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PhotoCON (フォトコン, Fotokon) is a Japanese photography magazine that emphasizes the participation of and contests for its readers. Its title alludes to "photo contest".
The magazine has a complex history. Photo Contest (フォトコンテスト, Foto Kontesuto) was a monthly magazine whose first issue was dated September 1956. This turned into the much more ambitious and very different Camera Age (カメラ時代, Kamera Jidai), a monthly magazine that ran from January 1966 till January 1967. The earlier magazine returned as the twice-monthly Junkan Foto Kontesuto (旬刊フォトコンテスト) from May 1967, from January 1968 till October 1973 Gekkan Foto Kontesuto (月刊フォトコンテスト) and from January 1974 until December 2007 Japan Photo Contest Monthly (formally 日本フォトコンテスト, Nihon Foto Kontesuto; normally フォトコンテスト, Foto Kontesuto).

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    Photo Contest - Dawn To Dusk (8/22-8/28)

    Dawn To Dusk Your photo this week must show a scene indicating that it was taken either at dawn or at dusk. This is crucial and there should not be any ambiguity that the photo is depicting that moment of the day. Contest Rules: 1. Any digital photo or digitally-scanned photo relevant to...
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    Photo Contest - A Bargain (8/15-8/21)

    A Bargain Everyone loves a bargain! So it shouldn't be too difficult to find a photo that clearly shows that, should it? :smile: Contest Rules: 1. Any digital photo or digitally-scanned photo relevant to the theme will be accepted within the contest period. In case there's a gray area, or...
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    Photo Contest - Working From Home (8/8-8/14)

    Working From Home During the COVID-19 lockdown, many of us had to continue working from home, or continue our schooling from home. That is the theme for this week's contest. See if you can find photos that depicts your continued work or schooling from home, or from wherever the remote location...
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    Photo Contest - That Shouldn't Be There (8/1 - 8/7)

    That Shouldn't Be There The theme this week is on something that should not be where it is, or something that does not belong there. Contest Rules: 1. Any digital photo or digitally-scanned photo relevant to the theme will be accepted within the contest period. In case there's a gray area...
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    Photo Contest - I'm Ready For My Close-Up (7/25-7/31)

    I'm Ready For My Close-Up This week, use the macro function on your camera (if you have one) for close-up shots and show us photos of something taken up-close and personal. Contest Rules: 1. Any digital photo or digitally-scanned photo relevant to the theme will be accepted within the...
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    Photo Contest - Skeleton Crew (7/18-7/24)

    Skeleton Crew Let's see what you can do with that theme. Contest Rules: 1. Any digital photo or digitally-scanned photo relevant to the theme will be accepted within the contest period. In case there's a gray area, or you're not sure if the picture is suitable, check with me first. 2. Size...
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    Photo Contest - Christmas In July (7/11-7/17)

    Christmas In July Yes, you read that right. Our theme this week, in the middle of July, is Christmas! Contest Rules: 1. Any digital photo or digitally-scanned photo relevant to the theme will be accepted within the contest period. In case there's a gray area, or you're not sure if the...
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    Photo Contest - What COVID-19 Makes Me Miss The Most (7/4-7/10)

    What COVID-19 Makes Me Miss The Most We had to do a lot of sacrifices when the pandemic broke. We had to give up many things and stopped doing many activities. So for this week, show us your photo that depicts something or an activity that you missed the most. Contest Rules: 1. Any digital...
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    Photo Contest - Waterworld (6/27-7/3)

    Waterworld The requirement for this contest is not as simple as at first glance, so you should pay a bit more attention. The theme is on water, but it must be ALL water. Your photo must show water over the entire photo, not just over a majority of it. Every square inch (or mm) of your photo...
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    Photo Contest - Isosceles Triangle (6/20-6/26)

    Isosceles Triangle The theme is simple enough. Your photo must have, as its main subject, objects with the geometric shape of one or more isosceles triangle. The triangle shape, however, cannot be just a sketch, a drawing, or in a painting. It must be a physical shape of something. Contest...
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    Photo Contest - A Stranger In A Strange Land (6/13-6/19)

