YPS National Salon 2025

Welcome to YPS National Salon 2025

Youth Photographic Society (YPS) is one of the oldest photo clubs in India with 53 successful years behind it. Over the last few years, YPS has gone through a digital transformation modernizing its services. Visit YPS Website to know more. We are pleased to welcome you to YPS National Salon 2025. Find more details of the salon below. We aim to make your participation experience seamless and memorable.

- YPS National Salon 2025 Committee

FIP/2025/041

QUICK GUIDE to YPS National Salon 2025

If you had participated in the YPS Salon in the past, your profile must already be available. You can login using your email and your last registered password. If you do not know the password, you can enter your email ID and click on Reset Password button.

Members of Youth Photographic Society should login using email registered with YPS or using the YPS Member ID along with YPS Member password entered on YPS Website. If you do not remember the YPS Member password, you can visit YPS Website, reset member password using the Forgot Password? link, and then login here using the password sent to you through email.

The following restrictions are enforced on uploaded pictures.

  1. The Maximum Width or Breadth or Horizontal Side or X Axis is 1920 pixels
  2. The Maximum Height or Vertical Side or Y Axis is 1080 pixels
  3. The Maximum File Size is 4 MB
  4. There are no specific DPI requirements.

Registration closes at Midnight India on Mar 9, 2025.


Please read Terms & Conditions for restrictions related to uploaded pictures.

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Video Guide for All


Video Guide for YPS Members

Salon Chairman:

Anitha Mysore
ARPS, EFIAP/d1, MPSA, GPU CR-4, EIUP, c***MoL, FAPS, EFIP,MFIP, EFIP (g) Nature, ES.CPE, Hon.CPE
+919845180061
anithamysore2020@gmail.com

Salon Secretary:

Kishan Harwalkar
EFIAP, EFIP, c*MoL, EAPG
+919886006018
kishan.harwalkar@gmail.com

Reviewer
Koushik Rao R
Reviewer
Mr. Chandrashekar Srinivasamurthy
AFIAP
Reviewer
PREMA KAKADE
EFIAP, EFIP, GPA PESGSPC,cMol, A. CPE, Hon PESGSPC, Hon. CPE
Reviewer
Girish Ananthamurthy
EFIAP, EFIP, GPA PESGSPC
Sponsorship
Mr. Manju Vikas Sastry V
ESFIP, AFIP, Hon.APF, Hon.FGNG
Treasurer
Kakade M S
Web Master
Gopinath B R

Creative Designs
Niladri Sreenivasa S V Bhattar
Creative Designs
Chethan Rao Mane
Salon Support
Koushik Rao R

About YPS National Salon 2025

About the Salon

Welcome to YPS National Salon 2025 !

Youth Photographic Society (YPS) is happy to welcome you to participate in YPS National Salon 2025. YPS started functioning in 1971. Growing from strength to strength, YPS blossomed into one of the largest clubs in India. Over the years, YPS has firmly established itself in the world of Salons as one of the most professionally run Salons. We aim to provide you with a rich participating experience. YPS, continuing its journey to promote photography, has bundled several exciting features into this salon:

  • Specific messages
  • Participants will continue to enjoy all the other features of YPS Salons:
    • 100% review of submitted pictures and notification to a participant for correction
    • Facility to revise pictures till the last date
    • Live Scores display during judging
    • Digital Certificates for all Acceptances
    • Auto-generated image for sharing your success on social media
    • Professionally designed Catalog with an option to order a printed catalog
    • Physical Exhibition and Slideshow

YPS National Salon 2025 is open for participation from Mon, Jan 20, 2025.

If you have not participated in YPS Salons in the past, start with Sign Up. If you had participated in past YPS Salons, use the same email and password to login and upload.
Contact us if you need further information.

SALON SECTIONS

Sections

Please read the description of each section to understand the award categories under each section while uploading images to maximize your win chances. Please refer to the Terms and Conditions for restrictions on the content and post-processing for each section.

