2023

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OPENS FOR ENTRIES ON JUNE 1ST

Now in our 56th Year ! 

 

What's New

  • New file format: 1920 pixels (W) x 1080 pixels (H)
  • New entry system
  • New fee structure
  • New chair

CONDITIONS OF ENTRY: OVERVIEW

(Conditions of Entry: Part A)

READ BEFORE DECIDING TO ENTER!

Sponsored by Southern California Council of Camera Clubs (S4C)

Recognized by the Photographic Society of America (PSA)

 

PSA: 2023-351



View Catalogs and Galleries of prior Exhibitions.


Contacts:

General Chair

Lillian Roberts, MPSA, EFIAP, DFS4C

 

Address

PO Box 4027

Palm Desert, CA 92261-4027, USA

 

Email

s4cex@pcms-photo.org

 

Entering Exhibition

After familiarizing yourself with the Conditions of Entry, use this ENTER button or ENTER buttons above to enter exhibition.

 

Entry Divisions & Sections:

Projected Image Division (PID-C) Color Class

Section 1: General

Section 2: Theme - Scapes (Landscape, Cityscape, or Seascape)

 

Projected Image Division (PID-M) Monochrome Class

Section 1: General 

Section 2: Theme - People

 

Nature Digital (ND)

Section 1: General

Section 2: Wildlife

 

Photojournalism Digital (PJD)

Section 1: General

Section 2: Human Interest

Fees:

  • US$25 for up to 2 sections
  • US$35 for up to 4 sections
  • US$45 for up to 6 sections
  • US$55 for up to 8 sections

No discount will be given to individuals or groups.

Calendar:

Closing Date:

July 31, 2023

 

All Judging Completed By: 

August 21, 2023

 

Notifications Sent By: 

September 4, 2023

 

Awards Mailed By:

September 28, 2023

 

Online Galleries and Catalog Posted By:

September 28, 2023

Awards

160 Awards total!

 

10 in each Section (8 Sections in all; 2 Judgings):

  • 1 PSA Gold Medal (Best of Show)
  • 1 S4C Gold Award
  • 2 S4C Silver Award
  • 3 S4C Bronze Awards
  • 3 Judge's Choice Awards

and Honorable Mentions according to judges.

 

PSA medals (Best of Show) will be sent by first-class mail by the date specified in the Calendar at left. At most 2 attempts will be made to deliver the medal at Exhibition expense in the event of failed deliveries. 

 

All other Awards and Honorable Mentions will be distributed electronically in the form of handsome digital certificates - that may be printed locally or stored electronically. Each certificate contains a reproduction of the accepted image.

 

Delays and losses associated with international mailings and the steep rising costs of postage have driven us in this direction. Many entrants have also told us that they prefer this form of recognition since the certificates provide new and more convenient ways to store their results either in digital files or in binders when printed; hang the printed certificates on their walls; and  share their successes online with family and friends!

Catalogs & Galleries

Entrants are also automatically subscribed to the combined S4C/Coachella mailing list.

 

This is a required condition of entering this Exhibition.

This list is the sole means by which the Exhibition communicates results and other key information to entrants.

It is not shared with any other entity other than is necessarily employed in the production of this and the Coachella exhibitions.

 

The official catalog of the Exhibition will be in the form of a PDF downloadable from the Exhibition website. Other catalogs and galleries containing images or with links to images will also be made available.  For examples of catalogs and on-line galleries from prior year S4C exhibitions, click here.

 

 

They will be downloadable from this website's Catalog page.

 



AND.....

Image Format

(See  Conditions of Entry Part B for more detail).

Digital images must be in JPEG format and not exceed 1,920 pixels in width and 1,080 pixels in height. Filesize must be less than 2mb. Images .

 

Target Range

(See  Conditions of Entry Part B for more detail).

 No more than 35% of all images entered into a given Section will be accepted. This Exhibition also sets as a target that no fewer than 29% of all images entered into a given Section will be accepted.


Judgings (Salons) and Judges:

There are 2 judgings: Golden Sands and Whispering Palms

1. Golden Sands Judging

PID Color Class

Nature

  • Rick Cloran, HonPSA, GMPSA (USA)
  • Lin Craft, FPSA (USA)
  • Charles Stricker, MPSA2, EFIAP (USA)

PID Monochrome Class

  • Nick Delaney, QPSA (Canada)
  • Tom Kredo (USA)
  • Nancy Speaker, APSA, PPSA (USA)

Photojournalism


2. Whispering Palms Judging

PID Color Class

  • Ric Cloran, HonPSA, GMPSA  (USA)
  • John Larson, FPSA, MPSA2, AFIAP (USA)
  • Pete Scifres, PPSA (USA)

Nature

  • Jenni Horsnell, GMPSA/g (Australia)
  • Roy Killen, APSA, GMPSA/S, EFIAP (Australia)
  • Craig Parker, MPSA, BPSA, EFIAP/g  (Australia)

PID Monochrome Class

  • Andy Hayes (Scotland)
  • Jenni Horsnell (Australia)
  • Craig Parker, MPSA, BPSA, EFIAP/g  (Australia)

Photojournalism


Mailing Lists

 

Entrants are also automatically subscribed to the combined S4C/Coachella mailing list.

 

This is a required condition of entering this Exhibition.

This list is the sole means by which the Exhibition communicates results and other key information to entrants.

It is not shared with any other entity other than is necessarily employed in the production of this and the Coachella exhibitions.

 Sponsor

 

 The Sponsor of this S4C International Exhibition (Circuit) is the Southern California Council of Camera Clubs (S4C).

The Exhibition Organizers refers to the  General Chair of the Exhibition, appointed by the Sponsor,

and others delegated by the General Chair to assist with the organization and operation of the Exhibition.

 For further information, please email s4cex-info@pcms-photo.org 

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