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When I participated in international competitions in the year 2015, I kept track of the competitions entered and the results on a scratch paper--and very quickly lost track. A later [...]

A fantastic benefit for members, which is often underutilized, is the Mentor Program of the Photographic Society of America (PSA). PSA Mentors are members who have excelled in a specific [...]

Study Groups are small groups of photographers, from all experience levels (beginner to pro) who share an interest in a particular type of photography, such as nature, monochrome or macro. [...]

The 2023 year has been a year of growth for PSA Scholarships. First, we renewed our association with the Rochester Institute of Technology. This change gave those of us on [...]

A significant portion of the PSA Secretary's role involves working with the Ethics Review Board (ERB). The ERB receives reports from a team of Ethics Investigators and makes recommendations to [...]

Last year I used the word CHALLENGE to describe how the PSA Youth Showcase went on in spite of the coronavirus causing the closing of schools around the world. This [...]

That has to be the key word for this year's PSA Youth Showcase. When word came in mid-March that schools all around the world were closing their doors due to [...]

* Projected Image Division Color Class (PI DC) Compiled by Rajdeep Biswas, GMPSA, EFIAP, from reports of Vicki Moritz, GMPSA; Achinta Kumar Saha, APS A, GMPSA; and Hein Htet, GMPSA [...]

I last discussed PSA galleries in this column at the end of 2013. Since then many images have been added to the galleries and you might find it fun, interesting [...]

PSA has a wonderful dub judging service for PSA-member dubs. Clubs Judging Services (CJS) continue to be popular and a 'plus' for PSA clubs. In 2020, 34 PSA clubs had [...]

PSA has a wonderful club judging service for PSA-member clubs. Clubs Judging Services (CJS) continue to be popular and a 'plus' for PSA clubs. In 2020, 34 PSA clubs had [...]

The PSA Adventure Tour Committee has approved a new Photo Adventure for 2020 to the Outer Banks of North Carolina, organized by Dick Sprott, APSA, and Ron Gaskins of Mountaineer [...]

Are you starting to plan your photo trips for after Covid? PSA's team of Travel Aides may help you find optimal locations, months and times to photograph iconic landscapes, places, [...]

When Photo Travel (PT) became a division of the Photographic Society of America (PSA) back in 1972, its founders, led by the late Charles Bowerman, FPSA, developed a definition to [...]

The 2009 Exhibition of the Photographic Society of America (PSA) offered photographers the opportunity to compete in 28 different sections in the 7 divisions: 2 Color Projected Image (CPID), 2 [...]

One of the joys of belonging to the Photographic Society of America (PSA) is the opportunity to view images of the world without actually being there. This opportunity presents itself [...]

As one judge commented on this year's PSA Youth Showcase, 'Wow, what an impressive body of work! It clearly demonstrates the photographic talent within our youth community today.' The images [...]

The Society has long recognized the need to acknowledge in a special way members who excel in the International Exhibitions and who adhere to the ethical standards of the Society. [...]

Youngsters playing in the snow, a wooden gate to an adobe walled cemetery, a service man with his young daughter, a cloudy dusk in London, a beautifully flowing waterfall in [...]

As Divisions VP, I help monitor and sometimes advocate for the goals of each division. Recently there has been a lot of activity within the reality divisions, as they look [...]

All exhibition listings are on the PSA website at www.psa-photo.org with e-mail addresses and websites to go for more information. Many of the exhibitions have printable entry forms available at [...]

The Photographic Society of America (PSA) provides scholarships for students who study photography in college. 2013 marked the fifth year that the PSA Greenhood Scholarship and Grants Committee awarded these [...]

HOW TO USE THE SERVICES SECTION The following are the listings of PSA's services and activities. Services for individuals are available only to individual PSA members. Services for chapters, councils, [...]

