Each month there is a digital open, a digital assigned/nature, and a print competition. For the digital open competition there is no specified topic required for the images submitted. The table below shows the schedule of required topics for digital assigned/nature and print competitions.
 
    Schedule of Competition Category Topics
    
        
            | Month | For Prints | For Digital Assigned/Nature Images | 
        
            | September | Open | Monochrome | 
        
            | October | Tools | Nature | 
        
            | November | Nature | Architectural Detail 
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            | December | Still Life | Nature | 
        
            | January | Open | In the Woods | 
        
            | February | Entryways | Nature | 
        
            | March | Nature | Creative (In or out of camera) | 
        
            | April | Open | Nature | 
        
            | May | Open | Things that Fly or Airborne |