PSSA Honours Update as at 1 August 2013

The PSSA anticipate that the Honours results will be available in the third week of August.

Please take note of the following changes:

Applications in all divisions must be made in one of the following three categories:

• Open
• Nature
• Photojournalism

No manipulated images may be entered in the Nature or Photojournalism categories. Raw files may be requested for verification purposes.

Manipulated nature and manipulated photojournalism must be marked as such and must be entered in the Open category. Panels entered in the Open category may include both manipulated and non manipulated images.

No image or part thereof may include anyone else's artwork.

In the case of documentary Audio Visuals a limited number of reference works may be included provided acknowledgement is given. The photographic aspect of Honours application in Audio Visual is an important one and therefor it is necessary that the vast majority of images used in a Documentary Audio Visual should be your own work. All images used in all other Audio Visuals must be your own work.

The Diamond rating requirements for Honours Applications have been changed as follows:

LPSSA - No diamond rating is necessary

APPSA - a three diamond rating in the medium in which you are applying (please note that this does not mean a total of three diamond ratings but a singe three diamond rating). Applications already holding either a LPSSA in the same medium or an APSSA in another medium may apply directly for an APSSA.

The Diamond Cluster and Mile awards will be acknowledged as EPSSA(Cls) and EPSSA(Mille) respectively. 

A panel of between 15 and 25 prints is now a prerequisite for a MPSSA application.

Barrie Wilkins.