To celebrate another successful year of ThirdPlaceMC, we are going to be launching a limited-edition 2027 community calendar!

I wanted to make this fun, so I decided to open up photo submissions so that ThirdPlaceMC members can have their very own pictures put into the calendar.

You can submit photos for the calendar using the form here:
https://forms.gle/rg6Uw6zcrGVUDgCw6

At a glance

• Submissions close: November 16th.
• Themes: 12 to choose from
• One form per photo, but you can submit as many photos as you like
• Calendar price: $14.99 + shipping
• Credit: selected photos are credited on the calendar itself

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1) The size of your photo

Due to the nature of the physical calendar prints, some resolutions work better than others. If you are able to change your device / Minecraft resolution to the higher tier ones below, your photo is much more likely to be selected.

Note: You can also upscale images as a setting in Optifine or Iris. Go to Options → Video Settings → Other (or Shaders) and look for Screenshot Size. Turn it up to 2x or 3x.

Here is a tier-list of the best photo resolutions for the maximum chance of your photo being selected:

S Tier 🏆 — 3240 × 2520, 2880 × 2160

Why: My absolute gold standard picks. These are native 4:3 resolutions that provide the maximum pixel density (257 to 300 DPI) for our layout. I love them because they fit perfectly out of the box with zero wasted space, zero blurring, and zero accidental edge-cropping.

A Tier — 3840 × 2160 (Standard 4K), 2048 × 1536

Why: My high-performance choices. Standard 4K (16:9) has so much raw pixel data that even after we crop 960 pixels off the left and right sides to fit the layout, the remaining image stays razor-sharp at 257 DPI. 2048 × 1536 has a lower pixel count, but I included it here because it matches the 4:3 shape perfectly with no editing needed.

B Tier — 2560 × 1440 (1440p Widescreen)

Why: The sweet spot for most modern gaming monitors. It is a 16:9 format, so we will lose the outer edges to a 4:3 crop, but the remaining 1920 × 1440 pixel area still gives us a very respectable 171 DPI that looks crisp on digital screens.

C Tier — 1440 × 1080

Why: This fits our 4:3 shape perfectly out of the box, meaning we don't have to crop anything. However, at 133 DPI, the lower resolution will start to look slightly soft or fuzzy to me if it's printed on physical paper.

D Tier — 1920 × 1080 (Standard 1080p Widescreen)

Why: My lowest acceptable tier. Because it is widescreen, we have to chop off the left and right edges, leaving us with a tiny 1388 × 1080 frame. When stretched across our layout, it drops to a fuzzy 128 DPI, making text and block lines look noticeably blurry.

2) Photo themes

There are 12 different themes that you can choose from when submitting your photos.

• January - Winter
• February - Valentines
• March - Bees & Flowers
• April - Forest Camping
• May - Outdoor Picnic
• June - Beach Day
• July - Summer Fun With Friends
• August - Sunset
• September - Town Square
• October - Halloween
• November - Autumn
• December - Christmas + Holidays

You can submit as many photos as you like, just make sure to select the theme you are submitting on the form.

You will have to submit a new form for every photo.

3) Shaders / resource packs

You may not submit photos using custom resource packs, but you may use the following shaders:

• BSL Shaders
• Bliss Shaders
• Complimentary Reimagined
• AstraLex Shaders
• Vanilla Plus Shaders

Other shaders may be accepted as long as the photo fits the style of vanilla Minecraft.

4) General guidance

This is a very casual, fun, collaborative effort so that we can make the best possible calendar. Try new things, get your friends to join, throw in some build photos and action shots and test your Minecraft photography skills.

I will also be adding in some photos myself if we don't have enough that fit the vibe of what I am going for with this calendar, so please don't take it personally if your photos aren't selected.

Any photos that are added to the calendar will have credit to the person who submitted the photo, printed on the calendar itself.

5) How much will the calendar cost?

Global shipping costs are through the roof right now, so the calendars are going to be far pricier than I originally anticipated.

Because of this, I have decided to sell the calendar right around my cost just so that people can get their hands on it.

These will be sold at $14.99 each, with shipping priced at:

• United States: $8.79
• Canada: $19.69
• Poland: $16.09
• Germany: $16.09
• Other countries should fall somewhere within this range.

Because of oil prices and the insane cost of shipping, I almost scrapped this project altogether but I decided it wasn't fair to players that would want something like this going into 2027. I understand that this is extremely expensive, so don't feel pressured to buy one.

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Submission deadline

Photo submissions are available until November 16th. If you'd like a chance for your photos to be included, please submit them using this form before the deadline.

Photos will be selected internally by myself and the ThirdPlaceMC staff team.

Good luck, and thanks again <3