2026 Topics
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.
Pictorial
First meeting of the month
January
Open
February
Bridges-Any bridge, wood, steel, stone, auto, train, foot, etc.
March
Formal Open
April
Bokeh Lights-Background must include out-of-focus light elements
May
Open
June
Faces in Things-Anthropomorphize something
July
Formal Open
August
Abandoned Structures-No longer in use, dilapidated, in a state of disrepair, being reclaimed by nature, etc.
September
Open
October
ICM-Intentionial Camera Movement
November
Formal Open
December
Bubbles
Nature
Second meeting of the month
January
Ephemeral-Lasting for a very short time
February
Open
March
Movement and Motion-Capturing the dynamism of moving subjects
April
Formal Open
May
Birds in Flight
June
Open
July
Black & White-Emphasizing contrasts, textures, and forms without color
August
Formal Open
September
Minimalism-Creating compositions with minimal elements, emphasizing simplicity and negative space
October
Open
November
Macro-Wildflowers and Woodland
December
Open
* Format is informal unless otherwise noted
* Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 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).