Daily life photos are those images that capture the daily life of people and reflect contemporary issues. They are memories and tell stories that make meaningful portraits and works of art.

The images that capture the beauty of wildlife: flora, fauna and the living beings in the wild. The images could be of plants and animals, geological processes, weather conditions, water, wild animals, rocks, forest, and any kind of ‘natural environment’.’.

Nepal is proud of its culture – and it is also the main attraction for tourism. The photos that capture the essence of the culture and those images that can promote Nepal as a tourism destination, either places or activities, are ideal for the category.

Photos that tells the news– an event of importance in political, social, business or sports. The photos must be current and mean something to the people. For this category, only photos taken within the Year 2075/1/1 to 2075/12/30 are eligible. It could be published or unpublished photos.

The photographs that capture the defining moments of a sporting event or competition. It could also be participants of the sports events – players, coaches, officials, fans, people and anything directly or indirectly related to sports.

The photos in a 'feel good' mood that instills a feeling of happiness and hope for better future to the people. Preferably those photos are smiling children enjoying whatsoever they are doing.

Photographs stand a witness to life in moments of joy and drama. This category recognizes the effort of those photographers that provides a window to the otherwise invisible events outside the reach of the "civilized" world. The photographs in series expose the crude realities and tragedies of anything: it may be the story of neediest and malnutrition, their unsafe living conditions, lack of educational opportunities, and much more.

डेलि लाइफ विधाका फोटोले आम मानिसको दैनिक जीवनका गतिधिवीलाई समेट्छ । यसले जीवनका समकालिन घटना, सम्झना र कामलाई कलात्मक रुपमा प्रस्तुत गर्छ ।

यस विधाका फोटोहरूमा पकृति, जीवजन्तु र वनस्पती पर्दछन् । दुर्लव जन्तु, भौतिक गतिविधी, मौसम, पानी, बन्यजन्तु, पत्थर–चट्टान, वनजंगल जस्ता प्राकृतिक वातावरण पर्दछन् ।

फोटोले यथार्थ देखाउाछ । यस विधामा समाचार मूलक फोटोहरू पर्दछन् । समाचार खेलकुद, व्यापार, राजनिती आदी जस्ता अन्य विधा हुन सक्नेछन् । यस विधाको फोटोहरू २०७५/१/१ - २०७५/१२/३० साल भित्र खिचिएको हुनु पर्ने छ ।

खेलकुदको कुनै प्रतियोगिता वा घटनाको मुख्य क्षणलाई क्याप्चर गरेको फोटो यो विधाका लागि उपयुक्त हुन सक्छ । यो विधामा फोटोले खेलकुदसाग प्रत्यक्ष वा अप्रत्यक्ष रुपमा सम्बन्ध राख्ने खेलाडी, प्रशिक्षक, समर्थक, अधिकारीहरु समेट्न सक्नेछ ।

रमाइलो अनुभुति समेटेका फोटोहरु, जसले खुसी र मानिसका लागि सुखद भविश्यको आशा जगाउन सकोस् । यस्ता फोटोहरुलाई लक्षित गरि यो विधा समावेश गरिएको हो । खासगरी जस्तोसुकै परिस्थितिमा भएपनि हसिला बालबालिका यसको आकर्षण हुन सक्छन् । यो विधा खासमा विपन्न वर्गका बालबालिकाको सहयोगार्थ र समाजमा संघर्ष गरिरहेकाका लागि उपकारी अभियान चलाउने उद्देश्यका साथ समावेश गरिएको हो।

फोटोग्राफी जीवनको ऐना हो । यसले मानिसको जीवनका हरेक घटना र प्रकृतिका गतिविधी, समाजका घटना वा लुकेर रहेका जीवनलाई श्रृङखलाबद्ध प्रस्तुत गर्छ । जीवनका सुखदुस्ख, राजनीति, शिक्षा, स्वास्थ्य, जस्ता विभिन्न विषयमा अलि धेरै समय लगाएर फोटोहरूको माध्यमबाट कथा प्रस्तुत गर्दछ ।