Whether or not you are a chapter member, this article is for you. It is intended to share a bit of the Chapter experience with all PSA members-those who belong […]

Services for Camera Clubs Tape Slide Shows are brief, slide illustrated capsule type programs with full details on a photographic technique or process. One to four 'capsules' per show have [...]

Aging you say? Having a tough time toting the camera gear around by plane--or any other way? Wondering how to travel to exotic places and shoot photos to keep a [...]

The Photographic Society of America (PSA) supports a system of recognizing photo competitions for photographers world-wide. In these pages are PSA-recognized exhibitions that have agreed to conform to the PSA [...]

Are you curious about what being a photographer involves? Are you a person who has fun with new challenges? Are you serious about moving beyond your present work? If you [...]

HOW TO USE THE SERVICES SECTION The following are the listings of PSA's services and activities. Services for individuals are available only to individual PSA members. Services for chapters, councils, [...]

As many of you know by now, the PSA Journal no longer carries the PSA-recognized exhibitions at the back of the Journal. Those wanting to enter these exhibitions need to [...]

The PSA website, at present, is composed of about 3,500 active pages and almost 1,000 pages that are archived or rarely used. We are constantly striving to simplify it, but [...]

I don't think there is any task in photography more difficult than becoming GMPSA, (Grand Maser Photographic Society of America.) The time and money spent traveling in search of the [...]

The first subject a future doctor is exposed to in medical school is human anatomy. This overview of the body acts as a framework on which to add the other [...]

On Monday, October 12 and Tuesday, October 13, two outstanding all-day, all-expense tours have been carefully planned for the enjoyment of all Conference attendees. A great variety of subject material [...]

Do you like to take pictures of people but feel shy asking them if you can take their picture? Would you like to learn how to help Your subjects feel [...]

At the 1996 International Conference of the Photographic Society of America (PSA) in Tucson, Arizona, the Society's Executive Committee recognized the need to reward members who excel in the PSA-recognized [...]

Print Solarizations: Processing, Procedures and Chemistry The Solarization of prints usually results in dismal tones of grays without solid blacks and no whites. However, with the proper developer and exposure [...]

A little over one year ago PSA offered an entirely new type of award for photographic excellence, completely different from its more standard one, the traditional star-rated system of awards. [...]

The PSA Adventure 2006, the second in the series-a cruise from Boston to Montreal--was another great time for Photographic Society of America (PSA) members! The classic amenities of cruises were [...]

One of the benefits of PSA individual membership is the ability to create a gallery on a unique page of the PSA website. Every member is entitled to a gallery [...]

Whether Slide Study Groups compute or not, they certainly should be considered one of the most FUN activities that PSA has to offer! Why? Read on. In a nutshell, an [...]

Are you making progress toward reaching your photographic goals? Do you want to boost your contest scores and elevate your position in your club standings? If your answer to the [...]

This will be a five part series on the image analysis process. These five parts have been created as an adjunct to the Photographic Society of America's (PSA) online course [...]

There are almost as many, or more - saws, adages, maxims, mottos - comparing the young and the old as there are differences in age characteristics: "Older but wiser" "Ve […]

One of the lesson assignments in Jon Fishback's excellent PSA Advanced Photography: History of Photography course requires the student to reproduce an early style black and white portrait. The lesson [...]

Having a camera, liking people, and having an interest in serious portraiture is a happy combination. Great subjects for portraits are everywhere: your family, neighbors, Camera Club friends. Best of [...]

The Recorded Lecture Program welcomes submission of prospective programs by PSA members for review. Contact the RLP Chairman listed in the Services and Activities section of the Journal, which is [...]

Every day the Society is being challenged to make significant decisions and implement new programs that will lead to new and exciting, creative opportunities for its members. When PSA's first [...]

HOW TO USE THE SERVICES SECTION The following are the listings of PSA's services and activities. Services for individuals are available only to individual PSA members. Services for chapters, councils, [...]

You do not have to be a world traveler in order to be a member of the Photo Travel Division of the Photographic Society of America. There are photo travel [...]