Themes
Every month we will have a different "Theme." The purpose of these Themes is to encourage technical and creative growth. It is preferable, but not necessary, that the images be made during the current competition year. Images submitted into this Category must fit that month's Theme.
Themes for 2026-2027
- May - Mood
- June - Thresholds
- July - Frame within a Frame
- August - Barns, Sheds, Etc.
- September - Shadows
- October - Wabi-Sabi
- November - Lens Effects
- December - Artificial Glow
- January - Rainy Day
- February - Reflections
- March - Chiaroscuro
- April - Nature's Patterns
Rules for the Theme Competition:
- Images may be color, infrared, or monochrome.
- Images must be in jpeg format, no more than 1920 pixels wide, and no more than 1200 pixels high.
- The recommended color space is sRGB.
- There are no restrictions on digital editing. Cloning, filters, composite images, etc., are all allowed.
- All images used must have been taken by the maker, including those used for compositing.
- Use of clip art or other vector graphics is not allowed.
- Images generated by artificial intelligence are not eligible for entry.
Themes for Previous Years
2025-2026
May - Intentional Camera Movement (ICM)
June - Portraits
July - Backlighting
August - Custom Cars
September - Metal
October - Seascapes
November - Clouds or Cloudscapes
December - Story Telling
January - Still Life
February - All About Light
March - Humor
April - Long Exposure
2024-2025
May - Architecture
June – Spring Gardens
July - Leading Lines
August - Street Photography
September - Wild Flowers
October - Motion Blur
November - Urban Landscapes
December - Night Scenes
January - Mountains and/or Rivers
February - Chaos
March - Negative Space
April - Abstracts
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