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Special Project: Seasons - Series of four photos taken at the same location over the course of a year. Images should be a cohesive group suitable to display together and can be pictorial or nature. Projects will be displayed at the 2026 Banquet.
Special Project: Seasons - Series of four photos taken at the same location over the course of a year. Images should be a cohesive group suitable to display together and can be pictorial or nature. Projects will be displayed at the 2026 Banquet.
Photo by Lucia Harmon
Pictorial
Pictorial
First meeting of the month
January
Open
February
February
Bridges-Any bridge, wood, steel, stone, auto, train, foot, etc.
March
March
Formal Open
April
April
Bokeh Lights-Background must include out-of-focus light elements
May
May
Open
June
June
Faces in Things-Anthropomorphize something
July
July
Formal Open
August
August
Abandoned Structures-No longer in use, dilapidated, in a state of disrepair, being reclaimed by nature, etc.
September
September
Open
October
October
ICM-Intentionial Camera Movement
November
November
Formal Open
December
December
Bubbles
Photo by John Kubler
Nature
Nature
Second meeting of the month
January
January
Ephemeral-Lasting for a very short time
February
February
Open
March
March
Movement and Motion-Capturing the dynamism of moving subjects
April
April
Formal Open
May
May
Birds in Flight
June
June
Open
July
July
Black & White-Emphasizing contrasts, textures, and forms without color
August
August
Formal Open
September
September
Minimalism-Creating compositions with minimal elements, emphasizing simplicity and negative space
October
October
Open
November
November
Macro-Wildflowers and Woodland
December
December
Open
* Format is informal unless otherwise noted
* Due to inclement weather or other factors, meetings may be held virtually. When meetings are virtual, only PDI submissions will be accepted. For the end of year competition, a PDI submitted for a formal topic during a virtual meeting may be submitted as a print. All rules for formal prints will apply.
More information can by found on the Positive Critique Sessions page and in the Bylaws (Article VIII Section 2 and Article IX).
Banner photo by Alex Wright
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