1. Organizer
Serbia PHOTO, Belgrade, Serbia
The Salon will be conducted in accordance with the requirements and practices of The Photographic Society of America (PSA).
Acceptances received by PSA members in approved sections of this exhibition are eligible for PSA Star Ratings, listing in the worldwide PSA Who’s Who of photography, and credited toward the PSA Distinctions PPSA and EPSA.
2. Participation
The public showings of projected Exhibition will be held in: Culture Center of Palilula,
Belgade, Serbia. 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.
Entries are limited to not more than 4 images per section, category, or class. 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 each 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. Artwork or computer graphics created by the entrant may be incorporated provided the photographic content predominates, subject to Nature, Photo Travel and Photojournalism divisional restrictions. 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:
i. May not be re-entered in any section of the same Division Star Ratings class in
that exhibition regardless of media, format, or title.
ii. May not be re-titled for entry in any other PSA Recognized exhibition.
Words such as “Untitled” and “No Title” are not acceptable as part or all of an
image’s title, nor are camera capture filenames.
BREACH OF CONDITIONS OF ENTRY
If the exhibition determines before, during, or after the judging that an entrant has
submitted entries where one or more images fail to comply with these Conditions
of Entry, including the stated definitions, the exhibition reserves the right and
discretion to delete the entry from the exhibition and void any or all acceptances or
awards. Fees may be forfeited in these circumstances.
In order to ensure that images comply with the Conditions of Entry and definitions,
the exhibition may carry out checks on the images to make sure 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.
This may involve asking the entrant to provide originally captured image(s), with
EXIF data intact, by a set deadline. The questioned image(s) of any entrant failing to
comply with such a request for the original image(s) may be considered in breach
of these Conditions of Entry, and declined. Such entries may be referred to PSA for
further investigation of possible ethics violations. PSA retains the right to
investigate in any way all complaints/suspicions of breaches of entry conditions,
impose sanctions if deemed necessary, 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.
3. Patronage
This competition is under the rules and patronage of:
PSA (Photographic Society of America)
2018-120
GPU (Global Photographic Union) L180025
IAAP (International Association of Art Photographers) 2018/054
4. Sections
1. Reflection (color/monochrome) PID color class
2. Portrait (color/monochrome) PID color class
3. Street Life (color/monochrome) PID color class
4. Landscape (color/monochrome) PID color class
5. Flowers (color/monochrome) ND color class
6. Open Color PID color class
7. Open Monochrome PID monochrome class
8. Nature (color/monochrome) ND color class
9. Macro (color/monochrome) ND color class
10. Birds (color/monochrome) ND color class
11. Photo Travel (color/monochrome) PTD color class
12. Photojournalism (color/monochrome) PJD color class
Each photo can be presented in only one section. I. Acceptances in PID recognized Color sections shall be credited towards PID Color Star Ratings and Who’s Who Color listings. Monochrome images accepted in PID recognized Color sections shall only be credited towards PID Color Star Ratings. II. Acceptances in PID recognized Monochrome sections shall be credited towards PID Monochrome Star Ratings and Who’s Who Monochrome listings. III. All acceptance eligibility shall be in accordance with the PID Star Ratings or the Galaxy/Diamond Ratings requirements as appropriate.
