RÈGLES
ORGANISATEUR
CHITRANGAD KUMAR
SECTIONS
OPEN COLOR (PIDC) Color Only
OPEN MONOCHROME (PIDM) Monochrome Only
WORLD IN FOCUS (PTDW) Color or Greyscale Monochrome
PEOPLE (PIDC) Color Only
OPEN MONOCHROME (PIDM) Monochrome Only
WORLD IN FOCUS (PTDW) Color or Greyscale Monochrome
PEOPLE (PIDC) Color Only
CALENDRIER
Closing date: 2026-09-22 UTC−12:00
All judging completed by: 2026-10-19
Score reports sent by: 2026-10-26
EDAS submitted by: 2026-11-12
Online Galleries posted by: 2026-10-31
Award/Catalog posted by: 2026-12-12
Status Page and Website availability until: 2027-09-22
All judging completed by: 2026-10-19
Score reports sent by: 2026-10-26
EDAS submitted by: 2026-11-12
Online Galleries posted by: 2026-10-31
Award/Catalog posted by: 2026-12-12
Status Page and Website availability until: 2027-09-22
PAIEMENT
FEES AND DISCOUNTS
International Entrants
Any Two Sections 18 EURO
All Four Sections 25 EURO
Club or Group Discount 15 Euro for 10 or more entrants for all sections
Payment Details
PayPal OR Swift Transfer: PayPal ID: [email protected]
Indian Entrant Only
Any Two Sections INR 1800
All Four Sections INR 2200
Club or Group Discount INR 1000 for 10 or more entrants for all sections
International Entrants
Any Two Sections 18 EURO
All Four Sections 25 EURO
Club or Group Discount 15 Euro for 10 or more entrants for all sections
Payment Details
PayPal OR Swift Transfer: PayPal ID: [email protected]
Indian Entrant Only
Any Two Sections INR 1800
All Four Sections INR 2200
Club or Group Discount INR 1000 for 10 or more entrants for all sections
PARTICIPATION
DIGITAL ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
a) Photos must be submitted in JPEG file format following instructions https://jcmcircuits.com/. Title of each image cannot exceed 35 characters. Titles do not need to be translated to English but must be given in English characters.
b) Maximum Horizontal length is 1920 pixels Maximum Vertical length is 1080 pixels at 300 dpi. Compression 7-12, maximum 2MB.
c) Exhibitions are not allowed to resize oversized images. In such cases the entrant is required to resubmit their entry with properly sized images.
NOTE: Feeding of birds and images of nesting is not encouraged. Do not enter them in this competition.
JUDGING METHOD
- Judging will be done remotely online via web using color-calibrated monitors. Images will be displayed at exactly 100% of their resolution. The images will not be enlarged beyond their native resolution. Titles of Digital Images are not read at time of Judging.
- An award session will be conducted on-line by the judges viewing the images together.
- Distribution of images shall be in the same round order as submitted by the entrant, but they shall not appear to the judges’ consecutively. Remote judging will take place and all judges shall use their own Color calibrated equipment capable of displaying submitted images at 100% of their resolution.
- At no stage will exhibition software allow a judge to view all the entrant’s images together.
- Target Acceptance Range: 25 - 30%
a) Photos must be submitted in JPEG file format following instructions https://jcmcircuits.com/. Title of each image cannot exceed 35 characters. Titles do not need to be translated to English but must be given in English characters.
b) Maximum Horizontal length is 1920 pixels Maximum Vertical length is 1080 pixels at 300 dpi. Compression 7-12, maximum 2MB.
c) Exhibitions are not allowed to resize oversized images. In such cases the entrant is required to resubmit their entry with properly sized images.
NOTE: Feeding of birds and images of nesting is not encouraged. Do not enter them in this competition.
JUDGING METHOD
- Judging will be done remotely online via web using color-calibrated monitors. Images will be displayed at exactly 100% of their resolution. The images will not be enlarged beyond their native resolution. Titles of Digital Images are not read at time of Judging.
- An award session will be conducted on-line by the judges viewing the images together.
- Distribution of images shall be in the same round order as submitted by the entrant, but they shall not appear to the judges’ consecutively. Remote judging will take place and all judges shall use their own Color calibrated equipment capable of displaying submitted images at 100% of their resolution.
- At no stage will exhibition software allow a judge to view all the entrant’s images together.
- Target Acceptance Range: 25 - 30%
SOUMISSION
Entry: An entry consists of up to 4 images per section, with each image limited to 20 total acceptances per star path. Identical or similar images are prohibited within the same exhibition, and if similar images are uploaded, all will be disqualified across all sections. While similar images may be entered in different exhibitions, they may later be disallowed during star/diamond/galaxy application reviews. Similar images are those which are practically equivalent, as defined on the page available at https://psa-services.org/ES/#entrants. To avoid disappointment, do not enter images that are practically equivalent. Watermarks, copyright text or any other visible markings are prohibited.
