Competition Topics for 2026
Nature due at 25 Nov 2025 Meeting - Judge’s feedback at 27 January 2026 Meeting
Subject definition: Images submitted must feature a natural subject such as animals, plants, or details of the earth’s natural environment. While minimal post processing such as cropping and changes to exposure and colour balance are allowed, drastic changes to the authenticity of the image such as removal of composited elements are not. Evidence of human presence are allowed provided they do not intrude on the main subject and do not interfere with the subjects natural behaviour.
Pet Photography due at 24 February 2026 meeting - Judge’s feedback at March meeting
Subject definition: Images submitted must feature a pet animal as the main feature. Portraits or images which show interesting behaviours are acceptable. Submission may include human subjects but the pet(s) should predominate
Shadows due at 28 April 2026 meeting - Judge’s feedback at May meeting
Subject Definition: Images submitted may be of any subject featuring shadows. Images will be judged on the degree to which shadow contribute to the composition or impact of the image
Portrait due at 23 June 2026 meeting - Judge’s feedback at July meeting
Subject Definition: Images submitted should feature one or more human subjects as a main feature of the composition. Portraits may vary from head and shoulders to environmental portraits. The human subject(s) must be the main point of interest.
Open - due at 25 August 2026 meeting - Judge’s feedback at September meeting
Subject Definition: All genres and subjects welcome in this competition
Photo of the Year - due at 27 October 2026 meeting = Judge’s feedback at November meeting
Subject Definition: Images submitted must have been entered in a previous 2026 competition. Edits from previous version are acceptable
All entries in LVCC competitions must comply with the guidelines provided by the Australian Photographic Society and endorsed by VAPS and APJA. Read the document here