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MONOMAD - October 24th, 2026 - Make Sure To Read Our Community And Contest Rules Before Submitting Your Publications.

monochromes — Sat, 24 Oct 2026 19:17:36 GMT

A big thank you to the curators who like to keep an eye over our community and #monomad entries. Much appreciated.

Don't be a stranger and join the Black And White Community!

**ANY ENTRY MISSING ONE OF THE FOLLOWING ELIMINATORY FACTORS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.****Contest Rules:** * Post your entries in the [Black And White Community](https://peakd.com/c/hive-142159/created). * Clearly mention the #monomad challenge in your post title or post body. For example: "This is my entry for the #monomad challenge". * At least 50% of the submitted post, **including the first image**, needs to be black and white. * Use the #monomad tag. * All the photographs should be shot by you. * Reusing previously posted images will be treated as content recycling. * We reserve the right to change the contest rules at any given time without further notice. *** **PRIZES:**

FIRST PLACE	SECOND PLACE	THIRD PLACE
50% Upvote	50% Upvote	50% Upvote
5% of Our Post Payout	3% of Our Post Payout	2% of Our Post Payout

**FIRST PLACE** ***"They're the ones posing—five models for my camera."*** @muhammadhalim ![](https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/muhammadhalim/1000602333.jpg) *****SECOND PLACE** ***"Vampire photoshoot, cosplay"*** @jlphotographyart ![](https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/jlphotographyart/EoEiJmG79tEdB5RkXyqepKatMp42Xssg1iJ9znKHt85ZEQJJD7ed35pJ9rDJ2cMMEt3.JPG) *****THIRD PLACE** ***"A Different Shade of Havana"*** @rg2-foto ![](https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://i.ecency.com/DQmQeK4kXGeqDahNSUqmLWQf7dW13raebL6aB9sq94yH1pE/_rg20056_copia.jpg) *****TODAY'S HONORABLE MENTIONS. PLEASE SHOW THESE TALENTED PHOTOGRAPHERS SOME LOVE AS WELL!!** ******Mention #1***@malos10 ![](https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/malos10/EoK7FTCcHGXJCuWEcKSY4sDeDZmm5EztMJJma7GtwnaYbUEpucNUdkjg3oFx4MCCZ3V.jpg) ******Mention #2***@lindoro ![](https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://i.ecency.com/DQmeHWWaLNYGvREzLTVQ4Bg4c8mSKgqXi6SDjpWHULMGw6G/1792782838779.jpg) ******Mention #3***@abelfotografia ![](https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/abelfotografia/Eoc8xHywCr3D76HycscujjGpQaNUK3AuP7c6rdFKSJMGsZuYKmb8AfkzX9XnF29goxE.jpg) ******Mention #4***@vierif8 ![](https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://i.ecency.com/DQmZkXf8hNhak5uFt8NHgx3BSo1cTu1n4F96oPcav7azDYs/colegio_vedado_4.jpg) ******Mention #5***@xrayman ![](https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/xrayman/EogMtLngeUPYBgz3czKV724rZjeF4V29tsYRqS71cNJdcpNpUBXMfxiCEAGk2zKQYgR.jpg) ******Mention #6***@jlufer ![](https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://i.postimg.cc/gc7bXCDk/DSCN0660.jpg) ******Mention #7***@goga22 ![](https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://i.ecency.com/DQmZ8DFZiG4tu5DjSTjGdziryMFGxEHb6cdiqtKYYxEPDgg/4220.jpg) *** *****Contest Rules:** * Post your entries in the [Black And White Community](https://peakd.com/c/hive-142159/created). * Clearly mention the #monomad challenge in your post title or post body. For example: "This is my entry for the #monomad challenge". * At least 50% of the submitted post, **including the first image**, needs to be black and white. * Use the #monomad tag. * All the photographs should be shot by you. * Reusing previously posted images will be treated as content recycling. * We reserve the right to change the contest rules at any given time without further notice. *****Black and white photography has its own discord server.**https://discord.gg/4CZgMhc ***[![Qbanner.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/monochromes/M268G3ym-Qbanner.png)](https://peakd.com/@qurator)

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Ostrich - Pen Drawing

maxwellmarcusart — Sun, 25 Oct 2026 11:02:18 GMT

Here is my new art work.
It's a pen drawing ofa funny looking bird called ostrich. Her eyes are wide open with the mouth looking as though it is laughing.

