Divisions
Print Division
Projected Image (Digital) Division
Classes
Class A - Advanced, professional photographers & PSA Start Exhibitors
Class B - Beginners, new members and those who compete less often
A member, by notifying the Board, may move up to a higher competition class. A member may also request reclassification to the Board, to move to a lower class.
Members will be notified at the beginning of the Club year, if the Board feels they should move up to a higher class for next year’s competition.
Print Division
Print Division
Color A & B - Any subject (no accent color)
Monochrome A & B - Any subject
Nature- See Nature Rules
Photojournalism (PJ)
Photo Travel (PT)
Print Rules
Advanced Class - prints must not exceed 16"x10"
Beginning Class - prints must not exceed 8.5"x12"
PJ and PT - prints must not exceed 8.5"x12"
See Nature Rules
See Photojournalism Rules
See Photo Travel Rules
A member may enter a maximum of two prints in any Print Division.
A member cannot enter both Class A and Class B in the same Division.
Projected Image (Digital) Division
Projected Image (Digital) Division
Altered Reality A & B - Any subject that has obviously been manipulated
Color A & B Any subject
Monochrome A & B Any subject (no accent color)
Nature A & B
Photojournalism (PJ) A & B
Photo Travel (PT) A & B
Projected Image (Digital) Rules
See Nature Rules
See Photojournalism Rules
See Photo Travel Rules
Images must not exceed 1920px x 1080px, longest side.
File names cannot be longer than 35 characters including spaces.
File size cannot be larger than 2MB
 A member can enter a minimum of two digital images in any Digital Division.Â
A member cannot enter Class A and Class B in the same Division.Â
Competition Points
The following points apply to all competitions in Prints and Projected Images. Competitors with the highest points for the year in each class of competition will receive an appropriate award. The same scores given by the judges will be considered ties and each will receive the same number of points. Points earned in one class may not be transferred to another class.
1st Place – 5 points
2nd Place – 4 points
3rd Place – 3 points
Honorable Mention – 2 points
All other entries – 1 point
Disqualifications – 0 points
Prints or Digital Images awarded the same score by the judges will be considered ties and each will receive the same number of points. Points earned in one class may not be transferred to another class.
Competition Nights
Competition Nights
In all Divisions, there are a total number of ten (10) competition nights. The maximum number of competition nights allowed a member can enter, and not lose points, is eight (8). If eight (8) nights are exceeded, the penalty is the loss of the highest point score for a previously entered competition. The Minimum number of nights required to enter to be eligible for year-end awards is three (3).
Digital competition - 1st meeting of the month
Print competition - 2nd meeting of the month
Except November and December
November - no competition
December - Digital & Print
Competition Nights for Members Joining during the last 5 months of the Club year
In all Divisions, there are a total number of five (5) competition nights, January – May. The Minimum number of nights required to enter to be eligible for year-end awards is three (2).
Awards will be based on cumulative scores for the 5-month competition nights.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Artificial Intelligence Summary: Recognizing the rapid evolution of AI software, this rule is subject to change.  AI photo editing tools which enhance, adjust, or intelligently modify what was already captured in your photograph are permitted, provided they use only visual information already present in your photograph.  (For the latest PSA rules, consult the AI Statement on PSA’s website.)Â
- Permitted AI-enhanced editing: includes editing tools that perform transformations, enhancements, or corrections based exclusively on the existing pixel data captured in the author’s original photograph without introducing externally-sourced content.
- Prohibited AI editing: includes any AI-assisted processes for synthetic image generation that incorporate external image data, visual elements, textures, objects, or scenes not originally present in the author’s photograph are prohibited.
 Further explanatory information of current PSA rules:
Out-painting tools (generative fill) which allow you to expand a cropped image using a context aware extension of the original photo are permitted, unless restricted by the Division’s definition.
Other generative AI tools that generate new synthetic visual content based on external image data not originally present in the author’s photograph are prohibited, regardless of how small the edited area.
Any person who violates this AI rule shall be banned from PSA exhibitions for a period ranging from 3 years to permanent exclusion.
Matrix of image editing techniques – all Divisions
General Rules
- No member shall be eligible to enter any competition judged by a member of his or her immediate family.
- If a member judges twice in a specific competition in the current club year, that member will be permitted to enter a double entry in the same division judged on another competition night. The member will let the Competition Chairman know they are entering a double entry.
- Any Print or Projected Image entered in club competition may be re-entered one time, if the entry placed lower than 3rd place. The member will let the Competition Chairman know they are entering a previously entered entry.
- Projected Images previously entered and placed in previous competition divisions: Color and Monochrome Projected. may not be entered in the new competition divisions: Open Color and/or Open Monochrome.
- Monochrome images shall not contain an accent color. An image is considered to be Monochrome only if it gives the impression of having no color (i.e. contains only shades of grey which can include pure black and pure white) OR it gives the impression of being a greyscale image that has been toned in one color across the entire image. (For example, by Sepia, red, gold, etc.) A greyscale or multi-colored image modified or giving the impression of having been modified by partial toning, multi toning, or by the inclusion of spot coloring does not meet the definition of monochrome and shall be classified as a Color Work.
- Image Titles Each different image you enter in the club competition must have a unique title. A projected image and a print of the same image must have the same title. A color version of data capture and a monochrome version of the same data capture club is considered to be the same image and both versions must be given the same title. (Note: Titles such as “Utah landscape†and “Utah landscape BW†are NOT the same – both versions of that image should be called “Utah landscapeâ€.
- Nature and Photojournalism are considered separate divisions. Any print or digital image that has been entered in Nature or Photojournalism competition may also be entered in Pictorial competition and vice versa. NOTE the naming convention above.
- All Images entered during the club year are eligible for entry in the End of the Year Competition in the same division as entered, regardless of how the images placed.
Judges
Judges will be selected by the Second Vice President. Each member is expected to judge two or more times during the year and is encouraged to find a replacement if unable to judge.
Each time you judge, whether Projected Image (Digital)Â or Print Division, you are allowed to submit a makeup/double entry in a future competition night for the Division you judged.
If you have not entered a full 8 competitions by the end of April and you judge the May competitions, there is no future competition for you to enter.
Resolution of Disputes
All questions about the interpretation and application of these rules may be referred to the Executive Board by the Competition Committees or by an individual member.