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So, today is my 2nd DA Birthday!
Let's celebrate!

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Check out these contests
Christmas Contest by [link]
December Mini Contest by - Bokeh [link]

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(huge) weekly feature




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Winners of "A picture paints a thousand words" contest by


1st: by

2nd: by

3rd: by

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Features



http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/27571470/ Sun, 04 Oct 2009 05:11:02 PDT






SPO0F CONTEST WINNERS

1st Prize:
Financial Crisis by *laura242
(Refering on how financial crisis affects everybody).

2nd Prize:
How to incubate THIS? by *evivision
(Refering about genetically modified food and its results).


3rd Prize:
Bad Habits by *Kelly63
(It seems the bad habit is spreading throughout the animal kingdom as well).

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]]> *meppol http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/27317496/ http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/27317496/ Sun, 20 Sep 2009 10:42:59 PDT






Hello guys, I'm around but I have got little time. Or maybe I watch too many people . Anyway I'm not able to keep up with my inbox, your photos, journals, I can hardly answer the comments. I don't know what to do, I'm so sorry to not be able to spend more time with you
Any suggestion?
Thank you so much for your ongoing support, really. I hope I'll be more active soon But for the moment simply...I'm sorry, forgive me!
Mary

Ragazzi non riesco a stare dietro al mio inbox. Ho pochissimo tempo. O watcho troppe persone. Fatto sta che non ce la faccio, non riesco a seguire nulla, a mala pena riesco a rispondere ai commenti. Non so che fare, mi sento in colpa, ma non ho soluzioni. Qualche suggerimento? Grazie mille, davvero, per tutto il vostro supporto. Spero di riuscire a tornare presto più presente. Per ora vi chiedo semplicemente scusa.
Mary

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I'm back. I think. I mean, I won't be able to catch up with my dev inbox, I literally have thousands of photos in my devwatch and thousands of comments, news and journals to read. Please if there's something you need me to read or see, please send me a note, at least this way I can try and keep up with what's going on here. I hope you're ok and that you had great time. I'm back home and at work.
I had great time. I had also a lot of rubs. I didn't take a lot of photos during my vacations. I had the need to take a break from everything, photography included...
But well I'm happy to see you again and I would also like to say a huge thank you for all your kind and warm words and for your support while I was away.

Mary

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]]> *meppol http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/25665001/ http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/25665001/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:59:56 PDT






Hello my friends I’m going on holidays so I won’t be very active until august 17th. I won’t be able to reply to comments and journals and to thanks for faves, features, and watches. I’m sorry I hope you will understand.

CONTESTS: take a look to these contests!

JUNE CONTEST PICTURE A SONG

CONTEST SONG

June song is:
"I still haven't found what I'm looking for"
by the U2

RULES:

Submission period: from June the 5th to July the 12th
Deviations accepted: one per deviant, it may be an old deviation or, even better, a new one.
Your deviation must be a photo and not another kind of deviation. No webcam captures accepted. Please no violence, horror or macabre.
How to submit a dev: Write a note to *nush74 titled "June contest" with your deviation thumbnail
Where can I see the submissions?: You can see them in this gallery: [link]
Judges:

PRIZES
1 st place
6 months subscription by + journal and news features

2nd place
3 months subscription by + journal and news features

3rd place
3 months subscription by + journal and news features

runners up
journal and news features

features by
http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/25472703/ Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:49:35 PDT






Childhood without children contest winners

1st place
by

2nd place
by

3rd place
by

Honorable Mentions
by
by
by

Egg Co... ]]> *meppol http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/25302131/ http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/25302131/ Sun, 14 Jun 2009 03:17:42 PDT






The winners of the LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE Contest by have been chosen!

They are
1 st place
by


2nd place
by

3rd place
by

runners up!




http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/25171078/ Sat, 06 Jun 2009 23:56:34 PDT






A lot of news in this journal...


These are the winners of the MAY Picture a Song Contest
It's been a bad day
Please don't take a picture
(Bad Day, The R.E.M.)

FIRST PLACE

Emotions dans le sac by *luiscarl0s




Some other works by :


wins: 3 months subscription by
a drawing by
journal features (see below)

SECOND PLACE

Bad DAy by ~KikiTee




some other works by

*meppol http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/25049847/ http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/25049847/ Sun, 31 May 2009 11:32:34 PDT











*meppol http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/24905508/ http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/24905508/ Sat, 23 May 2009 10:39:39 PDT











http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/24752331/ Fri, 15 May 2009 13:10:17 PDT





weekly features






http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/24649108/ Fri, 08 May 2009 09:56:24 PDT





The May contest titled Picture A Song

CONTEST SONG

May song is:
"It's been a bad day,
please don't take a picture"
by the R.E.M.

