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Monthly Club Nights & Topics - 2026/27
Each month a theme (topic) is set for a photo subject challenge to try and stretch your photographic skills out of your comfort zone. Listed below are the topics for the year.
Please note the description of the Topic provided. The judge will take this description into account when appraising your image. If your image does not relate to the criteria stated the judge may not rate the image.
*Please note that due to the change over to the Photo Digital system for submitting images the "Digital Submission Date" is now a suggested guide. Images may be submitted at any time to an exhibition listed on our Photo Digital site but will generally shut off around four days prior to the Appraisal Night. Print images must also be submitted via the digital interface but this is for scoring records only. The print still needs to be supplied on the Appraisal (Exhibition) Night as usual.
All images must comply with the clubs Digital Image specifications.
January 2026
Sports Action
This could be a ball game, a race, down at the bike track, morning jog and so on.
Digital Submission Date Print Submission Date
January 4 January 14
February 2026
Urban Decay
An image showing the effects of neglect and weathering on a man-made subject.
Digital Submission Date Print Submission Date
February 1 February 11
March 2026
Table Top
A photograph of items typically arranged on a table. It includes still life, food or similar genre. The key to success is the artistic arrangement and lighting of your subjects.
Digital Submission Date Print Submission Date
March 1 March 11
April 2026
Portraits
Images that capture a person's character, emotion and identity through expression, light and connection.
Digital Submission Date Print Submission Date
March 30 April 8
May 2026
Street Photography
Candid moments captured in public places, telling real stories of everyday life, culture & human connection
Digital Submission Date Print Submission Date
May 3 May 13
June 2026
Rush Hour
Images capturing either flow, motion, tension, urgency or rhythm of peak time movement,
in streets, transit, or work places.
Digital Submission Date Print Submission Date
May 31 June 10
July 2026
Astro/Nightscape
Nightscape photography is a subgenre of landscape photography and astrophotography that captures terrestrial scenes under a celestial backdrop, such as the Milky Way, star trails, or auroras. The primary goal is to harmonize an Earth-based subject—like mountains, lakes, or architecture—with the grandeur of the night sky
Digital Submission Date Print Submission Date
June 28 July 8
August 2026
The Seaside
Evoking the atmosphere or character of various aspects of the coast. May be natural seascapes, human activity or abstract details but connection to the coast must be clear.
Digital Submission Date Print Submission Date
August 2 August 12
September 2026
Crowd Scene
Digital Submission Date Print Submission Date
August 30 September 9
October 2026
Purple
Digital Submission Date Print Submission Date
October 4 October 14
November 2026
Zoom Burst
Digital Submission Date Print Submission Date
November 1 November 11
December 2026
Annual Dinner/Awards night TBA
January 2027
Macro/ Close Up Photography
Digital Submission Date Print Submission Date
January 3 January 13
February 2027
Oil, Water, Paint, abstract
Digital Submission Date Print Submission Date
January 31 February 10
March 2027
Long Exposure
Images should use extended shutter speed with motion, blur or light to show altered perception, or passage of time .
Digital Submission Date Print Submission Date
February 28 March 10