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Entering photography leagues

What is a league?

A league is a recurring photography competition organized by an association, made up of several monthly themes. Unlike a one-off contest, in a league photographs are submitted month by month, and at the end an overall classification is obtained by adding up the results of all the themes.

Finding a league

From the Picstar home page you can explore the available leagues. You can also see them from an association's public page, where the leagues currently active are listed.

When you open a league you will see:

  • Name and description
  • Cover photo
  • Start and end dates
  • Entry fee (if it's a paid league)
  • Available themes with their submission deadlines
  • League rules (downloadable as PDF)
  • Sponsors (if any)

Entering a league

Free league

Click Participate and you are registered automatically.

  1. Click Participate
  2. Review the price breakdown (entry fee + taxes if applicable)
  3. Accept the terms and conditions
  4. Click Pay — you'll be redirected to Stripe to complete the payment
  5. Once paid, you are registered automatically

Social league (members only)

If the league has social scope, only members of the organizing association can participate. If you are not a member, check the Joining an association section

Submitting photographs

Once registered, you can submit photos to each theme within its deadline:

  1. Open the league and select the active theme
  2. Upload your photograph following the indicated format
  3. Each theme has a maximum number of photos you can submit

Each theme has its own deadline. Once a theme's deadline has passed, no more photographs are accepted for that theme, even though the league remains active.

Classification and results

At the end of each theme, the jury votes on it and the Salon Chairman closes it. You can see the partial results of each theme once it is closed.

Once all themes have finished, the league's overall classification is published, adding up the scores obtained in each theme. From the league page you will be able to see:

  • Winners — with the awards given
  • Gallery — filterable by theme, with all submitted photographs and the average score obtained
  • Your entry — photos submitted, scores received in each theme and an overall summary

Your league entries and awards are also recorded on your public profile.