The Photographic Society of South Africa

These points will be gained on National and International salons recognised by PSSA and held within the borders of South Africa only.

The year will run from July 1st through to June 30th of each year and the award will be made at the annual PSSA congress.

• You may enter a piece of work on as many salons as you wish but only 3 salon acceptances will count for the Impala Trophy and top ten rankings (as detailed in the diamond ratings)
• Please note that substantially the same scene should be regarded as the same picture (i.e. the next frame)
• The count of three images relates to all acceptances since the photograph was first taken, and is not related to the current competition year.

A PSSA Gold medal will be awarded to the winner of the Pictorial slide section and the Nature slide section.

The point system will be:

Judges will be credited with the following points:

• National and International salon judging print and slide sections - 6 points per category judged per salon.
• Audio-visual and video judging - 6 points per category judged per salon.

There will be one trophy for each medium. In the event of a tie for the total number of points gained during the competitive year, the number of certificates and / or the number of medals awarded will decide the eventual winner. It will be the task of the PSSA executive committee to make a final decision.

No person is eligible to win the Impala Trophy on judging points alone and no judge may claim more than 50% of his total Impala points in this respect.

In the case of audio visual, video and cine where there are not enough salons in one competition year, points will be accumulated until there have been 7 salons and enough points accrued for a meaningful competition.