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Welcome to week 2 Steemit Photogs! Last week was amazing, the [entries were gorgeous and loving](https://steemit.com/contest/@arbitrarykitten/week-1-photo-challenge-home-is-where-the-heart-is-usd20-sbd-prize) and so many of your descriptions of what home means to you touched my heart <3 It was insanely difficult to pick just one winner. Watching how everyone interpreted home was beautiful and enlightening.
The winner of Week one is @jctdesign with this entry, what I like to refer to as a "pocket" home :) Congrats @jctdesign! The photo you took from inside your tent, still in your sleeping bag, made me feel like you were not at the mercy of an alarm clock, with only the sun to gently nudge you and tell you it was time to face the world :)

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Honorable mentions, with the photo, the description, or both, were @emdesan @labakj @ysathewriter @sawi @syehlah @wilramos @josediccus @pizzanniza @visualcontent & @jewels3 Thank you everyone for entering! You all touched my heart and made me smile. Home is where you make it, home is truly anywhere, it doesn't have to be in a shelter. Home is where your heart is <3 ### Week 2! Hidden Gems *This week we are looking for Hidden Gems- special places or findings in your hometown.* It could be a cool little dive coffeeshop, a random piece of street art hidden in an alley, a sweet little meadow you fell in love with, or an unusual piece of history almost lost by time or development. Where in your hometown do you think of when I say **Hidden Gem**? Capture it with any camera and post in the comments for a chance to win $10 SBD! ### Rules: * The photo must be your own. No plagiarism or you will be disqualified from any and all contests. * Add a sentence or two telling us where it is, why it's a "hidden gem", and anything else you'd like us to know. * The photo must be submitted in the comment section of this post. * Any medium or format- camera, smartphone, drone, tablet- use whatever you want to take the photo. * Basic processing is allowed. * Color or Black and White, your choice. * Only one image entry per user. If you submit two, only the first will be considered. * Entries will be judged by relevance, image quality, creativity, and general aesthetics by myself and a guest judge. Yes, it is subjective. You do not need to be a professional photographer to enter! You just need to have a camera (even your smart phone will do) a place you call home and a heart :) If you would like to be a guest judge one week please let me know. This will be an ongoing contest with different themes each week. The point of this contest is to share the beauty we surround ourselves with. And just like with writing, photography takes practice! The more photos you take, the better you become :) Please resteem this post to grow the contest and your rewards! I will be upvoting entries daily and the more visibility this contest gets the bigger the prize pool each week! I encourage you to upvote and comment on your favorites. By interacting with and supporting your fellow Steemitzens you build community and friendship, making our Steemit home a better place for all of us! This weeks contest runs from now to Sunday January 28 at midnight PST. ### Good luck everyone!
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