Montage Circuit Kolkata 2020
Montage Circuit Kolkata 2020 is an international level photography competition and exhibition organized by Mindframe Club of Kolkata, India. This international photography contest is approved by the Photographic Society of America (PSA) (PSA 2020 – 234). The submission of entries, payment, live judgment, notification, result and scorecard generation, and EDAS preparation are done digitally with the Photography Contest Software Pixel Clash. The circuit engages renowned as well as amateur photographers across the globe from the countries like India, China, Hong Kong, Canada, Spain, Malaysia, France, Germany, USA, Sweden, England, Singapore, Italy, etc.
The extended closing date of this circuit is 21st November 2020 followed by the judgement on 26th November 2020. Notification of awards and acceptances over web and mail is done on 06th December 2020. The schedule for the despatch of awards and catalog is on 10th Feb 2021. Salon 1 is judged by Subrata Bysack – GMPSA/p, EFIAP/g, Dr. Asok Sengupta – AFIP, HON. CPE, and Swapan Mukherjee – EFIAP,FFIP. The judging panel of Salon 2 is featured by Amitabha Sil – EPSA, EFIAP, Partha Sarathi Sarkar – EFIAP,FFIP, and Dr. Debdas Bhunia – EFIAP, FFIP. Salon 3 is judged by Achintya Kumar Saha – GMPSA, EFIAP/p, Soumen Das – EFIAP, PPSA,BPSA, and Sudip Roychoudhury – EFIAP, Hon.FICS.
Montage Circuit Kolkata 2020 includes five sections approved by the Photographic Society of America. The sections are A) Monochrome Open (PIDM), B) Color open (PIDC), C) Nature (ND), D) Photo Travel (PTD) and E) People (PIDC). Each section’s award list includes 3 PSA Gold medals, 3 MONTAGE Gold medals, 3 MONTAGE Silver medals, 3 MONTAGE Bronze medals, 3 Chairman Choice medals, and 9 MONTAGE Merit medals.
Result
Salon 1
In Salon 1, the award list features so many exclusive and lively photos from the hands of the world’s renowned photographers. In the Open Monochrome section, PSA Gold award is handed over to Yu Lun of China for the image TEA TASTING. Gary Potts from USA receives MONTAGE Gold award in this section for the image PARROTT ENCOUNTER. In the Open Colour section, CHING CHING CHAN from Hong Kong receives PSA Gold award for the image HAPPY HOUR. Weining Lin from China receives MONTAGE Gold in this section for the image BEAUTY WITH MASK. Yuet Yee Wong from Hong Kong receives PSA Gold award in the Nature section for the image STAY ALERT. In the same section, MONTAGE Gold is received by Samir Sachveda from India for the image PIERCE TO KILL. Yu Lun of China receives PSA Gold award in the Photo Travel section for the image TWO DRAGONS PLAYING WITH WATER. Pramod Govind Shanbhag from India receives MONTAGE Gold in the same section for the image SHROUD. Arnaldo Paulo Che from Hong Kong receives PSA Gold in the People section for the image OLD TEA HOUSE 2. Yuk Fung Garius Hung from Hong Kong receives MONTAGE Gold in the same section for the image WELCOMING BUTTER TEA.
Salon 2
Salon 2 also experienced so many masterpieces of world photography in several segments. In the Open Monochrome section, PSA Gold is received by Joaquine Salinas D’ Anglada from Spain and MONTAGE Gold is received by Yuk Fung Garius Hung from Hong Kong for their images EMOCIONES and RISING STARS OF FOOTBALL respectively. In the Open Colour section, PSA Gold is received by Barbara Jenkin (from England) for the image BEWARE THE MASK and MONTAGE Gold is received by Yuk Fung Garius Hung (from Hong Kong) for the image GOAT FIGHTING. Narayanaswamy KM (from India) receives PSA Gold award in the Nature section for the image JACKEL CARRYING CHEETALS HEAD. Richard Bailey from USA receives MONTAGE Gold in the same section for the image LUNCH. Kim-Pheng Sim from Singapore receives PSA Gold award in the Photo Travel section for the image BAJAU LOVELY CHILDREN. Ching Ching Chan from Hong Kong receives MONTAGE Gold in the same section for the image ICE CAVE ADVENTURE. Yuk Fung Garius Hung from Hong Kong receives PSA Gold award in the People section for the image MAOS TEA HOUSE. David Keel from England receives MONTAGE Gold in the same section for the image FAREWELL MY LOVE.
Salon 3
Salon 3 also features brilliant pieces of photography from across the globe. Yuk Fung Garius Hung from Hong Kong receives PSA Gold award in the Open Monochrome section for the image RISING STARS OF FOOTBALL. Arnaldo Paulo Che from Hong Kong receives MONTAGE Gold award for the image SISTER AND BROTHER 1. In the Open Colour section, PSA Gold is received by Arnaldo Paulo Che (from Hong Kong) for the image MOTHER AND SON. MONTAGE Gold in the same section is received by Ching Ching Chan (from Hong Kong) for the image THE GOAT LADY. Michael Tran (from USA) receives PSA Gold in the Nature section for the image MORNING CATCH. Sathyanarayana C.R. from India receives MONTAGE Gold in the same section for the image CHEETAH CHASE. Yuk Fung Garius Hung from Hong Kong receives PSA Gold in the Photo Travel section for the image NEW YORK 2 and Ching Ching Chan from Hong Kong receives MONTAGE Gold in the same section for the image WARMTH WITHIN SNOW VALLEY. Yuk Fung Garius Hung from Hong Kong receives PSA Gold in the People section for the image WELCOMING BUTTER TEA and Ching Ching Chan from Hong Kong receives MONTAGE Gold in the same section CHEFS OF THE VILLAGE.
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Source of the cover image and information: the official website of Montage Circuit Kolkata 2020
