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Your amazing quarantine photo could win $500, thanks to an app made in Miami

Can you take a better quarantine photo of Miami than @ourgivingworld? Give it your best shot.
Can you take a better quarantine photo of Miami than @ourgivingworld? Give it your best shot.

We’ve got a long way to go in this coronavirus quarantine situation. We can’t go out. We can’t hang with our friends. We can’t even spend our days complaining about traffic on the Palmetto, because there is no actual traffic on the Palmetto.

So it’s time to get creative inside - and maybe get rewarded for it.

Explorest, a travel photography app that was co-founded in Miami, is running a contest to see who can shoot the best quarantine photo.

Now, Explorest usually tries to help people find the most gorgeous spots in the world so they can photograph them. But these are trying times, and you’re stuck in your home. Explorest understands:

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$500 PRIZE Times are tough and we’re all stuck inside, but that doesn’t mean we can’t find beauty right outside our bedroom window or within the confines of our living spaces. We want to empower our community to stay creative and inspired during difficult times, which is why we’re challenging you to creatively showcase your quarantine, or as we’ve coined it: #explorantine, for a chance to win some cold hard The most creative entry will be chosen by our team and rewarded $500 cash (just don’t go blowing it all on toilet paper)! To enter the contest, all you have to do is: 1. CREATE a post and/or story (stills + videos both accepted) of your quarantine views. Show us the view out your window, your new WFH setup, or how you’re passing the time during quarantine — get creative and have fun! 2. HASHTAG #explorantine 3. TAG @explorest + 2 friends that you’d like to be quarantined with Some rules! * You may enter as many times as you’d like, but each entry must be unique * Stories must be up for a full 24 hours * Your profile must be set to public * Please follow your relevant country, state, and local guidelines for COVID-19 Submissions will close ‪at 12:00 PM EST on Thursday 4/2‬. We will announce the winner ‪at 12:00 PM EST on Friday 4/3‬. Stay safe, have fun, win some cash! (contest is not sponsored or endorsed by Instagram) : @a_ontheroad

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“We want to empower our community to stay creative and inspired during difficult times, which is why we’re challenging you to creatively showcase your quarantine, or as we’ve coined it: #explorantine,” says the Instagram post.

Here’s what you do: create an Instagram post or story of quarantine views (stills or video are both accepted). Use the hashtag #explorantine and tag @explorest and two friends you’d like to be quarantined with. You can enter as many times as you like, but each entry must be new and your profile must be public.

And hurry up: Submissions close at midnight April 5, with a winner announced at 3 p.m. EST April 6.

@themodernleper took this shot in Germany.
@themodernleper took this shot in Germany.

This story was originally published April 1, 2020 at 12:57 PM.

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Connie Ogle
Miami Herald
Connie Ogle loves wine, books and the Miami Heat. Please don’t make her eat a mango.
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