART as ^3wyl and I plotted and schemed to create something not dissimilar to #SixWordStories. Thus, ~FourLinePoems was born! It's a group that's completely open to everyone and anyone who would like to join and the exciting news is that, with its launch, we are announcing the first Four Line Poem Competition!
Dates
Contest Open: 15th December 2012, Midnight PST.
Contest Close: 15th January 2013, Midnight PST.
Winners Announcement: After 1st February
Rules & Examples
Four Line Poems are exactly that - just four lines long!

One entry per person.

Entries must be newly submitted to deviantART, in Literature Format:

Famous Photographs: The Afghan GirlIf you run a google search on what are the top famous Photographs of all time, The Afghan Girl is sure to appear. She is truly a face from History and one that many across the globe have tried to capture within others time and time again. But what exactly has made this image and its photographer so captivating?
Source: Daily Mail/National Geographic/Steve McCurry
Eyes, they say, are the window to the soul. And capturing such a piercing and expressive look in a photograph is a highly sought after skill. The Afghan Girl exhibits suspense, suspicion and a sense of distrust at the person behind the lens, she gives off an air of maturity, a foreboding feeling - a vulnerability behind years of strength. That, is what makes her so captivating.
Sharbat Gula is her name, although few even know this rather important detail. Sh

Famous Photographs: Lunch Atop A SkyscraperWhilst the most famous photographs from across the years often feature famine, death, destruction and war, it's sometimes refreshing to catch a glimpse of one or two that don't exhibit depression, demise and conflict. Photo-journalism can work both ways to brief the viewer of an image on what it's like to step into somebody else's shoes. It can shock, bring a tear or even, by some miracle - a smile.
Lunch Atop A SkyScraper does exactly that. It provokes a smile, it features across the world in postcards, books, greeting cards and other formats and ultimately it tugs at that part of your heart that knows there can be good in the world. So what makes it famous?
Source: Wikipedia
The Photograph itself shows eleven working men eating lunch, sitting on a steel girder. Nothing extraordinary about that right? Wrong. Their feet are dangling 256 metres above New York City. Nobody actually knows w

The International Cheetah Day Challenge

This day is over, you can no longer submit to this category.

Tuesday 4th is International Cheetah Day.

To help spread awareness of this endangered species, we're encouraging you all to submit cheetah-related art on this day.

For this day only, a special "International Cheetah Day" category will be open.

Submit to this category here

Any form of art goes! So long as it's somehow cheetah-related.
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Fix that miscat! ~ Artisan Crafts V. Still Life Fix that miscat! is the first of a series of articles which aims to help you distinguish between galleries that are commonly confused or abused in the category system here on deviantART. Submitting to the correct categories here can make a huge difference to exposure and feedback for your work as well as features within the Daily Deviations so we want to give you the best chances possible! Let's get started with Artisan Crafts Versus Still Life Photography!
Artisan Crafts (Culinary) & Still Life Photography
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Still Li

Introducing...CRPhotography

This weekend #CRPhotography has launched! ^3wyl and myself have been working on the group the past week or so, getting it ready and tweaking bits here and there. But membership is finally open, just in time for you to head over, join and get settled for the big contest which will be launching in a few days time.

Head over now, start submitting your work and getting critique e.t.c and enjoy!
To help you get started with the group, please check out our Important Information box to find out how we can help you, including submitting your photographs into the group, receiving constructive feedback, promoting your photography contests and more!
Here's a taste of what you can participate in already...

Countdown to our next chat event

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Photography Fortnightly: Edition FiftyPhotography Weekly Header created by ~TouchedD
"Eyes like a shutter, mind like a lens..."
With the start of a brand new year, lots of resolutions are set, promises made and aspirations begun to be aspired to. What are your Photographic hopes and dreams this year? Have you just finished the 365 photography challenge? Or the 52 week Photography challenge? Are you ready to take a break? Or are you just embarking on something like that and are fresh and excited for what it might bring? With that in mind, take a look at a very interesting article from =Eitvys200 it explores the Photography Gallery Records. And why not consider heading over to #deviant365 to begin your 52 week journey of challenges and inspirations?
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During November each year, Movember is responsible for the broken relationships between men and their razors. Donning their mustaches, these men raise vital funds and awareness for men's health - specifically prostate cancer.
Since its humble beginnings in Melbourne, Australia, Movember has grown to become a truly global movement inspiring more than 1.9 Million Mo Bros and Mo Sistas to participate with formal campaigns in Australia, New Zealand, the US, Canada, the UK, South Africa, Ireland, Finland, the Netherlands, Spain, Denmark, Norway, Belgium and the Czech Republic. In addition, Movember is aware of Mo Bros and Mo Sistas supporting the campaign and men’s health cause across the globe, from Russia to Dubai, Hong Kong to Antarctica, Rio de Janeiro to Mumbai, and everywhere in between.
No matter the country or city, Movember will continue to work to change established habits and attitudes men have about their health, to ed

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It's wonderful to revel in the joy of How do they do that? and find inspiration in the creations of other artists. So I challenge you to take a step outside of the galleries that you regularly browse and immerse yourself in the experience of indulging in something new.

