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-===== January 2023 – Non-studio Portraits ===== +===== January 2024 – Creative ===== 
-Portrayal of a person or persons either posing or candid. An image is eligible for the Non-Studio Portrait class if it was not taken in a formal studio setting, whether indoors or outdoors in a natural or artificial environment. Elements of the image can include but are not limited to: the lighting, including the use of reflectors and diffusers; the arrangement of people, props; backgrounds; makeup; or apparel.+Creative is defined as altered reality that is apparent to the viewer. This definition includes alterations utilizing: colored lights and gels, black light, Mylar, sandwiches, projected images, double exposures, zoomed images, lithograph, birefringence, and computer manipulation. The image should have strong composition, pleasing quality, and color, texture, pattern, and/or tone impact. The appropriateness of the technique selected and pictorial merit is considered in judging. Small amounts of manipulating images (changing opacity, using filters, adding text, fantasy or textured backgrounds, etc) is NOT considered Creative. The content is unrestricted.
  
-===== March 2023 – Human Interest ===== +===== March 2024 – Photojournalism ===== 
-Reality-based. In addition to the requirements for Photojournalism General (see below):+Photojournalism entries shall consist of images with informative content and emotional impact, reflecting the human presence in our world. The journalistic (story-telling) value of the image shall receive priority over pictorial quality. In the interest of credibility, images that misrepresent the truth, such as those from events or activities specifically arranged for photography or of subjects directed or hired for photography, are not eligible.
  
-Human Interest is defined as an image depicting a person or persons in an interactive, emotional or +Note: Entrants are cautioned that the previous sentence includes any images that appear to be arranged or posed to the judges. Entrants are therefore advised that such images are likely to be disqualified (DQed). [SEE: Alterations], [SEE: Note], [SEE: Borders]uch images are likely to be disqualified
-unusual situation, excluding recreational or organized sports action. Guidelines for Human Interest +
-Images. [SEE: Alterations], [SEE: Note], [SEE: Borders] +
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-Photojournalism entries shall consist of images with informative content and emotional impact, +
-reflecting the human presence in our world. The journalistic (story-telling) value of the image shall +
-receive priority over pictorial quality. In the interest of credibility, images that misrepresent the truth, such as those from events or activities specifically arranged for photography or of subjects directed or hired for photography, are not eligible. +
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-Note: Entrants are cautioned that the previous sentence includes any images that appear to be arranged +
-or posed to the judges. Entrants are therefore advised that such images are likely to be disqualified+
 (DQed). [SEE: Alterations], [SEE: Note], [SEE: Borders] (DQed). [SEE: Alterations], [SEE: Note], [SEE: Borders]
  
-===== May 2023 – Transportation ===== +===== May 2024 – Trains ===== 
-Any type of vehicle (car, train, boat, airplane, etc.)+Any topic related to trains, such as train cars, railroad tracks, train close-ups, train paraphernalia, etc.
  
-===== June 2023 – End of Year Competition =====+===== June 2024 – End of Year Competition =====
 This competition will not be judged, instead our membership will vote on their favorites. It is not This competition will not be judged, instead our membership will vote on their favorites. It is not
 necessary to resubmit your qualifying digital entries but Accomplished prints must be brought to the necessary to resubmit your qualifying digital entries but Accomplished prints must be brought to the
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 above. above.
  
-[Rev 07/15/2022]+[Rev 03/19/2024]
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