Contest Categories for 2019-2020
Download Image Submission Guidelines
Note: Any image submitted with a visible Logo, Watermark or copyright, will be disqualified for the month it was submitted. There are no make-up submissions, however the image may be resubmitted without the Logo, Watermark or copyright, in another monthly category as long as it meets that monthly criteria.
| August, 2019 - Images due by August 28 | |
NatureINTERNET - 2 images + Comments | Restricted to the use of the photo process to depict all branches of natural history, except anthropology and archaeology, in such a fashion that a well-informed person will be able to identify the subject material and certify its honest presentation [...] |
| September, 2019 - Images due by September 4 | |
OpenREGULAR - 2 images + Comments | The major part of each image must have been captured by light sensitivity. Photographs may be modified using digital image editing programs. A scanner may also be used as a camera to capture photographs of objects placed on the scanner glass. [...] |
Anything Goes - No Rules but Good tasteSPECIAL - 1 image, No Comments | The intent of this category is to creative. Makers are allowed to use anyones textures or clipart. Commercially available actions or brushes are allowed. You need to start with one of your own images. [...] |
| October, 2019 - Images due by October 9 | |
TravelREGULAR - 2 images + Comments | A Photo Travel image expresses the characteristic features or culture of a land as they are found naturally. There are no geographic limitations. [...] |
Black and WhiteSPECIAL - 1 image, No Comments | Images in this category must be exclusively in tones of grey ranging from white to black. [...] |
| November, 2019 - Images due by November 6 | |
NatureREGULAR - 2 images + Comments | Restricted to the use of the photo process to depict all branches of natural history, except anthropology and archaeology, in such a fashion that a well-informed person will be able to identify the subject material and certify its honest presentation [...] |
CreativeSPECIAL - 1 image, No Comments | There are no rules or restrictions concerning the origin of any parts of the image. [...] |
| December, 2019 - Images due by December 4 | |
OpenREGULAR - 2 images + Comments | The major part of each image must have been captured by light sensitivity. Photographs may be modified using digital image editing programs. A scanner may also be used as a camera to capture photographs of objects placed on the scanner glass. [...] |
ColorfulSPECIAL - 1 image, No Comments | Whether the subject is representational or abstract, real or created artificially, the main thrust of the image must be the use of color and how it defines what we view. [...] |
| January, 2020 - Images due by January 1 | |
OpenREGULAR - 2 images + Comments | The major part of each image must have been captured by light sensitivity. Photographs may be modified using digital image editing programs. A scanner may also be used as a camera to capture photographs of objects placed on the scanner glass. [...] |
Frozen Elements Ice or SnowSPECIAL - 1 image, No Comments | Images need to be of a frozen subject or ice or snow [...] |
NatureINTERNET - 2 images + Comments | Restricted to the use of the photo process to depict all branches of natural history, except anthropology and archaeology, in such a fashion that a well-informed person will be able to identify the subject material and certify its honest presentation [...] |
| February, 2020 - Images due by February 1 | |
CreativeREGULAR - 2 images + Comments | The PSA definition of Creative is Altered Reality. The image may be of any subject matter and must obviously display a change in natural color, form, shape or any combination of these three. [...] |
In MotionSPECIAL - 1 image, No Comments | Images submitted to the motion category should communicate the fact that the subject of the capture was moving from one location to another in physical space at the time the shutter was pressed. [...] |
| May, 2020 - Images due by March 1 | |
OpenREGULAR - 2 images + Comments | The major part of each image must have been captured by light sensitivity. Photographs may be modified using digital image editing programs. A scanner may also be used as a camera to capture photographs of objects placed on the scanner glass. [...] |
Fill the FrameSPECIAL - 1 image, No Comments | Images in this category follow the 'get closer' rule more. Framing your subject in such a way that it occupies the majority amount of space in your Image. [...] |
| March, 2020 - Images due by March 1 | |
OpenREGULAR - 2 images + Comments | The major part of each image must have been captured by light sensitivity. Photographs may be modified using digital image editing programs. A scanner may also be used as a camera to capture photographs of objects placed on the scanner glass. [...] |
Inclement WeatherSPECIAL - 1 image, No Comments | Image need to be of inclement weather. [...] |
| April, 2020 - Images due by April 1 | |
PortraitREGULAR - 2 images + Comments | Image of a person or group of people that displays the expression, personality, and mood of the subject. This is done through the use of effective lighting, backdrops, and poses. [...] |
SimplicitySPECIAL - 1 image, No Comments | Compositional elements must be kept to a minimum in this category, and the ones that are left should be essential for conveying the overall idea of the Image. [...] |
| May, 2020 - Images due by May 1 | |
OpenREGULAR - 2 images + Comments | The major part of each image must have been captured by light sensitivity. Photographs may be modified using digital image editing programs. A scanner may also be used as a camera to capture photographs of objects placed on the scanner glass. [...] |
Fill the FrameSPECIAL - 1 image, No Comments | Images in this category follow the 'get closer' rule more. Framing your subject in such a way that it occupies the majority amount of space in your Image. [...] |