Special Mention:
Title
"Kalasha - Photographs and stories of the Kalash people, an animist minority from the mountains of Pakistan"
Isolated in the hills of the Kalash Valley, in the Hindu Kush mountains, in northwest Pakistan, close to the border with Afghanistan, lies a world shrouded in enchantment, where time seems suspended and ancient traditions have endured. In this book, the reader will enter a world where gods and goddesses travel on horseback from unknown lands and dance among the living, where ancestors are invited to feed on fresh fruits and where the day of one's death is considered one of life's most important days. Join me on this inspiring adventure from the heart of the Kalash community and learn about animism.
SECTIONS
A) Open Color – (color only) PSA PIDC
B) Open Monochrome - (monochrome only) PSA PIDM
C) Nature General - (color or greyscale monochrome only) PSA ND
D) Photojournalism - (color or greyscale monochrome only) PSA PJD
E) People - (Color only) PIDC
CALENDAR
CLOSING DATE: 30 August 2025
JUDGING COMPLETED BY: 24 September 2025
NOTIFICATION: 01 October 2025
AWARDS MAILED BY: 23 November 2025
ONLINE GALLERY POSTED BY: 15 October 2025
CATALOG POSTED BY: 23 November 2025
STATUS PAGE AND WEBSITE AVAILABLE TO: 24 September 2026
JUDGING COMPLETED BY: 24 September 2025
NOTIFICATION: 01 October 2025
AWARDS MAILED BY: 23 November 2025
ONLINE GALLERY POSTED BY: 15 October 2025
CATALOG POSTED BY: 23 November 2025
STATUS PAGE AND WEBSITE AVAILABLE TO: 24 September 2026
IMAGE SPECIFICATION
Photos must be in JPEG file format,
Max. Horizontal length is 1920 pix.
Max. Vertical length is 1080 pix. in 300dpi.
Compression 7-12, max 2Mb.
Oversized images shall be rejected by the system.
Max. Horizontal length is 1920 pix.
Max. Vertical length is 1080 pix. in 300dpi.
Compression 7-12, max 2Mb.
Oversized images shall be rejected by the system.
AWARDS
1 PSA Gold Medal
1 Salon First E-Certificate
1 Salon Second E-Certificate
1 Salon Third E-Certificate
6 Jury Choice e-certificates
3 Salon Diploma e-certificates
1 Salon First E-Certificate
1 Salon Second E-Certificate
1 Salon Third E-Certificate
6 Jury Choice e-certificates
3 Salon Diploma e-certificates
PAYMENT DETAILS
EURO € 24 for any one section,
€4 for additional section
JURY PANELS
Salon 1
Charles Burke
HonPSA, MPSA, AFIAP (USA)
Richard Bailey
EPSA, EFIAP (USA)
Sudhir Saxena
EFIAP/d3, ARPS (INDIA)
Salon 2
Gillian Steyn
EPSA, EFIAP/b (ENGLAND)
Eric Causse
PPSA, EFIAP/g, GPU CR3 (FRANCE)
Sanjay Joshi
EFIAP, EFIP (INDIA)
Salon 3
Than Sint
GMPSA, SPSA, EFIAP (SINGAPORE)
Si Thu Ye Myint
SPSA, EFIAP, QPSA (MYANMAR)
Akhil Hardia
EFIAP (INDIA)