SectionSubmission TypeMax UploadLast Upload DateRules
COLOR DIGITAL 4 Mar 9, 2025 View Rules
MONOCHROME DIGITAL 4 Mar 9, 2025 View Rules
NATURE DIGITAL 4 Mar 9, 2025 View Rules
TRAVEL DIGITAL 4 Mar 9, 2025 View Rules

FEE STRUCTURE

Fees

INR_FEE (INR)

Participation Last Date REGULAR Fee
4 Digital Mar 9, 2025 INR 600.00
2 Digital Mar 9, 2025 INR 400.00

Club/Group Discount

This Salon offers discount to clubs/groups if the number of participants is 5 or more. The percentage of discount will be fixed by Salon Committee based on information provided by the Club co-ordinator.

Setting up Club Discount is simple.

  1. Club co-ordinator registers himself/herself as a participant.
  2. After logging in, the co-ordinator clicks on "Request Group Discount" option and enters number of promised participants and payment mode (Group/Individual).
  3. YPS Admin will look at the request and set up a group discount for the club and this will initiate an email to the co-ordinator.
  4. The co-ordinator will now be able to use "Generate Club Discount" option and enter emails of club members.
  5. If payment is done individually, Emails with discount codes are sent to each member. When the member registers using the email, discounted rates will automatically be applied.
  6. If payment is done for the entire group by the co-ordinator, he/she can use "Group Payment" option to select number of sections participation by each member and pay the calculated fees. Members will not be asked to make a payment.
  7. The Club co-ordinator will be able to add more participants to the list at any time.

Write to us for any clarifications.



Calendar

Salon Calendar

Last Date for Registration Mar 9, 2025 Registration will automatically cease at midnight India time.
Last Date(s) for Upload

Mar 9, 2025 for:

  • COLOR
  • MONOCHROME
  • NATURE
  • TRAVEL
Upload will automatically cease at midnight India time for the respective sections. Please check the information on Section for last date for Upload. Submissions through email, CDs etc. will not be judged.
Judging Date March 11 - 16, 2025 Venue: Online remote judging,
Webcast through
Announcement of Results Wed, Mar 19, 2025 The results will be posted on the salon website. Each entrant would also receive an email intimation of the same.
Exhibition Sat, May 3 - May 4, 2025 Venue: Chitrakala Parishath, Bangalore,
No.1, Art Complex, Kumara Krupa Rd, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560001
Catalog Release Sun, May 4, 2025 A digital catalog will be hosted on the website.

To Sign up, enter your Email ID (or YPS Member ID for YPS Members) and click on the [Register as new User] button.


NOTE: YPS Members should click on this YPS Password Reset Link to reset password.



