The problem PhotoQuests solves

PhotoQuests solves several problems in the online content creation and digital ownership space:

Lack of Trust in Online Content Transactions – Traditionally, if someone commissions or requests a photo online, there’s no guaranteed way to ensure fair payment after delivery. PhotoQuests uses Ethereum smart contracts with escrow, ensuring creators are paid automatically when conditions are met.

Difficulty in Discovering and Managing Challenges – On typical social platforms, finding specific creative challenges or contests can be chaotic. With The Graph indexing, PhotoQuests enables real-time quest tracking, search, and filtering, so users can easily find relevant challenges.

No Clear Proof of Ownership for Digital Media – Many creators have their content misused without consent. By minting submissions as NFTs on-chain, PhotoQuests provides immutable proof of ownership and transparent transfer history.

Barriers for Non-Technical Creators to Use Web3 – Most Web3 tools require coding skills. With ChatAndBuild, PhotoQuests was developed using conversational AI, making it easier to adapt and expand without technical barriers, empowering more creators to participate.

Challenges we ran into

We couldn't setup Sui on all of our group members' laptops. The graph difficulty in setting up the technology.