How do you celebrate diversity?

Do you regularly browse, comment on and collect art that's wildly different from what you create?

Do you watch artists who use mediums that you don't use in your own

Literature DD Roundup- December 2012Greetings everyone!
Today is New Years Eve, so before we share the roundup for December, on behalf of the Lit CVs, I wish you all a fantastic 2013!
It’s been a year of progression for the literature community, one I hope you will all join us on the continued journey for 2013. The community isn’t just 4 volunteers, it is ALL OF YOU, and I hope you share your ideas and get involved.
December has showcased some fantastic pieces of writing, and because of this we have actually snuck in a few bonus features. On Christmas day, we had 4 Literature DDs and from mid-December onwards we added some extra DDs over the weekend- something which we will now be doing every weekend!

(ps. Did anyone notice we’d snuck in some extra DDs lately?)
Here is the roundup for December:
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Famous Photographers: Julia Margaret CameronSource:Wikipedia
Julia Margaret Cameron was a British Photographer born in 1815 and living until 1879. She's relatively unheard of though, despite the faces that she photographed and the developments she made in her short career (spanning just eleven years.) Unlike many modern photographers and prodigy's, Julia is quite unique in that she didn't start photographing until she was 48 years old and was given a camera as a gift. Her style was not appreciated in her time, but like many who have made an impact on society, she became more famous and recognized long after her death.
Location: Inside Dimbola Lodge, Home to Julie Cameron
Source: Kathryn Dawson Photography
I was lucky enough last Summer, to be able to visit Julia's former home - Dimbola Lodge - on the Isle of Wight, England. It was here that I discovered the photographer and was both warmed and proud to find that a woman had made History with her

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This contest is all about supporting (RED), the cause known for fighting for an AIDS free generation by 2015.
The contest is split into three (3) categories: Deviant Stamps, Journal or Gallery Skins, and DeviantIDs. Each category will have one Major Prize winner.

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Create a Deviant Stamp that supports the (RED) organization.
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The stamps message must support/promote (RED).

Your entry must be submitted on or after December 1st, 2012.

Your entry must be submitted into the category: Contests > 2012 > dArelated RED Contest > Devian

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Four Line Long Poems - Results!

by ^Kaz-D, Jan 27, 2013, 7:39:00 AM
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With the launch of the group ~FourLinePoems came the launch of our fantastic (even if we do say so ourselves) and challenging Poetry Contest. You can read all about that right here however the contest has now ended and the winners have been decided! We asked you to write a poem using just four lines, and just four words. The entries were fantastic, and picking through them for some winners was a challenging process. But without further ado...

First Place

SilenceThrobbing
Deafening
Aching

Silence
By *CarissaLove

Second Place

paralysisCaptive
spine
echoes
screeches.
By =hermione9

Third Place

Employee AdvisoryDon't
fart
near
boss.
By ^1pen

Honorable Mentions

Seductionentice
you
into
me

On the Tallest of Doughstacks - I'mSTILL

shooting

WEEP

bullets

HandsFlay
idle
vein
ends

No hopemy
god
is
dead

homeyour
love
will
come

BelieveThey
Said
You'd
Come.

How to: Carry OnTake
each
breath.
Live.

UntitledNurturing
Earth,
Demolishing
Society

The Prizes

6 Months Premium Membership to DeviantART + 500

+ Front Page Feature at ~FourLinePoems each for the Top Three Winners.
3 Months Premium Membership to DeviantART + 250

each for each Honourable Mention.
News Feature for all winners through ~FourLinePoems and #communityrelations, as well as from ^3wyl and ^Kaz-D.

The Entries

All entries to the contest remain in the official contest category which you can browse here. Now that the contest is over feel free to submit your entries into the ~FourLinePoems group by visiting the contest folder here. Well done everybody who entered!

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Four Line Long Poems - Results!by ^Kaz-D

Journals / Art News / Literature

The results of #FourLinePoems contest have been announced! Check out the article to find out who the lucky three winners were along with the honorable mentions! Don't forget to

the article if you enjoyed it!