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What are these Honours?

There are various ways in which you can receive photographic

Honours from the PSSA, explains Nicol du Toit.

PSSA can award two types of Hon- Diamond ratings requirements
ours to members in recognition of
a high standard of photographic
ability. These are not qualifications,
but honorary titles, and in line with
the use of titles by most professional DPSSA: 125 digital acceptances in short, then the whole panel is shown
bodies (e.g. CA), they are only award- any one category; or 80 prints in any again, discussed and rescored. If
ed to members. one category. it then only requires one image to
One type is awarded for the accu- DPSSA(Cls): 250 digital acceptances qualify for an LPSSA or APSSA, the
mulation of salon acceptances and per category. Nobody has achieved applicant will be invited to submit
you may apply for these Honours DPSSA Cluster (Cls) or higher Hon- an additional image, which is voted
(DPSSA, EPSSA etc.) at any time of ours in prints. on remotely. In the case of an FPSSA
the year. EPSSA: 500 acceptances in any one application, the applicant may miss
Another way to gain Honours is to category; or 250 in two categories. up to two images to be invited to
apply by submitting a panel of pho- EPSSA(Cls): 750 acceptances in one submit additional images.
tographs to the Honours Judging category; or 375 in any two catego- Credits are awarded to unsuccessful
Panel, who gather twice a year to ries; or 250 in any three categories. applicants for individual images that
evaluate the submissions. Applica- EPSSA(Mille): 1000 acceptances in were passed by 75% or more of the
tions are made in January and July. judges and are valid for two years
one category; or 500 in two catego-
Salon acceptances ries; or 500 in any one category plus from the date of first application —

The type of Honour awarded (DPSSA 250 in two other categories; or 375 in other words, a maximum of four
judging sessions. A credit may not
or EPSSA) is based on the number of in two categories plus 250 in the be failed by a judge during the time
acceptances you achieved in South other category. of its validity
African national and international EPSSA(Mille-Premium) In addition
salons with PSSA patronage, as well to EPSSA(Mille) 350 acceptances Licentiateship – LPSSA: This is
as other international salons with more from any of the categories. awarded for a high level of basic skill
patronage by one or more of: EPSSA(Mille-Platinum): In addition and competence in the submitted
panel of 10 images. Everybody must
• The Royal Photographic Society of to EPSSA(Mille-Premium) you need start with LPSSA, unless you already
Great Britain 400 more acceptances from any of have a 3 Diamond rating — 60 PDI
• The Photographic Society of the categories. or 40 print acceptances — in which
America Panel submissions case you may apply for APSSA.
• The Australian Photographic Society Application may be made in digital, Associateship - APSSA is awarded
• FIAP prints, Audio Visual (AV) or Applied. for a higher standard of technical
No more than half of the acceptance In PDI and prints application may skill, competence and creative abil-

points may be claimed from over- be made in any of the 3 categories: ity. The panel consists of 15 images.
seas-based salons and no more than Colour, Mono or Nature. See here. Fellowship – FPSSA is awarded for
a third of the acceptance points may The submitted panel is judged live photographic excellence and distin-
be from credits received for salon by a panel of 12 Judges, who must guished ability, with versatility dis-
judging. Application may be made at least have FPSSA Honours. The played in the panel of 25 images.
in only one category, either Colour, standard is incredibly high and it is Master - MPSSA is the highest award
Mono or Nature and can be for PDI very rare for an applicant to succeed which a member of PSSA may apply
or print acceptances. the first time. On average, a third of for. The application consists of an ed-
Before applying for Honours, you the applications are accepted. ucational, illustrated lecture, as well
may apply for a diamond rating Eight of the 12 judges must pass all as a panel of 15 to 25 mounted, top
badge. Non-PSSA members may the images in an application for it to quality, exhibition prints.
also apply for the 1,2 or 3 diamond succeed. Images that miss passing Versatility (Vers) is awarded for
rating badges (see below). by only one or two judges, are dis- three Honours at the same level in
Requirements for salon Honours cussed and rescored, if necessary. either panel submissions or Salon
(only available to PSSA members). If a panel is only one or two images Honours — but not a combination.

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