2025 Set Subjects

2025 SET SUBJECTS & SUBMISSION DEADLINES

Submitting your images:

  • Images must be submitted via the HBPS Camera Club Portal & NOT via email.
  • Hover your mouse over the blocks below for descriptions of the set subject to help you create your image.
  • The ‘Submit’ button will redirect you to the HBPS submissions portal.
  • Use your supplied login credentials ie username & password.

Monochrome

Submission date:
28 January 2025

Monochrome

This is a style of photography that uses tones of a single colour. It shows an image with a different amount of light. This includes all black and white photography which produces images containing shades of grey ranging from black to white. It does not have to be black and white; it could be sepia toned, blue-toned, or any one colour-tone you choose.
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Forms of Nature

Submission date:
25 February 2025

Forms of Nature

The natural world is full of amazing structures. For this competition try coming in close to study objects such as a shell, or an insect. You may want to take a wider view and look at the structure of a tree or the form of a wave. Whatever and however you want to tackle it may sure it’s a natural form!
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Hands

Submission date:
25 March 2025

Hands

Hands are second only to the eyes as a window into the soul. You can see wisdom in the hands of a grandparent and innocence in the sweet puffy knuckles of a baby or toddler. You can see generations through just one image of hands and the stories of people’s lives. In this challenge, hands are at the heart of the brief to tell your story. Hands in this challenge are intended to be human.
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Industrial

Submission date:
29 April 2025

Industrial

Factories, shipyards, mines and manufacturing plants are some of the places to go to for industrial photography. Look for gritty machinery, sweaty workers, unkempt OR ordered industrial landscapes. Look for interesting lighting possibilities. Go wide or closeup. Think of interesting perspectives to tell your story from.
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Negative Space

Submission date:
27 May 2025

Negative Space

Negative Space is an amazing compositional tool in photography that lets your subject Pop, by giving your subject room to breathe and allowing it to stand out amongst a lot of “empty” space. This doesn't mean your subject should be tiny, but rather, let the empty areas around it enhance its presence. Essentially you will create an image with more space AROUND your subject, than your subject itself.
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Pairs

Submission date:
24 June 2025

Pairs

Create a compelling image with two subjects. Compositions with two subjects provide opportunities to capture interesting behavioural interactions when working with animals or people and lend themselves to simple yet bold designs no matter what type of subject you are working with. Sometimes two is better than one!
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People at Work

Submission date:
29 July 2025

People at Work

Capture an image of people at work. Rather than the person being only an instrument of work or a resource, help your viewer see the humanity and dignity of people at work.
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Silhouettes

Submission date:
26 August 2025

Silhouettes

A silhouette is a solid, dark image of a subject against a brighter background and in this challenge your job is to create an interesting silhouette remembering in this style of photography it is all about getting your lighting right.
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Water

Submission date:
30 September 2025

Water

Water photography refers to any photo that emphasises water as the main visual element. That can include landscape images of an ocean, long exposure photos of silky waterfalls and even shots of particularly photogenic puddles. The goal of water photography is to capture the way water moves and how it interacts with light.
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Landscape

Submission date:
28 October 2025

High Dynamic Range (HDR)

Capture a sense of “space” and “place” to tell the scene’s story. A landform should be prominent, possibly meeting the sea, river, or lake, but not cityscapes, closeups, or single flowers. Human elements may provide scale and context but must not dominate. Creative enhancements are allowed if the image retains its essential landscape story.
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