CFA International Digital Circuit 2020
Kolkata, the City of Joy, is also the city of dream, nostalgia, and human passion. Photography is an art that reflects human passion more than anything else. CFA International Digital Circuit 2020 has been organized by Kolkata based photography club Calcutta Foto Art to connect the passionate minds of photography from all over the globe. The circuit is hosted digitally through the Photography Contest Software Pixel Clash. The photography circuit is approved by the Photography Society of America (PSA 2020-459). The submission of entries, judging, awards and acceptances, exhibitions, digitally hosting and all other related things to the circuit are strictly done in accordance to the norms of PSA.
CFA International digital Circuit closes their submission on 24th November, 2020 and the judging is done on 11th December, 2020. The notification over web & email is done from the organizer’s end on 24th December, 2020. Exhibition of all the salons is scheduled for 24th to 26th February, 2021. The venue of the exhibition will be The Hotel Avisha (Kestopur, Kolkata) (4- 7 pm). Catalogue and awards will be dispatched from 26th February, 2021.
CFA International Digital Circuit has four PSA approved sections namely A) PID Monochrome (PIDM), B) PID Color (PIDC), C) Nature (ND), and D) Photo travel (PTD). The jury panel of CFA Salon includes SUBRATA BYSACK – GMPSA/p, EFIAP/g, FFIP, GAIUP, GPU CR5, GPU VIP 5, SEPSS, BASU DEB AICH – EFIAP, CHHANDA PAUL – EFIAP, and CHINMOY DUTTA – EFIAP/b, EPSA, EIUP, AICS, FFIP, Hon.PESGSPC. The jury panel of CCK Salon is featured by ANIKET PAUL – EFIAP, and BEDASHREE PATITUNDU – AFIAP. and PIYALI MITRA – EFIAP/b, EPSA, EFIP. All sections of BPC Salon are judged by DR. DEBDAS BHUNIA – EFIAP, and PINKU DEY – EFIAP/b, HonFICS, AFIP, HonPESGSPC, ESoF Hon.FTPAS.
The award list of each section of every judgement includes 1 prestigious PSA GOLD, 1 CFA GOLD, 1 CFA SILVER, 1 CFA BRONZE, 2 CFA CHAIRMAN CHOICE, and 2 CFA MERIT AWARD. Apart from these awards, there are a few special awards for overall best entrant, best Indian entrant, E-Certificates for awarded photographs, and acceptance E-Certificate for all eligible Photographs.
Result of CFA International Digital Circuit 2020
Judging 1
In the Open Monochrome (PIDM) (Digital) section, JAN-THOMAS STAKE from Sweden has been awarded PSA Gold for the image ANGRY LITTLE MAN PSA GOLD. YUK FUNG GARIUS HUNG from Hong Kong received CFA GOLD in the same section for the image RUNNING HORSES 1. In the Open Colour (PIDC) (Digital) section, IGOR DEBEVEC from Slovenia has been awarded PSA Gold for the image INNOCENCE X. The CFA Gold award winner in this section is ARNALDO PAULO CHE from Hong Kong for the image MOTHER AND SON. In the Nature (ND) (Digital) section, PRAMOD GOVIND SHANBHAG from India received PSA Gold for the image HIPPO WITH NEWBORN. JURONG YU from China received CFA Gold in the same section for the photo DEMOISELLE 5. CHING CHING CHAN’s (from Hong Kong) photo WARMTH WITHIN SNOW VALLEY received PSA Gold in Photo Travel (PTD) (Digital) section. IGOR DEBEVEC from Slovenia received CFA Gold in the same section for the image BALLONS.
Judging 2
In the Open Monochrome (PIDM) (Digital) section of Judging 2, JOAQUIN SALINAS D`ANGLADA from Spain received PSA Gold for the image EMOCIONES. The CFA Gold award winning photo in this section is IGOR DEBEVEC’s (from Slovenia) photo TWINS II. In the Open Colour (PIDC) (Digital) section, JAN-THOMAS STAKE from Sweden has been awarded PSA Gold for the image PREGNANT BEHIND THE WINDOW. ARNALDO PAULO CHE from Hong Kong received CFA Gold in the same section for the image CARTHUSIAN MONASTERY 1. NARAYANASWAMY K.M. from India received PSA Gold in the Nature (ND) (Digital) section for the image JACKEL CARRYING CHEETALS HEAD. HEINZ PEKS from Germany received CFA Gold in this section for the image FAMILIE FUCHS. CHING CHING CHAN from Hong Kong has been awarded PSA Gold in the Photo Travel (PTD) (Digital) section for the image ICE CAVE ADVENTURE and JINGRU LUO from USA received CFA Gold in the same section for the image XIANW.
Judging 3
YUK FUNG GARIUS HUNG from Hong Kong received PSA Gold and CHING CHING CHAN from Hong Kong received CFA Gold in the Open Monochrome (PIDM) (Digital) section for their photos BIG LEAP & LOYAL FRIEND respectively. In the Open Colour (PIDC) (Digital) section, CHING CHING CHAN’s (from Hong Kong) A TRIBAL WOMAN NURSING has been awarded PSA GOLD & SHIU GUN WONG’s (from Hong Kong) THE MUSICAIAN 3 has won CFA Gold. DILIP PATEL from USA has been awarded PSA Gold in Nature (ND) (Digital) section for the image EXCITEMENT. MAHESHWARAIAH M from India has won CFA Gold for LION AND LIONESS ATTACKING in the same section. In the Photo Travel (PTD) (Digital) section, JINGRU LUO from USA received PSA Gold for the image XIANW. JURONG YU from China has secured CFA Gold in the same section for the image THE ARCTIC LCELAND 1.
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Source of the cover image and information: the official website of CFA International Digital Circuit 2020