DIGITAL ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
a) Photos must be submitted in JPEG file format following instructions https://jcmcircuits.com/. Title of each image cannot exceed 35 characters. Titles do not need to be translated to English but must be given in English characters.
b) Maximum Horizontal length is 1920 pixels Maximum Vertical length is 1080 pixels at 300 dpi. Compression 7-12, maximum 2MB.
c) Exhibitions are not allowed to resize oversized images. In such cases the entrant is required to resubmit their entry with properly sized images.
NOTE: Feeding of birds and images of nesting is not encouraged. Do not enter them in this competition.
DIGITAL ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
a) Photos must be submitted in JPEG file format following instructions https://jcmcircuits.com/. Title of each image cannot exceed 35 characters. Titles do not need to be translated to English but must be given in English characters.
b) Maximum Horizontal length is 1920 pixels Maximum Vertical length is 1080 pixels at 300 dpi. Compression 7-12, maximum 2MB.
c) Exhibitions are not allowed to resize oversized images. In such cases the entrant is required to resubmit their entry with properly sized images.
NOTE: Feeding of birds and images of nesting is not encouraged. Do not enter them in this competition.
PROTECTION DES DONNÉES
Protection of Entrants' Personal information: By entering this exhibition, you agree to comply with PSA rules and policies, and consent to the exhibition chair and recognized organizations holding and processing your personal details for exhibition purposes, and accept that your participation status (name, country, sections/photos entered) and results will be made public in status lists, galleries, and catalogs.
VIOLATION DES RÈGLES
FIAP Breaches of rules:
By the sole act of submitting his/her images or files to a salon under FIAP Patronage, the entrant accepts without exception and with no objection the following terms:
- that the submitted images can be investigated by FIAP to establish if these obey to FIAP regulations and definitions even if the entrant is not a member of FIAP,
- that FIAP will use any means at its disposal for this undertaking,
- that any refusal to cooperate with FIAP or any refusal to submit the original files as captured by the camera, or failure to provide sufficient evidence, will be sanctioned by FIAP,
- that in case of sanctions following the non-compliance with FIAP regulations, the name of the entrant will be released in any form useful to inform the breaches of the rules.
As mentioned in II.2 of the FIAP document 048/2025 participants must leave the EXIF data in the submitted files in tact in order to ease eventual investigations. If, at any time, it is determined in the reasonable discretion of the exhibition organizer or the judges before, during, or after the judging of an exhibition that an entrant has submitted entries where one or more images may fail to comply with these Conditions of Entry, including the stated definitions, the exhibition organizers reserve the right to delete the entry from the exhibition and void any or all acceptances or awards in connection with the exhibition. Fees may be forfeited or refunded in these circumstances. The entrant acknowledges that the decision of the exhibition organizers or the judges is final.
By the sole act of submitting his/her images or files to a salon under FIAP Patronage, the entrant accepts without exception and with no objection the following terms:
- that the submitted images can be investigated by FIAP to establish if these obey to FIAP regulations and definitions even if the entrant is not a member of FIAP,
- that FIAP will use any means at its disposal for this undertaking,
- that any refusal to cooperate with FIAP or any refusal to submit the original files as captured by the camera, or failure to provide sufficient evidence, will be sanctioned by FIAP,
- that in case of sanctions following the non-compliance with FIAP regulations, the name of the entrant will be released in any form useful to inform the breaches of the rules.
As mentioned in II.2 of the FIAP document 048/2025 participants must leave the EXIF data in the submitted files in tact in order to ease eventual investigations. If, at any time, it is determined in the reasonable discretion of the exhibition organizer or the judges before, during, or after the judging of an exhibition that an entrant has submitted entries where one or more images may fail to comply with these Conditions of Entry, including the stated definitions, the exhibition organizers reserve the right to delete the entry from the exhibition and void any or all acceptances or awards in connection with the exhibition. Fees may be forfeited or refunded in these circumstances. The entrant acknowledges that the decision of the exhibition organizers or the judges is final.