RULES:

Submission period: from May the 4th to June the 1st
Deviations accepted: one per deviant, it may be an old deviation or, even better, a new one.
Your deviation must be a photo and not another kind of deviation. No webcam captures accepted. Please no violence, horror or macabre.
How to submit a dev: Write a note to *nush74 titled "May contest" with your deviation thumbnail
Where can I see the submissions?: You can see them in this gallery: [link]
Judges: *nush74 *meppol *smokedval

PRIZES:

1st place
3 months subscription by
a drawing by
journal features

2nd place
3 months subscription by
journal features

3rd place
1 month subscription by
journal features

features by


http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/24595881/ Tue, 05 May 2009 05:06:24 PDT





The May contest titled Picture A Song

CONTEST SONG

May song is:
"It's been a bad day,
please don't take a picture"
by the R.E.M.

RULES:

Submission period: from May the 4th to June the 1st
Deviations accepted: one per deviant, it may be an old deviation or, even better, a new one.
Your deviation must be a photo and not another kind of deviation. No webcam captures accepted. Please no violence, horror or macabre.
How to submit a dev: Write a note to *nush74 titled "May contest" with your deviation thumbnail
Where can I see the submissions?: You can see them in this gallery: [link]
Judges: *nush74 *meppol *smokedval

PRIZES:
We need prizes like subscriptions or features, I'll make a poll about it, since it seems your read them more than journals

Please fav the article [link] if you like the idea, and now: GO AND SUBMIT!

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LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE Contest by and me

Object: photos showing lights, using creatively the light, representing the light.
Photography only, 1 entry per person. New and old photos allowed.
The contest will start on May 5th and will end on June 5th.
To submit your entry just send a note titled "contest" with the thumb or the link of your photo to
Judges: http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/24581322/ Mon, 04 May 2009 10:13:49 PDT





Hi guys!
The "Money Money" contest is over and I'm proud to announce you the winners!

1st place
by

2nd place
by

3rd place
by

winners and runners up are featured in this news article [link]


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April mini contest winners
1st place
by

2nd place
http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/24479986/ Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:50:53 PDT





Only few days to enter the "picture a song contest"! Hurry up!
The song to represent in your photos is "money money" by Abba.
All the info here [link]
entries can be seen here [link]
PRIZES:
First prize: three months sub by
Features for the three winners by
http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/24317500/ Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:56:03 PDT





Thing called Love Contest winners:

1st place
by

2nd place
by

3rd place
by

Cute Toys Easter Contest winners:

2nd place
by

3rd place
by

I won the first place *meppol http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/24147184/ http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/24147184/ Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:15:30 PDT





Me, and are up with an idea.

A new contest (or maybe a series of contests, who knows ) titled Picture A Song

April song is:
Money, Money, Money
Must be funny
in the rich men's world

RULES:

Submission period: from April the 2nd to May the 1st

Deviations accepted: one per deviant, it may be an old deviation or, even better, a new one.

Your deviation must be a photo and not another kind of deviation. No webcam captures accepted.

How to submit a dev: Write a note to with your deviation thumbnail or link.

Judges: the three of us:

PRIZES:
First prize: three months sub by
Features for the three winners by
http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/24005437/ Fri, 03 Apr 2009 09:23:35 PDT





Hi everybody!

Me, and are up with an idea.

A new contest (or maybe a series of contests, who knows ) titled Picture A Song

April song is:
Money, Money, Money
Must be funny
in the rich men's world

RULES:

Submission period: from April the 2nd to May the 1st

Deviations accepted: one per deviant, it may be an old deviation or, even better, a new one.

Your deviation must be a photo and not another kind of deviation. No webcam captures accepted.

How to submit a dev: Write a note to with your deviation thumbnail or link.

Judges: the three of us:

PRIZES:
First prize: three months sub by
Features for the winners.

WE NEED MORE PRIZES AND/OR FEATURES! If you can/want offer something please note me or comment here!

