INSPIRE CIRCUIT 2026

Sections (All Digitals)

OPEN COLOUR (color only) PIDC
OPEN MONOCHROME (monochrome only) PIDM
NATURE GENERAL (color or grayscale monochrome) ND
PHOTO TRAVEL DOCUMENTARY (color or grayscale monochrome) PTDD
PHOTOJOURNALISM GENERAL (Color or grayscale monochrome) PJD
PORTRAIT (color only) PIDC

Image Speciafications

Photos must be in JPEG file format; Max. Horizontal length is 1920 pixels.
Max. Vertical length is 1080 pixels. in 300 dpi.
Compression 7-12, max 2Mb.
Exhibitions are not allowed to resize oversized images.
In such cases the entrant is required to resubmit their entry with properly sized images.

Awards

1 x PSA GOLD MEDAL (18 altogether)
2 SALON MEDALS (36 altogether)
2 SALON SILVER E-Certificates (36 altogether)
2 SALON BRONZE E-Certificates (36 altogether)
3 JURY CHOICE E-Certificates (54 altogether)
6 HONORABLE MENTION E-Certificates (108 altogether)

Calendar

Closing date: 2026-07-22 UTC−12:00, Baker Island
All judging completed by: 2026-08-19
Score reports sent by: 2026-08-26
EDAS submitted by: 2026-09-20
Online Galleries posted by: 2026-09-09
Award/Catalog posted by: 2026-10-20
Status Page and Website availability until: 2027-07-22

Jury Members

Salon 1

Colin Harrison (MPSA) - England
Leena Maija Lindqvist (MPSA) - Finland
Akhil Hardia - India

Salon 2

Than Nguyen (MPSA2, EFIAP/d1) - Vietnam
Than Sint (GMPSA, EFIAP) - Singapore
Lita Legowo (MPSA, EFIAP) - Indonesia

Salon 3

Edward Wong (MPSA2, EFIAP) - Hong Kong
Yiu Wah Wong (GMPSA, EFIAP/d2) - Hong Kong
Kempanna Thimmarayappa (EPSA, EFIAP, ARPS) – India

Exhibition Chairman

Soumya Banerjee

Email: illuminaticircuit@gmail.com

Entry Fee (Entry fee once paid is non-refundable)

INTERNATIONAL ENTRANTS
EURO 27 for any 2 sections
EURO 3 for each additional section
Club/Group Discount
EURO 25 for group of 6 or more for all sections
EURO 22 for group of 8 or more for all sections
EURO 19 for group of 11 or more for all sections
INDIAN ENTRANTS ONLY
INR 1800 for any 1 section
INR 400 for each additional section
Club/Group Discount
INR 2100 for group of 6 or more entrants for all sections
INR 1900 for group of 8 or more entrants for all sections
INR 1700 for group of 11 or more entrants for all sections
EARLY BIRD (for first 32 paid entrants):
EURO 26 or
INR 1800 for all sections
PAYMENT METHOD
By PayPal ID: illuminaticircuit@gmail.com
Indian authors shall pay by direct bank transfer in bank account details available after login.

The works of the authors who do not make any payment by the closing date or make partial payment of entry fees will not be judged and such fees will not be refunded.