Diabolo photo contest
IN FOCUS
Vol. 01 — The Peak
What you can win
€300 across four winners, plus a Sundia diabolo and features on @diabolofocus.
1st place01
Cash or store credit, your choice. Plus a certificate and a feature on @diabolofocus.
2nd place02
Store credit, a certificate and a feature on @diabolofocus.
3rd place03
Store credit, a certificate and a feature on @diabolofocus.
Community Pick
The fourth winner, and the only one you decide. Any Sundia diabolo from our range, plus a feature. Can win a jury place too.
Top 10 finalists
A 10% discount code and a feature on @diabolofocus.
Store credit is paid as loyalty points, valid 12 months. Shipping is on you. Details in the rules.
What counts as the peak?
The high point of the picture — take that literally or not.
The top of a throw. The face the second a trick lands. Last light on a rooftop. Sharp or blurred, alone or in a crowd — how you read the word is part of what we judge. One photo, with a diabolo in it.
Who decides
Two decisions, not one. The jury picks the top 3; your votes pick the Community Pick.
Guillaume Karpowicz
Diabolist specialising in numbers, and owner of DiaboloFocus. Picks 1st, 2nd and 3rd.
The public
Everyone signed in gets one vote from the Top 10. Picks the Community Pick.
Not trick difficulty. Not follower count.
How to enter
Free, and about five minutes.
Go and shoot
Wherever you play, with a Sundia diabolo, taken since 24 June 2026. One frame — no composites, no AI.
Upload up to three
One entry each, up to three photos — and every one of them competes. Original JPEGs, EXIF intact.
Credit everyone
Both names — diabolist and photographer — get published with the photo. If you did not take it, ask first.
Key dates
All times Berlin.
- 24 August 2026Entries openPhotos taken from 24 June 2026 on are eligible.
- 30 September 2026Entries closeLast moment to upload.Now
- 4 October 2026Top 10 announcedThe jury picks ten. Voting opens to everyone.
- 11 October 2026Community vote closesOne vote per person, here or on Instagram.
- 16 October 2026Winners announcedThe jury’s top 3, plus your Community Pick.
Sign in to enter
A free DiaboloFocus account, so your entry stays yours: you can swap your photos right up to the deadline, and one account is one entry.
Sign in or sign upThe entries
Every approved photo, newest first. Click one to see it big — and like as many as you want.
No entries yet. Yours could be the first.
Questions
Can I edit the photo?
Edit it like a photograph — crop, exposure, contrast, colour, dodge and burn, spot removal. What you cannot do is generate or invent: no AI, no generative fill, no sky replacement, nothing added or removed.
Who owns my photo afterwards?
You do, permanently. You give us permission to show it in connection with IN FOCUS — gallery, socials, exhibition print — always credited. Never in adverts, on packaging or on anything we sell, and you can ask us to take it down.
My friend took the photo. Who enters?
Whoever submits it owns the entry — that is who we email, credit first and pay. Agree it between you first. Both names are published either way; in doubt, let the photographer enter.
Does it have to be a Sundia diabolo?
Yes — that is the one thing in the frame we ask for. Where you shot it is up to you: a park, a gym, a rooftop, your own hallway. We judge the photograph, not the place.
Can I enter an older photo?
Up to a point: it has to have been taken on or after 24 June 2026. Already posted it on your own Instagram? Still fine. One that has won another photo contest is not — and between two photos the jury rates equally, the one shot during the contest window takes it.
What if I am under 18?
You can enter with a parent or guardian’s written consent — ask them to email info@diabolofocus.com. Same goes for anyone recognisable in your photo who is under 18.
Everything else is in the Contest Rules and the Rights and Publication Licence.
Go and catch one
No crew, no world record. One frame of the second a trick works.
- Free to enter
- Up to 3 photos
- You keep the copyright