The Lomographic Society Proudly Presents The Diana Vignettes Photo and Writing Challenges!
Grab your Diana+ and steel yourself for the all new Diana challenges!
Three vignettes are online and waiting for your submissions
Submit your own Vignettes for consideration
Vignettes and the Diana World Tour
http://www.lomography.com/diana/diana-vignettes
Diana Vignettes The Challenges have been Issued!

Friends and Lomographers, we have entered a brand-new era! Take a close look at a Diana image. Many times, it's tough to put your finger on exactly what's going on - there are just so many angles, with so many possible explanations. We're now thrilled to give you the opportunity to fully explore the fascinating depths of your photos. Lomography has gone into the world of literature, combining pictures and short stories, the Diana Vignettes. Just as the Diana captures a tell-all vignette of your subject the Diana Vignettes define the true soul of our beloved Diana in a brief but complex way. A steady stream of Diana Vignettes will give you an elaborate and literary "assignment" - which you'll interpret and illustrate with your Diana photos.

You'll have to juice your creativity for every drop that you can squeeze out. After all, it's not easy to depict a hot love affair on a Greek Island if it's January in Milwaukee. But with a little ingenuity, and a lot of faith in the all-plastic-power of your Diana+, it's entirely possible! This concept of submitting photos to show the fine details of a fictional story is totally new for us, and we can't wait to see what the ultra-talented Lomographic Community can create! And it's not just the images - we also want to you write your very own Diana Vignette stories! Let your Diana images inspire you, and dive head-first into the world of literature.

If you've already got your Diana+, then stretch out your trigger finger and get a few rolls of film together. If you need one, then here's what you have to look forward to:

The Diana+ by Lomography
A loving recreation of the legendary 1960's all-plastic Diana camera
Shoot gorgeous, soft-focus, & dreamlike images on brilliant medium-format (120) film!
All new endless panorama & pinhole functions!
http://shop.lomography.com/go/?where=shop&pro=dia
Ready! We've got 2 ways to compete - submit your images to our existing Vignettes, or write your very own story! Read on...

http://www.lomography.com/diana/diana-vignettes
Three Vignettes Available Now!

(Submission Deadline: Friday, Nov 23 '07)
Those of you who already own the "Diana Vignettes" hardcover book know all about these snappy little stories. Ten Vignette samples are pasted throughout the book, accompanied by a few images apiece. To kick off the competition, we're going to present two of our favorite Vignettes from the book, and one ALL NEW Vignette. Your assignment is to read these tall tales, absorb all of the intricate details, and use your Diana+ to illustrate the scenes that are described. You have four weeks to plan, stage, and shoot, so give it your best! Let these stories be the starting inspiration for your Diana+ photographic outings.

Steffi Boesch, Viennese Trainspotter
Claude Sechan and the Banlieue Crew
Amanda Watts goes into the (London) wild

All images that are accepted for the Vignettes will earn 5 piggypoints for use in the Lomography Online Shop (maximum of 25 piggypoints per user, per story).

2nd and 3rd place winners for each of the three Vignettes will additionally receive a treasure-trove of 120 film, to further power their Diana+ shooting.
1st place winner for each Vignette will receive a shiny new Lomo LC-A+ camera!

Stay tuned - right after the deadline is reached, we'll introduce a whole new crop of stories to inspire a fresh round of Diana+ shooting!

http://www.lomography.com/diana/diana-vignettes
Submit your Own Vignette!

(Submission Deadline: Monday, Nov 5th '07)
Got a bit of a writing bug? Feel like creating short story about the Diana+? We are looking for your craziest and most unexpected short stories. All stories need to be written in English. Don't worry, you don't necessarily need to be an A-Student in English - it's more important that the overall concept and characters are extremely interesting. Look over your collection of Diana snapshots - do you see a story brewing in there? The Diana plays a role in every tale, so it should be an early part of your writing plan. If your story is chosen as a Diana Vignette, you can then submit the very images that inspired its creation! Head over to the link below to see the guidelines and how you can pen your very own Vignette.

Every Diana Vignette that's accepted will earn its author (1) a star-powered writing credit on Lomography.com, and (2) possible publication in next year's new Diana+ book, and (3) 50 piggypoints that you can exchange for 50 bucks in our international online shop.

This contest will be ongoing for well into the future. After this batch of Vignettes is digested and accepted, the best ones will be posted onto our Diana+ website and we'll call again for all-new submission.

www.lomography.com/diana/diana-vignettes

The Diana World Tour Coming Soon!

Outside of the fame and fortune that we just detailed, your Vignette images will serve an even higher purpose. In the coming months, we'll kick off the "Diana World Tour" - in which the esteemed Detrich Collection of classic Diana's and Diana clones will start to make its way around the globe. At each stop, one or more Vignette stories and their respective images will be presented - as a dynamic and heart-pounding photo exhibition. So not only will your shots be codified online at Lomography.com, but they have the chance to be proudly displayed in a far-flung Diana+ Lomowall!

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