MONOMAD - July 17th - XXXL Edition - Please Read The Contest Rules Before Submitting Your Publications.
A big thank you to the curators who like to keep an eye over our community and #monomad entries. Much appreciated.
Don't be a stranger and join the Black And White Community!
- Post your entries in the Black And White Community.
- Clearly mention the #monomad challenge in your post title or post body. For example: "This is my entry for the #monomad challenge".
- At least 50% of the submitted post, including the first image, needs to be black and white.
- Use the #monomad tag.
- All the photographs should be shot by you.
- Reusing previously posted images will be treated as content recycling.
- We reserve the right to change the contest rules at any given time without further notice.
- Post your entries in the Black And White Community.
- Clearly mention the #monomad challenge in your post title or post body. For example: "This is my entry for the #monomad challenge".
- At least 50% of the submitted post, including the first image, needs to be black and white.
- Use the #monomad tag.
- All the photographs should be shot by you.
- Reusing previously posted images will be treated as content recycling.
- We reserve the right to change the contest rules at any given time without further notice.
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Spectacular selection today. Too much talent to mention them all. Congratulations. And thank you so much @monochrones for the mention today.
You're most welcome.
Cheers!
Thank you so much for this second place, @monochromes. I’m really glad to know that one of the photos in this series resonated with you especially the one where Dani speaks with her hands. And congratulations to the winner!
Excellent work.
Congratulations!
This curation is super packed with high quality! Thanks for having me on cover today, and HUGE congrats to all my colleagues here featured!
Well deserved!
Extraordinary selection. Congratulations to all winners and mentioned friends!! 🏆💫👏🏻 and thanks for the mention @monochromes
No worries!
I would like to discuss with someone responsible why my own original content would lead to my account being muted, especially after being an active member of this community for two years.
Ask ChatGPT.
My country is currently experiencing war and frequent internet shutdowns, which made it very difficult for me to stay active and connected in this community. Because of this, I prepared some posts in advance and used a translation assistant to translate them, worrying that I might lose internet access unexpectedly.
I now realize that I may have violated your rules, but I want to clarify that I never used AI to generate any images, and I didn’t even notice that my previous post was muted yesterday—otherwise, I would have immediately investigated and corrected the issue.
It’s important for me to let you know that two real individuals manage these accounts, which is why there hasn’t been much activity from “Farideh’s” account lately.
I truly care about this community and don’t want to move elsewhere; this place means a lot to me. I’m not here for money—I’m happy to pay if required—but my main motivation is my love for this space and the opportunity to contribute here.
I really appreciate your past support, guidance, and fairness, which I will never forget.
If my participation must be permanently restricted due to my country’s difficult circumstances, I would still appreciate a chance to hear your thoughts. But if there is any way for me to continue contributing, please guide me on what conditions I must meet to do so correctly.
Thank you sincerely for your understanding and your time.
Your participation wasn't "permanently restricted due to your country’s difficult circumstances".
Translations are never flagged as Ai generated text. Ever.
It's not the first time you did it either, so let's not lose our time over this anymore.
Your account was and will stay muted because of your own choices and actions.
I’m sorry for taking your time with this, but for two reasons: first, I never used AI in creating the images, which are the main focus of this black-and-white community, and those are entirely my own content. Regarding the texts, I thought I could create more engaging content with better writing, so I only used tools to improve the translation quality and style. Again, this was my own content, and for some of the recent posts I scheduled and published together, this issue occurred and I didn’t notice your initial warning.
I am not seeking financial support, and I don’t want to make this political, but I can prove to you that in my country, internet disruptions happen constantly, and even right now I’m connected with a VPN at very low speed.
I respect and will continue to respect the community rules. Please allow me to resume my activity so I can share my work, and you don’t need to provide any financial support—I am totally fine with that. Your admin knows me well; I live in a small border town and this platform is very valuable for me to publish my work.
