1Picture1000Words
How much is a picture really worth?

They say a picture is worth a thousand words.I say… Prove it.

[1] Look at this picture.
[2] Write 1,000 words about it by August 31st, 2026. You can write whatever you want, so long as you connect it to the photo. Creative nonfiction. Sci-fi. A joke. Something else. It’s up to you.
[3] The best writing wins $1,000 (of course).
▶ Don’t want to participate but want to see the results?
Who is running this contest and why?
This is a project by Quarter Mile (Jordan and Carter). You can email us here if you have any doubts or questions about the contest. We’ve run other contests in the past, like DEAR ALIENS (writing) and The Next Tiramisu (dessert).
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Earthrise, Apollo 8, 1968 Migrant Mother, Dorothea Lange, 1936 Nikola Tesla in his Colorado Springs laboratory, 1899 View from the Window at Le Gras, the first photograph, Niepce c.1826 The Tetons and the Snake River, Ansel Adams The Backrooms Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone Pillars of Creation, Eagle Nebula
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