ELIXIR International Circuit 2020
Elixir International Circuit, a PSA approved (PSA no: 2020- 433) international photography circuit, is powered by Pixel Clash, a Photography Salon Software. Fotoclub photography club organizes this international photography contest for connecting enthusiastic photographers across the world. Fotoclub is an India based photography club that is dedicated to promoting contemporary thoughts and cultures through the lens of creative minds worldwide. ELIXIR International Circuit 2020 has been a platform for connecting the best creative minds across the world. This international photography contest received entries in four sections namely Open Color (PIDC), Open Monochrome (PIDM), Nature (ND), and Photo Travel (PTD). The list of awarded and accepted images in this circuit includes beautifully snapped and artistically crafted images from the lens of world’s renowned photographers. All the images are not only rich as per their pictorial quality, these images have genuine storytelling quality.
The acceptance ratio abides by the uniform rules of Photographic Society of America (PSA) in regards to sections, submissions, judgment, acceptance, awards, distribution of certificates and catalogues, and other things related to the circuit. As per the rules of PSA, the acceptance rate remains within 35% of the total submission. Apart from awards and acceptance, every paid entrant is subject to get a personalized report card. The award list of Elixir International Circuit 2020 includes 24 PSA Gold Awards (1 in each section), 24 Circuit Gold Medal awards (1 in each section), 24 number of Circuit Silver Medal awards (1 in each section), 24 number of Circuit Bronze Medal awards (1 in each section), and a total 72 nos of HM Ribbon awards (3 in each section).
Elixir International Circuit 2020 engages renowned mentors of world photography as judges in different salons. In Salon 1, the judges are Jon Fishback APSA,ARPS (USA), Gary Potts APSA, GMPSA, SPSA, EFIAP/b (USA), and Suman Bhattacharyya PSA Nature Evaluator (India). In Salon 2, the judging panel features Larry Cowles Hon.PSA,GMPSA/P (USA), Susan Cowles FPSA,GMPSA (USA), and James d Smith MPSA (USA). In Salon 3, the judges are Kwok Kei Daniel Tse GMPSA, EFIAP\S, GPU CR3. (Hong Kong), Lin Wolfgang GMUPHK , MPSA2 ,EFIAP/b (Hong Kong), and Pang Man Chung Patrick AUPHK , EPSA , EFIAP (Hong Kong). Gunther Riehle APSA, GMPSA/P (Germany), Silvana Retter AFIAP,GPU-CR2 (Germany), and Ovi D Pop EFIAP/S,GPU-CR4 (Romania) judges the Salon 4 in this circuit. In Salon 5, the judging panel is featured by Bekir Yeslits EFIAP,EPSA (Turkey), Mandru Cantemir Aron EFIAP,GPU-CR3 (Romania), and Bob Benson FPSA,EPSA (USA). Salon 6 is judged by Jerry Louis Ruff AFIAP,QPSA (Germany), Danlei Ye GMPSA,ARPS (Canada), and Nadia Filiaggi EPSA,EFIAP (Australia).
Result
Judging 1
KUMAR KRANTI PRASAD from India won PSA Gold award in the Open Monochrome section for his image CHILDHOOD THE BEST ERA. ASOK SENGUPTA from India won the Circuit Gold award in the same section for the image THE AGELESS PORTRAIT. ARNALDO PAULO CHE from Hong Kong received PSA Gold award in the Open Colour section for the image MISSING 1. BARBARA JENKIN from England won Circuit Gold award in the same section for the image THREE GRACES. BJOERN ENGEN from Norway won PSA Gold award in Nature section for the image SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST. CHIN TZU WENG from Taiwan received Circuit Gold in this section for the image REPRODUCE THE NEXT GENERATION01. DMITRY ARKHIPOV from Russian Federation won PSA Gold in the Photo Travel section for the image MUNDARI-2 PSA GOLD. NILADRI DHARA from India won Circuit Gold in the same section for the image SBG TWO.
