2026 COMPETITION TOPICS

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FEBRUARY – GIPPSLAND OPEN (Digital)

Any subject, any style. Whatever takes your fancy or captures your imagination as long as your image is taken in Gippsland. For this exercise Gippsland is the local government areas of Bass Coast, Baw Baw, East Gippsland, Latrobe, South Gippsland and Wellington.

 

MARCH – UNUSUAL ANGLES – VIA MOBILE PHONE (Digital)

Use your mobile phone to capture a subject from a perspective that's different from normal. The goal is to create a unique image that's more interesting and captivating. You can only enter images taken on a mobile phone.

 

APRIL – ARCHITECTURE (Print) 

Architecture photography is about capturing buildings and structures in creative ways. Think about shapes, lines and details to show the beauty and design of the built environment. Perhaps there’s a story that can be conveyed in the image?

 

MAY – LITTLE CREATURES (Digital)

Ants, bees, spiders, mosquitoes, caterpillars, snails, butterflies, flies to name a few, but any type of insect is welcome.

 

JUNE – MONOCHROME ANIMALS (Digital)

Monochrome photography is when the entire image is recorded and represented by differing amounts of light instead of different hues. Black and white photography is the most prominent example of monochrome photography, as it represents subjects in varying shades of neutral grey but includes no other colours. Other hues besides grey, such as sepia, cyan, blue, or brown can be used in a monochrome image if there is only one hue in any one image. Animals including birds, insects or any pets.

 

JULY – COLOUR ORANGE (Digital)

Any subject featuring the colour “Orange” or shades of Orange.

 

AUGUST – POWER OF NATURE (Print)

Capture the raw, powerful, and often dramatic aspects of natural events, like storms or other extreme weather, to evoke a sense of awe in the untamed power of nature.

 

SEPTEMBER – REFLECTIONS (Digital)

Make use of reflection to tell your story and highlight the key element of your image. Reflections on water, using mirrors, glass, a shiny surface, sunglasses. Doesn't matter what is reflected or how as long as the reflection is the highlight of the image. 

 

OCTOBER – ABSTRACT (Digital)

An abstract photograph may isolate a fragment of a scene to remove its inherent context from the viewer. It may be purposely staged to create a seemingly unreal appearance from real objects, or it may involve the use of colour, light, shadow, texture, shape and/or form to convey a feeling, sensation or impression. It communicates through these means but represents the subject in a less literal approach than usual.

 

NOVEMBER – PHOTO HUNT (Digital)

Treasure Hunt (Digital): Our annual fun day out. You can’t plan ahead for this one. We will keep you posted!!!

 

DECEMBER – OPEN (Print)

Any subject, any style. Whatever takes your fancy or captures your imagination but this time your image can be taken anywhere.