Monthly Challenges 2024/25

The list of our Monthly Challenge topics follows:

June /July/August – What I did last summer, Happiness is . . .

For the meeting on September 6th – Submit by August 30th

  • Back to School days – what did you do for the summer.

September – Geometric Shapes

For the meeting on October 4th – Submit by September 27th

  • Shapes including circles, squares, triangles, etc.

October – Transformations

For the meeting on November 1st – Submit by October 25th

  • A transformation could be a dramatic change in form, appearance or life outcome.
  • Examples could include changes from solid to liquid, evaporation, condensation …
  • It could also more broadly include events such as technological changes, energy transformations, degradation or remediation of natural environments, life/death, baby’s first steps …

November – -Transportation

For the meeting on December 6th – Submit by November 29th

  • Things with wheels, (cars, trains, planes, roller skates, skateboards), sneakers, and sandals – anything that can move things or people.

December – Signs and Symbols

For the meeting on January 10th – Submit by January 3rd

  • Traffic signs, parking signs, things that mean something or tell you where to go, what to do, and how to get there.
    • When we look at signs, we sometimes see things or interpret things that have symbolic meaning. Try to create images that challenge the viewer to look beyond the obvious.

January – Noise

For the meeting on February 7 – Submit by January 31st

  • Images don’t emit sound but can show reactions to it! Your image can portray noise, an unpleasant or loud sound, by showing a subject that emits it or expresses the effect that something noisy can have on humans, animals, or even inanimate objects.
  • Or you can submit an image that makes effective use of “camera noise”. Your choice

February – Icicle or Water Droplets

For the meeting on March 7th – Submit by February 28th

  • The frozen wonders of icicles or the glistening allure of water droplets, immersing yourself in the essence of winter’s delicate transformations.

March – Earth Day

For the meeting on April 4th – Submit by March 28th

  • The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly things that help or hurt our planet.

April – Gardens – All Seasons

For the meeting on May 2nd- Submit by April 25th

  • Gardens over the seasons.

May – Captioned Photos – Three Pictures

For the meeting on June 6th – Submit by May 30th

  • Take a photograph and “caption” it with a word balloon.
  • Three of your significant pictures of the last year
  • NOTE: Two separate challenges for the same month. Members may submit up to three images for each challenge.