Even now, I’m willing to delete or withdraw any posts that you consider suspicious of AI generation, or even transfer them back to any account you designate. My goal is not money. Please give me another chance to prove this.
I am the admin you're referring to.
And here is when we talked about it in 2023.
Hope that will refresh your memory..
The community rules are for everyone.
There are no exceptions or special ones.
You know exactly what you were doing.
So now move on, we are just wasting each other's time.
A permanent ban is exactly that. Permanent.
Have a great day.
I completely remember. Back then, I used it only to help me write better text for my photos, thinking that using more descriptive words might benefit the community. I wasn’t trying to cheat, and even though people make mistakes, I did not repeat my previous mistake. Again, I emphasize that this time I only used it to improve the translation of my own text — I had no intention of farming.
If you think I should pay any amount for publishing my work here, just let me know and I’ll transfer it to your admin account so that nothing remains owed.
Of course, the rules apply to everyone, especially to those who are more active. I am a photographer, not a writer, and it’s a well-known fact globally that the twelve-day war between Iran and Israel caused widespread internet disruptions and the nationalization of internet access in Iran. I simply took the time to schedule and publish my recent works over the past month precisely at 14:20, and I understand why you might think otherwise — it’s logical.
If possible, please impose a temporary restriction instead of a permanent ban — this will never happen again. I don’t want to participate elsewhere, and leaving here would mean I would permanently leave this entire network.
Many users are truly farming, but I honestly explained my reason for using a translation assistant, even providing evidence, and no one was willing to listen. It’s interesting that you also muted my colleague’s account, even though they weren’t at fault and weren’t even active.
I am willing to accept any punishment, a temporary restriction, even downvotes, or to pay any amount you think is appropriate — whatever the number is. Please let me know if this is possible.
Look, I don't want to be rude.
There's nothing else for us to discuss regarding this issue.
I completely understand your concerns and I want to clarify my situation honestly.
Unfortunately, my English language skills are not strong, so I used AI assistance (ChatGPT) to help me translate and phrase my own words into proper English.
All the ideas, concepts, and original content in my posts are mine — I personally took the photos and wrote the descriptions in my native language first. I only used AI as a language tool to help me express my thoughts clearly and avoid mistakes in English, not to generate text automatically or to mislead anyone.
I now realize this may have created confusion and I sincerely apologize. I greatly respect this community and I’m ready to fully align with its rules. Please let me know if there’s any way I can resolve this and contribute properly going forward.
I also want to mention that I mainly use the Ecency app, so unfortunately I didn’t see your warning on PeakD earlier. I sincerely apologize for the delay in noticing your message — it wasn’t intentional at all.
Congratulations everyone. 👏
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Such a great list. @egoaquiles you nailed, bro.
You nailed it too.
Congrats!
Congratulations to the @monochromes curation team, they do an excellent job 👏, I appreciate the mention of my work and the support, congratulations to everyone. 💪
Always a pleasure to include one of your shots!
It is also my pleasure to share with the community.
Great compilation as always @monochromes. Congratulation to all winner and mentioned. Especially @abelfotografia @cabzphoto and @egoaquiles those portrait is amazing! Loving all those portraiture. Keep it up everyone. !PIZZA
Glad you liked it.
Thank you very much for stopping by!
$PIZZA slices delivered:
@tawadak24(1/5) tipped @monochromes
Come get MOONed!
Thanks guys for the mention and congrats to the winners!!!
Our pleasure!
Thank you very much and congratulations to the other winners and mentionned people.
Great shots.
Congrats!
Congratulations to everyone who was selected, and thank you @monochromes for including my work as well, I am very proud to be featured in this lineup 🙏🥰😍
You're welcome!
Congratulations to the monochrome curation team and to all who are mentions. God SPEED!
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Thank you very much @monochromes for the mention. It's an honor to be included among so many talented photographers. Many congratulations to the winners and honorable mentions. Greetings and have a nice day ☺️
Keep up the good work!