Competition Information
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New for the 2025-2026 Season:
While we are grateful and thank all of you volunteers out there, we did not have the resources to maintain the level of competitions and presentations we had before. The total number of Wednesday night competitions has been reduced from 47 to 37.
This is being done on a trial basis and can be changed back next year if the club desires to do so.
| Section |
# of Competitions
Previous Years |
# of Competitions
2025-2026 |
| Color Prints |
4 |
3 |
| Mono Prints |
4 |
3 |
| Open Digital |
8 |
5 |
| Photojournalism |
4 |
3 |
| Nature |
6 |
4 |
| Travel |
6 |
4 |
PSA Interclub competitions will remain at 15.
Required Points for Advancement
Due to the reduction of competitions, the required points for advancement will be adjusted as follows
(Please note – advancements will take effect at the end of the club year in 2026).
Advancement from Class B to Class A requires the accumulation of points equal to twice the number of annual competitions held in each section. Advancement from Class A to Salon Class requires the accumulation of points equal to six times the number of annual competitions held in each section.
| Section |
# Competitions |
B to A |
A to Salon |
| Open Digital |
8 reduced to 5 |
10 |
30 |
| Nature |
6 reduced to 4 |
8 |
24 |
| Color Prints |
4 reduced to 3 |
6 |
18 |
| Monochrome Prints |
4 reduced to 3 |
6 |
18 |
| Photo Travel |
6 reduced to 4 |
8 |
24 |
| Photojournalism |
4 reduced to 3 |
6 |
18 |
New members begin in Class B. Members advance to the next class based on the points accumulated in that section, as given in the table above. The total points may have been accumulated over any number of years. All advancements are made at the end of the club year in which the accumulated points meet or exceed the criteria listed above.
Other Notable Competition Rule Changes
- Automatic advancement for the Person with the Most Points in each Section will be discontinued.
- Awards will be given to 40% of the entries regardless of the number of entries (i.e. if there are only 3 entries only 1 image will be placed).
- Prints will be judged based on seeing the print only. Print judges will not see the digital images of the prints you submit on Sunday night, but we require you to continue to submit the digital image of the print on Sunday night, so winning images are available to show on our website the day after the competition.