Here is the link to the news article [link]

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I'm terribly behind with comments and deviations and in these days to me DA takes ages to open and gives thousands errors, arghhhh. I'll try to catch up with it in the coming days, be patient with me

GOLDEN SECTION CONTEST winners


1st place
http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/23850531/ Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:40:20 PDT











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"WHAT MAKES YOU SMILE?" CONTEST WINNERS


1st place
by



3rd place
by


I won the 2nd place with my [link]

and instead of my photos I'd like to... ]]> *meppol http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/23570516/ http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/23570516/ Sun, 08 Mar 2009 00:01:30 PST





HERE COMES THE RAIN contest by winners!


1st place
from

2nd place
from

3rd place
from
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PLEASE IF YOU LIKE IT SUPPORT THIS WONDERFUL T-SHIRT in the Design Battle 2009



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weekly features

http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/23450901/ Sat, 28 Feb 2009 12:39:22 PST





"LOVE IS A FOUR LETTER CONCEPT" CONTEST WINNERS

1st: Love is a sweet temptation by


2nd: love by


3rd: I Heart You by


Runner Ups:


my personal top 10
http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/23308520/ Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:21:18 PST





With Love Contest by winners


1st place
Moofia Baby + Mom by


2nd place
For you by


3rd place
Lo-ve and happiness by


weekly features:


http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/23076377/ Sun, 08 Feb 2009 07:14:12 PST





A Smile Contest Winners!

1st Place Smile by


2nd Place: ChiID by


3rd Place: Happiness Smile by :Nymagirl:


Runner ups:




weekly features:

http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/22943336/ Sun, 01 Feb 2009 12:51:45 PST





January Mini Contest "Cold as Ice" winners!

1st place Magic by


2nd place The Only by


3rd place The winter is coming by

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Love is a four letter Concept Contest update:
more prizes added! Read here: [link]
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New Conceptual Contest: What makes you smile? by
read here:
[link]
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weekly features

http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/22797592/ Sun, 25 Jan 2009 07:43:26 PST










http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/22627700/ Sat, 17 Jan 2009 06:22:48 PST










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*meppol http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/22345488/ http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/22345488/ Fri, 02 Jan 2009 01:07:10 PST





Hello friends!
and me
have a contest for you! Here are some of the info:

Title: Love is a Four Letter Concept
Theme: Conceptual on Valentines Day

Opens: Thursday 1, January 2009
Closes: Friday 20, Febrary 2009

Judges:


RULES:
- Must be a new deviation, submission date should be after the announcement of this contest (Thursday 1, January 2009)
- The only medium accepted is Photography / Conceptual
- We will NOT accept Artistic Nudes, Nudity or Horror and Macabre (Remember: DO NOT EAT HEARTS! Just LOVE them).
- ONLY 1 entry per person
- To submit your work, you most send a note with the title of "Love is a Four Letter Concept" or "Love Contest" and thumb to A collection will be made with all entries.
- Results will be given Friday 27, Febrary 2009.
- We are defining the prices AND NEED SOME HELP to increase the prices!

WILL YOU PARTECIPATE?
WILL YOU OFFER PRICES/FEATURES FOR THE WINNERS?
PLEASE REPLY HERE OR NOTE ME



Autumn Contest 2008 by

1st Place
by

2nd Place
http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/22281540/ Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:18:13 PST





Autumn Contest 2008 by

1st Place
by

2nd Place
by

3rd Place
by

Mention Place
by

Weekly features:



http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/22115020/ Mon, 22 Dec 2008 04:41:42 PST











http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/21946996/ Fri, 12 Dec 2008 12:44:52 PST











http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/21880386/ Mon, 08 Dec 2008 11:40:27 PST






WOW...I'm still in shock...it's such an amazing feeling!
Thanks deeply to for this honour . It's something I certainly never thought would happen for me and I can't still believe it. I'm so happy!
Thank you so much, Faheema, and thanks deeply to those (and they are many) who have been kind and supportive of me up till now. I really am grateful.

As usual I'll reply to every comment and I'll visit the gallery of every new watcher. I can't reply to all the faves so... THANK YOU ALL for taking time watching and faving my photos.


Love,
Mary

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CONTEST CONTEST CONTEST!
ORANGE Contest by [link]
Theme: The world in Orange.
Contest begins November 15th, 2008 & will end December 15th, 2008.
Voting from December 16th, till December 20th, 2008.

