Competitions

How the monthly competition works

Entries go in through PhotoVault by the Sunday before the meeting. An accredited judge scores every image on the night and the results are on the site the next day.

Vintage Beauty, Belinda Ueckermann

Rules and addendum

Competition rules and the addendum on procedures.

Read the rules

Passing Time, Theressa Jansen van Vuuren

Categories and star ratings

Entry categories, how star ratings work and how you move up.

Categories and stars

Fish Eagle with its Prey, David Roberts

Preparing your images

Sizing, colour space, file naming and screen calibration.

Image guide

Band-eyed Drone Fly, Belinda Ueckermann

Themes 2026

This year's monthly themes with the winning photograph for each month.

See the themes

Divided by Dawn, Anita Bester

Salon calendar

National and international salons on the PSSA calendar, with closing dates.

PSSA salon calendar

Droplet, Antonette Bezuidenhout

Judge evaluation

Members rate the judge after each competition evening. Takes a minute.

Evaluation form

Next competition

Wed 9 Sep

Theme: Sunrise and Sunsets.

Entries close

Sunday 6 September, via PhotoVault

October

Panning

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