South Bengal Circuit
Online MPC Club is very pleased to organise their first photography competition South Bengal Circuit to mark the end of 2020 and the beginning of 2021. Following the protocols of COVID, the organiser of this circuit has run the event online so that participants across the globe can take part in it. South Bengal Circuit is approved by the Photography Society of America (PSA/2020-5446) and powered by Pixel Clash, a Photography Salon Software. The circuit is based on 6 judgings and there are four PSA-approved sections namely Open color (PIDC), Open Monochrome (PIDM), Nature (ND), and Photo Travel (PTD). This international level photography circuit is based on sex salons and four PSA-approved circuits namely Open color (PIDC), Open Monochrome (PIDM), Nature (ND), and Photo Travel (PTD).
The submission of entries of the South Bengal Circuit is closed on 17 December 2020. The online judgment is conducted through Pixel Clash software on 7 January 2021. The result of awards and acceptances is notified on 20 January 2021. EDAS will be prepared and submitted to the PSA on 5 February 2021. Awards and Catalogues will be posted on 20 March 2021.
Panel of Jury
The jury panel of the South Bengal Circuit includes the maestros of photography from all around the world. The jury panel of Salon 1 is featured by Elena McTighe, HonPSA, MPSA, ESFIAP, HonFPSNY, J.R.Schnelzer, APSA,EPSA,AFIAP, and Susan Cowles, FPSA,GMPSA. The jury panel of Salon 2 includes Larry Cowles, HonPSA, GMPSA/P, EFIAP/d1, Marcel van Balken, MFIAP, EFIAP/d3 , MPSA, and James D Smith, MPSA. The judges of Salon 3 are Randy carr, APSA, GPSA , EFIAP, Bob Benson, FPSA,EPSA, and Gary Potts, APSA, GMPSA, SPSA, EFIAP/b.
The jury panel of Salon 4 is featured by Gunther Riehle, GMPSA/P , APSA, Silvana Retter, EFIAP,GPU CR2, and Jerry Louis Ruff, PPSA , AFIAP. In Salon 5, the judges are Kwok Kei Daniel Tse, GMPSA,EFIAP/s, Wolfgang Lin, GMPSA,EFIAP/s, and Yiu Wah Wong, EPSA,EFIAP/b. In Salon 6, the judges featuring the jury panel, are Bekir Yesiltas, EFIAP,EPSA, Ozcan Simsek, AFIAP, QPSA, HIUP, and Derya Yazar, EFIAP.
Result of South Bengal Circuit
Salon 1
In the Open Monochrome section, ARNALDO PAULO CHE from Hong Kong receives the PSA Gold award for the image LANTERN FESTIVAL. MALCOLM JENKIN from England receives Circuit Gold for the image NO ESCAPE in the same section. In the Open Colour section, CHING CHING CHAN from Hong Kong receives PSA Gold for the image THE GOAT LADY. PHILLIP KWAN from Canada receives Circuit Gold in this section for the image POLAR BEAR WALKING 52. In the Nature section, ARNALDO PAULO CHE from Hong Kong receives PSA Gold for the image FEEDING 1 and CHING CHING CHAN from Hong Kong receives Circuit Gold award for the image CHILDHOOD SWEETHEART. In the Photo Travel section, ZHICAI REN from China receives PSA Gold award for the image OFFSHORE ARCHITECTURE 8 and ARNALDO PAULO CHE from Hong Kong receives the Circuit Gold award for the image GREAT WALL 2.
Salon 2
In the Open Monochrome section of Salon 2, ARNALDO PAULO CHE from Hong Kong receives PSA Gold for the image LANTERN FESTIVAL 1. PHILLIP KWAN (from Canada) receives Circuit Gold for the image POLAR PUSH 27 in the same section. In the Open Colour section, PSA Gold is awarded to ARNALDO PAULO CHE from Hong Kong for the image FESTIVAL LEMBAH BALIEM 5 and Circuit Gold is awarded to CHAN H. W. (from Hong Kong) for the image PARK IN RAINING C02. In the Nature section, PSA Gold and Circuit Gold are awarded to HARISH NN (from India) and ARNALDO PAULO CHE (from Hong Kong) for their images WHISPERING OXPECKER and FALLING IN LOVE 2 respectively. In the Photo Travel section, CHING CHING CHAN (from Hong Kong) receives PSA Gold and ZHICAI REN from China receives Circuit Gold for their images SUNRISE PARADISE and OFFSHORE ARCHITECTURE 8 respectively.