Become a YPS Member

Partners

Book My Lens
Rent/Click/Cherish

Salon Partner

1800-121-0446 rentals@bookmylens.com

Picture Awards

For ALL_AGES

COLOR
FIP Medal
1 Rs. 5000.00/-

In memory Smt. Suman Narayan

Sponsored by Mr. Yogesh Mokashi 1

YPS Gold
1 Rs. 3000.00/-

In memory of Smt. P Suvarna

Sponsored by Mr. Rajashekar H K 1

YPS Silver
1 Rs. 2000.00/-
YPS Bronze
1 Rs. 1500.00/-

In memory of Smt. P Suvarna

Sponsored by Mr. Rajashekar H K 1

YPS Young Talent Award
1
FIP Honorable Mention
5 Rs. 1000.00/-

In memory of Shri.M Ananthamurthy

Sponsored by Mr. Girish Ananthamurthy 1

In memory of Smt. Nagarathna

Sponsored by Mr. Girish Ananthamurthy 1

Sponsored by Mr. Abdul Sadiq Pasha 2

In Memory of Parents

Sponsored by Dr. PRADEEP GCM 1

YPS Honorable Mention
5 Rs. 1000.00/-

In memory of Smt. Susheelamma Anantharamu

Sponsored by Mr. K A Suryaprakash 5

MONOCHROME
FIP Medal
1 Rs. 5000.00/-

In memory of Smt Rajalakshmi Subbarao Hegde

Sponsored by Mr. K S Rajaram, AFIAP, Hon. FIP, Hon.YPS 1

YPS Gold
1 Rs. 3000.00/-

In memory of Mayur Polepalli

Sponsored by Mr. Chandrashekar Srinivasamurthy, AFIAP 1

YPS Silver
1 Rs. 2000.00/-

In memory of Smt. Shashikala

Sponsored by Mr. Ramesh Hoskote 1

YPS Bronze
1 Rs. 1500.00/-

In memory of Sri. R S Badrinath

Sponsored by Mr. Rajashekar H K 1

YPS Young Talent Award
1

Sponsored by Mr. Suryakant Sajjan 1

FIP Honorable Mention
5 Rs. 1000.00/-

In memory of Smt. Susheelamma Anantharamu

Sponsored by Mr. K A Suryaprakash 2

In memory of Sri. C Ramachandra Rao

Sponsored by Ms. Lakshmishree M R 3

YPS Honorable Mention
5 Rs. 1000.00/-

Sponsored by Mr. C R Sathyanarayana, EFIAP, ARPS, FICS, HON.FPS 2

Sponsored by Mr. RAJASIMHA SATHYANARAYANA 3

NATURE
FIP Medal
1 Rs. 5000.00/-

In memory of Sri T N A Perumal

Sponsored by Mr. K M B Prasad 1

YPS Gold
1 Rs. 3000.00/-

Sponsored by Mr. Prasanna Venkatesh G, ARPS, EFIAP 1

YPS Silver
1 Rs. 2000.00/-

Sponsored by Mr. Prasanna Venkatesh G, ARPS, EFIAP 1

YPS Bronze
1 Rs. 1500.00/-

Sponsored by Mr. KRISHNAMURTHY G.S 1

YPS Young Talent Award
1

Sponsored by Bhoomi IVF Centre

Sponsored by Dr. Jayadev Basappa 1

FIP Honorable Mention
5 Rs. 1000.00/-

Sponsored by Mr. Prasanna Venkatesh G, ARPS, EFIAP 2

In memory of Sri. C Ramachandra Rao

Sponsored by Ms. Lakshmishree M R 2

Sponsored by Mr. Venkatesh B S 1

YPS Honorable Mention
5 Rs. 1000.00/-

Sponsored by Mr. Prasanna Venkatesh G, ARPS, EFIAP 3

Sponsored by Mr. C R Sathyanarayana, EFIAP, ARPS, FICS, HON.FPS 1

Sponsored by Mr. Vinod Kumar V K 1

TRAVEL
FIP Medal
1 Rs. 5000.00/-

Sponsored by Ms. Anitha Mysore 1

YPS Gold
1 Rs. 3000.00/-

Sponsored by Ms. Anitha Mysore 1

YPS Silver
1 Rs. 2000.00/-

Sponsored by Ms. Anitha Mysore 1

YPS Bronze
1 Rs. 1500.00/-

Sponsored by Ms. Anitha Mysore 1

YPS Young Talent Award
1

In Memory of Dr Sandhya Ram

Sponsored by Dr. Shankar Ram Hemmanur 1

FIP Honorable Mention
5 Rs. 1000.00/-

Sponsored by Ms. Anitha Mysore 5

YPS Honorable Mention
5 Rs. 1000.00/-

Sponsored by Ms. Anitha Mysore 5

Individual Awards

Best Entrant Award
1 Rs. 2000.00/-

Sponsored by Mr. Mahesh Viswanadha 1

Club Awards

Best Club Award
1 Rs. 5000.00/-

Sponsored by Mr. Mahesh Viswanadha 1

Contacts

YPS President: Mr. Manju Vikas Sastry V, ESFIP, AFIP | sastry.vikas@gmail.com"
YPS Secretary: Ms. Prema Kakade, EFIAP, EFIP, cMoL, E.CPE | pmkakade@gmail.com

Youth Photographic Society Bengaluru
TT Hall, 3rd Floor,
State Youth Centre of Karnataka,
Nrupathanga Road, Bengaluru - 560001.
Email: salon@ypsbengaluru.in
Phone: +91-9513-YPS-BLR (+91-9513-977-257)

ypsbengaluru.com
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Become a Member of YPS

Youth Photographic Society

Youth Photographic Society (YPS) Bengaluru, the hosts for this contest, is a not-for-profit organization started in 1971 to further the Art of Photography. With over 600 members, YPS is among the largest Photography Clubs in India and also boasts of hosting 50 National and International Salons. It has been nurtured by doyens of Indian Photography like Late Mr. T N A Perumal, Late Mr. E Hanumantha Rao and Late Mr. C Rajagopal. The club conducts regular slide-shows on every first and third Saturday of the month, alongside exhibitions and workshops, for the benefit of its members.


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