PSA Interclub Competition 2025-2026
Nature and Open (Monochrome and Color)
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Photographic Society of America (PSA) is an organization that offers photographic competitions and activities that span all continents, for both individuals and camera clubs. Vienna Photographic Society has been a PSA club member for many years. As such we can participate in the PSA Interclub Competitions, where clubs from all over the world compete against one another. Both club honors and individual awards can be achieved.
This season VPS will participate in Open (Color and Monochrome) and Nature categories of the PSA Interclub Competition. There are 3 rounds of competitions for each category and deadlines will appear on our club calendar. Entry is via the club website at vpsva.org. VPS may only submit six images for each category. To select which pictures to enter in the Open or PID category (Color and Monochrome), members will vote for their favorite submissions and we will enter the six photos with the most votes into the competition. As for the Nature competition, a panel of 3 judges will select the 6 nature images to be submitted to PSA.
Planned deadlines for entering the competitions this year are projected around the following dates: Round #1 mid September, Round #2 early January, and Round #3 early-mid March. An email will be sent out to all members regarding actual submission dates. Additionally, PSA requires a signed release if you ENTER an image in a competition. So, upon entering one or all three competitions, please forward the VPS PSA coordinator a copy of a signed release form if you have not already done so. The release is needed by PSA to upload all award winning images on their website and in their internationally published magazine. A release form is attached within the list of documents below. Any entries submitted without a release form will be disqualified. A release form is valid for three years. Once you have sent a signed release to the VPS PSA coordinator, you will be notified in advance to submit a renewed release form prior to your expiration date.
IMPORTANT: No use of AI generation is allowed in images.
Below are important documents that will help you achieve the highest ratings for your images and can also serve as a guide to help you choose/vote on images that will be sent to PSA via our selection process. To learn more details about each of the competition’s guidelines, please review the following documents:
PSA Hosting Guide
PSA- Guide for Nature Photographers and Judges (2025-2026)
PSA Open Color and Monochrome Visual Guide (revised 2025-2026)
PSA Interclub Scoring Guide (revised 2025-2026)
PSA Release Form - Word Format
PSA Release Form - JPEG Format
Current Image size for the competitions is 1920px x 1080px.
NOTES REGARDING PSA JUDGES ASSIGNMENT OF POINTS: Awards are based on points and discussion, not points alone. Each judge sees an image a bit differently, and this interesting photographic discussion represents a lot of give and take, with all three judges working together to select the best award images. However, Standings use only points for club recognition. Amendment of points for an image requires considerable discussion and agreement amongst the judges and is seldom done after the initial scoring. Note: Any scoring and awards are assigned by PSA judges only.
PSA Round #1 Competitions
Nature
Congratulations to the winning image makers selected by advanced VPS photographers Christina Murray and Kathleen Furey judging via the website with the image authors blinded. Judges who entered images into the competition could not judge their own images. The images must follow the PSA Nature definition and rules. Thank you very much, Christina and Kathleen for taking the time to judge this Round 1 competition. Congratulations to Bill Mugg who received an Honorable Mention for his image Eyes Only. This competition was judged by members of the Photographic Society of Bengala, India.
David Kepley Salmon for Lunch 19
Bill Mugg Eyes Only 17 Honorable Mention
Dennis Tarnay First Landing State Park 11
Gwen Bowden Getting Ready for a Big Date 12
Christina Murray May I help you with something? 12
Mary Rabadan Screech Owls Pair 12
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Open Color
Congratulations to the image makers of the six selected images. The images were selected by a VPS member vote via the website with image authors blinded.
Bill Mugg Joy 13
David Kepley Light from the Divine 13
Mary Rabadan Staying Alive 13
Kathleen Furey Echos in the Woods 16
Dennis Tarnay Kenilworth 10
Gwen Bowden The Simple Life 9
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Open Monochrome (Makeup)
Congratulations to the image makers of the six selected images. The images were selected by a VPS member vote via the website with image authors blinded. Congratulations to Kathleen Furey receiving an Honorable Mention for her image Allium Fireworks.
Kathleen Furey Allium Fireworks 24 Honorable Mention
Lori Saunders Harrow Hark 22
Wayne Wolfersberger Observing Wildlife 22
Alana Glaves The Golden Age 21
Mary Jane Fish Canadian Rockies 21
Bill Mugg Beach Bike 20
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PSA Round #2 Competitions
Nature
Congratulations to the winning image makers selected by advanced VPS photographers Alana Glaves, Joan Axilbund and Kathleen Furey judging via the website with the image authors blinded. Judges who entered images into the competition could not judge their own images. The images must follow the PSA Nature definition and rules. Thank you very much, Alana, Joan and Kathleen for taking the time to judge this Round 2 competition. Congratulations to Mary Rabadan receiving an Honorable Mention for her image A Warning!.
Mary Rabadan A Warning! 22 Honorable Mention
David Kepley King of Beast 20
Christina Murray Butterfly in the Garden 20
Gloria Spellman Bat Eared Foxes Sharing Secrets 18
Gwen Bowden George from Georgia 15
Mary Jane Fish Follow the Leader 12
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Open Color
Congratulations to the image makers of the six selected images. The images were selected by VPS member vote via the website with image authors blinded.
David Kepley When Worlds Collide 22
Gloria Spellman Crested Cara Cara Confrontation 22
John Padbury Oak Leaves in Autumn 21
Bill Mugg Dior Stairwell 21
Mary Rabadan Pink Lotus Bud 19
Kathleen Furey Pink Protea 18
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Open Monochrome
Congratulations to the image makers of the six selected images. The images were selected by VPS member vote via the website with image authors blinded. The final PSA judging was done by the Green Briar Camera Club, located in USA.
Kathleen Furey Poppy Pods in Vase 22
Gloria Spellman Stealth and Patience 22
David Kepley Back and Forth 21
Mary Rabadan Swallowtail 21
Alana Glaves Nott Memorial at Union College 19
Dennis Tarney Eastern Screech Owl 17
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