The sketch was done with a blue ballpoint pen on a cardboard paper. Below are my steps:

Thank you.

The Cemetery of Goat Horns. Turkmenistan sun

grindle — Sun, 25 Oct 2026 10:23:39 GMT

The traditional cemetery of the Nohur village in Turkmenistan. is famous for its distinct burial customs, which often include placing goat horns on top of the gravestones.

The use of goat horns forms part of ancient Turkic folklore, for centuries before the islamic hordes moved in to begin their quest for world domination.

These horns provide protection for the deceased, to ward off evil spirits and help the soul of the dead reach the afterlife. I wonder what happens to the beheaded animal on its journey through eternal blackness.

Nowadays the ancient folk refuse to give up their beliefs entirely, weirdly entwining them with islamic doctrines, often a crescent moon is also seen on the headstones and grave markers.

The grave markers are often engraved with horizontal markings symbolising "steps" or pathways to guide the soul of the deceased safely on its rise to heaven. Fucked if like me hell awaits as there is nothing going down.

These isolated mountain people have always celebrated mountain goats venerated for their strength and endurance in harsh environments.

Similar horns are often hung outside houses in the village for protection.

As well as the horns, a lot of the grave markers are wrapped with vibrantly coloured fabric, representing a sign of respect and honouring the tribe’s rich silk-weaving traditions.

Tourists are forbidden from entering into the walled grounds of the cemetery in order to protect its sacred burial traditions.

So it was a case of leaning over the wall, with my tackle fully extended, reaching the spots that smaller ones can't.
Size really does matter.

https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/grindle/23swXqJXt8Mc6TXJwmnAwmv4oMxoBwAjmvRLoXcDDUHEhxE4HEypbBti31EAuDAcFEBWt.png

Room with a View

shanibeer — Sun, 25 Oct 2026 09:34:09 GMT

![IMG_3507.jpeg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/shanibeer/245wDHirGnUFnigGLmRYVnruJpPZq5TQFaKbYP8Nz3nm8ka6KcRiLjBCroJn2BaCfB5pU.jpeg) > *River Thames and St Paul's Cathedral, London. Saturday 15 November 2025*

There was this time I walked into a room and there was nothing in it except a comfortable bed with pillows and covers and a Cornish ware blue and white striped jug on the window sill holding red and purple black centred anemones.

It was warm, the winter sun streaming through the glass.

The room was plain, dowdy, an ordinary size double bedroom (a single next door, holding a drawing board and a rack of overcoats) in a modern townhouse, set near the city boundary, in a quiet cul-de-sac built on top of the council estate.

There was a break-in once, the murdered step ladders flung on the lawn, the shovel used to prise open the lounge windows dead on the patio.

What did they want to steal? The battered brown leather nineteen thirties suite? The Raoul Dufy poster of a cart horse and farm worker? Ah, the television, those old heavy things with a tube in the back.

Anyway, that's just me explaining context to you.

It was the room, walking into that room with nothing but a bed and a vase of anemones in the sunshine, that changed things.

I went back home to my house filled with necessary things - things I thought were necessary to have in a house. I had a secondhand mentality about the way to acquire things, South London working class, wartime generations of deprivation and old no-money ways.

Ugly double wardrobes, ugly upholstered chairs, a heavy dining table with barley twist legs, stained George Orwell spitting tobacco dark brown, in a clumsy mish-mash of a room.

And I left the man I was with.

Lol, this sounds almost too devastating.

That was the first clearing out, though even the second-hand wheeler dealers with the lot by the Underground station refused the wardrobes.

I remember the storage place with my few bits and bobs. The stand alone gas cooker with the eye level grill and plate warming racks, given by my mother's aunt, a New World model, inexpensive then, a luxury brand now.

A sturdy ancient upright Hoover gleaned from a junk shop, the wooden carver chair from Deptford market (not actually for sale but he said, "make me an offer"), still with the adhesive label with my name on it, standing in my bedroom. There were more things: my grandfather's army trunk, although that has gone now. One of those things you lose the run of. Maybe it was annihilated in a later purge.

That's the thing about minimalism: there's a cost. It's not an easy add-on, a style, pick the bits you like, buy the latest perfectly made, impossible to use, real pig's bristle, vegetable scrubber. It's real life wounds, tearing away from detritus, your skin, and heart, raw and bleeding.

Now I wander the world in a carefully authored carapace of old and new and new to me, layered, unhurried, notebook and pen in hand.

