Sections:
- Open Color – PIDC (color only)
- Open Monochrome – PIDM (Monochrome only)
- Nature – ND (Color or Grayscale Monochrome)
- Photojournalism – PJD (color or greyscale monochrome only)
- People & Street – PIDC (color only)
Awards:
- 1 x PSA Gold (For Each Section of each judging)
- 1 x Passion Medal (For Each Section of each judging)
- 1 x GPF Medal (For Each Section of each judging)
- 3 x Merit Award (For Each Section of each judging)
- 6 x Jury Choice Award (For Each Section of each judging)
- 1 x 5 Best Entrant of each salon of the circuit – IIG Medal
- 1 x Best Club/Group Trophy (Minimum 12 entrants group must to be eligible)
Image Specification:
- Photos must be in JPEG file format
- Maximum Horizontal length is 1920 pix.
- Maximum Vertical length is 1080 pix. In 300 dpi. Compression 7-12, max 2Mb.
- Oversized images shall be rejected by the system.
- Image title length must be less than or equal to 35 characters. Titles do not need to be
translated to English but must be given in English characters.
Circuit Calendar:
- Closing Date: 30th December 2024
- All Judging completed by: 27th January 2025
- Notification sent by: 03rd February 2025
- EDAS Submitted by: 26th February 2025
- Awards mailed by: 28th March 2025
- On-line Gallery posted by: 28th March 2025
- Catalogs posted by: 28th March 2025
Payment Details
USD 35 for any 2 sections;
USD 6 each additional section
Early Bird: USD 35 for participation in all sections till 02nd December 2024
Group Discount:
USD 29 for 5 to 9 entrants group
USD 24 for 10 or more entrants group
Payment via PayPal to ardourcircuit@gmail.com for overseas authors AND by NEFT/IMPS/Cash in hand by Indian entrants (equivalent conversion of USD).
Submitted works of the authors who did not pay entry fee would not be taken into consideration.
JURY PANEL
SALON 1
Steven Fisher, FPSA, GMPSA (USA)
Donna Hom, MPSA (USA)
Bill Buchanan, HonPSA, PPSA (USA)
SALON 2
Jozef Aerts, HonFPSA, GMPSA, MFIAP (Belgium)
)Peter Teuschel, MPSA2, GPU Cr4 (Germany)
Pertti Ylinen, (Finland)
SALON 3
Rabia Basha, EPSA (Israel)
Colin Harrison, MPSA, MFIAP, GPSA, FRPS (England)
Regis Rampnoux, MPSA (France)
SALON 4
Abir Ghosh, EFIAP (India)
Rajdeep Biswas, APSA, GMPSA, EFIAP (India)
Pinki Ghosh Guha, MPSA, EFIAP (India)
SALON 5
Jeffrey Venning, EPSA, EFIAP/b (Australia)
Graeme Watson, GMPSA, EFIAP/d3 (Australia)
John Chapman, GMPSA/B, EFIAP/d1 (Australia)