Salon 3
In the Open Monochrome section, ARNALDO PAULO CHE from Hong Kong receives PSA Gold for the image TOMB RAIDER and XIAOMEI XU from China receives Circuit Gold for the image TRIBE GIRL. In the Open Colour section, ARNALDO PAULO CHE from Hong Kong receives PSA Gold for the image CARTHUSIAN MONASTERY 1 and KAI ZHENG from China receives Circuit Gold for the image MAGIC WALTS. In the Nature section, H S BYAKOD from India receives PSA Gold for the image BEE EATER WITH FEED and CHING CHING CHAN receives the Circuit Gold for the image Hong Kong FEAST. In the Photo Travel section, CHING CHING CHAN from Hong Kong receives PSA Gold for ICE CAVE ADVENTURE and RINKI SARKAR from India receives the Circuit Gold for the image A SEA OF COLORS.
Salon 4
In the Open Monochrome section, KAI ZHENG from China receives the PSA Gold award for the image A LONELY BOAT ON THE RIVER and CHING CHING CHAN from Hong Kong receives the Circuit Gold award for the image MY DAILY WORK. In the Open Colour section, the PSA Gold award has been to CHING CHING CHAN (from Hong Kong) for the image STRUGGLE FOR OWN SPACE and the Circuit Gold award has been awarded to RINKI SARKAR (from India) for the image RAIN OF COLOR. In the Nature section, YUET YEE WONG (from Hong Kong) receives the PSA Gold award for the image STAY ALERT and MALCOLM JENKIN from England receives the Circuit Gold for the image HORNED FROG IN WATER. ASHOK KUMAR from India has been awarded PSA Gold for the image BAHUBALI MASTAKABHISHEKAM and DANLEI YE (from Canada) receives the Circuit Gold award for the image JUMP OVER THE FIRE6.
Salon 5
In the Open Monochrome section, KUMAR KRANTI PRASAD from India receives the PSA Gold award for the image CHILDHOOD THE BEST ERA and CHING CHING CHAN from Hong Kong receives the Circuit Gold award for the image DEEP EYE. In the Open Colour section, RINKI SARKAR from India receives the PSA Gold award for the image RAIN OF COLOR and SHIU GUN WONG from Hong Kong receives the Circuit Gold award for the image THE MUSICAIAN 3. In the Nature section, CHING CHING CHAN from Hong Kong receives the PSA Gold award for the image CHATTING and KAI ZHENG from China receives the Circuit Gold award for the image XINJIANG ANJIHAI GRAND CANYON. MAINAK DEY from India secured the PSA Gold award for the image MACHUPICHU and ARNALDO PAULO CHE from Hong Kong receives the Circuit Gold award for the image GREAT WALL 2.
Salon 6
In the Open Monochrome section of Salon 6, JOYRAJ SAMANTA from India receives PSA Gold for the image TRANSIT CAMP 4 and ARNALDO PAULO CHE from Hong Kong receives the Circuit Gold award for the image TOMB RAIDER. In the Open Colour section, SHIU GUN WONG from Hong Kong receives the PSA Gold award for the image THE MUSICAIAN 3 and TZU WENG CHIN from Taiwan receives the Circuit Gold award for the image LIGHT AND BEAUTY 04. In the Nature section, ARNALDO PAULO CHE from Hong Kong receives the PSA Gold award for the image FALLING IN LOVE 2 and KAI ZHENG from China receives the Circuit Gold award for the image TIBETAN ANTELOPE. In the Photo Travel section, CHING CHING CHAN from Hong Kong receives the PSA Gold award for the image WARMTH WITHIN SNOW VALLEY and KAI ZHENG from China receives the Circuit Gold award for the image KALAJUN GRASSLAND.
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Source of the cover image and information: the official website of Online MPC Club