Buying a Sunday newspaper I've run out to get, all the sections and the supplement, staying with my lover in a place with no internet, reading every page.

Later, going to the gallery, hanging over the escalator, watching the tiny people below, looking at Tracey's Bed, and thinking, thank goodness that's over, although, of course, I never smoked. Afternoon tea on the edge of Green Park, the slight chill in the air as the temperature drops, a faint autumnal mist starting to form.

Supper in Chinatown.

![IMG_3509.jpeg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/shanibeer/23tH1RZkvWDLkshvtjmrT1WEjkHdGXFCqKeB92vjsDV5GJPJnfZ1KV8WzPt5vweyk54vx.jpeg)![IMG_3510.jpeg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/shanibeer/23vhsMYmbtrpTYzZH597TRHmbYY7UWGnmQSE4asz2gV2PLSYaU3MMVu7Ejc67MV6YbzcH.jpeg)

Above: Looking east to the City of London and 20 Fenchurch St, the Walkie-Talkie building.
Below: View from The Corner Bar, Tate Modern.
Saturday 15 November 2025

Sunday Funday: October 25th, 2026

tarazkp — Sun, 25 Oct 2026 09:25:36 GMT

This will be a weekly Sunday hangout between friends, where everyone else is also invited to join in on the conversations. A Sunday party for Hive users to interact and just talk crap about whatever happens to be going on at the time. It might be Hive related, it might be current events, sports, or it might be something else entirely. But whatever it is, it will be in the interest of having fun and evoking laughter, piss-taking, teasing and hopefully, a lot of enjoyment for those involved.

Core collaborators:


@meesterboom	@slobberchops	@galenkp

These people will comment (if available) and lead some of the discussions.

! [Disclaimer] The below mentioned are not responsible for their words on this post.
@meesterboom
@slobberchops
@galenkp
@azircon
@revisesociology
@abh12345
@tarazkp

Rules:

! [One rule to rule them all]

Don't be a dick.

Anyone can get the ball rolling with the first comment
Anyone can start a new topic to engage with
Everyone must comment on other topics than their own
Humour is encouraged (and rewarded)
No one is allowed to get offended
Don't take anything too seriously
Be thoughtful, unique, interesting, brave, funny
The post is "live" for the first 24 hours

Note: While I am posting this, it will be scheduled in the morning my time so that other time zones can participate immediately and throughout the day, as the core collaborators are spread.

Signed,

The Collaborators

Be part of the Hive discussion.

Comment on the topics of the article, and add your perspectives and experiences.
Read and discuss with others who comment and build your personal network
Engage well with me and others and put in effort

And you may be rewarded.

DITTRICHIA VISCOSA AND ITS TINY POLLINATORS

borjan — Sun, 25 Oct 2026 09:01:06 GMT

Today I spent all my time in Marlera around only one plant. The scientific name of that plant is Dittrichia viscosa, and if you're wondering what Marlera is, well, here comes the answer to the question you may or may not have just asked.
"Marlera is a coastal area situated near the village of Liznjan, only a kilometer or two from there, and about four to five kilometers from where I live." Borjan Radolović
The answer is in quotation marks becouse I'm quoting myself. I copied those words from one of my previous posts.

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The lovely yellow flowers shown in this opening photograph belong to Dittrichia viscosa, arguably the main character of today's story. I mean, it is more of an ensemble thing, with some insects equaly prominent in the post, but everything takes place on that plant, so... let's say that Dittrichia viscosa has a very special place in this. In the following photograph...

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...you can see two tiny beetles exploring the nectar-rich flowers.

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These are the shining flower beetles. The scientific name of the family is Phalacridae.

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The scientific name of the species shown in these photographs is Stilbus testaceus.

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In this wide shot, you can see Dittrichia viscosa in its environment, and most importantly, you can take a short break from small things before we continue with hardcore macro stuff.

Like all the members of the Phalacridae family, Stilbus testaceus is a very small insect. When on flowers, this beetle feeds on pollen and nectar, but it can also be found on decaying vegetation, in the hay, moss, and leaf litter, where it feeds on microfungi and spores.

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Dittrichia viscosa has composite flowers. Which means that...

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... what appears as a single flower is actually a complex inflorescence, known as a capitulum or flower head, made of several tiny individual flowers called florets packed tightly together, and often surrounded by what looks like petals. Those petals that aren't the classic petals are what make the whole thing look like a single flower at first sight.