    A Stranger In A Strange Land The theme is on a photo you took outside of your "home country". For this contest, if you were born in Country A, you grew up in Country B, but you are now a resident of Country C, then Country A, B, and C are considered as your "home country" and pictures taken...
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    Photo Contest - Bad Photo (6/6-6/12)

    Bad Photo This is also another one of our popular and recurring themes that we haven't had in a while. So it is back now. This is a contest for your photos that didn't turn out as well as you expected. Maybe it is blurry, shaky, underexposed, overexposed, finger on the lens, too dark, etc. Be...
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    Photo Contest - You Don't Bring Me Flowers (5/30-6/5)

    You Don't Bring Me Flowers This theme is usually one of our more popular themes that we have each year. It may be a bit later in the year for it this time, but it will never go away. As usual, your photo must have, as its main theme, flowers. These must be real flowers, not artificial, and...
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    Photo Contest - All By Myself (5/23-5/29)

    All By Myself Last week we had a theme on what it looked like before we had to practice social distancing. For this week's contest, we go to the other end of the scale. In your photos you must show a scene where there is ONLY ONE PERSON in the photo, no more, no less. It must be a direct image...
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    Photo Contest - Before Social Distancing (5/16-5/22)

    Before Social Distancing Remember the time when we didn't have social distancing, when there was no hesitation to be in a crowd, within 6 feet of other strangers? Let's see a photo of people not practicing social distancing before the pandemic. Contest Rules: 1. Any digital photo or...
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    Photo Contest - Heavy Metal (5/9-5/15)

    Heavy Metal Let's see your interpretation of this theme. Please ensure that there is a very clear reference to the phase "Heavy Metal" in your photo, however you interpret it. Contest Rules: 1. Any digital photo or digitally-scanned photo relevant to the theme will be accepted within the...
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    Photo Contest - Simple Harmonic Motion (5/2-5/8)

    Simple Harmonic Motion A few weeks ago, we inaugurated the use of animated GIF as part of our contest theme. It went quite well, so I'm bringing it back again. This time, we have a specific theme for your animated GIF. Your photo must show something that moves back and forth repeatedly, just...
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    Photo Contest - Don't Look At The Sun (4/25-5/1)

    Don't Look At The Sun They always tell you not to look directly at the Sun because it will ruin your eyes. It may also ruin your camera. So what am I asking for in this week's contest? Photos where the Sun is the subject of your photo! It must be the Sun, not a picture of the Sun, and not a...
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    Photo Contest - View To A Drive (4/18-4/24)

    View To A Drive This week, the main subject of your photo must be the view that you see outside of your vehicle while it is in motion. This vehicle may be an automobile, a bus, a van, etc. It must be a vehicle moving on the ground, so a view from an airplane window does not qualify. It must...
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    Photo Contest - Takeout/Delivery (4/11-4/17)

    Takeout/Delivery During this extraordinary time, dining at a restaurant has almost become a distant memory. But many eating establishments are still open for takeout and delivery. So for this contest, the theme is on food that you obtained via takeout or delivery from restaurants. Show us your...
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    Photo Contest - Into The Great Wide Open (4/4-4/10)

    Into The Great Wide Open This week's theme is the complete opposite of last week's Shelter in Place. This week, we are focusing on the great expanse of outdoor space. Show us a great, wide-open space of the outdoors where it feels as if you can now breath and no longer feel confined. Contest...
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    Photo Contest - Shelter In Place (3/28-4/3)

    Shelter In Place Now that most of us here are forced to confine ourselves to our dwellings, the theme this week is on the scenes from inside such dwellings. Take a photo of the interior of where you are confining yourself. Show your messy bedroom, if you dare! Contest Rules: 1. Any digital...
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    Photo Contest - Iconic (3/21-3/27)

    Iconic Your photo show something iconic that is immediately recognized as a representation of a location. For example, the Eiffel Tower is iconic to Paris, the Golden Gate Bridge is iconic to San Francisco, the Forbidden City is iconic to Beijing, etc... The icon may also be a natural...
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    Photo Contest - Animated GIF (3/14-3/20)

