Guru Awards Categories

Rules | Categories | Winners | Entry Form

You may submit one (1) to a maximum of three (3) individual pieces in any of the following categories:

Photography Category

Photography edited or corrected within Photoshop, including portrait, wedding photography, outdoor and nature photography, travel photography, commercial photography, photo journalism, panoramas, etc...

NOTE: Every entry in the Photography category will be automatically considered for the "Vinny" Award (The Vincent Versace Award for Digital Photography Excellence). The winner of the Vinny Award is chosen by Vincent himself from all the Photography category entries.

Illustration Category

Original art drawn or created from scratch in Photoshop, including photorealistic images and cartoon images.

Artistic Category

Artistic or painterly images created using Photoshop.

Photo Restoration Category

Restoring or repairing a damaged image - ie: ripps, scratches, etc.

Photo Retouching Category

Retouching people, landscapes, architectural renderings, photographic special effects, etc.

Commercial Category

Photoshop art used in brochures, flyers, advertising images, logos created in Photoshop, print ads, Web sites, posters, game designs, slides used in presentations, environmental graphics, multimedia design, etc.

Photo Montage Category

Combining multiple images in Photoshop.

Note: NAPP reserves the right to recategorize entries and to create new categories, if appropriate.

The Ultimate Experience!

:::

Already registered and want to know how to get the most of your conference? Watch our introduction video.

Photoshop World is a great time to explore new ideas...and I always enjoy the opportunity to talk to people about the creative and technical challenges they face on a day-to-day basis.
Richard Harrington
Photoshop World instructor
The exchange of creative ideas that happens between the instructors and students (and vice-versa) at Photoshop World is astounding and really gets my artistic fires going.
Moose Peterson
World-class wildlife photographer &
Photoshop World instructor
Photoshop World is the hub of creativity, plain and simple. I always leave the show pumped up with new ideas and techniques, and it's great to meet others and share concepts.
Terry White
Gadget guru, technology book author, & Photoshop World instructor
Photoshop World is the place where the best come to get even better at what they do. It's the most rewarding instructor experience I've ever had...and, there's absolutely nothing else like it anywhere.
Lesa Snider-King
Author of "Photoshop: The Missing Manual" and
evangelist for iStockphoto.com
In my opinion, Photoshop World is, without question, the world's premier event for Photoshop education and inspiration. A first class event that is well worth the registration price.
John Paul Caponigro
Author of "Adobe Photoshop Master Class"
and digital art guru
Photoshop World grounds me...it's a total Photoshop love fest for digital artists like myself...it's a holiday, and a party...it's an experience like no other.
Fay Sirkis
Digital Fine Artist and
The Art of Photo Painting Seminar Tour instructor
The thing I always enjoy about going to Photoshop World is seeing the familiar faces of repeat attendees and hearing stories about how things they learned from me at the last Photoshop World helped them in their career.
Ben Willmore
Photoshop World instructor

Group of Sponsors