Hello Steemit.
Today, i'm holding a contest. You must use the clues to find out the final answer. Note that this contest isn't for the weak hearted, as it may contain depressing and heavy stuff. This might be one of the hardest things i have ever made so far, so i don't promise it will be easy ;)
(Inspired by @timsaid and Cicada 3301)

How to participate:

1. Upvote and resteem this post (Required to raise the jackpot)
2. Solve the puzzle below!

Reward:

The winner will get 100% of the SBD that this post gets. So, if the post gets $500 in total, the winner gets $250, because of the 50/50 reward system.

Instructions:

Below are 2 pictures, and a password protected link. Manipulate, scan and research these objects, until you get an 8-letter word. That word is the answer. Use whatever means you like, whether it's reverse searching, image editing or decryption.

Picture No. 1

Picture No. 2

Link:

https://thinfi.com/0mu3

Good luck. Let the contest start! Also, have a look in the comments from time to time, you might find some hints ;)

EDIT: Looks like i made the challenge too difficult, so here is a hint for Picture 1:

• In the day, we can see better than at night. When we look closer, we can see things that we've never seen before. Try viewing things from a different angle.

EDIT: Apparently the image hosting services are blurring out the picture, decreasing it's quality. So here is the hidden message in the text:
01101000 01110100 01110100 01110000 00111010 00101111 00101111 01100010 01101001 01110100 00101110 01101100 01111001 00101111 00110010 01110011 01011001 00111000 01100010 01000011 01001010