Selection for the CAPA “Inspirational Colour” competition. Please submit up to two images no later than 5pm Sunday, February 7th.
Send your images to BPSComp@outlook.com. To avoid problems with email software resizing the images, add them as attachments to the email rather than embedding them in the body of the message.
This competition has very strict editing policies and provenance rules (please refer to the CAPA rules linked below for full details).
Submitted images must fall within one of the following themes:
Curves & Lines — “Where form meets colour”. Create images that highlight the interplay between curves and lines, using colour to enhance form, structure, and visual impact. Subjects may include natural shapes, botanical details, architectural elements, or abstract compositions — anything where colour and geometry work together to create an expressive design.
Movement & Energy — “Freeze it, blur it, chase it”. Images that express motion and energy through the use of colour. Subjects may include sports, dance, urban life, light trails, or natural movement, using techniques from frozen action to long exposure. Colour should amplify the sense of dynamism — adding impact, rhythm, or atmosphere to the motion portrayed.
Nature’s Palette — “No artist’s brush required”. Images that explore colour in undisturbed natural environments — from wildflowers and foliage to fungi, geology, bark, ice, and water. The emphasis is on naturally-occurring colour relationships and the beauty found in untouched landscapes and organic forms.
Colour with a Human Touch — “We leave our mark in colour”. Images where human influence makes colour the defining element. Subjects may include urban streetscapes, architecture, rural structures, farmland, workplaces, or transportation — any environment shaped by people, where colour adds impact, identity, or meaning.
Colours of Culture — “Colour as identity, memory, and belonging”. Images that celebrate cultural identity through colour — in traditional dress and textiles, ceremonial attire, cultural rituals, Indigenous art forms, body decoration, or everyday moments where colour expresses heritage, identity, or tradition. The emphasis is on colour as a meaningful cultural language, revealing how people and communities use it to tell their stories.
Most editing techniques are permitted (see CAPA webpage for this event). NOT permitted are:
Elements with non-photographic origin
Frames, borders etc.
For information on acceptable AI technique see the CAPA webpage for this event (the editing criteria section).
The usual size restrictions of 1400x1050 apply (that is, the image must meet one of those dimensions and not exceed either), and maximum file size is 1.8MB.
Please view the rules here.