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Every week, a weekly winner is chosen by one of our judges and is displayed throughout the whole week at the top of the contest page. The judges take turns weekly and have the freedom to choose any entry to be the weekly winner.<\/em>For a chance to feature as a weekly winner upload your best photos here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Congratulations to Conor Culver<\/a> for achieving a weekly hotshot status with his recent competition entry.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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“Coconut Octopus House” the coconut octopus often uses bottles and other pieces of trash as a home.<\/p>\n

Judged by Iyad Suleyman who says:<\/p>\n

Great creative and impressive work!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Conor Culver <\/strong>
\nForever intrigued with art\u2019s ability to challenge senses of reality, Conor Culver combines photography and digital design to create captivating surrealist images. Born and raised in the colorful state of Colorado, Conor is a graduate of The University of Colorado Denver with a B.F.A. focusing dually on photography and digital design.
\nConor was first drawn into the hidden wonders of the sea after earning his scuba certification at the age of 12. His journey with photography began soon after as he began to capture an underwater world; a place that still influences him today. After exploring the allure of fine art photography in college, Conor began to blend different images together both in photoshop and in the darkroom, experimenting with various methods. His haunting collection \u2018Characters We Used to Know\u2019 and the enchanting \u2018Underwater Surrealism\u2019 highlight the dreamlike realities he creates, using both digital photography and the darkroom.
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