“I don’t trust words. I trust pictures.”
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PSA 2026-1006

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Calendar

Closing Date: 26th January 2026
All Judging Completed By: 23th February 2026
Score Reports Sent By: 02nd March 2026
EDAS Submitted By: 27th March 2026
Online Galleries Posted By: 16th March 2026
Award/Catalog Posted By: 26th April 2026
Status Page and Website availability to: 26th January 2027

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Judgings

5

Sections

180

Awards

26th Jan

Closing

Sections

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Open Color
 

(PIDC)

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Open Monochrome
 

(PIDM)

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Nature
 

(ND)

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Photo Travel Documentary

(PTDD)

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Photojournalism
 

(PJD)

Image Specifications

1920 pixels Maximum Width
1080 pixels Maximum Height
300 dpi Maximum Resolution
2 mb Maximum Size

Judges

Salon 1

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Minh Nguyen

(MPSA, EFIAP/s) - USA

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Subrata Bysack

(APSA,GMPSA/p, EFIAP/p, GPU CR5 & GPU VIP5) - India

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Angela Poggioni

(GMPSA, EFIAP/p) - USA

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Salon 2

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Hengki Lee

(PPSA) - Indonesia

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Clea Kyprianou

(EFIAP/d2, MPSA, EHPS/d2, L.APS/G, GPU Aphrodite, A.ICS, cMOL, GAPU, E.CPE) - Cyprus

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Manashi Chatterjee

(EPSA,EFIAP ) - India

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Salon 3

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Luigi Carrieri

(EFIAP/s,PPSA,GPU CR3-VIP2,L.APS/B,M.NPS) - Italy

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Piyali Mitra

(GMPSA/G, EFIAP/d2, Crown 4 GPU, EFIP, EFIP Gold) - India

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Balachandder S K

(EFIAP/s, GPU-CR2, c**MoL, GMAPG, EHPS/b, EFIP ) - India

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Salon 4

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Basudeb Chakraborty

(EFIAP/P, GMPSA,GPU Cr-3, Gold APU, M.FIP(N), EFIP Gold(N),GM.APS,M.SSP, ES.CPE,M.NPS,L.IIPC ) - India

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Samir Sarkar

(EFIAP-S, GFIP) - India


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Xrysa Marketaki

(EFIAP/g, PPSA, GPU cr 2) - Greece


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Salon 5

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Elisardo Minks

(EFIAP, PPSA, GPU HERMES, HonCEF, Bronze Jury CEF, M.APS, MASTER GNG, A. NPS, MFCHF.) - Chile

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Narendu Ghosh

(EPSA) - India


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Dibyendu Chatterjee

(EPSA, AFIP) - India


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Salon 6

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Navin Agarwal

(PPSA, EFIAP) - India

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Albert Lee

(EPSA, EFIAP, GPU-CR3, R-ISF5) - Philippines

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Derya Yasar

(EFIAP) -Turkey

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Overseas Entry Fees

Any 3 Sections: 33USD
Any 4 Sections: 45USD
All 5 Sections: 48USD


Payment Details

PayPal ID: drsamanta@gmail.com

Indian Entry Fees

Any 3 Sections: 1800 INR
Each Additional Section: 800 INR
All 5 Sections: 2500 INR


Bank Details

Account Holder’s Name: SAMIR KUMAR SAMANTA
Savings Account Number: 5011423237
Bank Name: KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK
Branch: Rash Behari Avenue,Kolkata
IFS Code: KKBK0000330

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EarlyBird Discount:

till 7th January 2026

Any Three sections $30 / ₹1500/-
All Five sections $40 / ₹2000/-



Group Discount:

20% discount for 5+ members

Awards

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Open Colour (PIDC)

PSA Gold Medal Brillare Gold Medal
Honorable Mention (PDF) Honorable Mention (PDF)
Merit (PDF) Chairman Choice (PDF)
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Open Monochrome (PIDM)

PSA Gold Medal Brillare Gold Medal
Honorable Mention (PDF) Honorable Mention (PDF)
Merit (PDF) Chairman Choice (PDF)
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Nature (ND)

PSA Gold Medal Brillare Gold Medal
Honorable Mention (PDF) Honorable Mention (PDF)
Merit (PDF) Chairman Choice (PDF)
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Photo Travel Documentary (PTDD)

PSA Gold Medal Brillare Gold Medal
Honorable Mention (PDF) Honorable Mention (PDF)
Merit (PDF) Chairman Choice (PDF)
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Photojournalism General (PJD)

PSA Gold Medal Brillare Gold Medal
Honorable Mention (PDF) Honorable Mention (PDF)
Merit (PDF) Chairman Choice (PDF)