Early Bird: US $ 35 for participation in all sections till 4th of Dec 2023.
Sections:
- Open Color – PIDC (color only)
- Open Monochrome – PIDM (Monochrome only)
- Nature – ND (Color or Monochrome)
- Photo Travel – PTD (Color or Monochrome)
- Photo Journalism – PJD (Color or Monochrome)
Awards:
- 1 x PSA Gold (For Each Section)
- 1 x Passion Medal (For Each Section)
- 1 x GPF Medal (For Each Section)
- 3 x Certificate of Merit (For Each Section)
- 3 x Jury Choice (For Each Section)
- 3 x Honor Mention (For Each Section)
- 5 Best Entrants of the Circuit for Each Salon
- 1 Best Club/Group Trophy for the Circuit
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: 29th December 2023
- All Judging completed by: 17th January 2024
- Notification sent by: 30th January 2024
- EDAS submitted by: 16th February 2024
- Awards mailed by: 17th March 2024
- On-line Gallery posted by: 17th March 2024
- Catalogs posted by: 17th March 2024
Payment Details
US $ 35 for 1 section, US $ 40 for 2 sections and US $ 45 for all 5 sections
Early Bird: US $ 35 for participation in all sections till 4th of Dec 2023.
Group Discount: US $22 for 15 or more entrants; US $25 for 10 or more entrants’ group and
US $30 for all sections for 5 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 of USD).
Submitted works of the authors who did not pay entry fee would not be taken into consideration.
Entry fee payment account details for Indian entrants:
Account No.: 920020055774348
Bank Name: Axis Bank
IFSC: UTIB0002740 (UTIB ZERO ZERO ZERO TWO SEVEN FOUR ZERO)
Beneficiary Name: Abhijit Sarkar
JURY PANEL
JUDGING 1

Stefan Stuppnig MPSA EFIAP/B (Austria))

Peter Teuschel MPSA, GPU VIP 3, GPU Crown 4 (GERMANY)

Pertti Ylinen EPSA EFIAP/S – (Finland)
JUDGING 2

Mathieu De Bosscher MPSA (Belgium)

Adela Lia Rusu EFIAP/p, EPSA (Romania)

Jacky Panhuyzen GMPSA, EFIAP/g (Belgium)
JUDGING 3

Jeffrey Venning EPSA EFIAP (Australia)

Graeme Watson GMPSA,EFIAP/D3 – (Australia)

John Chapman GMPSA, EFIAP/P – (Australia)
JUDGING 4

Piyali Mitra GMPSA,EFIAP/B – (India)

ANITHA MYSORE EPSA, EFIAP – (India)

Rana Jabeen Nawab EPSA – (India)
JUDGING 5

Dao Tien Dat, EVAPA/G, EFIAP/d3, MPSA, GMAPS, (Vietnam)

Pandula Bandara GMPSA BPSA, GMPSA, EFIAP – (Sri Lanka)

Lewis Ka Yin CHOI FPSA, GMPSA/G, EFIAP/p, HonEFIAP, GPU CR-5 (Hong Kong)