How this Quest works
In a photo challenge, participants receive an assignment at each stop and submit a photo as evidence. Golden hour β the hour after sunrise or before sunset β provides warm, soft light that makes every photo magical. The evidence type is set per stop.
The screenshots below are this example played for real, in Paris β 5 stops, about 3.2 km of walking end to end. Nothing here is a mock-up: the 5 quests from this page, dropped on 5 real places and walked through.
The wording at each stop is a starting point, not a script. Each screenshot below names the real place it was staged at β borrow the shape of the walk and write your own for where you are.
All 5 stops pinned across Paris. The participant is 42 metres from the first.
A quest only opens once the participant is physically within about 30 metres of it. The brief appears on arrival and the photo has to be taken there and then.
Stop 1 as the participant sees it, opened on arrival.
A completed stop pays the 300-point base plus whatever is left of the speed bonus.
Everyone's results land on the same scoreboard as they go, so a group spread across Paris can still see who is ahead.
The live scoreboard part-way through.
Stop 1 β The Silhouette
Start at a location where participants can photograph toward the sun. Backlit silhouette photos create dramatic images right away.
Title: Silhouette Against the Sky
Description: Position yourself so the sun is behind your subject β a tree, a statue, or a person. Expose for the sky, not the subject, and let the foreground go dark. Capture the perfect silhouette against the golden sky.
Evidence: Photo
Stop 2 β The Golden Portrait
Surfaces that catch golden side-light offer beautiful portrait opportunities. A warm wall or fence works perfectly.
Quest 2 β Pont d'IΓ©na.
Title: Golden Light
Description: Find a surface that catches the warm light. Photograph a face, a figure, or an object lit by warm side-light. Use the shadow side to create depth and drama.
Evidence: Photo
Stop 3 β The Long Shadow
Flat surfaces under a low sun create dramatic, elongated shadows. Perfect for a creative composition assignment.
Quest 3 β Champ de Mars.
Title: Dance of Shadows
Description: Make the shadows the main subject β not the objects casting them. Look for interesting shadow shapes: bicycles, fences, people walking. Shoot from above or at ground level to emphasize the length of the shadows.
Evidence: Photo
Stop 4 β The Reflection
Reflective surfaces β puddles, windows, cars β create a magical mirror world during golden hour.
Quest 4 β Pont Alexandre III.
Title: The Mirror World
Description: Capture the golden hour reflected in an unexpected surface β a puddle, a window, or a car hood. Get down low for the best results. A light breeze on water creates an impressionist effect.
Evidence: Photo
Stop 5 β The Last Light
Finish at an open viewpoint. Witnessing the sunset gives a natural and emotionally charged ending.
Quest 5 β Place de la Concorde.
Title: The Last Light
Description: Capture the transition from gold to blue β the moment when day becomes evening. Take a series of shots as the light changes. Don't put the camera away right after sunset β the blue hour that follows has its own magic.
Evidence: Photo