46th National Competition & Exhibition of Photography 2026 | The National Photographic Art Society of Sri Lanka

Closing Date June 18

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Complete Rules & Entry Conditions:

English (220 KB) Sinhala (312 KB)

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Rules

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Entrant Info

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Uploads

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Payment

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Receipt

Exhibition Rules & Guidelines

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Eligibility Categories

Entrants can submit to either the Amateur OR Open categories. Simultaneously submitting to both is strictly prohibited. Submissions inside Nature, Travel, and Mobile remain open to all entrants regardless of their primary category.

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Technical Specifications for Uploads

All submissions must be in JPEG / JPG format only, with a maximum file size of 2 MB per image. Dimensions must not exceed 1920 pixels horizontally and 1080 pixels vertically. Max 4 images per section.

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Strict Image Title Rules

Image titles must not exceed 25 characters including spaces. Every image uploaded across all sections must have a unique title. Generic titles such as "Untitled" or "No Title" are strictly rejected. Titles must be in **English only**.

Complete Rules & Entry Conditions (Official PDF)

For detailed instructions regarding photo specifications, eligibility criteria, panel categories, awards, and terms & conditions of the 46th National Exhibition, please view or download the official guidelines document:

English Version (PDF) (220 KB) Sinhala Version (PDF) (312 KB)

Exhibition Inquiries

Chamara Ranathunga

Director Exhibitions

077 173 9354

npasexhibitions@gmail.com

www.npassrilanka.org

Artwork Upload Desk

Amateur Color Section 0 / 4 Images Uploaded

Drag & Drop Image or Click

JPEG/JPG only, Max 2MB
Max 1920x1080 px

Amateur Monochrome Section 0 / 4 Images Uploaded

Drag & Drop Image or Click

JPEG/JPG only, Max 2MB
Max 1920x1080 px

Open Color Section 0 / 4 Images Uploaded

Drag & Drop Image or Click

JPEG/JPG only, Max 2MB
Max 1920x1080 px

Open Monochrome Section 0 / 4 Images Uploaded

Drag & Drop Image or Click

JPEG/JPG only, Max 2MB
Max 1920x1080 px

Nature Section (Open to All) 0 / 4 Images Uploaded

Drag & Drop Image or Click

JPEG/JPG only, Max 2MB
Max 1920x1080 px

Travel Section (Open to All) 0 / 4 Images Uploaded

Drag & Drop Image or Click

JPEG/JPG only, Max 2MB
Max 1920x1080 px

Mobile Camera Section (Open to All) 0 / 4 Images Uploaded

Drag & Drop Image or Click

JPEG/JPG only, Max 2MB
Max 1920x1080 px

Entry Verification & Fees Settlement

Entry Fee Settlement Receipt *

Bank Deposit or Online Transfer receipt. Upload proof file to verify.

Drag & Drop Receipt or Click to Upload

PDF, PNG, JPG formats only. Max 5MB.

Proof of entry fee payment is required.

Registration Fee Summary Breakdown

Payable Sum Total Rs. 0/-

I hereby expressly agree to the Entry conditions of 46th National Competition and Exhibition of Photography 2026 organized by The National Photographic Art Society of Sri Lanka

You must declare and agree to the competition rules to submit.

0 Total Registered

0 Total Approved

0 Total Pending

0 Total Images

0 Amateur Entries

0 Open Entries

Section-Wise Image Upload Statistics

Amateur Color 0

Amateur Mono 0

Open Color 0

Open Mono 0

Nature 0

Travel 0

Mobile 0

Sequential Exhibition Lifecycle Stages

Control the progression of the NPAS 2026 National Competition. Stages must be activated sequentially as each phase concludes.

1. Submissions Open

Active

2. Portal Closed

Locked

3. Judging Stage

Locked

4. Awarding Round

Locked

5. Results Published

Locked

Submissions Open

Entrants can register, fill details, upload JPEG files, and submit payment slip records. Judges cannot log in.

Exhibition Closing Deadline Settings

Configure the global closing date and time. Changing this date automatically updates the live countdown timer on the entrants' login gate.

Closing Date & Time (SLT/UTC+5:30)

No Entrant Selected

Select an entrant record from the left-side listing panel to view their submitted profile details and inspect uploaded artwork files.

