2026 - 2027 Contest Topics

2026-27 DCC Contest Topic Descriptions

Close-up: Fill the frame with the subject of the photograph.

Street Scenes: Capture a scene in a public place that may include such subjects as people, buildings, signs, commerce, celebrations, and/or transportation.

Action/Motion: Photograph an activity that can be implied by motion blur and/or freezing movement.

Texture: Make a photograph of a surface that conveys to the viewer what it would feel like if they were to touch it.

Leading Lines: Use real and/or implied lines to guide the viewer’s eye through the frame.

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2025 - 2026 Contest Year Topics
	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December	January	February
Projected	Open	Golden Hour: Dusk or Dawn	Open	Music	Open	View Through a Portal	Open	Bird's Eye View	Open	Shallow Depth of Field
Color Prints	Open	Golden Hour: Dusk or Dawn	Open	Open	Open	View Through a Portal	Open	Open	Open	Open
Monochrome Prints	Open	Open	Open	Music	Open	Open	Open	Bird's Eye View	Open	Open
	Golden Hour: Dawn or Dusk: An hour before sunset and the hour after sunrise.
	Music: Performance, such as a concert or festival; musical instruments, musicians
	View Through a Portal: looking through a window, doorway, tunnel, entrance. Should include the area in front of, passageway, destination. Portal acts as a framing element.
	Birds Eye View: point of view in which the image is photographed from the top, high above the subject.
	Shallow Depth of Field: A shallow depth of field means only a small portion of the image is in focus while the rest of the image turns to blur. Usually an f-stop of 1.4 to 5.6.

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All Images must adhere to the Competition Rules

Dallas Camera Club 2024 – 2025 Contest Themes

	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December	January	February
Projected	Open	Water	Open	Low Key	Open	Negative Space	Open	Street Photography	Open	Nighttime
Color Prints	Open	Water	Open	Open	Open	Negative Space	Open	Open	Open	Open
Monochrome Prints	Open	Open	Open	Low Key	Open	Open	Open	Street Photography	Open	Open

 

Low Key Photography involves shooting dark colored scenes by lowering or dimming the front light illuminating the scene and emphasizing natural or artificial light only on specific area in the frame. Low key images usually create a mysterious atmosphere.                                                      

Negative Space Photography emphasizes not just the subject but also the empty space around the subject.  Although the viewer’s eyes may focus on a specific subject, they can’t help but notice the large section of emptiness that surrounds and defines that figure.                                                       

Nighttime: A photograph taken between sunset and sunrise.                                                

Street Photography is a photographic practice of shooting in everyday life environments.  These photographers commonly aim to capture spontaneous moments of people in a candid state. Street photography is not directed nor staged.  It should be unmediated and spontaneous to capture subjects in their most authentic states. It is not limited to busy cities or rural areas.                                                 

Water: The main subject of the image is water.   It may include moving water, seascapes, water droplets, underwater photography or other scenarios in which water is clearly the primary subject.                                     

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All Images must adhere to the Competition Rules