Three Subjects Each Month.  

The first subject listed for each month is the Assigned subject, with competitions in three separate media: slide (film or digital), color print, and monochrome print.

The second subject listed is the Challenge subject, with competitions in two separate media: slide (film or digital) and print.

There is also an Open subject (anything goes) each month, with competitions in all three media.

Subject Interpretation.

A definition for each subject is included above where appropriate. For some subjects there may be a broad interpretation of the definition. For example, Kid(s) would allow for the obvious definition of human children, but may also refer to a young goat or the young of other animals. When using an artistic interpretation of a competition subject (when no specific definition is provided) your photo should be easily determined to be "in category" by the judges, or risk receiving a lower score in competition.

"Creative" Definition.

Creative is a category open to any color or monochrome image. This category is an "anything goes" division reserved for images that do not depict subject matter as a person would normally see it. The maker may employ any method to produce the image providing the initial image(s) was captured or recorded by the maker using a light-sensitive device. Judges are advised to evaluate images in this division on their artistic merits, not on how the end result was achieved.