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Challenges Currently Open for Submissions
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| Challenge: | Time Capsules |
| Type: |  Member Challenge |
| Rules: | Standard Editing |
| Submission Deadline: | Sunday, February 1st, 2026 | | Description: | Brief: Capture something tied to a specific era.
Tips: Seek retro or fading traditions.
Examples: Old phones, vintage cars, classic clothing. |
| Submissions: | 0 |
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| Challenge: | Still-Life Triptych |
| Type: |   Open Challenge |
| Rules: | Standard Editing |
| Submission Deadline: | Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026 | | Description: | Create one still life and the photograph it three different ways by keeping the point of view the same, but changing the lighting each time.
Create a triptych of your final results. |
| Extra Rules: | This challenge REQUIRES 3 different images arranged in either a vertical or horizontal layout. Otherwise, all Standard editing rules still apply. Entries without exactly 3 combined images will be DQ'd. | | Submissions: | 0 |
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| Challenge: | Hidden Corners |
| Type: | Member Challenge |
| Rules: | Standard Editing |
| Submission Deadline: | Thursday, February 5th, 2026 | | Description: | Brief: Reveal overlooked spaces.
Tips: Explore alleys, stairwells, or abandoned spots.
Examples: Graffiti walls, forgotten benches, shadowy corridors. |
| Submissions: | 0 |
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| Challenge: | Hobby (other than photography) II |
| Type: | Member Challenge |
| Rules: | Standard Editing |
| Submission Deadline: | Sunday, February 8th, 2026 | | Description: | Show us what you do for a hobby, the "fruits" of your hobby as it were. Photography is specifically excluded here since we ALL do that :-) This one's for the weavers, the modelers, the painters, the bakers, the gardeners, etc :-) |
| Submissions: | 0 |
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| Challenge: | OOF |
| Type: | Open Challenge |
| Rules: | Minimal Editing |
| Submission Deadline: | Tuesday, February 10th, 2026 | | Description: | Present an intentionally out of focus image that is pleasing to the eye. |
| Extra Rules: | Minimal Editing | | Submissions: | 0 |
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| Challenge: | Conceptual Photography |
| Type: | Open Challenge |
| Rules: | Extended Editing |
| Submission Deadline: | Thursday, February 12th, 2026 | | Description: | Draw upon the imagination to create an image that is visually striking and thought-provoking.
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| Extra Rules: | This is open to all Registered Users and Members (bonus for Registered!). Have fun! | | Submissions: | 0 |
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| Challenge: | Extended Free Study 2026-01 |
| Type: | Member Challenge |
| Rules: | Extended Editing |
| Submission Deadline: | Saturday, February 14th, 2026 | | Description: | Extended Free Study for January, 2026. |
| Submissions: | 0 |
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Challenges Currently Awaiting Your Votes
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| Challenge: | Foreground Interest II |
| Type: | Open Challenge |
| Rules: | Standard Editing |
| Voting Deadline: | Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026 | | Description: | Place interesting elements in the front of a photo to draw the viewer's eye in and create a sense of depth. |
| Submissions: | 0 |
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Recently Completed Challenges
| Challenge: | Best of 2025 |
| Type: | Member Challenge |
| Rules: | Standard Editing |
| Description: | Now's the chance to show us that special image you held back from us all year so you could wow us at the start of 2026.
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| Submissions: | 0 |
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| Challenge: | Hidden Patterns |
| Type: | Open Challenge |
| Rules: | Standard Editing |
| Description: | Brief: Discover repetition or geometry in unexpected places.
Tips: Look for shadows, reflections, or textures.
Examples: Fence lines, tiled floors, repeating shadows. |
| Submissions: | 0 |
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| Challenge: | Acronyms II |
| Type: | Member Challenge |
| Rules: | Standard Editing |
| Description: | An acronym is a word created from the initials of words in a phrase, such as RAM (Random Access Memory) or DPC (Digital Photography Challenge). Title your image with your chosen acronym, and let your image explain what the letters represent!
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| Submissions: | 0 |
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