Just a reminder, let’s try and have a greater club presence at the Gilroy Art and Wine Festival this fall. More information will be posted on the blog as it becomes available.

Don’t forget the upcoming Sundance Photographic Workshop in August! (From an e-mail I received.)

The very first PSA-recognized exhibition and photo contest to be conducted in Egypt is
“Egypt’s 1st International Photography Festival” with a closing date of Nov. 30, 2007.

The photo contest will have the following sections:

  1. Photo Travel Slides
  2. Photo Travel Prints
  3. Large Color Prints with a theme of “Portraits”
  4. Electronic Imaging (Color) with a theme of “Portraits”
  5. Nature Prints
  6. Nature Digital

The Festival organizers offers 30% discount for the entry fees till 30th of August. 2007 .

Entry fees after discount are $35 for 1 section; $42 for 2 sections, and $49 for 3 sections .

They are offering big time prizes: $8,000 for 1st, $6,000 for 2nd, $4,000 for 3rd, $2,000 for 4th and $1,000 for 5th plus the Oscar for the first winner in each section + certificate of appreciation .

You have the right to participate with up to 4 photos in each section.

The exhibition has a list of credit judges with many recognized and well-known names including PSA’s Vice President of Publication Jean Timmermeister, FPSA.

To download the entry form, please click on http://www.egyptphotocompetition.com/fill_in_a_form.html

To visit exhibition’s web site, click on http://www.egyptphotocompetition.com/

To email the exhibition click on Nagla@egyptfestivals.com or Egyptfestival@gmail.com

Wade Clutton, FPSA - PSA Exhibition Standards - Color Slides