A Photo Travel image must express the feeling of a time and place, portray a land, its people, or a culture in its natural state. Photo Travel images have no geographical limitations. Ultra close-ups which lose their identity and studio-type model shots are unacceptable. Techniques that add to, relocate, replace or remove any element of the original image, except by cropping, are not permitted. Techniques that enhance the presentation if the image, without changing the photo travel content, are permitted. All adjustments must appear natural. The removal, or manipulation, of colors contained within the original image to enable the production of monochrome images is permitted.

A Photo Travel image in Architecture must illustrate a time and/or a place, way of life or culture by way of man-made structures. The Architecture image must not be close up unless it clearly exhibits Photo Travel as defined. As with all Photo Travel Entries, the theme must conform to the Photo Travel Definition.

Non-Return Print Fees
                                                                     World Wide
       1 section no-return                                 $6 US Total
       2 sections no-return                               $8 US Total

Return Print Fees
                                                                   North America                              Other
       1 section return                                    $10 US Total                          $16 US Total
       2 sections return                                  $18 US Total                          $28 US Total

PayPal is available for payment on-line. Please note that you do not need to have a PayPal account to pay using PayPal, just a valid debit or credit card (Master Card, Visa, Discover Card, American Express). Please do not combine payments for the Photo Travel sections with payments for other sections in other Divisions and/or for other people on the same transaction.

Entrants may pay in US Dollars by cash or check . All checks must be made payable to “PSA” and must be drawn on a US bank. Print entrants must include the cash or check with their prints and print entry forms if not paying by PayPal. IRC's are not an acceptable form of payment.

Any entry without paid entry fees at the time of judging will not be judged.

The maker’s name and/or image title shall not be in the image area or in any other area visible to the judges of any digital files, slides or prints. This includes copyrights.

An image (or a nearly identical in-camera duplicate) previously accepted in any PSA International Photo Travel section, regardless of media, is not eligible for entry in any Photo Travel Division section of the 2011 PSA International.

The same image may not be submitted in more than one Photo Travel Section of the 2011 PSA International regardless of the media. This means images submitted in either Photo Travel Print Section may not be submitted in the other Photo Travel Print section or in either Photo Travel Dual Projection section. This does not prevent the same images from being submitted in EID, CPID, Nature or Photojournalism sections provided they meet the requirements of those sections. Please note: Different images with the same title or the same image with different titles will be considered the same image.

Entries must originate as photographs (image-captures of object via light sensitivity) made by the entrant on photographic emulsion or acquired digitally. By virtue of submitting an entry, the entrant certifies the work as his/her own and permits the sponsors to reproduce all or part of the entered material free of charge for publication and/or display in media related to the exhibition. This may include use in the PSA Journal or low resolution posting on a web site. Entrants not giving this permission will not be eligible for awards. The exhibition assumes no liability of any misuse of copyright. All final work must be on photographic film, digital file, on photographic print material or digital print material.

I hereby give PSA permission to use my submitted images in PSA Educational Programs produced on CD's, DVD's or in Downloadable form, using ProShow Gold or equivalent software that does not allow program users access to individual images, for use by PSA Members, Clubs, Chapters and Councils wherever they may be. I am of Legal Age, and own all rights to these images, including copyright. or my parent or guardian gives permission on my behalf if I am not of Legal Age.

Informative Note: This License Agreement is over and above the permissions granted in the Original Image Statement above. The Judges will not be informed of the status of the License Agreement. Not accepting this License Agreement in no way affects whether the images submitted are accepted or whether, if accepted, the images are eligible for awards.

All acceptances are eligible for Photo Travel Division Star Ratings for members of the Photographic Society of America subject to the requirements of the Photo Travel Division. An on-line 8½"x11" PDF Photo Travel Division Exhibition Catalog listing acceptances in all four Photo Travel Division sections is included with your entry fee. A link will be included on the Exhibition Web Site www.psaexhibition.com so you can email the Catalog to yourself and save as an electronic file and/or print out. This is the same Catalog that will be provided to the Photo Travel Division Star Ratings Director and includes color reproductions of the medal winning images. Printed hard copies of the Catalogs will not be mailed the the entrants.

Open Section
   PSA Awards
       1-Gold Medal; 1-Silver Medal; 1-Bronze Medal and 6-Honorable Mention Ribbons
   PTD Awards
       Van Gelder Award (Best set of 4 acceptances)

Architecture Section
   PSA Awards
       1-Gold Medal; 1-Silver Medal; 1-Bronze Medal and 6 Honorable Mention Ribbons

Additional PSA Silver Medals, Bronze Medals and Honorable Mention Ribbons will be awarded depending on the number of entries received.

