PhotoArt magazine, Prague, Czech Republic

<b>Bohemia 2016 is divided in 4 sections, all digital:
A • OPEN Monochome / PSA PID mono
B • OPEN Color / PSA PID color
C • PORTAIT / PSA ND
D • TRAVEL / PSA PTD</b>

<b>Closing date: 10.10. 2016
Judging: 15. – 16. 10. 2016
Notifi cation: 28.10. 2016
Exhibition date: December 2016
Delivery of the awards to the authors by January 2017.</b>

Participation fee is mandatory for all participants and it is EUR 15 for fi rst section and additional EUR 5 for next section.

<b>PAYPAL</b>
On our web site: http://bohemia.photosalon.cz/
<b>Around the world paypal account: [email protected]</b>
Singapore only PayPal account: [email protected]

<b>POSTAL MAIL</b>
Send the fee by postal mail along with the CD with photographs to the address:
PhotoArt, Vlasimska 5, Prague 10100, Czech Republic

<b>BANK TRANSFER</b>
Armenia: PROMETEY bank Account No.: 1660003258440145 to Vigen Mnoyan
Ukraina: ПРИВАТ БАНК 4149 4978 5440 4763 Харват О. М. - еквівалент в гривнях
Czech Republic: 51-37 033 30 237/0100
Slovakia: 2947 0024 70 / Tatrabanka, a.s.
Rest of the world: Tatrabanka, IBAN code: SK67 1100 0000 0029 4700 2470, SWIFT code: TATR SK BX

<b>ONLINE CARD PAYMENT</b>
On the website http://photoart.cz/eshop.en.php we accept VISA / Master Card

<b>Please write name of salon and your name in description field.
The works of the authors who did not pay the fee would not be taken into consideration.</b>

The Bohemia 2016 salon is open to amateur and professional photographers from all over the world. 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 certifi es the work as his own and 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. The exhibition assumes no liability for any misuse of copyright. An entry may be rejected when the sponsoring organization or its agent, in its reasonable discretion, believes the entry does not conform to exhibition rules and conditions.

The photographs of authors with the application are submitted in these ways:
• uploading through our web site: bohemia.photosalon.cz (Entry form filled online)
• by e-mail: [email protected] (along with filled and signed scan copy of entry form)
• on CD, along with the participation fee and filled and signed entry form, use this postal address:
<b>PhotoArt magazine</b>
Vlasimska 5
Praha 10 – Vinohrady
10100 Prague, Czech Republic

To participate at Bohemia 2016 authors will apply with black & white or color works. Maximum number of photographs per theme is 4. No title or identification of the maker shall be written anywhere on the face of an image. An entrant‘s images will be presented to the judges consecutively. Entry form and contact info must be written in one of the official FIAP languages.
Photographs are sent in digital form, as a picture file with dimension 2500x1400pixels at 300 dpi or any other derived dimensions. Judges will use monitors 27“ EIZO CX270-BK EcoView with 2560x1440 pix resolution.
No file naming is needed.

Garik Avanesian, MFIAP (Czech Republic)
Dorota Kycia, EFIAP (Poland)
Jozef Danyi, AFIAP Czech Republic)

At Bohemia 2016 there will be awarded:
BEST AUTHOR - FIAP blue pin
FIAP 4 gold, 4 silver, 4 bronze medals, 24 honourable mention ribbons
CFFU 4 gold, 4 silver, 4 bronze medals
IAAP 4 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze medal, 4 honourable mention ribbons

<b>OPEN MONOCHROME</b>
A monochrome image is defined as having varying shades of no more than one color (various shades of that color from very light to very dark) but it may be any single color. Multi-toned images (various shades of two or more colors) and greyscale ima¬ges with an added accent color are not acceptable in Monochrome Class sections and must be entered in Color Class sections.
<b>OPEN COLOR</b>
Open color photography is on the free theme. The only condition is to perform the maximum dimensions, which are written in the ,,Submission of works“ section.
<b>TRAVEL</b>
A Photo Travel image must express the feeling of a time and place, and portray a land, its distinctive features or culture in its natural state. There are no geographical limitations. Close-up pictures of people or objects must include distinguishable environment. Techniques that add to, relocate, replace or remove any element of the original image, except by cropping, are not permitted. All adjustments must appear natural. Conversion to full monochrome is acceptable. Derivations, including infrared, are unacceptable.
<b>PORTRAIT</b>
Portrait is photography of a person or group of people that displays the expression, personality, and mood of the subject. Like other types of portraiture, the focus of the photograph is usually the person‘s face, although the entire body and the background or context may be included. Both monochrome and colour submissions are acceptable, as well as manipulated images.

Notification cards will be sent by email.
All participants of the competition (the authors which submitted works and paid the participation fee) will receive PDF catalo¬gue of the photo salon. The organizer will take all possible care while handling the email, awards, however we assume no liability for damages and loses during shipment.

<b>Ing. Kristina Stejskalova
e-mail: [email protected]</b>