Photo challenges

A new brief every week. A bigger one every month.

Themes that follow the Caribbean year, from rainy season to Carnival, plus longer photo series to stretch your eye. Photographers and digital creators enter photos from their published albums.

This week

Weekly challengeDivali

Festival of lights

Deyas, fairy lights, lanterns and the faces lit by them. Low light, high feeling.

2 Nov – 8 Nov 20266 days left0 entries · up to 3 each

This month

Monthly challengeRainy season

After the rain

Reflections, wet streets, dramatic skies, people dashing for cover. The rainy season, your way.

1 Nov – 30 Nov 202628 days left0 entries · up to 5 each

Coming up

Weekly challengeDry season light

Golden hour

The last hour before sunset. Show us how the light falls across a beach, a street or a face.

9 Nov – 15 Nov 2026Starts in 7 days0 entries · up to 3 each
Weekly challengeChristmas

Parang season

Cuatros, maracas and house-to-house lime. Capture the music of a Caribbean Christmas.

16 Nov – 22 Nov 2026Starts in 14 days0 entries · up to 3 each
Monthly challengeChristmas

Home for Christmas

Pastelles, painted walls, new curtains and family coming home. December in the islands.

1 Dec – 31 Dec 2026Starts in 29 days0 entries · up to 5 each
Weekly challengeNew year

Old Year's Night

Fireworks, fetes and the first sunrise of 2027.

28 Dec – 3 Jan 2027Starts in 56 days0 entries · up to 3 each
Monthly challengeCarnival

Mas camp

Wire bending, feathers, sequins and late nights. The people who build Carnival before anyone plays it.

1 Jan – 31 Jan 2027Starts in 60 days0 entries · up to 5 each
Photo seriesCarnival

Faces of the fete

A series of five portraits from one fete, all-inclusive or breakfast party. Same night, five stories.

4 Jan – 10 Feb 2027Starts in 63 days0 entries · up to 5 each
Monthly challengeCarnival

On the road

J'ouvert mud and paint to the last lap on Tuesday. Show us Carnival from inside the band.

1 Feb – 28 Feb 2027Starts in 91 days0 entries · up to 5 each