SO WRONG, IT'S RIGHT.
A photography contest for the image no algorithm would choose.
Brought to you by Narrative and MODE Festival by Flickr.
Entries closed 25th August 2026, 7 PM ET.
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A photography contest for the image no algorithm would choose.
Brought to you by Narrative and MODE Festival by Flickr.
Entries closed 25th August 2026, 7 PM ET.
Sharp focus, clean composition, perfect exposure. Not this time.
We’re celebrating the shots no algorithm would choose.
Blurred, askew, mid-blink, awkward. And better for it.
The moment only a human eye would recognise.
Four winning photos from two winners. All picked by human eyes.
Guest judge Ro.lexx picked two. A photographer's eye on what makes an image worth keeping.
The community picked the other two. People's Choice, decided by nominations on Instagram.
Each winner took home two MODE Festival tickets, plus two one-year Narrative licenses. $980 USD value.
The competition is complete. Instagram voting ran 1st–3rd September 2026, and winners were announced on 8th September 2026.
See who won: Guest Judge Ro.lexx's Pick and People's Choice are both up on Instagram now.
Narrative gets photographers to their best images faster — without handing over creative control. MODE is a festival built on art, instinct and community, run by the team at Flickr.
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