Definitions of Club Competition Subjects
Note: These definitions are the clubs committee interpretation of the nominated themes and may differ from VAPS definitions.
JANUARY – Open Competition:
FEBRUARY – This is Australia Competition:
Highlight characters, landscapes, iconic places, events and more!
We want to see Australia through your lenses and eyes.
MARCH – Book, Film or Song Theme Competition:
Create an image which represents your interpretation of a book, film or song.
APRIL – Nature Competition:
Nature photography is a wide range of photography taken outdoors and devoted to displaying 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.
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.
MAY – Primary Colours (Red/Blue/Yellow) Competition:
An image which has the primary focus of either a red, blue or yellow colour in the image.
JUNE – Monochrome Competition:
Any photograph containing shades of only one colour.
JULY – Portrait Competition:
An image of a physical 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 ‘snapshot’ and its purpose is to memorialise an image of someone for the future.
AUGUST – Abandoned Buildings or Places Competition:
Refers to a depiction of an abandoned, derelict building or place with no sign of habitation.
SEPTEMBER – Scapes – City, Sea or Landscape – Competition:
City, Sea or Landscapes which should all include sky-based elements.
Sea – a photograph of natural coastal scenery, a wave study, or a picture of the open sea, provided always that the sea is the centre of interest of the photograph.
People, boats and man-made structures may be present as incidental to the photograph.
Land – Is a photograph of natural scenery with land and sky-based elements displayed in a pictorial fashion. It may include evidence of man, people, animals, even part of the sea provided that none of these additional elements dominate the photograph.
City – A scene of urban buildings which are the main point of interest. It is not about architectural images of individual structures or their details.
OCTOBER – Flora Competition:
Specimens of living organism of the kind exemplified by trees, flowers, plants, shrubs, herbs, grasses, ferns, or mosses.
Fungi and Algae can be used.
No still life or dried specimens.
NOVEMBER – Members Project: – “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.
Overview: 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 min 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.
Please note the presentation can be presented as a slide show, video, or printed images.
The completed project is due to be handed in by Monday 4 November.