OCUPS MONTHLY PHOTO CONTEST 2022 CONTEST THEMES
| Month | Subject | |
| January | Sea Shells: The shell of mollusks must be the main subject, can be a critter in a shell or just the shell by itself, but again the shell must be the focus. | |
| February | Orange: Any subject with the color orange as the predominant/main color. | |
| March | Man-made: Any subject, underwater, that is man-made – wreck, pier structure, oil rigs, discarded objects (ie, tires, toilet, etc.). The main subject IS the man-made object, not a fish around or within the object. | |
| April | Lobster: Subject must be a lobster(s) | |
| May | Patterns: An abstract image using patterns as the subject. | |
| June | Silhouette: The subject would be backlit, so as to be solid black. Usually an ambient shot, but could be created with a torch/strobe to backlight the subject. The subject would NOT be lit. | |
| July | Bubbles: The subject must be about bubbles - O-rings, exhaust bubbles, bubbles on something | |
| August | Turtle: Subject must be a turtle(s) | |
| September | Slow shutter speed: A subject shot with a slow shutter speed, showing the effect of motion (ie. blurred) Video category: Slow-motion video |
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| October | Predation/Predators: Subject must be a predator and or showing predation. | |
| November | Reflections: The subject may be the reflection itself and or the subject and its reflection. | |
| December | Awards banquet |