Circuit Details of Sapphire :
Calendar
CLOSING DATE: 17/12/2023
START JUDGING: 31/12/2023
END JUDGING DATE: 07/01/2024
NOTIFICATION: 21/01/2024
SUBMIT EDAS: 05/02/2024
DELIVERY CATALOG: 07/03/2024
DELIVERY AWARDS: 07/03/2024
ONLINE GALLERY: 07/03/2024
Sections
A) Open Color- PSA PID Color
B) Open Monochrome- PSA PID Monochrome
C) Portrait - PSA PID Color
Image Specification
Photos must be in JPEG file format,
Max. The horizontal length is 1920 pix. Max.
The vertical length is 1080 pix. in 300 dpi.Compression 7-12, max 2Mb.Oversized images shall be rejected by the system.
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ENTRY FEE :
US $ 28 for any one section, US $ 38 for all sections
Early Bird Fee: US $ 30 for participation in all sections till 28th September 2023. Upload/change of photos possible till closing date.
Festive Discounted Fee: US $ 34 for participation in all sections from 01st October to 10th October 2023.
Upload/change of photos possible till closing date.
Group Discount: (for participation in all sections)
• 05-09 entrants = 15%
• 10-15 entrants = 20%
• 16- more entrants = 30%
Payment via PayPal to afksapphire@gmail.com for overseas authors AND by NEFT/IMPS by Indian entrants (equivalent of USD).
Submitted works of the authors who did not pay entry fee will be disqualified. Fee once paid cannot be refunded.
AWARDS
Open Color (PIDC)
PSA Gold medal
6 Jury Choice
Open Mono (PIDM)
PSA Gold medal
6 Jury Choice
Portrait (PIDC)
PSA Gold medal
6 Jury Choice
1 Best Group Trophy for the circuit
JURY MEMBERS
JUDGING 1
Livinus Bleyen
EFIAP/d3, MPSA (Belgium)
Paolo Stuppazzoni
QPSA, EFIAP (Italy)
Pertti Ylinen
MPSA, EFIAP/g, GPU CR3 & VIP2 (Finland)
JUDGING 2
Jacky Panhuyzen
GMPSA, EFIAP/g (Belgium)
Lajos Nagy
GMPSA, EFIAP/d3, GPU VIP3 (Romania)
Claudio Sericano
PPSA (Italy)
JUDGING 3
Irene Ehrenreich
MPSA, EFIAP, GPU Cr 3 (Austria)
Tapani Huotari
PPSA, EFIAP, GPU Cr2 (Finland)
Wendy Allard
PPSA, EFIAP/g, FRPS, CPAGB (England)
JUDGING 4
Irine Wiguno
MPSA, EFIAP (Indonesia)
Kwong Ying Au-Yeung
GMPSA, EFIAP/g (Hong Kong)
Phong Tran
GMPSA, EFIAP/d2 (Vietnam)
JUDGING 5
Charles Burke
HonPSA, EPSA (USA)
Gene Schwope
HonPSA, PPSA, AFIAP (USA)
Herb H Gustafson
HonPSA, EPSA, ESFIAP, AFIAP (USA)