WINNERS ARE IN!

1st PLACE
— ART —

I Saw You in a Dream, Like I Could Reach Out and Touch Your Branches
— LORELEI RUBIK —

1st PLACE
— POETRY —

The Hollow at Noon-Midnight
— ANANYA SAGAR —

1st PLACE
— PHOTOGRAPHY —

Camperdown Tree
— BRENDAN PRANIEWICZ —

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2nd PLACE
— ART —

Giant Forest Mother
— JANE ZICH —

2nd PLACE
— POETRY —

The Winter Willow
— ALEXIS ANDRADE —

2nd PLACE
— PHOTOGRAPHY —

Meander
— MIKI SIMIC —

3rd PLACE
— ART —

Tree of Life
— NATALIIA BURMAKA —

3rd PLACE
— POETRY —

On Visiting Home in my Dreams
— ASHLEY ANDERSON —

3rd PLACE
— PHOTOGRAPHY —

Tree of Tranquility
— JOAN LEVY —

LEVEL 1 | INTELLIGENT TREES

Per our Parameters, all copyrights to submitted material remain with the author.
PLEASE DO NOT COPY (for personal use — and INCLUDE AUTHOR’S NAME with any Reposting).

ART | Intelligent Trees —

We appreciate all of the submissions to our Expo. Your creativity is showing us – and the world – a little piece of You, and that cannot be measured. Congratulations to all winners and entrants for adding to the earth’s creations. Creativity can change the world!

Someone asked why some categories had more than 1 entry by the same creator? That is because our entries are given to the panel of judges blind and they choose whichever entries most impact them. Some participants create in multiple styles and choose to submit more than the first free entry. It has always been our policy to allow submitters to enter as many submissions as they want. There is a small fee for additional entries.

ART TOP 13

ART FINALISTS

OA2025021 — Old Tree — By Mahmoud Elmardi

OA2025023 — Singularitree — By Sandy Beach

OA2025016 — While Lotus Prints -o- So Slight Turn Violet — By Guliz Mutlu

OA2025001 — Black Locust — By Cynthia Yatchman

OA2025005 — In the Shadows — By Aaron Krone

OA2025018 — UP — By Ton'yah MaHogany Davis

OA2025015 — Apple of My Eye — By DeVondre Woodard

OA2025025 — Transarbol — By Pablo Andrés Palo

OA2025014 — Into the Unknown — By Delaney Accomando

OA2025011 — Disoriented Wood — By Denver Boxleitner

OA2025002 — Palm Tree — By Alaina Hammond

OA2025003 — Tree Nymph — By Peggy Rothbaum

PHOTOGRAPHY | Intelligent Trees —

We are all “growing” from just witnessing these creative responses to our Expo. Your contribution is unique – and it is changing the world – in a way that cannot be measured. Creativity is a building block of life. The PHOTOGRAPHY entries have been narrowed down to these 10 finalists, and the First, Second, and Third Prize Winners will come from those.

PHOTOGRAPHY TOP 10

PHOTOGRAPHY FINALISTS

OPH2025014 — Oak — By David Summerfield (Elkins, West Virginia USA)

OPH2025005 — 2-3D Tree — By Michael Thompson (Seoul, South Korea)

OPH2025012 — Sunshine Rays — By Clarissa Cervantes (Monterey, CA)

OPH2025016 — We're Family — By Henry Vinicio Valerio Madriz (Costa Rica)

OPH2025004 — Dead, Alive & Dying — By Joel Scinta (Buffalo, NY)

OPH2025018 — April Flower Shower — By Cherise Benton (Youngstown, OH)

OPH2025007 — Decay and the World Continues — By Sarah Kohrs (near Auburn, CA, USA)

POETRY | Intelligent Trees —

ZO Magazine’s Expos started with “Poetry” and we believe, like W. Somerset Maugham that “The crown of literature is poetry.” To highlight that Crown, ZO has 4 Poetry Sections and we sometimes pull poems from our Expos onto those pages. Thank you so much for these provocative thoughts. We have been touched by all of them.

POETRY TOP 13

POETRY FINALISTS

OP2025022 — Beneath the Tree — By Maria Ann Fulleros

OP2025013 — The Forest of Trees — By Apryl Fox

00-OP2025016 — The Seasons — By Jayashree Sitaraman

OP2025024 — Paperbark Book — By Gwendoline Peters

OP2025002 — SUNDAY TREE — By Francis Flavin

00-OP2025014 — In the night the trees decide — By Glenn Armocida

00-OP2025005 — The Push and Pull of Everything — By Judy Strang

00-OP2025008 — The tree of addiction — By Freddie III Obregón

00-OP2025007 — Methuselah Generation — By Donna Faulkner

OP2025010 — Fungal Waltz — By Cicada Hill

LEVEL 3 | YOU ARE TIME . . .

POETRY | You Are Time — Developing Finalists . . .

We do not have enough submissions in this category to make awards, but have added these top rated standouts . . .

EXPO JUDGES — Info at this link

Thanks again for the ART, PHOTOGRAPHY & POETRY submitted for this Expo. We do not take creativity for granted. It is a unique Metaphysical Gift to IMAGINE and we believe that “Everyone has a masterpiece inside.” ZO would love to be a part of the journey as you continue to look for your masterpiece or expose more than one!

Expo Details: ZO has orchestrated these exciting creative Expos since our launch in 2014. The TOP ENTRIES in each category (with 100 entries) are displayed on this page. These entries are now being rated by our final Expo Judges. Our rating system goes from 1 to 10, with 1 being the least favorite choice and 10 being a favorite. The submissions have numbers and Titles, rather than the author’s name to keep all judging “blind.” Submitters, of course, will recognize their entry, but Judges and the general public will not. Names of creators are listed in alphabetical order below the pictured entries.

If you would like to continue the creative journey with ZO, we are developing a unique Game. Beta development of the Game will unfold with creative participants through 2027. All creatives connected with ZO are invited to play. The Game will usher in the next developments of our film The O.D.D. Room. O.D.D. stands for Other Dimensional Discussion and we will explore thoughts on mysteries of the Universe with all Game participants. More info is developing on our TIME THEATRE page.

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NEW CREATIVE SUBMISSIONS BEGIN FEBRUARY 6, 2027 — IN THE

TIME THEATRE

Time Theatre Beginning — 0000 XO — 0975 BC — Quantum Intuition Infinity Level M9 - Hour 13
EDGIL LightDay | Planet 75 — WYRD-SHIFT
Zwahaquine Doeh | Planet 76 — HEARANTHION
Hwaaqueene Dowa | Planet 10 — LUMINA-9
Uwakine Doah | Planet 70 — TELEOSIS
Wakeen Doah | Planet 74 — ZARDOZ
Eoaquine Doa | Planet 91 — URTHAZEN
Xoaquine Doa - Oskreth 12 Q1-4 - M9

PEACE THROUGH ART

We are forming a United Nations of Art . . .

ZO Worldwide Connections

The demographics for ZO Magazine are dynamic and expanding. Our annual EXPOS bring in talent from all over the world, encouraging anyone with a link to our website or social media pages to submit. For many years, we concentrated on Teen Media Expos, and have been astounded at the maturity of creations from them all. All current creative submissions are open to anyone over the age of 13, including our developing “FAMILY STYLE” GAME that will allow for Avatar Players from Newborn to 99+. Go to the Art of Time link for more Info.

O.D.D. Expo | TOP SUBMISSIONS