Fish. April 2025 Photo Contest Theme

Hi everyone,

Starting tomorrow (the first day of the month), the April contest kicks off with the theme "Fish."

Important note: There was a contest in January 2020 on the theme "Fishing," where we hardly saw any fish. So this time, it should not be about fishing but mainly about fish. Live fish (1), dead fish (2), fish used in various artistic (3), commercial (4), or other illustrations (5).

Practical details:

Participation: Each VF member can submit up to 3 photos, until Saturday, April 26 at 11:59 PM Brussels time. Each photo should be posted in a separate message, with its number (1, 2, or 3). Don’t forget to add a little explanation (comment, location, etc.).

Voting: Each VF member can vote for the 3 photos they think are the best, based on their own criteria and the theme.

Voting will take place from Sunday, April 27 to Wednesday, April 30 at 11:59 PM Brussels time.

The selected photos will be ranked in order of preference: - 1st photo: 3 points - 2nd: 2 points - 3rd: 1 point

The winner is the photographer whose photo receives the most points.

Results will be published on May 1. In case of a tie, the number of first-place votes will decide. The winner will have the honor of organizing the May 2025 contest.

Photos that have already been nominated (1st, 2nd, or 3rd place) in another contest are not eligible for this one.

This thread is exclusively for photos submitted to the contest. All discussions, comments, and chit-chat should be posted in the thread: Discussion on the April 2025 contest theme "Fish"

(1) Japanese fish (not yet turned into sushi 😛)



(2) Fish considered small fry and left on an Indonesian beach



(3) Street art in Bristol (England)



(4) Sign in Bristol (England)



(5) Hikiyama Exhibition Hall in Karatsu (Kyushu, Japan)



Good luck! 😛

PS: Whales, sperm whales, porpoises, and dolphins are welcome—let’s be inclusive! 😎

Photo No. 1

In Hiroshima, near Hiroshima Castle, there’s a prison whose perimeter wall is decorated with cute drawings, including... fish 😅

Photo No. 1

Item offered to shoppers at the Port Mathurin market.

Photo number 1

At the Pondicherry market, India.

Hi,

Photo 1: a ferry at Piraeus

Photo 2: A fountain in Aix-en-Provence

Photo 3: mosaics in Ostia Antica

Photo 1: In Kenya, on the shores of Lake Baringo, the Pied Kingfisher would love this fish for lunch—but it’s apparently not that easy! 😄.

Alright, here goes nothing!

Photo 1: Scorpionfish spotted during a dive in Bali.

Photo 2: Moray eel encountered during a dive in Vilanculos, Mozambique.

And for the third photo, a beautiful red grouper hanging out with some orange barbers in a stunning coral garden.

Photo 3 : Red grouper (Vilanculos, Mozambique)

Photo No. 2

In Barranco, a bohemian neighborhood very popular with artists, south of the Lima metropolitan area.

Photo 1 Saint Goustan cuddling his fish (Vallée des saints, Carnoët, Brittany)

Photo 2

Photo 3 Little goldfish at Poisson Rouge, Pornic

Photo number 2

Return from fishing at the Munroe Island auction, India.

Photo No. 3

Butterfly koi (Cyprinus carpio), ornamental carp with long fins in a breeding pond in the Mekong Delta.

Photo 1: Doesn’t my little piranha have nice teeth? (Brazil, Pantanal)



(The creature was released afterward)

Hi there, 🙂

Not much in the way of fish, but I wanted to join in... Photo #1. Fish nailed to a door in Essaouira.

Alright, I'm taking the plunge with Nathalie Girardinpho, but for me, it won’t be scuba diving—just snorkeling 😄

Photo 2: Little colorful fish in the Red Sea corals in Egypt

Photo No. 2

in Padangbai (Bali, Indonesia)



"They call me Madame Chapeau, but that’s not my real name—it’s those scoundrels from my neighborhood who started it because I’m far too refined to go out without a hat!" from *Bosseman et Coppenolle*, a 1938 play

Hello Raga... I'm baaack!

xrctn-1 - The fish market gate, Panama City

xrctn-2 - Rows of not-so-happy dried fish, Seoul

photo no. 1

Normandy: in the park of the Château du Champ de Bataille.

photo no. 2

Sri Lanka: at Galle Market. This is how fish used to be sold a long time ago!

photo no. 3 Andalusia. Fish drying on a beach whose name I’ve forgotten (and I don’t feel like digging through my travel journal right now 😛)

Photo No. 1

An offering to a god—greedy and hungry—at Kathmandu, Nepal. I’ve forgotten its name and don’t really have time to dig through my archives right now

Photo 2: Isn’t my fish fresh? Bonaire

Photo 3: Christmas decorations, La Ciotat

Good evening

Photo No. 3

Fish being sold right on the banks of the Ramnagar pond, south of Chanderi (Madhya Pradesh, India)

On a side note, check out the paving stone being used as a counterweight for weighing the fish.

