Upcoming 2025 Photo Competitions
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Digital Competition #3
"Nature" (restricted to wild animals, birds, reptiles, insects & fish)
Images Due August 10, 2025, by 9 PM. (Note: Deadline moved up from Midnight)
Results presented to the Club on September 9th.
The most important part of a Nature image is the nature telling a STORY.
Nature editing guidelines:
Print Competition – October 2025
Photographer of the Year 2025 Awards – based on scores from contests in the year
"Nature" (restricted to wild animals, birds, reptiles, insects & fish)
Images Due August 10, 2025, by 9 PM. (Note: Deadline moved up from Midnight)
Results presented to the Club on September 9th.
The most important part of a Nature image is the nature telling a STORY.
Nature editing guidelines:
- Zoo animals are included as part of the Nature category which allows captive animals.
Feral animals such as mustang horses and razorback hogs are not eligible under PSA Nature definitions; nor are domesticated farm animals and pets. - Removing, adding to, moving, or changing any part of an image is not allowed.
- Evidence of the “hand of man” is not permitted EXCEPT for example, devices as banding or radio collars, and man-made materials in nests.
- Cropping and straightening ARE permitted.
- Global and targeted adjustments such as adjusting white balance, contrast, hue, saturation, etc. ARE permitted.
- Removal of sensor dust spots, noise, chromatic aberrations, halos ARE permitted.
- Vignettes applied in post processing are NOT permitted.
- Blurring and darkening to hide elements is NOT permitted.
- This is nature so your image must appear natural.
Print Competition – October 2025
- 9/23/25 — Last day to register labels for prints
- 10/1/25 — Hanging at Coronado Center between 8:30 A.M and 9:30 A.M
- 10/14/25 — 6:30 PM – Meeting with judge at Coronado
- 10/16/25 — 2:00-4:00 PM – Reception at Coronado
- 10/31/25 — Take-down pictures between 8:30 A.M and 9:30 A.M
Photographer of the Year 2025 Awards – based on scores from contests in the year
- Results announced at the Christmas Party.