Death Stranding year-round photo mode campaign: January’s theme and how to submit your entry

Between December 16, 2023 and November 30, 2024 players of Death Stranding have the opportunity to submit their in-game 🔯screenshots as part of Kojima Productions’ . Here’s how to enter and the rules yo𓆏u need to follow.

In celebration of reaching a massive 16 million active players of Death Stranding, th💝e♏ photo mode campaign will be running until November 30, 2024.

Every month, ten player’s photos will be selected as a ‘s𝓀hortlist’ which will then be voted on by staff at Kojima Productions. According to their decision, one will come oꦉut on top as the ‘photo of the month’. This winning photo will then be included in the official Kojima Productions calendar for 2025. 

Each monthly winner will also win the calenda♋r itself, which makes for a pretty c🀅ool talking point.

December’s theme: Rainbow

December held the theme of ‘Rainbow’, w๊ith thousands of entries being submitted via Twitter and Instagram. The winner for December was announced on January 10, with Joseph (@JLunarTraveler) coming out on top with this entry:

January’s theme: Snowy Mountain

Players are invited to capture the snowy mountains of Death Stranding and submit their entry photos before January 25 for a chance to appear in next year’s calendar. 

The picture used by Kojjima Productions (shown above) serves as a pretty decent example of the kind of images the team a��re hopin🦄g to receive. 

Thousands have entered already this month a🎶nd competition is fierce, with some truly incredible images being submitted. 

How to enter

Playe🌜rs c꧙an submit their entry on either Twitter or Instagram using the following hashtags:

• #DSPhotomodeCP_Jan
• #DeathStranding 

Those w🍎ishing to enter must also be following the Kojima Productions page on the platform they wa🐈nt to enter from, so that’s on Twitter or on Instagram. 

All entries must fit the theme for the month or they will not be considꦬered. 🐬;

There are some specific rules that need﷽ to be followed. 💛Here’s the most pertinent ones:

• UI must be disabled in screenshots and there must not be a frame or logos included
• Photos must not be edited using software outside of Death Stranding
• Photos should be of a 16:9 aspect ratio
• You must be 18 years or older to participate in the campaign

For more information, to view past winners or a full list of ent📖ry rules, hea🐈d on over to the website.