Photo No. 2

A fish fight under the mocking eye of the swan that deliberately provoked it! At Singha Park Lake in Chiang Rai, Thailand

Photo No. 3

Hours of patience and hundreds of photos to capture just one moment when the sperm whale flips, lifting its tail fluke to dive like a rocket to depths of 2,000 or 3,000 meters. Off the coast of Guadeloupe

xrctn-3 - A very old fish... Ubirr, NT, Australia

Hello everyone,

Today (Saturday) is the last day to post your photos—deadline is 11:59 PM. Voting opens tomorrow, Sunday, April 27th at 12:01 AM and runs until Wednesday, April 30th at 11:59 PM.

Have a great weekend, everyone.

(Xrctn... I beat you to it 😛)

Rouquine38 1... 3 points, for the decisive moment so far.

Girardinpho 3... 2 points, for the fireworks of colors.

Kate 2... 1 point, for the cleverly done edit (just kidding, Kate 🤪)

Unamilanese photo 2: 3 points Girardhinpho photo 3: 2 points Dolma photo 1: 1 point

The slideshow is online here.

My April vote and it's no April Fool's...

Rouquine38 1 🙂🙂🙂 Girardinpho 3 🙂🙂 Herodotos 1 🙂

Hi there,

Here’s my vote:

Rouquine38, photo 1, 3 points. A tough shot to pull off. Captured on the fly, super dynamic, and the diagonal composition is really pleasing. Well done!

Girardinpho, photo 3, 2 points. Nemo’s charming world—maybe I’ll swim there one day...

Dolma, photo 2, 1 point. For the vintage vibe that film photos bring, which are always fun to look at. Plus, I love street scenes, and this one’s well composed.

I also liked Kola’s #3 (great idea 😉) and Marien’s #3 (perfect timing).

Hello,

Rouquine38 1: 3 points Herodote 3: 2 points Marien33 1: 1 point

my votes: 3 points for Rouquine38 photo 1 2 points for Girardinpho photo 3 1 point for Herodotos photo 3

Ginger 1 🙂🙂🙂 (looks like it's in the bag! 😛) Kate 2 🙂🙂 Dolma 2. 🙂

Didn’t participate this month but still voting:

Dolma photo 3 😎😎😎 First time I’ve ever seen a fish dryer!

Rouquine38 photo 2 😎😎 I could’ve also voted for the first one, but I don’t wanna wrap this up just yet 😉

Girardinpho photo 3 😎 The colors are wild! Natural or slightly saturated?

Thanks to all the participants and the organizer, and thanks to Attila for the slideshow.

Good evening,

So: Rouquine 1, 3 pts Fierce beauty or beautiful ferocity.

Xrctn 3, 2 pts I discovered the existence of a place I didn’t know at all.

Dolma 3, 1 pt Honestly, for the theme of fish drying in the Iberian Peninsula, I prefer one by Gaura in the discussion. Since this one is out of competition, I’ll go with this one—it’s funny.

Catherine

Hi there,

Here’s my vote:

Marien33 photo 3, three points

Rouquine38 photo 1, two points

Attila photo 1, one point

3* Rouquine 38 N°1: Right place, right time

2* Kate N°2: All this for me!!!

1* Attila N°1: Descaling OK

Dolma, photo 2: 3 points For the restoration work on an old photo and the very lively scene.

Girardinpho, photo 1: 2 points It was very difficult to capture the camouflage effect underwater, yet it’s perfectly done here. You can clearly see the fish while realizing you might have missed it. Well done!

xrctn, photo 3: 1 point Off the beaten path! Stunning!

I prioritized originality and the photographer’s effort in my voting. I really like Rouquine’s photo 1, but it’s a classic I see a lot on YouPic. Actually, if I could, I would’ve given 3 points to each of the three photos I chose.

Hi there, My votes for this month

3 points: Girardinoho photo 3 Honestly, it’s still way better than an aquarium

2 points: Kate photo 2 I love the egret doing its shopping Plus, those blue and yellow crates… so cool!

1 point: Dolma photo 3 Creative way to dry the fish… I just hope the lady won’t hang her laundry out to dry there afterward