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.

Monthly Challenge Topics for 2024-2025

At the Club meeting on Friday, March 1st, we asked members for their input on topics for the next calendar year. We got a couple of good suggestions from the floor and mentioned that we would also accept suggestions via email to contact@ksccc.ca.

Please make your submissions by March 15th so we can prepare them for The Executive to make the final choices for the next year.

To download the list for the last three years click here or to see the details of all challenges since 2017, click here.