1. Organizer
Cultural Center Belgrade and Photo Club “Serbia PHOTO”
1st Salon Avala Belgrade 2021, Belgrade, Serbia
Photo Center Palilula (PCP) and Photo Club “Serbia PHOTO”
1st Salon Avala Guiyang City 2021, Guiyang City, Guizhou, China
Asian Belt & Road Photography (AB&RP) and Photo Club “Serbia PHOTO”
1st Salon Avala Auckland 2021, Auckland, New Zealand
New Zealand Photographic Art Academy (NZPAA) and Photo Club “Serbia PHOTO”
2. Participation
The exhibition is open to anyone; however, an entry may be rejected when the sponsoring organization or its agent, in its reasonable discretion, believes the entry does not conform to the exhibition rules and conditions.
An entrant’s images will not be presented to the judges consecutively. An entrant’s four images will be distributed throughout four rounds of judging in that section. Distribution of images shall be in the same round order as submitted by the entrant.
Entries must originate as photographs (image-captures of objects via light sensitivity) made by the entrant on photographic emulsion or acquired digitally. By virtue of submitting an entry, the entrant certifies the work as his own (aliases are not permitted). The entrant permits the sponsors to reproduce all or part of the entered material free of charge for publication and/or display in media related to the exhibition. This may include low resolution posting on a website. Note: Entrants who indicate that their images may not be reproduced or used “will not be eligible for awards” or inclusion in audio-visuals of the exhibition “and could be subject to disqualification” by the exhibition sponsors.
The exhibition assumes no liability of any misuse of copyright. Images may be altered, either electronically or otherwise, by the maker. All parts of the image must have been photographed by the author who is holding the copyright of all works submitted. All final work must be on photographic film, or on electronic file, or on photographic or electronic print material, mounting excepted.
No title or identification of the maker shall be visible anywhere on the face of an image, print mat or mount entered in a PSA Recognized exhibition.
Each image must have a unique title. Once an image has been accepted in a PSA Recognized exhibition, that same image, or a like “in camera” or a “reproduction” duplicate of that image:
- May not be entered or re-entered in any section of the same Division Star rating class in that exhibition regardless of media, format, or title.
- May not be re-titled for entry in any other PSA Recognized exhibition, including translation into another language.
Words such as “Untitled” and “No Title” are not acceptable as part or all of an image’s title, nor are camera capture filenames.
An image may be entered in only one section where acceptances of that image in multiple sections would be eligible for the same star path.
If at any time, it is determined in the reasonable discretion of the exhibition organizer or the judges before, during, or after the judging of an exhibition that an entrant has submitted entries where one or more images may fail to comply with these Conditions of Entry, including the stated definitions, the exhibition organizers reserve the right to delete the entry from the exhibition and void any or all acceptances or awards in connection with the exhibition. Fees may be forfeited or refunded in these circumstances. The entrant acknowledges that the decision of the exhibition organizers or the judges is final.
In order to ensure that images comply with the Conditions of Entry and definitions, the exhibition organizers may carry out reasonable measures to verify that:
- a) the images are the original work of the entrant and
- b) the images comply with the rules and definitions as set out in these Conditions of Entry.
These steps include, but are not limited to, questioning any entrant, requiring the submission of RAW files or other digital files representing the original capture of the submitted image(s), confronting the entrant with evidence that one or more submitted images fails to comply with the Conditions of Entry (also known as Entry Rules), and offering the entrant a reasonable opportunity to provide counter-evidence to refute the exhibition organizer’s evidence by a set deadline. Such entries that are not cleared or are still questionable after the entrant has presented evidence may be considered in breach of these Conditions of Entry and declined. Such entries may be referred to PSA for further investigation of possible ethic violations.
PSA retains the right to investigate in any way all complaints/suspicions of breaches of entry conditions, impose sanctions if deemed necessary, void the acceptances of any image found to violate the PSA rules, include the entrant’s name on the list of sanctions provided to Exhibitions, and share such investigations with FIAP. Entrants automatically agree to these terms by the act of entering the Exhibition and agree to cooperate with any investigation.
DATA PROTECTION:
By entering this exhibition, you are explicitly consenting to the personal details you have supplied, including email addresses, being held, processed and used by the exhibition organizers for purposes associated with this exhibition. You also explicitly consent to such information being sent to organizations that have accorded official recognition, patronage or accreditation to this exhibition. You acknowledge and accept that entering this exhibition means that the status and results of your entry may be made public.
NOTICE:
When an entrant goes into to the Entry Form to submit an entry the entrant will see a feature to affirm he or she has read these Conditions of Entry when he or she fills out the entry form. If the entrant does not so affirm the entry will not be submitted.