LE JURY
JUDGES
For All Sections
STEFAN STUPPNIG – AUSTRIA - GMPSA/S, B PSA, EFIAP/P, Hon. FWPAI
VLADIMIR JOVANOVSKI - NORTH MACEDONIA – M IAAP, M NPUM, MPSA
CHITRANGAD KUMAR – INDIA – FPSA, MPSA, AFIAP, SPSA, Hon. MWPAI
For All Sections
STEFAN STUPPNIG – AUSTRIA - GMPSA/S, B PSA, EFIAP/P, Hon. FWPAI
VLADIMIR JOVANOVSKI - NORTH MACEDONIA – M IAAP, M NPUM, MPSA
CHITRANGAD KUMAR – INDIA – FPSA, MPSA, AFIAP, SPSA, Hon. MWPAI
RÉCOMPENSES
AWARDS
OPEN COLOR OPEN MONOCHROME COLOR TEME-PEOPLE WORLD IN FOCUS
PSA GOLD PSA GOLD PSA GOLD PSA GOLD
FIAP GOLD FIAP GOLD FIAP GOLD FIAP GOLD
FIP GOLD FIP GOLD FIP GOLD FIP GOLD
CLUB GOLD CLUB GOLD CLUB GOLD CLUB GOLD
2 x FIAP Ribbon 2 x FIAP Ribbon 2 x FIAP Ribbon 2 x FIAP Ribbon
4 x FIP Ribbon 4 x FIP Ribbon 4 x FIP Ribbon 4 x FIP Ribbon
6 x E-HM 6 x E-HM 6 x E-HM 6 x E-HM
OPEN COLOR OPEN MONOCHROME COLOR TEME-PEOPLE WORLD IN FOCUS
PSA GOLD PSA GOLD PSA GOLD PSA GOLD
FIAP GOLD FIAP GOLD FIAP GOLD FIAP GOLD
FIP GOLD FIP GOLD FIP GOLD FIP GOLD
CLUB GOLD CLUB GOLD CLUB GOLD CLUB GOLD
2 x FIAP Ribbon 2 x FIAP Ribbon 2 x FIAP Ribbon 2 x FIAP Ribbon
4 x FIP Ribbon 4 x FIP Ribbon 4 x FIP Ribbon 4 x FIP Ribbon
6 x E-HM 6 x E-HM 6 x E-HM 6 x E-HM
DÉFINITIONS
Color versus Monochrome (Black and White)
Within photography an image is either monochrome or color; there is no third option.
• A Color image is defined by the presence of more than a single color or hue. If an image is treated with two or more colors in any manner or any amount (spot coloring, duotone, etc), it is a color image.
• A monochrome image is defined by the presence of exactly one color or hue; it can display unlimited variations in that single color’s intensity, tints, and shades but may not include additional colors (partial toning, split-toning, spot coloring, etc). Black and white images (also referred to as grayscale) are considered monochrome, though technically they are achromatic images which may span the full tonal range from black to white. Monochrome images may not be entered in color sections of PPD or PID.
Pictorial Image Division (PID) Definition
https://psaphotoworldwide.org/page/division-definitions#pid
Summary: PID allows open photography with no subject or editing technique restrictions, other than those listed in the PSA guidelines that apply to all Divisions (i.e. authorship, AI, etc). The division includes both unrestricted open sections and themed sections with specific definitions to guide judges and participants. PID includes 2 Star paths: color and mono.
World in Focus Definition (PTDW)
https://psaphotoworldwide.org/page/division-definitions#ptd
World in Focus is aligned with the FIAP World in Focus definition. PTD World in Focus allows for images of places or people found naturally, as well as a more diverse range of content such as food and studio portraits. In World in Focus, images that are setup or arranged are allowed.
People Definition PIDC (Colour Only)
Images in this category should portray people in a variety of real-life situations—men, women, and children, whether photographed alone or in groups. Subjects may be captured in daily activities, street scenes, cultural traditions, workplaces, social events, or moments that highlight human relationships. All images must be in full color, and the focus must remain on the people and their story.
Within photography an image is either monochrome or color; there is no third option.
• A Color image is defined by the presence of more than a single color or hue. If an image is treated with two or more colors in any manner or any amount (spot coloring, duotone, etc), it is a color image.
• A monochrome image is defined by the presence of exactly one color or hue; it can display unlimited variations in that single color’s intensity, tints, and shades but may not include additional colors (partial toning, split-toning, spot coloring, etc). Black and white images (also referred to as grayscale) are considered monochrome, though technically they are achromatic images which may span the full tonal range from black to white. Monochrome images may not be entered in color sections of PPD or PID.
Pictorial Image Division (PID) Definition
https://psaphotoworldwide.org/page/division-definitions#pid
Summary: PID allows open photography with no subject or editing technique restrictions, other than those listed in the PSA guidelines that apply to all Divisions (i.e. authorship, AI, etc). The division includes both unrestricted open sections and themed sections with specific definitions to guide judges and participants. PID includes 2 Star paths: color and mono.
World in Focus Definition (PTDW)
https://psaphotoworldwide.org/page/division-definitions#ptd
World in Focus is aligned with the FIAP World in Focus definition. PTD World in Focus allows for images of places or people found naturally, as well as a more diverse range of content such as food and studio portraits. In World in Focus, images that are setup or arranged are allowed.
People Definition PIDC (Colour Only)
Images in this category should portray people in a variety of real-life situations—men, women, and children, whether photographed alone or in groups. Subjects may be captured in daily activities, street scenes, cultural traditions, workplaces, social events, or moments that highlight human relationships. All images must be in full color, and the focus must remain on the people and their story.
NOTIFICATION ET CATALOGUE
Score reports sent by: 2026-10-26
EDAS submitted by: 2026-11-12
Online Galleries posted by: 2026-10-31
Award/Catalog posted by: 2026-12-12
EDAS submitted by: 2026-11-12
Online Galleries posted by: 2026-10-31
Award/Catalog posted by: 2026-12-12
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