    Animated GIF And now for something completely different... It GIF files first started out, they were just image files. But now, depending on the viewing app or browser, these files have the ability to show short animated image. So for this contest, for the first time, it will be on animated...
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    Photo Contest - In Between (3/7-3/13)

    In Between Is this a location? Or is it a time period? Is this rather abstract? I don't know, but your interpretation of this theme must be clear enough that it shows a clear depiction of the theme without requiring an explanation. Contest Rules: 1. Any digital photo or digitally-scanned...
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    Photo Contest - Bubbles (2/29-3/6)

    Bubbles Let's see what you can do with that theme! Contest Rules: 1. Any digital photo or digitally-scanned photo relevant to the theme will be accepted within the contest period. In case there's a gray area, or you're not sure if the picture is suitable, check with me first. 2. Size...
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    Photo Contest - When The Moon Hits Your Eyes.... (2/22-2/28)

    When The Moon Hits Your Eyes... ... like a big pizza pie, that's amore... We celebrate Leap Year this year by celebrating Earth's most constant and closest companion, the moon. Your photo must clearly show our moon (not Jupiter's, not Saturn's, etc.). The photo may be taken with zoom...
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    Photo Contest - She Blinded Me With Science (2/15-2/21)

    She Blinded Me With Science This time, we go back to our roots. PF is a science forum, so the topic of this week's contest is science. Your photo must show, as its main subject, a clear depiction of something directly connected to science. It can be a scientific instrument, a scientist or...
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    Photo Contest - Don't Box Me In (2/8-2/14)

    Don't Box Me In This week, our theme focuses on one of the most overlooked, mundane, and ignored items in our lives : BOXES! Oh sure, you are eagerly and excitedly waiting for that Amazon delivery box to arrive at your front door, but after that, the boxes are often discarded. This time, they...
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    Photo Contest - Things Are Looking Up (2/1-2/7)

    Things Are Looking A couple of weeks ago, we had a contest on views that one can see when you look down. Now it is the opposite. These are the views that you see when you look UP. As before, please ensure that there is a clear indication that this is a view that one sees from looking up. A...
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    Photo Contest - The Sound of Music (1/25-1/31)

    The Sound of Music The Grammy Awards is tomorrow (Sunday). So our theme this week is on music. Your photo must show a clear connection to music, either being performed, being played, via musical instrument, musical equipment, etc. So a photo of a symphony orchestra, a saxaphone, a music CD, an...
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    Photo Contest - You Look Rather Down (1/18-1/24)

    You Look Rather Down The theme this week is on a view that you see when you look down. This may be you standing up and looking at your feet and the ground below, or the view looking down from a mountain top. The photo must a clear perspective or context to allow a viewer to see that it is a...
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    Photo Contest - Year of the Rat (1/11-1/17)

    Year of the Rat Chinese New Year this year will be the Year of the Rat. The theme of this week's contest is the Rat! (Ewwwww!) For this theme, I will include both rats and mice (since I usually can't tell the difference anyway). Now, although the species that we consider to be rats and mice...
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    Photo Contest - Electricity (1/4-1/10)

    Electricity I'm curious to see how you all tackle this theme. Electricity is something that many students learn about in school, and it is something all of us are familiar with in our daily lives, even if we don't often think about it, except that when it is not there. But is there a way to...
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    Photo Contest - Panorama (12/29-1/3)

    Panorama I don't think we have had this theme since the photo size limit was removed from the contest rules. So here it this theme once again. Submit a photo that made use of the panorama shooting mode on your camera or mobile devices, or from using a photo-stitching function. Please note that...
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    Photo Contest - I Want To Go Back (12/21-12/27)

    I Want To Go Back! This week, the theme is on a place or location where you are longing to go back to. This must be a place that you had visited previously, not some place that you haven't been. Please include a brief description of the location, such as where it is. Contest Rules: 1. Any...
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    Photo Contest - Holiday Wallpaper (12/14-12/20)

    Holiday Wallpaper Continuing with our holiday theme, this week, your photo should be something that has a holiday theme, and must also be suitable for the background wallpaper for computers, tablets, smartphone displays, etc. The holiday is not restricted to just Christmas. It can be any...
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    Photo Contest - O' Christmas Tree, O' Christmas Tree (12/7-12/13)

