Now that the salon season is coming to an end, you can start planning for the next season or two!
CATEGORIES AND SCHEDULE FOR 2026-27
All digital “open” salons will be truly open. You can submit anything you want, color or monochrome.
OCT. 6, 2026 Salon: Entry deadline Sept. 15, 2026, Color Theory
Any subject. Your use of color(s) should be what draws the viewer’s eye into your image. An example might be a red apple filling the frame, with a small green worm having lunch.
NOV. 3, 2026 Salon: Entry deadline Oct. 20, 2026, Architecture
Any building(s), old or new; interior or exterior; detail or larger view
DEC. 1, 2026 Salon: Entry deadline Nov. 17, 2026, Looking Up
Point your camera overhead and shoot what you see. Trees, buildings, lights, airplanes, stars, etc.
JAN. 5, 2027 Salon: Entry deadline Dec. 15, 2026, Music
Anything that relates to music: A musician, an instrument, a concert, a recital, or dancers.
FEB. 2, 2027 Salon: Entry deadline Jan. 19, 2027, Geometry (Monochrome Only)
Use of curves, shapes, textures, receding lines, etc., as an obvious feature in your composition. Examples would be: “S”-curves in a road or river, spirals on a staircase, or repeating polygon objects or shapes.
MAR. 2, 2027 Salon: Entry deadline Feb. 16, 2027, Animals
Any animal, bird, fish, or insect as the main subject, or a characteristic relating to any animal. Detail shots are OK too: fur, fins, feathers, skin, wings, eggs – anything relating to animals.
APR. 6, 2027 Salon: Entry deadline Mar. 16, 2027, Reflections
It doesn’t have to be the main subject, but include a reflective surface in your composition. A mirror, glass, water, ice, or metal.
MAY 4, 2027 Salon: Entry deadline Apr. 20, 2027, Dry
The desert, a floral arrangement, caked mud – anything that suggests a dry state or environment.
CATEGORIES AND SCHEDULE FOR 2027-28
All digital “open” salons will be truly open. You can submit anything you want, color or monochrome.
OCT. 5, 2027 Salon: Entry deadline Sept. 14, 2027, Water
Water in liquid form (not steam, not ice). Maybe it’s not the main subject, but it should figure prominently in your entry.
NOV. 2, 2027 Salon: Entry deadline Oct. 19, 2027, Autumn Red
You’ve got great autumn tree color shots. Pick one that features RED as a focal point or strong contributing color.
DEC. 7, 2027 Salon: Entry deadline Nov. 16, 2027, Monochrome
Any subject is OK, but make this a black and white or other monochrome (sepia, selenium, etc). NO color in the image.
JAN. 4, 2028 Salon: Entry deadline Dec. 21, 2027, Altered Reality
It’s OK, in fact encouraged, to use ICM (Intentional Camera Movement) for this category. Use one image only, but manipulate it all you want in LR /PS.
Feb. 1, 2028 Salon: Entry deadline Jan. 18, 2028, Threes
Odd numbers of repeating shapes or elements are pleasing for composition. Shoot three of something, anything – together in your composition.
Mar. 7, 2028 Salon: Entry deadline Feb. 15, 2028, Silhouette or Backlit
Your main subject should be the darkest, or near-darkest, area of your image.
Apr. 4, 2028 Salon: Entry deadline Mar. 21, 2028, Action
Movement. Motion. Speed. Any subject is OK, but motion should be felt. ICM is OK here, too.
May 2, 2028 Salon: Entry deadline Apr. 18, 2028, Aged
You’ve got wide latitude for this one. It could be an antique, weathered wood, or maybe a portrait of an elder.