2026
Image submission day is always the Monday before the 3rd Wednesday of the month in question. i.e. the Monday before Judging night.
Image dimensions are 1920 x 1080 pixels (the width must be either 1920 pixels or the height must be 1080 pixels or both), SRGB colour-space and less than 2mb in file size.
JANUARY: TELL A STORY IN A SINGLE PHOTOGRAPH
Submission Deadline: 19 January 2026
FEBRUARY: CHOCOLATE
Submission Deadline: 16 February 2026
MARCH: ACTION AND SPORT
Submission Deadline: 16 March 2026
APRIL: PINK
Submission Deadline: 13 April 2026
MAY: ROCK, PAPER AND METAL
Submission Deadline: 18 May 2026
JUNE: FLORA
Submission Deadline: 15 June 2026
JULY: EYES
Submission Deadline: 13 July 2026
AUGUST: MINIMALISM
Submission Deadline: 17 August 2026
SEPTEMBER: DROPLETS
Submission Deadline: 14 September 2026
OCTOBER: TREES WITH A SOUL
Explore the quiet power, presence, and personality of the natural world in Trees With a Soul. This theme celebrates trees not just as elements of a landscape, but as characters with story, emotion, and spirit. Whether capturing the grandeur of an ancient giant, the quiet resilience of a lonely tree, or the poetic movement of branches in the wind, your image should evoke a sense of connection and depth.
Images may be from any year, season, or moment in your photographic journey. Show us the tree that speaks to you. Let its soul come through your lens.
Rules: Colour, Mono, manipulation allowed and there is no timeline.
Submission Deadline: 19 October 2026
NOVEMBER: FEATHERS
This month’s set subject invites photographers to explore the beauty, texture, and diversity of feathers in all their forms. Images may feature birds in their natural environment, studio-lit feather studies, cultural or decorative uses of feathers, or creative interpretations that highlight their structure, colour, symbolism, or movement.
Photographers are encouraged to consider composition, detail, mood, and storytelling. Macro close-ups, motion-freeze moments, environmental portraits of birds, and abstract interpretations are all welcome. The focus of the image must clearly relate to feathers as a central visual or conceptual element.
Rules: Any photographic technique or style may be used, including monochrome, digital manipulation, and composites, provided all elements are the photographer’s own work.
Submission Deadline: 16 November 2026
2027
JANUARY: ON OUR STREETS
This category focuses on the everyday stories, characters, and moments found in the streets around us.
The aim is to celebrate the raw, graphic, and timeless feel of street photography while allowing artistic freedom in post-processing.
Rules: Images may be creatively edited or manipulated, but all final submissions must be presented strictly in monochrome.
Submission Deadline: 18 January 2027