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Tue May 22, 2012, 01:33 PM May 2012

Past Photography Contest Themes and Winners

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Special thanks to regnaD kciN for compiling these.

2004
December - (No Theme) - RagingInMiami

2005
January - Winter Cold - 94114_San_Francisco/GOPFighter (tie)
February - Cemeteries - RagingInMiami
March - Green - SOteric
April - (No Theme) - ConsAreLiars
May - Light & Shadows - GOPFighter
June - Flowers - algomas
July - Water - RagingInMiami
August - Hot Days of Summer (unofficial) - RagingInMiami
September - Reflections - CC
October - Strength - Blue_In_AK
November - Fall - Mogster
December - Extreme Processing (unofficial) - F.Gordon

2006
January - Close-Up - PitbullTed
February - Absence of Color - intheflow
March - Architecture - regnaD kciN
April - Making Connections (Juxtaposition) - JeffR
May - Something Old - Blue_In_AK
June - People Pictures - Immad2
July - Portals - bvar22
August - Texture - CC
September - Trees - regnaD kciN
October - Paths/Pathways - superconnected
AUTUMN - Scenes of Autumn - Cobalt Violet
November - Silhouettes - jhain
December - Tis The Season - NV Whino

2007
January - Motion - Itchinjim
WINTER - Scenes of Winter - Mz Pip
February - Bridges - intheflow
March - Tranquility - bvar22
April - Sky - Call Me Wesley
SPRING - Scenes of Spring - Robb
May - Cutloose (No Theme) - Aptastik
June - Using Light Creatively - 48percenter
July - Barriers/Divides - insane_cratic_gal
SUMMER - Scenes of Summer - bvar22
August - Scenes of Zen - regnaD kciN
September - Recurring Patterns in Black and White - ericgtr
October - Spooky - blueraven95
AUTUMN - Scenes of Autumn - regnaD kciN
November - (postponed)
December - Surrealism - regnaD kciN

2008
January - Diagonals - JeffR
WINTER - Scenes of Winter - soup
February - Water's Edge - mth44sc
March - Main Street - DS1
April - Dystopia - mth44sc
SPRING - Scenes of Spring - mth44sc
May - Wildlife - Itchinjim
June - Transportation - comrade snarky
July - Light & Shadow - mth44sc
SUMMER - Scenes of Summer - baby mouse
August - Dilapidated Structures - JeffR
September - Let's Get Small - mth44sc
October - Need for Change - Cassandra
AUTUMN - Scenes of Autumn - JeffR
November - (postponed)
December - Celebrating - regnaD kciN

2009
January - Street Scenes - Tindalos
WINTER - Scenes of Winter - mth44sc
February - Red - mth44sc
March - Doors/Gates - Mz Pip
April - The World of Work - bluedigger
SPRING - Scenes of Spring - Stevenmarc
May - Scene at a National Historic Register Site - Mira
June - Portrait of a Stranger - Itchinjim
July - Backyard - hippywife
SUMMER - Scenes of Summer - regnaD kciN
August - Green - Cassandra
September - Looking Up - Richard D
October - Wabi-Sabi - JeffR
AUTUMN - Scenes of Autumn - JeffR
November - Named After A Song - soup
December - A Shot In The Dark - regnaD kciN

2010
January - Favorite Shot of 2009 - Mz Pip
WINTER - Scenes of Winter - Mira
February - Still Life - Schema Thing
March - Beautiful Decay - sandnsea
April - Storms - Schema Thing
SPRING - Scenes of Spring - regnaD kciN
May - Crazy Heart - Mira
June - Visual Alliteration - Saphire
July - "Now THAT'S Funny" - jethro_tull
SUMMER - Scenes of Summer - Sheepshank
August - (postponed)
September - One of these things is not like the other… - regnaD kciN
October - Black - Mz Pip
AUTUMN - Scenes of Autumn - MattSh
November - Stairways - handmade34
December - White - tabatha