Sanduni Perera

Amateur class

Participant Code: P0001

Pending Verification

Email Address sanduni@gmail.com

Mobile Phone 077 234 5678

Date of Birth 1998-08-14

Assessed Fees Total Rs. 2,800/-

Residential Address No. 45, Temple Road, Colombo

Registration Date -

Last Modified -

Uploaded Documents & Verifications

slip.jpg

Payment Proof Slip

student_card.jpg

Amateur Status ID

Send Direct Email to Participant

Type a message below to send directly to this participant's email inbox.

Communication History Log

Exhibition Data & Media Export Studio

Generate and download dynamically structured Excel spreadsheets (CSV format) and package photo files into structured ZIP archives using custom granular filters.

Excel Spreadsheet Export

Export Report Scope

Photos ZIP Archive Package

Image Filter Scope

Approved Entrants Only

Register New Judge

Registered Salon Judges 0 Judges

Name / Email	Assigned Categories	Status	Actions

Danger Zone: Judging Reset & Clear Controls

Use these controls to clear scores and start over. Clearing scores recalculates image total tallies and favorite counts automatically. This action is permanent and cannot be undone.

Clear Section Scoring

Clear all scores for a specific category section or reset all sections at once.

Clear by Judge

Clear all scores submitted by a specific judge across their assigned categories.

Score Cutoff & Evaluation Analytics

Analyze category score distributions and dynamically set the acceptance and awarding points.

Points	# Images	Acceptance Rate	# Accepted Images	Remark	Acceptance Min	Awarding Min

Category Medal Limits Configuration

Set the number of medals and merits allowed to be allocated per section.

Section Name	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Merits

Special Awards Manager

Add custom Special Awards (e.g. "Best Wildlife Photograph", "Exhibition Chairman Choice"). These will appear in the awarding shortlists.

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Exhibition Awards Assignor

Select the section to view qualified photos (sum score >= awarding threshold) and assign official awards.

Email Preset Dispatcher

Select a preset template and recipient group to trigger bulk email notifications securely.

Select Email Preset

Select Recipients Target

Email Dispatch Queue Logs

Finalized Exhibition Results (List & Small Thumbs)

This panel displays all awarded and accepted photographs in their sequence order, together with small image thumbnails, scores, and medal/special award tags. Note that these are only generated when results are published/locked.

Certificate Configuration

Director Exhibitions Name

President Name

Template Layout Theme

Real-time Live Preview

A4 Landscape Proportion

System Maintenance & Exhibition Reset

Perform data clearing, database purges, and system state resets. Actions in this panel are permanent and cannot be undone.

Clear Entrants & Submissions

Permanently deletes all participant registrations, uploaded photographs, verification documents, and payment slip records. Does not delete judge accounts.

Clear Judging Scores & Favorites

Deletes all scores, evaluations, and favorites assigned to images by judges. Retains entrants, submissions, and judge profiles in their original state.

Clear Medal & Special Awards

Clears all Gold/Silver/Bronze medals, merit awards, and custom special awards assigned to artworks. Does not delete scores, submissions, or user accounts.

Purge & Delete Judges

Permanently deletes all judge accounts, profile details, and category assignments from the system. No default judge profiles are restored.

Clear & Reset Thresholds

Resets global scoring thresholds back to default parameters (24/27) and deletes all category-specific thresholds. Does not affect scores, submissions, or awards.

Ultimate Factory Database Reset

This option completely deletes all database collections/localStorage records (entrants, submissions, scores, awards, stage status, and custom settings) and resets the entire competition to a fresh, default launch state. All current work will be permanently deleted.

Exhibition Supervisors & Sub-Admins

Assign assistant administrator accounts to help manage submissions, payments, and verify certificates under supervision. Supervisors have limited access and cannot modify stages, edit thresholds, finalize awards, or perform system resets.

Active Supervisor Accounts 0 assigned

No supervisor accounts currently assigned.

Best Author Leaderboard

The Best Author selection is calculated based on: (1) Maximum Acceptances, (2) Cumulative Award Points (Gold=10, Silver=7, Bronze=5, Merit=2, Acceptance=1), and (3) configurable tie-breakers.

Rank	Participant Name	Acceptances	Points	Medals Breakdown

Check the boxes on qualified images in the grid to add them to this comparison shortlist pool.

No images shortlisted yet.

Assign Special Award To Selected

Candidate: None selected