2026 Set Subjects

2026 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.

Creative Light

Submission date:
27 January 2026

Creative Light

focus on using light in unconventional and artistic ways. This could involve experimenting with long exposures, light trails, star photography, bokeh, filters, flash, or even creating starbursts. Consider high-key (bright, airy) or low-key (dark, dramatic) images, or explore techniques like backlighting to reveal details in translucent subjects. The key is to showcase your creativity and mastery of light manipulation.
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Looking Up or Down

Submission date:
24 February 2026

Looking Up or Down

"looking up" or "looking down" refers to the camera angle used, impacting the perspective and mood of the image. A high-angle shot (looking down) can emphasise a subject's smallness or vulnerability, while a low-angle shot (looking up) can make a subject appear powerful or imposing. The choice of angle depends on the desired effect and the overall message of the photograph.
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Nature

Submission date:
31 March 2026

Nature

These are photographs of natural subjects such as insects, butterflies and moths, birds, animals, or plants taken in their natural habitat. It does not include hybrid or cultivated plants, domestic or farmed animals. Other subjects which are acceptable include geological formations such as volcanic landforms or cloud formations. If possible, avoid including manmade features in the image. Images may be cropped, and the exposure corrected. Other changes to the image such as adding, changing, shifting, or removing elements is not permitted. Titles must either the scientific name or common name of the subject.
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Street Photography

Submission date:
28 April 2026

Street Photography

Street photography, a genre of photography that records everyday life in a public place. The very publicness of the setting enables the photographer to take candid pictures of strangers, often without their knowledge. Your image must be candid and unstaged (street portraits are portraits) Street photography must include life, or evidence of life (as we know it... or not) Street photography must be interesting in some way. Images may be cropped, and the exposure corrected. Other alterations to the image such as adding, changing, shifting, or removing elements are not allowed.
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Mobile Phone Photography

Submission date:
26 May 2026

Mobile Phone Photography

Yes that is right! Time to bring out 'the camera you [always] have with you' and create your masterpiece. Your scope is wide open. All we ask is that you use your phone to take the photo and edit it. Editing on your mobile phones and/or tablets
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Self Portrait

Submission date:
24 June 2026

Self Portrait

We all know that in this age of social media, the "Selfie" is king and queen of popular photography. However, for this contest, we'd like to encourage you to go back to the classical. For centuries, photographers and artists have created representations of themselves through film and paints. Sometimes tragic, sometimes beautiful; these portraits have outlived their creators - people who had never even heard of a selfie stick! We're looking forward to seeing your own serious self-portraits for this challenge.
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Triptych

Submission date:
28 July 2026

Triptych

C triptych is a photograph composed of three individual frames sorted together in some fashion or other. The frames may be stacked, sorted in line, or in any arrangement you can come up with! They can also be of varying dimensions or even different shapes. The best kind of images for a triptych canvas are those that work as strong stand-alone images. When put together with their two counterparts, they become even stronger, making a great visual piece. Triptychs are almost like an illusion, with three distinct parts that blend together to create a full picture.
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Food

Submission date:
25 August 2026

Food

Food photography is a genre of photography that focuses on capturing beautiful, mouth-watering images of food. Whether it's for a cookbook, a restaurant menu, or a food blog, food photography is an important tool for showcasing delicious dishes and inspiring people to try new foods. Can't wait to see your food photography images, ideally non branded items.
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Orange

Submission date:
30 September 2026

Orange

Orange should be the dominant colour element in your image which leaves you wide open to interpretation. Have fun with colour.
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Weather

Submission date:
28 October 2026

Weather

Focus on capturing the diverse and impactful ways weather affects the world. This could involve showcasing rain, snow, fog, or even dramatic skies. Think about how weather shapes landscapes, how it influences people, or how it creates unique lighting conditions.
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