2011
January - Water - regnaD kciN
WINTER - Scenes of Winter - Mira
February - Shadows - Solly Mack
March - Circles - trusty elf
April - Negative Space - Celebration
SPRING - Scenes of Spring - CC
May - Backlit - Blue_In_AK
June - Geology - regnaD kciN
July - Symmetry - HappyCynic
SUMMER - Scenes of Summer - Mira
August - In Black And White - rdking647
September - My Hometown - Richard D
October - Hands - Stevenmarc
AUTUMN - Scenes of Autumn - Mz Pip
November - (postponed)
December (conducted May 2012) - Animals - HappyCynic

2012
June- The Sky- JCMach1
July - Down by the River- rdking647
August-Modern Engineering-Celebration
SUMMER-Scenes of Summer-rDigital
September-Orange-bluedigger
October-100 paces (from home)- Mz Pip
AUTUMN-What's Your Muse-misschicken
November-Landscapes in black & white-PuppyBismark
December-Reflections- Solly Mack

2013
January- Lost or Discarded Items- JohnnyRingo
February- I See Music- Mira
WINTER-Mz Pip
March-A Photographer's Favorite-rdking647
April-After Dark-Blue_In_AK
May-Time-Puppy Bismark
SPRING-MattSh
June--HDR--Solly Mack
July-Americana-groundloop
August-Planes, trains, and automobiles (also boats)- Mz Pip
SUMMER-Dyedinthewoolliberal
September-Purple-Tindalos
October-Tell Me a Story-postatomic
November-Metaphor, Abstract-Solly Mack
AUTUMN- Johnny Noshoes
December-In A Row-edbermac

2014
January-Sunrise, Sunset- regnaD kciN
February-Based on a Song-Solly Mack
WINTER-mth44sc
March-Graffiti/Street Art-alfredo
April-Black and White Flowers-Mz Pip
May-Looking Up-regnaD kciN
SPRING-rdking547
June-Wide Open Spaces-ohheckyeah
July-travel related-bluebassman
August-August (Grandeur)-Blue_In_AK
September-The Line-California Peggy
SUMMER-Tom Kitten
October-Textures of October-edbermac
November-Doors-MichaelSoE
AUTUMN-rdking647
December-Still Life, Something Old, New, Borrowed or Blue--CurtEastPoint

2015
January-Peace-handmade34
February-Keep It Simple- Mz Pip
WINTER-countryjake
March-The Passage of Time-Whoa Nelly
April-Color Riot--justiceischeap
May-Night Photography-JDB
SPRING-a la izquierda
June-Water Runs Through It-rdking647
July-Blue-PuppyBismark
August-Panoramas-Alfredo
SUMMER-mnhtnbb
September-Another Roadside Attraction-mnhtnbb
October-Perspective, Look Up, Look Down, Move All Around-DyedintheWoolLiberal
November-Eleven-Blue_In_AK
AUTUMN-Blue_In_AK
December-Flotation-CurtEastPoint

2016
January-One-2naSalit
February-Back to the Future-mnhtnbb
WINTER-mnhtnbb
March-Animal Planet-CC
April-Water-Atman
SPRING-NV Whino
May-Nautical But Nice-Mz Pip
June-Motion-MindfulNJ
July-Home-Tom Kitten
SUMMER-Mz Pip
August-Keeping It Cool-2naSalit
September-interpretation of music/song-mnhtnbb
October-orange-postatomic
AUTUMN-Mz Pip
November-Almost Anything-alfredo
December-Inside Out-Maniac Joe

2017
January-A New Beginning-Mira
February-Cabin Fever-ZOONART
WINTER-Teamster633
March-Being Creative-mnhtnbb
April-Wizard of Oz-Richard D
SPRING-Mz Pip
May-The Sacred Mystery-justiceischeap
August-Heat-Mira
SUMMER- mnhtnbb
October-Doors and Gates-mindem
AUTUMN-Curmudgeoness
November-Silhouettes-CurtEastPoint

2018
January-Color-Atman
February-Oregon Backroads- askyagerz
WINTER- askyagerz

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