Themes description:

October 2024 - ABSTRACT - An artistic image whose subject is not easily identifiable.  The subject may be natural or manmade. 

January 2025 – ARCHITECTURE - The main subject must be a building or part thereof    

March 2025 – INSECTS AND SPIDERS -  The main subject must be one or more insects and/or spiders.  

May 2025 – SHOOTING THROUGH  SOMETHING -  The main subject must have been photographed for special effect through another substance, such as textured glass, smoke, fog, rain, gauze, flowers, etc.  

October 2025 - REFLECTIONS - The main subject must be a reflected image.  The source of the reflection may be omitted from the composition or included.  

January 2026 – TEXTURES - The image must emphasize the surface variations of the subject, which may be natural or manmade.     

March 2026 – TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY -  The main subject must portray features of the land, buildings, people, or culture.   People, if included, should be incidental, unposed and natural.   

May 2026 – SHAPES -  The visual composition of the image must clearly reflect one or more recognizable shape(s) (circle, square, triangle, etc.). 

October 2026 – EMOTION -  The main subject must be one or more animals or persons displaying a strong human emotion of some kind.

January 2027 – QUALITY OF LIGHT -  The main subject or subjects, either animate or inanimate, must be clearly enhanced by the angle or color tone of the light that illuminates its surfaces. 

March 2027 – NIGHT SCENES -  The subject must be photographed outdoors, during the dark hours between sunset and sunrise. 

May 2027 – MINIMALISM -  The composition must emphasize simplicity, with a single subject, lots of empty space and few if any extra elements. 

October 2027 – MOTION -  The image must capture a subject in the moment of movement, giving the illusion of speed, action, or activity. 

January 2028 – PORTRAITS -  The image must portray the likeness and personality of a person, family, or group of people. 

March 2028 – TRANSPORTATION -  The main subject must be a recognizable mode of transportation; people, if included, should be incidental, unposed, and natural. 

May 2028 – MACRO/CLOSE-UPS - The image must be a close up and detailed representation of the subject.