5. Entry fee
15€/18$ for any 1, 2, 3 or 4 sections
27€/30$ for any 5, 6, 7 or 8 sections
35€/38$ for any 9, 10,11 or 12 sections
Entry fee is mandatory for all participants. 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 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 fee can be paid via PayPal through our web site: www.srbijafoto.rs page: Ways of Payment or just send fee to email: vrzicl@gmail.com
Other ways of payment
Also the participation fee can be paid with:
1. Western Union
IN EUROS (€) ONLY, on the following info:
Name: Ljiljana Vrzić
Address: Stanoja Glavaša 13 /48
City: 11000 Beograd
Country: Serbia
Mobile phone: +381638245981
2. UniCredit Bank
INTERNATIONAL PAYMENTS IN FOREIGN CURRENCYIN FAVOR OF CLIENTS OF UNICREDIT BANK SERBIA JSC /BACXRSBG/
Please pay per instructions below:
Name of beneficiary: UDRUZENJE SRBIJA FOTO
Beneficiary’s address: STANOJA GLAVASA 13, BEOGRAD
Beneficiary’s acc.number/IBAN: RS35170004000076000187
Beneficiary bank: Unicredit bank Serbia JSC
Beneficiary bank SWIFT address: BACXRSBG
For authors from Serbia paid on the following bank account:
UniCredit Bank, Srbija FOTO, 170-00400007-60000-90
6. Jury
The works will be judged by the expert jury:
1. Borislav Milovanovic, EFIAP/s, PPSA, GPU CR3, Serbia
2. Xiaoqing Zhang, PPSA/FAPAS/FPVS, China
3. Aleksandar Manasijev, AFIAP, Serbia
7. Awards
The Jury will assign over 200 awards + GRAND PRIX Award (author with the highest number of received photographs) + 12 SPECIAL CHAIRMAN CHOICE Awards as follows:
1) Reflection (color/monochrome)
PSA (Gold, Silver, Bronze medals and 2 HM Ribbons)
GPU (Gold Medal)
IAAP (Gold Medal)
Serbia PHOTO (Gold, Silver, Bronze medals and 6 HM Ribbons)
2) Portrait
PSA (Gold, Silver, Bronze medals and 2 HM Ribbons)
GPU (Silver medal)
IAAP (Silver Medal)
Serbia PHOTO (Gold, Silver, Bronze medals and 6 HM Ribbons)
3) Street Life (color/monochrome)
PSA (Gold, Silver, Bronze medals and 2 HM Ribbons)
GPU (1 HM Ribbon)
IAAP (Bronze Medal)
Serbia PHOTO (Gold, Silver, Bronze medals and 6 HM Ribbons)
4) Landscape (color/monochrome
PSA (Gold, Silver, Bronze medals and 2 HM Ribbons)
GPU (1 HM Ribbon)
IAAP (1 HM Ribbon)
Serbia PHOTO (Gold, Silver, Bronze medals and 6 HM Ribbons)
5) Flowers (color/monochrome)
PSA (Gold, Silver, Bronze medals and 2 HM Ribbons)
GPU (1 HM Ribbon)
IAAP (1 HM Ribbon)
Serbia PHOTO (Gold, Silver, Bronze medals and 6 HM Ribbons)
6) Open Color
PSA (Gold, Silver, Bronze medals and 2 HM Ribbons)
GPU (1 HM Ribbon)
IAAP (1 HM Ribbon)
Serbia PHOTO (Gold, Silver, Bronze medals and 6 HM Ribbons)
7) Open Monochrome
PSA (Gold, Silver, Bronze medals and 2 HM Ribbons)
GPU (Gold Medal)
IAAP (1 HM Ribbon)
Serbia PHOTO (Gold, Silver, Bronze medals and 6 HM Ribbons)
8) Nature (color/monochrome)
PSA (Gold, Silver, Bronze medals and 2 HM Ribbons)
GPU (1 HM Ribbon)
Serbia PHOTO (Gold, Silver, Bronze medals and 6 HM Ribbons)
9) Macro (color/monochrome)
PSA (Gold, Silver, Bronze medals and 2 HM Ribbons)
GPU (1 HM Ribbon)
Serbia PHOTO (Gold, Silver, Bronze medals and 6 HM Ribbons)15
10) Birds (color/monochrome)
PSA (Gold, Silver, Bronze medals and 2 HM Ribbons)
GPU (1 HM Ribbon)
IAAP (1 HM Ribbon)
Serbia PHOTO (Gold, Silver, Bronze medals and 6 HM Ribbons)
11) Photo Travel (color/monochrome)
PSA (Gold, Silver, Bronze medals and 3 HM Ribbons)
GPU (Bronze Medal)
IAAP (1HM Ribbon)
Serbia PHOTO (Gold, Silver, Bronze medals and 6 HM Ribbons)
12) Photojournalism (color/monochrome)
PSA (Gold, Silver, Bronze medals and 2 HM Ribbons)
GPU (1HM Ribbon)
Serbia PHOTO (Gold, Silver, Bronze medals and 6 HM Ribbons)
An entrant’s four images will be distributed throughout four rounds of judging in that section. The jury reserves the right to grant additional awards. Each author can receive only one award in each section. The decision of the jury is final and irrevocable, complaints are not possible.
