For the 2009-2010 Club Year, the monthly competition categories and sub-categories are presented in this chart.
| Category | Division | Sub-category | Media | Number of competition rounds | Maximum number of entries per competition round per member | | Nature Images | M,A,B | Botany, General, Zoology | Digital / Slides | 3 | 3 | | Projected Images | M,A,B | - | Digital | 3 | 3 | | Creative Images | M,A,B | - | Digital / Slides | 3 | 3 | | Prints | M,A,B | Colour (Portrait, Creative or General), Monochrome | Prints + Digital (for presentation)
| 3 | 6 (3 colour, 3 monochrome) | | Assigned Topics | M,A,B (1st & 2nd rounds) Open (3rd round) | 2 topics per round | Digital | 3 | 4 (1st & 2nd rounds) 2 sets of 16 images, 8 images per set (3rd round) | | Photo Essays | Open | Pictorial, Creative, Presentation | Digital / Slides | 2 | 1 essay | |