Each Image must have a unique title. Once and image has been accepted in any PSA Recognized Exhibition, regardless of section or Division, that same image, or a like “in camera” or a “reproduction” duplicate of that image may not be retitled for use in any other PSA Recognized Exhibition.

Titles will not be read aloud during judging.

Please limit titles to 35 characters including spaces and punctuation. The Entry Form software will clip any excess characters resulting in an incomplete title for inclusion in the Catalog. This will cause problems when applying for Star Ratings.

In addition to the title, the back of each print must have the name and address of the entrant in a position that clearly indicates the top of the print from the rear. Only pressure sensitive labels may be used for titles, names and addresses on the backs of unmounted prints to prevent bleed-through of the ink. The titles on the backs of the prints must match the titles on the Entry Form.

Prints may not exceed 20 inches or the metric equivalent in the longest dimension nor 16 inches or the metric equivalent in the shortest dimension.

Award winning prints will be on display at www.psaexhibition.com. Selected prints* and all award winners will also be displayed at the 2011 PSA International Conference in Colorado Springs, Colorado between September 19, 2011 and September 24, 2011.

*Space constraints may prevent displaying all Photo Travel Print acceptances at the Conference. All award winners will be displayed. Accepted Photo Travel prints not included in the display will still get full credit towards Photo Travel Division Star Ratings and Who's Who listing and will be in the Photo Travel PDF On-Line catalog.

The entries are processed periodically. The status report heading indicates the time/date of the last status update and the next scheduled status list update. It takes longer for print status to be included on the Entry Status List so please be patient. Do not expect an immediate update.

If any problems are noted on the status list, please contact the Photo Travel Print Chairman by going to the Photo Travel Print menu on the Exhibition Web Site and clicking on Send Email to Section Chairman to resolve.

PayPal confirmation for on-line payments will come directly from PayPal using the sender address service@paypal.com and will be addressed to you using the your name as entered on the PayPal page.

After you have received your email forms, please review the information you entered. If you made any errors, especially any typos in the Image Titles, please make out new entry forms or contact the Photo Travel Print Chairman by going to the Photo Travel Print Menu on the Exhibition Web Site and clicking on Send Email to Section Chairman to resolve. Whether you pushed the wrong key or not, the information as you entered it on the entry form, including names, titles, city and countries, will be the ones listed in the Catalog if the images are accepted.

You must complete a Print Entry Form prior to shipping your prints . Use of the On-Line Print Entry Form with data filled-in on-line is requested and recommended to maximize legibility and accuracy. Prints for both sections should be mailed in the same package. A separate filled-in form for each section must be mailed with the prints to the Photo Travel Print Chairman at:

                 Larry Durbin, APSA
                 10501 W. Hope Drive
                 Sun City, AZ 85351
                 USA

After you have carefully read these “Information and Conditions of Entry”, go back to the main menu and click on the line in the menu labeled Photo Travel Print Entry Forms. After you fill out the form and click on submit, you will receive a separate email with the Entry Form for each Photo Travel Print section. Print out each of the forms for the sections you entered and mail them with your prints, together with cash and check for Entry Fees if not paying by PayPal. Don’t forget to sign the forms for prints that do not require being returned.

Please do not use Print Screen to capture and print the data entry form if you are using the On-Line Print Entry Form. If you have trouble using the On-Line Entry Form please contact the Photo Travel Print Chairman by going to the Photo Travel Print Menu on the Exhibition Web Site and clicking on Send Email to Section Chairman to resolve or contact the Exhibition Webmaster by clicking Send Email to Webmaster to resolve.

All prints must be shipped unmounted and flat regardless the country of origin. Separate stiffeners are recommended in the packaging when mailing unmounted prints to prevent damage during shipping. Mounted and/or matted prints will not be judged.

A box is provided on the Print Entry Form to give permission to destroy the prints after the Exhibition. Entrants giving this permission must sign in the space provided on the Entry Form and can pay the reduced fees using the Non-Return Print Fees above. All other entrants must pay the higher fees required by the Return Print Fees above. Entrants giving permission to destroy the prints without signing the Entry Form but submitting fees based on destroying the prints will be contacted by the Photo Travel Print Chairman to resolve the conflict by obtaining either a signed permission to destroy the prints or the payment of additional funds as required to equal the Return Fees above.