2009 - 2010 Salon Topic Definitions
September 14, 2009 - Path(s) We Take - The Path(s) We Take may be straight and narrow without being boring; may be twisting through the woods to we know not where; may be leading to the edge of a high cliff; but any Path(s) We Take remains the choice of the photographer.
October 5, 2009 - Pedestrian - A Pedestrian is a person on foot whether walking or running, but may also be a type of bridge used for foot travel.
November 2, 2009 - Something Broken - Something Broken might be as simple as a fractured wine glass; might be more complex like a set of books with one missing; might be really complex, such as showing a home where one parent has left for some reason; might be only in the eye of the beholder, like a promise not fulfilled; or might be unfixable, like a love-sick teen's heart.
December 7, 2009 - Openings - Openings implies more than one clearing in the woods, a door ajar, a breach or aperture in a wall, an outlet, or a vent.
January 4, 2010 - Letters of the Alphabet - Letters of the Alphabet go from A to Z in America but from alpha to omega in Athens, and may be found in nature or in Madison Avenue advertising copy, and may be found singly or assembled collectively into a photomontage.
February 1, 2010 - Rural Landscape - Rural Landscape implies the country outside the urban center whether the country is littered with the products of human invention, or sculpted by some more powerful force and devoid of the hand of man.
March 1, 2010 - Light and Shadow - Light & Shadow establish the correlation of one object to another and their place in the full scene. Playing with shadow and light can transform people into anonymous silhouettes, simplify forms, crush perspectives and turn photographs into graphic images.
April 5, 2010 - From Behind - From Behind, means you are photographing the backside of your subject, be it a person, animal, structure or event.
May 3, 2010 - Living Human Faces - Living Human Faces are those of live people, not animals or pictures on billboards.
June 7, 2010 - Best of the Best - Best of the Best will be defined by the judge.