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_2026 March Theme: Calm

This month's theme challenges us to be creative and portray an intangible description of your subject, "Calm".

You can look for literal representations of the theme, such as a calm body of water, a tree without wind, a still reflection, an empty street, rolling hills, or gentle fog.

Or look for human representations, such as people doing yoga, looking out a window, hands at rest, in quiet silhouette.

Or consider shooting objects that illustrate the theme in your life, such as a cup of tea, seashells, your mood with a beloved pet, leaves, or a simple still life.

Suggested tips:

• Use a shallow depth of field to remove visual noise.
  
  
• Try long exposures to produce smooth or blurred compositions.


• Limit your photo to a minimum of light, soft colors.


• Capture moonlight illuminating a simple scene.


• Shoot in the blue hour when it's naturally calm.