8. Submission of Works
Any participant can submit up to 4 photographs under each theme (maximum 48 photographs in 12 themes). Photographs are accepted in electronic form only.
Format of photographs: JPG
Size of photographs: The image size should be 1920px x 1080 pixels (the horizontal side of the photo must be 1920px), and the resolution should be 300 dpi
JPG File compression should be between 7 and 12
Memory size of the file must not exceed 2 Mb
Projecting device is Samsung 5100 Class Full HD 40″, 1920×1080
9. File naming
File name must be the same as artwork name.
File name must be in English, unique, NOT containing special symbols. Example: sunrise.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 filenames.
10. Entry form
Authors must fill out online entry form.
11. Upload files
Please send the photographs (digital files upload) directly to the organizers web site:
https://www.srbijafoto.rs
12. Exhibition calendar
Closing date 12. April 2018.
Judging: 22 – 26. April 2018.
Notification: 06. May 2018.
EDAS Sending 24. May 2018
Exhibitions of Prints and Digital Projections: 05 and 07 June 2018.
Sending of catalogs and awards: 12. July 2018.
13. Report and notifications
All participants will receive personal report card notifications via e-mail, showing all acceptances and awarded images. The results of the Exhibition will also be published on organizers website.
14. Delivering PDF Catalog
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. The organizer will take all possible care while handling the email, awards and catalogues, however we assume no liability for damages and loses during shipment.
15. Information and contact
For further information please contact us by e-mail address: info@srbijafoto.rs
Chairman and contact person:
Vrzic Ljiljana, President of Serbia PHOTO Salon
ljiljana@srbijafoto.rs
PSA Definitions
PSA – Monochrome Photography
An image is considered to be Monochrome only if it gives the impression of having no color (i.e. contains only shades of gray 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.
PSA Nature
Photography 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 greyscale monochrome. • Infrared images, either direct-captures or derivations, are not allowed. 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. Images entered in Wildlife sections meeting the Nature Photography Definition above are further defined as one or more extant zoological or botanical organisms free and unrestrained in a natural or adopted habitat. Landscapes, geologic formations, photographs of zoo or game farm animals, or of any extant zoological or botanical species taken under controlled conditions are NOT eligible in Wildlife sections. Wildlife is not limited to animals, birds and insects. Marine subjects and botanical subjects (including fungi and algae) taken in the wild are suitable wildlife subjects, as are carcasses of extant species. Wildlife images may be entered in Nature sections of Exhibitions.
PSA – Photojournalism Photography
Photojournalism entries shall consist of images with informative content and emotional impact, reflecting the human presence in our world. The journalistic (storytelling) value of the image shall receive priority over pictorial quality. In the interest of credibility, images that misrepresent the truth, such as those from events or activities specifically arranged for photography or of subjects directed or hired for photography, are not eligible. Techniques that add, relocate, replace or remove any element of the original image, except by cropping, are not permitted. The only allowable modifications are removal of dust, scratches or digital noise, restoration of the existing appearance of the original scene, sharpening that is not obvious, and conversion to greyscale‘monochrome. Derivations, including infrared, are not eligible.
PSA – Travel Photography
A Photo Travel image expresses the characteristic features or culture of a land as they are found naturally. There are no geographic limitations. Images from events or activities arranged specifically for photography, or of subjects directed or hired for photography are not appropriate. Close up pictures of people or objects must include features that provide information about the environment. Techniques that add, relocate, replace or remove any element of the original image, except by cropping, are not permitted. The only allowable adjustments are removal of dust or digital noise, restoration of the appearance of the original scene, and complete conversion to grey-scale monochrome. Other derivations, including infrared, are not permitted. All allowed adjustments must appear natural.