All entries shall conform to the stricter of these definitions for acceptances to be validated by all the International Organizations granting recognition or patronage.
3. Recognitions and Patronages
PSA (Photographic Society of America) 2021-1192
GPU (Global Photographic Union) L210043
DIPA (Danube International Photo Association) 2021/013, 014, 015
IAAP (International Association of Art Photographers) TBD
MoL (Photo Association Master of Light) 2021/27, 28,29
AB&RP (Asian Belt & Road Photography Major League) 2021-003
4. Themes
Nature (Color or Monochrome) (PSA ND, GPU, IAAP, MoL, AB&RP)
Street (Color or Monochrome) (PSA PID Color, GPU, IAAP, MoL, AB&RP)
Open Color (PSA PID Color, GPU, IAAP, MoL, AB&RP) Monochrome images may not be entered in PID Color sections.
Open Monochrome (PSA PID Mono, GPU, IAAP, MoL, AB&RP), Color images may not be entered in PID Mono sections.
5. Entry fee and payment
Depending on the number of sections participant applies, the fee cost as follow:
Any 1 or 2 Sections = 20€ (25$)
Any 3 or 4 Sections = 30€ (35$)
For the Group participation we offer discount of 10% if 10+ and discount of 20% for the group of 20 + participants.
The participation fee is mandatory for all participants of the exhibition.
PayPal is available for payment on-line. The participants paying the participation fee through PayPal must specify their names and surnames. On the condition that there is an inconsistency between sent photos and PayPal payments, the photos will not be evaluated. The works of the authors who did not pay the fee would not be taken into consideration. The entry fee can be paid via PayPal through our web site: https://srbijafoto.rs/en/ or can be paid directly to the Pay Pal connected email: vrzicl@gmail.com
Other ways of payment
Also the participation fee can be paid with:
Western Union
IN EUROS (€) ONLY, on the following info:
Name: Nenad Nikolic
Address: Savska 13a / 7
City: 11000 Beograd
Country: Serbia
Mobile phone: +381691108048
The authors from Serbia can contact us via email srbijafoto2013@gmail.com about the conditions of the payment.
6. Awards
1st Salon Avala Belgrade 2021, Belgrade, Serbia
1 MoL Gold Badge
1 Grand Prix Award (for the best photography of the Salon)
4 Special Chairman Choice Awards
a) Nature (color/monochrome)
PSA – Gold medal and 2 HM Ribbons
GPU – Gold medal
MoL – Gold medal
IAAP – Gold medal and 1 HM Ribbon
AB&RP – Gold, Silver, Bronze medals and 2 HM Ribbons
DIPA – Gold and 1 HM Ribbon
Serbia Photo – Gold, Silver, Bronze medals and 6 HM Ribbons
b) Street (color/monochrome)
PSA – Gold medal and 2 HM Ribbons
GPU – Gold medal
MoL – 1 HM Ribbon
IAAP – Silver medal and 1 HM Ribbon
AB&RP – Gold, Silver, Bronze medals and 2 HM Ribbons
DIPA – Silver and 1 HM Ribbon
Serbia Photo – Gold, Silver, Bronze medals and 6 HM Ribbons
c) Open Color
PSA – Gold medal and 2 HM Ribbons
GPU – 2 HM Ribbons
MoL – 1 HM Ribbon
IAAP – Bronze medal and 1 HM Ribbon
AB&RP – Gold, Silver, Bronze medals and 2 HM Ribbons
DIPA – Bronze and 1 HM Ribbon
Serbia Photo – Gold, Silver, Bronze medals and 6 HM Ribbons
d) Open Monochrome
PSA – Gold medal and 2 HM Ribbons
GPU – 2 HM Ribbons
MoL – 2 HM Ribbon
IAAP – 3 HM Ribbons
AB&RP – Gold, Silver, Bronze medals and 2 HM Ribbons
