PSA Who’s Who in Photography 2024 - Congratulations to Ian Mitchell PPSA MPAGB from Bon Accord who is the top exhibitor in the PSA Nature Division Prints for 2024. This was notified in November 2025 once all Salon results had been checked by PSA. This is the fifth time that Ian has achieved this top position, having done so first in 2018. To achieve this once is a great achievement but to do so for a 5th time is mind blowing.

We managed to take the opportunity at our 2025 SPF Digital Championship of getting a photograph of Ian being Presented by SPF President George Taylor with his latest Certificate.

Ian has been successful in gaining many acceptances and awards over the years in International Exhibitions with PSA patronage, particularly in the Nature sections, including in the SPF's 95th Scottish International Salon 2018 where he achieved Nature Photographer of the Year, gaining 7 out of 8 acceptances and no fewer than 4 Awards! 2018 also saw ian gain his MPAGB.

His image 'Juvenile Pine Marten on Branch' was also chosen for the front cover of the PSA Who’s Who 2021 publication announcing the results for 2021. In January 2025 he was notified that his print 'Kestrel Feeding Vole to Chicks' was accepted into the PSA Historical Print Collection.

Many of Ian's photos will be familiar to SPF members as he has also been very successful in gaining Awards in SPF Competitions over a number of years, as well as a number of acceptances in the PAGB's Masters of Print Exhibitions. A few of Ian's successful photos from over the years are shown below. You can also see all of his successful MPAGB panel by visiting the following gallery (click here)

Want to know how you can join PSA and turn your Acceptances into Distinctions and get your name on the list of Who's Who in the future?

Many Scottish photographers have entered exhibitions with PSA patronage over the years, partly by entering our own Scottish Salon, but also many of the exhibitions throughout the world with FIAP patronage also have PSA patronage. 

PSA members have the opportunity to use their acceptances to apply for PSA Stars and Recognition of Photographic Achievement (ROPA). ROPA Distinctions include Qualified (QPSA), Proficiency (PPSA), Excellence (EPSA), Master (MPSA) and Grand Master (GMPSA). All exhibitors, who have acceptances in PSA-recognized exhibitions and meet the minimum standards of each division for inclusion, will be listed in the PSA’s Who’s Who in Photography publication—the only such listing in the world for over the past 50 years.

To find out more about PSA, vist their website (click here) or to find out more about PSA's Who's Who (click here)