JANUARY – Open
What is Open Photography?
Any subject that is treated pictorially, embodying the elements of good design, arrangement, or composition, and which reflects the personal interpretation of the photographer.
Project Brief:
Members can enter any genre of photography. Let your creativity shine.
February – Minimalist
What is Minimalist Photography?
Minimalist photography is characterised by its extreme simplicity, emphasising a small number of objects. The compositions are typically clean and precise, with little variation in colours and tones. Like other minimalist art forms, minimalist photography seeks to distil a subject down to its core. The goal is to create images that stand out by using clean lines, ample empty space and only the most essential elements.
Project Brief:
To create visually compelling photographs that embody the principles of minimalist photography, emphasising simplicity and negative space.
March – Broken
What is Broken?
The concept of broken serves as a metaphor for imperfection, fragility, and transformation. This photographic project invites an exploration of “broken” in all its forms, whether it pertains to people, objects, or emotions. It challenges the viewer to find meaning, beauty, and resilience in disarray and incompleteness.
From shattered glass to fractured relationships, from worn-out tools to the lingering pain of loss, broken is an opportunity to reveal what lies beneath the surface. The images should provoke thought, evoke emotion, and tell stories of imperfection or vulnerability.
Project Brief:
Capture photographs that interpret broken in a visually compelling and meaningful way. Submissions can range from the literal (cracked, fractured or incomplete objects) to the metaphorical (emotions, moments, or lives affected by interruptions or damage).
APRIL –Scapes: City, Sea or Landscapes
What is Scape Photography?
Scape photography is a visual exploration of three distinct environments: cityscapes, seascapes, and landscapes. It typically features a broad field of view, ensuring no single element takes prominence while including a portion of the sky to enhance the composition.
Project Brief:
Sea – A photograph of natural coastal scenery, waves or the open sea, provided that the sea is the centre of interest. People, boats and man-made structures may be present if they are incidental to the photograph.
Land – A photograph of natural scenery. Evidence of man, people, animals or part of the sea may be included provided that none of these additional elements dominate the photograph.
City – A photograph of buildings in an urban environment where individual structures or their details do not dominate.
May – Ordinary Objects
Capture the mundane elements of our homes in extraordinary ways, pushing the boundaries of traditional photography techniques to reveal their hidden beauty and significance.
Project Brief:
This project invites members to reimagine and reinterpret everyday objects and environments. The goal is to see the world with fresh eyes, uncovering beauty, patterns and textures that often go unnoticed in daily life.
JUNE – Food
What is Food Photography?
Food photography is a type of still life photography that involves capturing visually appealing images of food. The goal of food photography is to make the viewer crave the food and evoke emotions.
Project Brief:
Create visually captivating food photographs that evoke emotions, stimulate the viewers’ senses, and tell a compelling story about the dish. The photograph should highlight the textures, colours and unique qualities of the food while inspiring an immediate craving for the dish.
JULY – Nature
What is Nature Photography?
Nature photography captures natural elements such as landscapes, wildlife, plants and close-ups of natural scenes and textures. Wildlife can be animals, birds and insects. Zoo animals are eligible but domestic animals are excluded. Marine subjects and botanical subjects, including fungi and algae, taken in the wild are suitable wildlife subjects. No techniques that add, relocate, replace or remove pictorial elements (except by cropping) are permitted.
Project Brief:
To capture and showcase the beauty and diversity of the natural world through photography, focusing on authentic representations of landscapes, wildlife and other natural elements in outdoor environments.
August – Creative: Capturing Emotion, Imagination, and Story
What is Creative Photography?
Creative photography is an artistic approach to capturing images that go beyond conventional photography by emphasizing innovation, imagination, and unique expression. Instead of simply documenting a subject, creative photography focuses on pushing boundaries, experimenting with techniques, and using tools or concepts in unconventional ways.
Project Brief:
Explore the art of creative photography, blending technical skills with imaginative vision to produce images that evoke emotions, challenge perspectives, and tell compelling stories. By experimenting with innovative techniques, unconventional compositions, and dynamic post-processing, the project will push the boundaries of traditional photography.
This project celebrates the endless possibilities of photography as an art form, encouraging members to experiment, innovate, and inspire.
SEPTEMBER – After Dark (no flash)
What is Night Photography?
Night photography without flash involves taking photos in low-light settings using existing light sources like streetlights, moonlight, or ambient lighting. The main challenge is achieving a balance between exposure, sharpness, and noise.
Project Brief:
This project challenges members to capture stunning night photographs using natural or ambient light sources, such as streetlights or moonlight. Emphasis should be placed on achieving well-balanced exposure, minimal noise, and sharp details, while showcasing creativity and artistic intent in the composition.
OCTOBER –Portrait
What is Portrait Photography?
An image of a physically living person that accurately represents their anatomical features in which the face is predominant. The intent is to meaningfully reproduce the recognisable appearance, personality, character, mood or qualities of the person or group of people. It is not just a recording or a snapshot, and its purpose is to memorialise an image of someone for the future.
Project Brief:
The essence of a person or group lies in more than just their appearance. This project seeks portraits that tell a story, convey emotion and reflect the subject’s identity and spirit. Whether through direct engagement or subtle expression, the challenge is to capture more than a face.
NOVEMBER – Member’ Projects
A Year Through the Lens: Sharing Our Photographic Journeys”
Members will embark on a year-long visual exploration. Share their distinctive perspectives and experiences through the lens. Capturing moments that resonate with them, and letting their photographs tell their unique stories.
Project Brief:
This year-long photography project encourages members to document their personal journeys, experiences and observations through the lens of a camera. Participants will create a visual diary that spans the year. The project will culminate in a presentation where each member shares their photographic journey with the group.
Each presentation will be allocated an 8-minute timeslot to ensure that all members are able to present on the night. The project is optional, but we would love to see your presentation and gain an insight into your year.