I have a story, but when you say "original" photos, I have no original photo relevant to the story, from years ago. So, should I not bother to enter or maybe just take an original photo of the sky? (Joke -- clearly, the sky would be irrelevant.)

I am always a little disappointed when preference is given to photos that include me in them because I don't post photos of me on the internet. I think there are enough people here who value privacy and can think of a hundred valid reasons why some people would not want to publish their photo online.

Either way, an exciting idea for a contest!