Grand Photos is participating for the first time as one of the six Arizona photo clubs forming a circuit to sponsor the judging and awards for the 2012 10th Grand Canyon Exhibition. This exhibition has been awarded recognition by the Photographic Society of America (PSA), of which Grand Photos is a proud member.
Some of you will be familiar with the circuit competitions listed in the PSA journal and on their website...and some of you have entered previously and won awards.
Here's the concept of this circuit competition. Anybody in the world can enter this competition whether members of PSA or not. A large percentage of entries are from other countries, and we are estimating we may be receiving more than 2,000 images! The category for this competition is "Photo Travel". Within that category are two sections - Open and Architecture. You may enter a maximum of four digital images in each section, totalling no more than eight. The total cost of entering is $36.00, for any number of images up through eight.
This may seem expensive compared to Grand Photo's charge of $1.00 per image, but here's where the circuit concept comes in. Each of your images will be judged six separate times, by six different sets of judges in six different locations. If you enter eight images, you have 48 chances to get an Acceptance or higher!! In addition, Grand Photos will receive a share of the overall entry fees with the other five participating clubs.
Further details and the entry form are available by going to www.apsocietyaz.com/GCI_1.htm. The deadline for entries is April 15th, 2012.
If you have any questions, please email me at sumarru165@gmail.com.
Thanks!
Sue Marrugi
Grand Photos GCI Circuit Chair. |