DIPA – 3 HM Ribbons
Serbia Photo – Gold, Silver, Bronze medals and 6 HM Ribbons
1st Salon Avala Guiyang City 2021, Guiyang City, China
1 MoL Gold Badge
1 Grand Prix Award (for the best photography of the Salon)
4 Special Chairman Choice Award
a) Nature (color/monochrome)
PSA – Gold medal and 2 HM Ribbons
GPU – Gold medal
MoL – Gold medal
AB&RP – Gold, Silver, Bronze medals and 2 HM Ribbons
DIPA – Gold and 1 HM Ribbon
Serbia Photo – Gold, Silver, Bronze medals and 6 HM Ribbons
b) Street (color/monochrome)
PSA – Gold medal and 2 HM Ribbons
GPU – Gold medal
MoL – 1 HM Ribbon
AB&RP – Gold, Silver, Bronze medals and 2 HM Ribbons
DIPA – Silver and 1 HM Ribbon
Serbia Photo – Gold, Silver, Bronze medals and 6 HM Ribbons
c) Open Color
PSA – Gold medal and 2 HM Ribbons
GPU – 2 HM Ribbons
MoL – 1 HM Ribbon
AB&RP – Gold, Silver, Bronze medals and 2 HM Ribbons
DIPA – Bronze and 1 HM Ribbon
Serbia Photo – Gold, Silver, Bronze medals and 6 HM Ribbons
d) Open Monochrome
PSA – Gold medal and 2 HM Ribbons
GPU – 2 HM Ribbons
MoL – 2 HM Ribbon
AB&RP – Gold, Silver, Bronze medals and 2 HM Ribbons
DIPA – 3 HM Ribbons
Serbia Photo – Gold, Silver, Bronze medals and 6 HM Ribbons
1st Salon Avala Auckland 2021, Auckland, New Zealand
1 MoL Gold Badge
1 Grand Prix Award (for the best photography of the Salon)
4 Special Chairman Choice Award
a) Nature (color/monochrome)
PSA – Gold medal and 2 HM Ribbons
GPU – Gold medal
MoL – Gold medal
AB&RP – Gold, Silver, Bronze medals and 2 HM Ribbons
DIPA – Gold and 1 HM Ribbon
NZPAA – Gold, Silver, Bronze and 6 HM Ribbons
b) Street (color/monochrome)
PSA – Gold medal and 2 HM Ribbons
GPU – Gold medal
MoL – 1 HM Ribbon
AB&RP – Gold, Silver, Bronze medals and 2 HM Ribbons
DIPA – Silver and 1 HM Ribbon
NZPAA – Gold, Silver, Bronze and 6 HM Ribbons
c) Open Color
PSA – Gold medal and 2 HM Ribbons
GPU – 2 HM Ribbons
MoL – 1 HM Ribbon
AB&RP – Gold, Silver, Bronze medals and 2 HM Ribbons
DIPA – Bronze and 1 HM Ribbon
NZPAA – Gold, Silver, Bronze and 6 HM Ribbons
d) Open Monochrome
PSA – Gold medal and 2 HM Ribbons
GPU – 2 HM Ribbons
MoL – 2 HM Ribbon
AB&RP – Gold, Silver, Bronze medals and 2 HM Ribbons
DIPA – 3 HM Ribbons
NZPAA – Gold, Silver, Bronze and 6 HM Ribbons
7. Submission of Works
In order to participate in the 1st International Salon Avala Circuit 2021, the authors apply with monochrome and color photos. Entries are limited to not more than 4 images (digital files) per section, category, or class. An entrant’s four images will be distributed throughout four rounds of judging for that section. The maximum dimensions 1920 pixels horizontal x 1080 vertical, 300 dpi JPG compressions 7-10. The maximum total size must not exceed 2 megabytes.
Projecting device is Samsung Class Full HD 43″ Flat TV K5002 Series 5, 1920×1080 will be used to display the images to the judges.
8. File naming
Filename must be the same as the artwork name.
Filename must be in English, unique, NOT containing special symbols. Example: morning.jpg. Only English letters (a-z) are allowed.
Words such as “Untitled” and “No Title” are not acceptable as part or all of an image’s title, nor are camera capture filename (ex. DSC_00123)
9. Entry form
Authors must fill out online entry form in English language.