Rules:
The theme is varied, the important that your entry will be the color orange.
Only one entry per member.
No photo manipulations and scraps.
The quality and sharpness of the image are essential.
The entry must be your recent deviation.
Creativity and passion characteristics that are required.

Prizes
1st place // 3 month subscrition and 1 month journal feature.
2nd place // 1 month subscrition and 1 month journal feature.
3rd place // 2 month journal feature.

And don't forget the AUTUMN Contest by [link]

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FEATURES FEATURES FEATURES



http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/21455305/ Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:24:46 PST











http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/21295241/ Mon, 03 Nov 2008 06:31:30 PST





CONTEST CONTEST CONTEST! Please, take a look:
[link]
The theme is The AUTUMN and the "ideator" of the contest is
Deadline: December 7th, 2008.
- Send a note to *xxkiriku with '' Autumn Contest '' as title.
- You can send him only one photo.
- You can send him also black&white.
- Allowed photomanipulation of pictures taken by stocks or own photos.
- Be creative! It's the most important thing

WEEKLY FEATURES





http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/21166722/ Sun, 26 Oct 2008 07:08:25 PDT





Visit the artists' page and show some love...it's an order!













*meppol http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/21073909/ http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/21073909/ Mon, 20 Oct 2008 04:01:31 PDT





Visit the artists' page and show some love...it's an order!







http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/20936730/ Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:21:57 PDT











http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/20801792/ Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:14:18 PDT





Visit the artists' galleries and show some love...it's an order!






http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/20370293/ Sun, 07 Sep 2008 07:30:40 PDT





Yes, I'm still not dead yet. I'm back at home but life is extremely busy and complicated right now and I can't be much present here on DA. And well, I also have about a month of arrears to check out. Literally thousands (over 2000!) of photos to watch and comments to reply . I will do my best but, please, be patient with me...I hope to come back sooner or later!
Thank you so very much for all your comments, notes, faves, watches. I really am grateful, pleased and honored for your support. Thank you thank you and thank you.
Have a wonderful week

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]]> *meppol http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/19694737/ http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/19694737/ Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:17:11 PDT





Hello and goodbye my friends! On friday I will go to the mountains, Val di Fassa, Italy, this time for two weeks consecutive. To long to leave, here in Bologna is really toooooo hot . So have a wonderful time everybody, much fun and sun.
See you
Love, Mary
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DON'T FORGET TO CHECK OUT THE FEATURES, AND TO SHOW THE ARTISTS SOME LOVE!







http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/19383751/ Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:22:46 PDT





Hello my friends! I'm leaving and going to the saeside. See you on sunday night In an emergency, contact my secretary Matteo

Mike and DC please don't upload toooo many photos

Please read this journal [link] by my friend and let me know what you think about it. I think it's really interesting.






*meppol http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/19274486/ http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/19274486/ Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:28:04 PDT





Ok it's not exactly a week but 10 days







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*meppol http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/18993977/ http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/18993977/ Mon, 23 Jun 2008 02:20:55 PDT





40°C here in Bologna. My neurons are boiled.
Oh, and Italy is out of euro uefa 2008. sigh...

Well, here is my weekly selection!
If you like these photos, don't forget to show the artists some love! Thanks for looking!







http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/18846830/ Sat, 14 Jun 2008 23:30:27 PDT





Hi folk, here is my weekly selection. Thanks for looking and please if you like something visit the artist's page and show some love







*meppol http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/18723614/ http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/18723614/ Sun, 08 Jun 2008 01:33:22 PDT





New week new features
I really am proud of this week features, I love these pictures and I hope you'll like them too







http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/18610671/ Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:15:33 PDT





As usual
There are too many amazing aritsts that deserve much more attention! Please visit the artists' page and show some love






*meppol http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/18493575/ http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/18493575/ Sun, 25 May 2008 11:25:53 PDT





Here we are! New week, new features
Please, visit the artists' page and show some love.







http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/18377622/ Sun, 18 May 2008 06:00:26 PDT





As usual







http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/18284434/ Mon, 12 May 2008 05:57:45 PDT





There are so many artists so under recognized for their talent. Most of this photos (38/46) have less than 50 faves.
Please visit the artists' page and show some love.







*meppol http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/18176222/ http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/18176222/ Mon, 05 May 2008 06:44:15 PDT





37/46 of these photos have less than 50 faves







<... ]]> *meppol http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/18065410/ http://meppol.deviantart.com/journal/18065410/ Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:27:31 PDT





45/52 of theese photos have less than 50 favs.