Thanks to the efforts and participation of the PPA Board of Directors, members, volunteers, and staff, the International Photographic Competition has seen significant growth in the past few years, with upticks in entries, critiques, and overall image quality.
IPC 2017 will include a number of rule changes:
1. To increase efficiency, juror panels will be reduced from six to five members. In 2016, a six-juror panel judged each image, and the lowest score was dropped, leaving five scores to determine the outcome. With a five-juror panel, the lowest score will no longer be dropped. IPC rules state that when a juror recognizes someone’s work, they disqualify themselves from scoring. With a five-person panel, when this happens, the jury chair will enter a score. If two or more jurors disqualify themselves, the entry will be skipped until a panel with five jurors can be convened to score the entry.
2. Scores will be used to determine merit, as they are in district competitions.
3. Changes have also been made to Loan Collection judging:
4. Critiques will be made available within four weeks of the competition.
5. The review mechanism of “outs” will no longer be used. Previously, entries scoring 78-79 were reviewed a second time for merit consideration. The introduction of the majority challenge effectively activates this review on each entry.
6. Artist category entries must include guide images.
7. All elements in Photographic Open category entries must be made by the entrant. Entries involving elements from other artists may be entered into the Artist category.
8. In 2018, district competitions will use at least two judging panels, allowing districts to grow and accommodate members who want to earn a Seal of Approval prior to IPC.
Learn more about the rules at ppa.com/competitions.
Registration: May 22 - June 21
Late registration (requires additional fee): June 22 - July 6
IPC judging: July 30 - Aug. 3, Lawrenceville, Georgia
IPC judging live streaming: July 30-Aug. 3, stream.theipc.org