10. Uploading files
Upload digital photograph files directly to the organizers web site: https://srbijafoto.rs/en/
11. Exhibition calendar
Closing date: 24. April 2021
Judging 07. May 2021 SF Club Belgrade, Savska 13a, Belgrade, Serbia
Judging 07. May 2021 76 Huansha Road, Yunyan, Guiyang City, Guizhou, China
Judging 07. May 2021 Te Manawa, 11 Kohuhu Ln, Westgate, Auckland, New Zealand
Notification 18. May 2021
EDAS Sending 05. June 2021
Exhibitions and Digital Projections
Exhibition 19 June 2021 PCP Belgrade, Dalmatinska 67, Belgrade, Serbia
Exhibition 19 June 2021 76 Huansha Road, Yunyan, Guiyang City, Guizhou, China
Exhibition 19 June 2021 Te Manawa, 11 Kohuhu Ln, Westgate, Auckland, New Zealand
Sending awards: 23. July 2021
The results will be published at the website https://srbijafoto.rs/en/
12. Jury
The works will be judged by the expert jury:
1st Salon Avala Belgrade 2021, Belgrade, Serbia
- Zoran Stojiljkovic, EFIAP, Serbia
- Sasa Blagojevic, EFIAP, Serbia
- Aleksandar Cvijanovic, Serbia
Alternative: Branko Cvijic, Serbia
1st Salon Avala Guiyang City 2021, Guiyang City, China
- Eng Chuen Fui, ARPS, ARPST, APVS, FPSM, FPSNY, Hon. PSM, Malaysia
- Bingyu Liang, CFPAMP, ABRPGP, Hong Kong
- Nenad Nikolic, AFIAP, Aphrodite GPU, Serbia
Alternative: Chen Fulei, MCPA, Vice Chairman of AB&RP, Chief Editir of CCPP
1st Salon Avala Auckland 2021, Auckland, New Zealand
- Jiongxin Peng, SPSA, PPSA, AFAPA, FPSNY New Zealand
- Yi Wan, GMPSA/P, SPSA, LRPS, A.FAPA, China
- Borislav Milovanovic, EFIAP/g, EPSA, GPU CR3, Serbia
Alternative: Lisa Wu, New Zealand
The acceptance rate in any single section may not exceed 35%
13. Report and notifications
All participants will receive personal report card notifications via e-mail, showing all acceptances and awarded images. Also, Acceptance Certificates (as PDF file) will be posted on personal email addresses. The results of the Exhibition will also be published the organizer’s website.
14. Delivering Catalog
The organizer can use the exhibited works for reproduction in the catalog and to promote the exhibition free of charge. All entrants will be able to download exclusive prepared PDF catalog. The catalog will be digitally published with awarded photographs and with certain number of photographs chosen by organizer of the Exhibition, without financial compensation for the author royalties.
15. Information and contact
Ljiljana Vrzic, Chairman of 1st International Salon Avala Circuit 2021
email address: srbijafoto2013@gmail.com
https://srbijafoto.rs/en/ mob +38162255135
PSA DEFINITIONS
Nature
Nature photography is restricted to the use of the photographic process to depict all branches of natural history, except anthropology and archaeology, in such a fashion that a well-informed person will be able to identify the subject material and certify its honest presentation. The story telling value of a photograph must be weighed more than the pictorial quality while maintaining high technical quality. Human elements shall not be present, except where those human elements are integral parts of the nature story such as nature subjects, like barn owls or storks, adapted to an environment modified by humans, or where those human elements are in situations depicting natural forces, like hurricanes or tidal waves. Scientific bands, scientific tags or radio collars on wild animals are permissible. Photographs of human created hybrid plants, cultivated plants, feral animals, domestic animals, or mounted specimens are ineligible, as is any form of manipulation that alters the truth of the photographic statement.
No techniques that add, relocate, replace, or remove pictorial elements except by cropping are permitted. Techniques that enhance the presentation of the photograph without changing the nature story or the pictorial content, or without altering the content of the original scene, are permitted including HDR, focus stacking and dodging/burning. Techniques that remove elements added by the camera, such as dust spots, digital noise, and film scratches, are allowed. Stitched images are not permitted. All allowed adjustments must appear natural. Color images can be converted to grey-scale monochrome. Infrared images, either direct-captures or derivations, are not allowed.
Images used in Nature Photography competitions may be divided in two classes: Nature and Wildlife. Images entered in Nature sections meeting the Nature Photography Definition above can have landscapes, geologic formations, weather phenomena, and extant organisms as the primary subject matter. This includes images taken with the subjects in controlled conditions, such as zoos, game farms, botanical gardens, aquariums and any enclosure where the subjects are totally dependent on man for food.
PSA ADDITION to the joint FIAP/PSA rules
There is one hard and fast rule, whose spirit must be observed at all times.
The welfare of the subject is more important than the photograph.
This means that practices such as baiting of subjects with a living creature and removal of birds from nests, for the purpose of obtaining a photograph, are highly unethical, and such photographs are not allowed in Nature competitions. Judges are warned not to reward them
Monochrome
An image is considered to be Monochrome only if it gives the impression of having no color (i.e. contains only shades of grey which can include pure black and pure white) OR it gives the impression of being a greyscale image that has been toned in one color across the entire image. (For example by Sepia, red, gold, etc.) A greyscale or multi-colored image modified or giving the impression of having been modified by partial toning, multi toning or by the inclusion of spot coloring does not meet the definition of monochrome and shall be classified as a Color Work.