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
OPEN COLOUR (PIDC) Color Only
OPEN MONOCHROME (PIDM) Monochrome Only
NATURE GENERAL (ND) Color/Grayscale Monochrome
PHOTO TRAVEL WORLD IN FOCUS (PTDW) Color/Grayscale Monochrome
PHOTOJOURNALISM GENERAL (PJD) Color/Grayscale Monochrome
PEOPLE (PIDC) Color Only
CALENDAR
ALL JUDGING COMPLETED BY: 2026-07-19
SCORE REPORTS SENT BY: 2026-07-26
EDAS SUBMITTED BY: 2026-08-20
ONLINE GALLERY POSTED BY: 2026-08-09
AWARD/CATALOG POSTED BY: 2026-09-19
STATUS PAGE AND WEBSITE AVAILABLE TO: 2027-06-21
IMAGE SPECIFICATION
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 SALON GOLD MEDAL
1 SALON SILVER E-certificate
1 SALON BRONZE E-certificate
3 SALON DIPLOMA E-certificates
6 JURY CHOICE E-certificates
FEES AND DISCOUNTS:
International Entrants
24 euro for any 1 section
4 euro for each additional section
Group Discount
26 euro for group of 5 or more for any number of sections
20 euro for group of 10 or more for any number of sections
Indian Entrants
INR 1800 for any 1 section
INR 300 for each additional section
Group Discount
INR 1600 for group of 5 or more entrants for any number of sections
INR 1200 for group of 10 or more entrants for any number of sections
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JURY PANELS
Salon 1
Richard Bailey
EPSA, AFIAP (USA)
Jingru Luo
MPSA2 (USA)
Sang Le
PPSA (USA)
Salon 2
Filiz Koprulu
PPSA (Turkey)
Eva Lambropoulou
GMPSA/B, EFIAP/d3, GPU VIP5 CR5 HERMES (Greece)
Galia Gitliz
EPSA (Israel)
Salon 3
Ajay Kumar Tharavath
PPSA (India)
Than Sint
GMPSA, EFIAP (Singapore)
Si Thu Ye Myint
SPSA, QPSA, EFIAP (Myanmar)