Awards Available in the 2012 WIEP

The table lists the detailed section awards. Please see below for additional special awards, distinctions and eligibility for the constrained section awards.

Section Awards Available
Large Monochrome Print PSA Gold
PSA Silver (Creative)
PSA Mid-Atlantic
IIWF Gold
DPS Gold
DPS Silver
DPS Bronze (Judge's Choice)
DVCCC
Honor Ribbon
 		1
1
1
1
1
Discretionary*
3
1
Discretionary*
Large Color Print PSA Gold
PSA Silver (Creative)
PSA Mid-Atlantic
IIWF Gold
DPS Gold
DPS Silver
DPS Bronze (Judge's Choice)
DVCCC
Honor Ribbon
 		1
1
1
1
1
Discretionary*
3
1
Discretionary*
Small Color Print PSA Gold
PSA Silver (Creative)
PSA Mid-Atlantic
IIWF Gold
DPS Gold
DPS Silver
DPS Bronze (Judge's Choice)
DVCCC
Honor Ribbon
 		1
1
1
1
1
Discretionary*
3
1
Discretionary*
Small Photojournalism Print PSA Gold
PSA Silver (Human Interest)
PSA Mid-Atlantic
IIWF Gold
DPS Gold
DPS Silver
DPS Bronze (Judge's Choice)
DVCCC
Honor Ribbon
 		1
1
1
1
1
Discretionary*
3
1
Discretionary*
Photojournalism Projected Image PSA Gold
PSA Silver (Human Interest)
PSA Mid-Atlantic
IIWF Gold
DPS Gold
DPS Silver
DPS Bronze (Judge's Choice)
DVCCC
Honor Ribbon
 		1
1
1
1
1
Discretionary*
3
1
Discretionary*
Color Projected Image PSA Gold
PSA Silver (Creative)
PSA Mid-Atlantic
DPS Gold
SJCC Gold (Nature)
Jendroszek Medal
DPS Silver
DPS Bronze (Judge's Choice)
DVCCC
Honor Ribbon
 		1
1
1
1
1
1
Discretionary*
3
1
Discretionary*

Special Awards, Distinctions and Descriptions of Constrained Eligibility

PSA Medals WIEP has recieved special recognition for efficient management from the Photographic Society of America allowing the engraved PSA medals listed above to be awarded by our judges.
 
Discretionary The number of DPS Silver Medal and Honor Ribbons available in each section depends on how many images are entered. The number awarded up to that limit is at the judges discretion.
 
Creative Creative is defined as Altered Reality. Any subject matter is acceptable as long as the Altered Reality guideline is apparent in the image. Altered Reality is intended to encourage experimental or non-traditional work. The image may be whatever the maker wants it to be within the constraints of the General Conditions of Entry (review item 4 in particular).
 
Human Interest Human Interest is defined as an image depicting a person or persons in an interactive, emotional or unusual situation, excluding sports action.
 
DVCCC The Delaware Valley Council of Camera Clubs (DVCCC) medal is awarded to a photographer who has indicated on their entry form/online profile that they are a member of a current DVCCC club, and who have not otherwise received a higher award in the section.
 
Judge's Choice A Judge's Choice award is a DPS Bronze medal that is given to the favorite image of each individual judge, in each section that they have judged, that has not already received a higher award. There are therefore three such medals awarded for each section.
 
People's Choice Attendees at the exhibition are invited to vote for two prints, one by a local photographer and one by a non-local photographer as their personal favorites. The two prints receiving the most votes are awarded “People’s Choice“ medals and are listed in the following year’s catalog.
 
Associates and Fellows WIEP distinctions are earned through accumulated jury acceptances of prints and projected images compiled annually, as follows:
Associate (AWIEP) Requires 10 acceptances within a contiguous 10 year period.
Senior Associate (SAWIEP) Requires AWIEP and a total of 20 acceptances without time limitation.
Fellow (FWIEP) Requires SAWIEP and a total of 50 acceptances.
Senior Fellow (SFWIEP) Requires FWIEP and 100 acceptances or more.

Our honored Senior Fellows also recieve an engraved tray, and future entry without entry fees (any return costs must still be paid).

You can see our full Honor Roll here.