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In composite flowers, each "petal" is a single floret called a ray flower or ray floret. The tiny, tubular flowers in the central disc of the flowerhead are called disc flowers or, yes, you guessed it right, disc florets. In the following photograph...

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...you can see a Stilbus testaceus beetle half-buried in a disc floret to get the nectar at the bottom of the tiny cup. I don't know; to me, this is kinda cute. It is like a scene from the Maya the Bee cartoon.

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In this shot, the same beetle is out of the floret.

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Lucerne

almi — Sun, 25 Oct 2026 06:37:30 GMT

A stroll along the beautiful city of Lucerne with the famous wooden bridge crossing the Reuss River, the water tower beside and a rest in the nearby church. A magical postcard place where history meet breathtaking mountains views.

Have a Great day!

🔊 The Best You Had

andyjaypowell — Sun, 25 Oct 2026 06:29:00 GMT

Hello dear friends,

Right now I’m working full steam ahead in the studio and am back to putting together lots of new tracks. The weather is definitely perfect for spending more time in the studio again. Of course, I’m also checking out my mushroom spots, and sure enough, after a break of many months, I’ve finally made my first finds. But more on that in another post. On October 16, 2026, I released my trance anthem “The Best You Had” on Arive Records. From there, the track will be distributed to all major platforms.

https://youtu.be/7SAQt-g7MJ4

https://youtu.be/FzthI9A0x0M

I kept “Andy Jay Powell - The Best You Had” in my uplifting trance style again. The first week went well. With a little luck, the number of plays on Spotify will reach five figures over the next week.

https://youtu.be/5UOgBohNUlc

https://youtu.be/ZMzeZ9XjLBw

Even though the weekend is almost over again, this post is my contribution to @uwelang's #danceweekend. I hope you like my new track. Feel free to leave constructive feedback in the comments.

🔊 🔊 🔊 🔊 🔊 🔊 🔊 🔊🔊 🔊 🔊 🔊 🔊 🔊 🔊 🔊

Hallo liebe Freunde,

momentan gebe ich richtig Gas im Studio und bin wieder dabei, viele neue Tracks zu schrauben. Das Wetter lädt ja nun auch wieder zu vermehrter Studioarbeit ein. Natürlich checke ich auch meine Pilzgebiete, und tatsächlich habe ich doch jetzt nach vielen Monaten Pause die ersten Funde zu verzeichnen. Aber dazu mehr in einem anderen Beitrag. Am 16. Oktober 2026 hatte ich ein Release meiner Trance Hymne "The Best You Had" auf Arive Records. Von dort aus wird der Track auf alle wichtigen Plattformen verteilt.

https://youtu.be/7SAQt-g7MJ4

https://youtu.be/FzthI9A0x0M

Andy Jay Powell - The Best You Had habe ich wieder in meinem Uplifting Trance Style gehalten. Die erste Woche lief schon gut. Mit etwas Glück sind Klickzahlen auf Spotify im Laufe der nächsten Woche fünfstellig.

https://youtu.be/5UOgBohNUlc

https://youtu.be/ZMzeZ9XjLBw

Auch wenn das Wochenende schon wieder fast vorüber ist, ist dieser Post mein Beitrag für das #danceweekend von @uwelang. Ich hoffe, meiner neuer Track gefällt Euch. Schreibt mir doch gerne konstruktive Kritik in die Kommentare.

Weblinks:
Andy Jay Powell YouTube Channel 1
Andy Jay Powell On X

🔊 🔊 🔊 Follow @andyjaypowell 🔊 🔊 🔊

Ecency daily - leaderboard, quests and Points - 24 Oct 2026

ecency.stats — Sat, 24 Oct 2026 23:50:36 GMT

![Ecency](https://i.ecency.com/DQmUCtaRsXKv2ZcHZbLA6ep4vqo2ecED3ZDE3va7rtAxU3c/ecency_daily_2026_10_24.png)

Welcome to the Ecency daily round-up: who was most active, who completed their quests, and how Points moved across the community in the last 24 hours.

In the last 24 hours: 37 posts promoted, 371 Points transfers totalling 46955.521 Points, 18115 rewarded activities earning 138137.734 Points, 549 active authors.

Top 10 by activity

Ranked by rewarded activity on Ecency over the last 24 hours.