Judging 2
ARNAB BHOWMICK from India received PSA Gold in the Open Monochrome section for the image MOUMITA01505. ARNALDO PAULO CHE from Hong Kong received Circuit Gold award in the same section for the image TOMB RAIDER.SAMIR SACHDEVA from India won PSA Gold in the Open Colour section for the image POISED TO APPEAL. ARNALDO PAULO CHE from Hong Kong received Circuit Gold in the same section for the image MOTHER AND SON. ARNALDO PAULO CHE from Hong Kong received PSA Gold award in the Nature section for the image FALLING IN LOVE 2. YUK FUNG GARIUS HUNG from Hong Kong received Circuit Gold award in the same section for the image MY PREY. ARNALDO PAULO CHE from Hong Kong received PSA Gold award in the Photo Travel section for the image GREAT WALL 2. RINKI SARKAR from India received Circuit Gold award in the Photo Travel section for the image MAJESTIC.
Judging 3
YUK FUNG GARIUS HUNG from Hong Kong received PSA Gold award in the Open Monochrome section for the image RISING STARS OF FOOTBALL. KAI ZHENG from China won Circuit Gold award for the image THE EARLY MORNING OF. KAI ZHENG from China received PSA Gold award in the Open Colour section for the image FORAGING. YUK FUNG GARIUS HUNG from Hong Kong received Circuit Gold award in the same section for the image WINTER FISHING 2. ARNALDO PAULO CHE from Hong Kong received PSA Gold award in the Nature section for the image SIKA DEER 2. PHILLIP KWAN from Canada won Circuit Gold award in the same section for the image BEAR BUFF 37. ARNALDO PAULO CHE from Hong Kong received PSA Gold award in the Photo Travel section for the image GREAT WALL 2. HEINZ PEKS from Germany won Circuit Gold in the same section for the image MACHU PICCHU.
Judging 4
YUK FUNG GARIUS HUNG from Hong Kong received PSA Gold award in the Open Monochrome section for the image RISING STARS OF FOOTBALL. KAI ZHENG from China won Circuit Gold award for the image FISHERMAN. KAI ZHENG from China won PSA Gold in Open Colour section for the image NIGHT OF PUJIANG RIVER. RINKI SARKAR from India won the Circuit Gold award in the same section for the image RAIN OF COLOR. ARNALDO PAULO CHE from Hong Kong received PSA Gold award in the Nature section for the image INSECTS 3. NARAYANASWAMY K M from India won Circuit Gold award in the same section for the image JACKEL CARRYING CHEETALS HEAD. KALYAN CHATTOPADHYAY from India received PSA Gold award in the Photo Travel section for the image THE COLOUR OF CELEBRATION. ZHICAI REN from China won Circuit Gold in the same section for the image OFFSHORE ARCHITECTURE 6.
Judging 5
YUK FUNG GARIUS HUNG from Hong Kong received PSA Gold award in the Open Monochrome section for the image RISING STARS OF FOOTBALL. KAI ZHENG from China won Circuit Gold award in this section for the image LANDSCAPE PAINTING. YUK FUNG GARIUS HUNG from Hong Kong received PSA Gold award in the Open Colour section for the image WINTER FISHING 2. KAI ZHENG from China won Circuit Gold award in the same section for the image MAGIC WALTS. ARNALDO PAULO CHE from Hong Kong received PSA Gold award in the Nature section for the image INSECTS 3. KAI ZHENG from China won Circuit Gold award in the same section for the image METASEQUOIA FOREST. KAI ZHENG from China won PSA Gold award in the Photo Travel section for the image SEDA THE BUDDHIST INSTITUTE. EYAL AMER from Israel won Circuit Gold award in the same section for the image PUDDLE.
Judging 6
YUK FUNG GARIUS HUNG from Hong Kong received PSA Gold award in the Open Monochrome section for the image RISING STARS OF FOOTBALL. PHILLIP KWAN from Canada won Circuit Gold award in the same section for the image WHEELCHAIR BB 51. RINKI SARKAR from India won the PSA Gold award in the Open Colour section for the image RAIN OF COLOR. YUK FUNG GARIUS HUNG from Hong Kong received Circuit Gold award in the same section for the image WINTER FISHING 2. HARISH NN from India won PSA Gold award in the Nature section for the image WHISPERING OXPECKER PSA GOLD. JEAN CLAUDE BACLE from France received Circuit Gold award in the same section for the image TENDERNESS LIONS. ZHICAI REN from China won PSA Gold in the Photo Travel section for the image OFFSHORE ARCHITECTURE 6. RINKI SARKAR from India won the Circuit Gold award in the same section for the image BLUE.
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