2022
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NOW CLOSED!
April 30th, 2022: Judging Complete.
May 14, 2022: Accepted images posted to PSA.
May 23, 2022: HM Certificates emailed to receiving entrants (please check your spam folder!).
Next: Medals will be mailed in early June.
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Conditions of Entry Part 1
SUMMARY
Scroll down for Sponsorship, Contacts, Divisions, Calendar, Fees, Judges, Awards, Recognition Statement, and Image Size.
Sponsorship
The Coachella Exhibition is sponsored by the Coachella Valley Desert Camera Club (CVDCC)
and is recognized by the Photographic Society of America (PSA)
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Contacts
Exhibition Chair
Stuart Lynn, HonPSA, QPSA, HonS4C, DFS4C
Address
P.O. Box 4027, Palm Desert, CA 92261-4027, USA
Divisions
Entries will be accepted in the following PSA Divisions (click on links to Conditions of Entry for definitions and important details).
- PID Color Class
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- General
- Theme (Water)
- PID Monochrome Class
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- General
- Theme (Transportation)
- Nature
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- General
- Wildlife
- Photojournalism
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- General
- Human Interest
Calendar
Closing Date
April 15, 2022
Judging Completed By
May 6, 2022
Notifications Sent By
May 13, 2022
Awards Mailed By
June 1, 2022
Catalogs & Online Gallery Posted By
July 1, 2022
Fees
Exhibition Fee US$12 + US$6 per section
(pay by PayPal, credit or debit card)
Recognition
PSA : 2022-126
Image Size
Image dimensions restricted to 1400 pixels (width) x 1280 pixels (height). There is no restriction on filesize. JPEG format only.
Awards
In each Section (8 Sections in all):
- 1 PSA Gold Medal (Best of Show)
- 1 CVDCC Gold Medal
- 2 CVDCC Silver Medals
- 3 CVDCC Bronze Medals
- 3 Judge's Choice Medals
Honorable Mentions are recognized in the form of digital certificates that may be downloaded and printed by the entrant.
Acceptance Range
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.
Judges and Judging
There are 2 Judgings: Palm Springs and Joshua Tree
1. Palm Springs Judging
PID Color Class
- John Davis, HonPSA, MPSA (USA)
- Diana Magor, APSA, MPSA, EFIAP/b ( England)
- Elena McTighe, HonPSA, MPSA, ESFIAP (USA)
Nature
- Rick Cloran, Hon PSA, GMPSA (USA)
- Lin Craft, FPSA (USA)
- Roy Killen, APSA, GMPSA/S EFIAP (Australia)
PID Mono Class
- Arnab Chakraborty, EFIAP (India)
- Brian Magor, APSA, MPSA, EFIAP/b (England)
- Buket Ozatay, EPSA, EFIAP/d2 (Cyprus)
Photojournalism
- Nan Carder, FPSA, GMPSA (USA)
- John Larson, FPSA, MPSA (USA)
- Charles Stricker, EPSA (USA)
2. Joshua Tree Judging
PID Color Class
- Manolis Metzakis, APSA, QPSA, EFIAP/P, ESFIAP, GPU ZEUS, GPU CR5 (Greece)
- Nancy Speaker, APSA, PPSA (USA)
- Anne Sutcliffe, APSA, PPSA, EFIAP
Nature
- Rajdeep Biswas, GMPSA (India)
- Andy Hayes, PPSA, EFIAP/g (Scotland)
- Lillian Roberts, EPSA (USA)
PID Mono Class
- Vladimir Jovanovski, MPSA, GOU CR3 (North Macedonia)
- Barbara Schmidt, GMPSA, BPSA, EFIAP/G, GPU VIP-5, CR-4, GPU ZEUS (Germany)
- Joanne Stolte, HonPSA, MPSA, EFIAP, ESFIAP (USA)
Photojournalism
- Randy Carr, APSA, GMPSA, EFIAP (USA)
- John Andrew Hughes, APSA, PPSA (USA)
- George "Hutch" Hutchison, QPSA (USA)
Thank you for all your entries into the Coachella International Exhibitions of Photography.
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