1. @kachy2022 - activities 80 · Points earned 41.140

2. @ijebest - activities 45 · Points earned 40.040

3. @les90 - activities 42 · Points earned 63.290

4. @lazzvi - activities 37 · Points earned 42.570

5. @roswelborges - activities 36 · Points earned 74.035

6. @cagolistic - activities 34 · Points earned 59.953

7. @leighdalisay - activities 34 · Points earned 55.590

8. @yalloveme - activities 30 · Points earned 67.200

9. @sommylove - activities 29 · Points earned 50.540

10. @intishar - activities 29 · Points earned 67.690

Daily questers

57 members were active across all five daily quests today - check-in, post, comment, vote and reblog. 5 of them are featured below. The featured spots rotate, with whoever has waited longest going first, so everyone gets a turn.

@clareartista - check-ins 4 · posts 1 · comments 2 · votes 11 · reblogs 5

@mysteriousroad - check-ins 13 · posts 1 · comments 4 · votes 16 · reblogs 6

@isaacmf123 - check-ins 3 · posts 1 · comments 1 · votes 12 · reblogs 1

@mundo.autismo - check-ins 70 · posts 1 · comments 2 · votes 6 · reblogs 1

@noraydaap - check-ins 2 · posts 1 · comments 1 · votes 8 · reblogs 1

Top curators

Ranked by curation efficiency, the same ranking used on Ecency Discover.

1. @trafalgar - rewards 1283.418 HP · 26 votes across 26 authors

2. @alexis555 - rewards 168.345 HP · 34 votes across 34 authors

3. @newhope - rewards 186.131 HP · 34 votes across 34 authors

4. @coininstant - rewards 164.324 HP · 14 votes across 14 authors

5. @adm - rewards 273.076 HP · 14 votes across 4 authors

6. @finpulse - rewards 50.786 HP · 19 votes across 18 authors

7. @s4s - rewards 45.213 HP · 13 votes across 12 authors

8. @slobberchops - rewards 146.595 HP · 17 votes across 17 authors

9. @traf - rewards 52.406 HP · 13 votes across 13 authors

10. @honey-swap - rewards 1372.134 HP · 47 votes across 39 authors

Promoted posts

Posts promoted with Points, visible across user feeds.

1. Vintage Photos - Lot 6 (493-496)

![Promoted on Ecency](https://i.ecency.com/0x0/https://i.ecency.com/DQmdkn8w32iWVUBZqn86wh1CWQpCg7YhRiNZLFsrfx6yKSv/slides_lot_06_493a_1966_12b.jpg) > @darth-azrael · 76 votes · 0 comments

2. Coffee Art #39 ☕🖌️

![Promoted on Ecency](https://i.ecency.com/0x0/https://i.ecency.com/DQmRxDSSNefkh76TybX1VFS3xbBgAsMhXfAiRGg1okRUoXC/1792840702801.jpg) > @caydenshan · 19 votes · 0 comments

3. El zorro solitario - Narración - The Lonely Fox

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4. Onírico Viaje sin Interpretación [Es-En] Oneiric Journey Without Interpretation

![Promoted on Ecency](https://i.ecency.com/0x0/https://i.ecency.com/DQmRncNiGH8bFtWFFAuKwh9AK14w9nSNTTVhXXVUXGCXb4V/image.png) > @felixmarranz · 41 votes · 4 comments

5. Why people have ego of their physical power?

![Promoted on Ecency](https://i.ecency.com/0x0/https://i.ecency.com/DQmUSDyfnvdJ7zmLq6GpM6DDAyYw79eZHH4PQgNiTCTAZN7/from_ego_to_inner_peace.png) > @way-big · 144 votes · 3 comments

6. Thoughtful Thursday Prompt #50

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7. How to Turn One Topic into Multiple Content Ideas

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Bertha Lake Round Two

daveks — Sun, 25 Oct 2026 03:28:51 GMT

Last year we hiked to Lower Bertha Falls, or about a third of the way to Bertha lake. This year the plan was to hike all the way to the lake, so I did. Located inside Waterton Lakes Park, Alberta, the trailhead begins on the edge of town. Weather was looking up for the hike which is always super welcome. First leg of the hike will get us to the lower falls (then the real work begins). Here are some of the first photos. As you can see, only minutes into the hike and we are already getting a sweet view of Waterton lake. Thanks for stopping by.

Camera: Sony A7R III

Lens: Sony 24-105mm f4 G OSS

Editing: Lightroom

Do you like Black and White photography? Do you like Colour photography? If you answered yes to both questions, then you are a perfect candidate for the “Colour / Black & White” photography community. Created specifically for that purpose. I will be personally curating qualifying posts. Join now.