    O' Christmas Tree, O' Christmas Tree It's that time of the year again and it's that time for this contest. Show us a photo of Christmas Tree and all its decorations. Contest Rules: 1. Any digital photo or digitally-scanned photo relevant to the theme will be accepted within the contest...
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    Photo Contest - Peace and Tranquility (11/30-12/6)

    Peace and Tranquility Your photo must convey the feeling of Peace and Tranquility. Contest Rules: 1. Any digital photo or digitally-scanned photo relevant to the theme will be accepted within the contest period. In case there's a gray area, or you're not sure if the picture is suitable, check...
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    Photo Contest - Shop Till You Drop (11/23-11/29)

    Shop Till You Drop This coming week, those of us in the US will be celebrating our Thanksgiving holidays. But the day after that is Black Friday, where the shopping frenzy often occurs at many malls, department stores, etc. So the theme this week is all on shopping and the scene depicting a...
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    Photo Contest - Obtuse Angle (11/16-11/22)

    Obtuse Angle An obtuse angle is an angle that is greater than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees. Your photo must clearly show, as its main subject, something that has such an angle. Per our rules, this must not be a drawing, picture, sketch, etc. Contest Rules: 1. Any digital photo or...
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    Photo Contest - The Dirty Dozen (11/9-11/15)

    The Dirty Dozen They come in TWELVES! For this contest, the quantity 12 is the subject. Your photo must clearly show a dozen of a type of object. This may be a dozen eggs, a dozen baked goods, etc... There must be exactly 12 of these objects, not more, not less. They must also not be a random...
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    Photo Contest - Autumn (11/2-11/8)

    Autumn For many of us in the Northern Hemisphere, autumn is in full swing. So the theme this week is on this season of the year. Please make sure that there is a clear depiction of the season in your photo. Contest Rules: 1. Any digital photo or digitally-scanned photo relevant to the theme...
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    Photo Contest - Paper Roses (10/26-11/1)

    Paper Roses The theme this week is papers! This innocuous object has been an important material in human civilization ever since the first papyrus parchment was invented. Your photo must have, as its main subject, something that is made of paper, or paper itself. So loose papers, newspapers...
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    Photo Contest - You Light Up My Life (10/19/-10/25)

    You Light Up My Life While the object of that Debbie Boone song was a person, the object in this contest is a source, or sources of visible light. Your photo must show a light source/s, and it/they must be emitting light. A lamp, a light bulb, a candle, LED's, etc. qualify. A moon does not...
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    Photo Contest - Kinetic Friction (10/12-10/18)

    Kinetic Friction Kinetic friction is friction that occurs when something is moving and rubbing against another surface, creating such a friction. Your photo must clearly depicts a scenario in which such a thing is occurring. In includes cases where the friction is present but minimal, such as...
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    Photo Contest - Are You Looking At Me? (10/5-10/11)

    Are You Looking At Me? Photos must have a clear depiction of the theme. Let's see how you interpret this one as accurately as possible... Contest Rules: 1. Any digital photo or digitally-scanned photo relevant to the theme will be accepted within the contest period. In case there's a gray...
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    Photo Contest - What Time Is It? (9/28-10/4)

    What Time Is It? This week, the main subject of your photo must be something that tells time. A stop watch doesn't count since it only measures elapsed time. This must be something someone looks at to know the time of day without doing much "calculation". Contest Rules: 1. Any digital photo...
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    Photo Contest - A Lonely Path (9/21-9/27)

    A Lonely Path What image does that phrase conjures up in your mind? That's the picture that we want to see. Contest Rules: 1. Any digital photo or digitally-scanned photo relevant to the theme will be accepted within the contest period. In case there's a gray area, or you're not sure if the...
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    Photo Contest - Shop Till You Drop (9/14-9/20)

    {Administrative Note: We have had a rash of photos exceeding the size limitation of the contest lately. I'm not sure why that is suddenly happening since we have had that limitation for a quite a long time. It was imposed way back during early version of the PF interface, where too-large of a...
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