VARADINUM FOTO CLUB ORADEA ROMANIA
The 5th Romanian Grand Circuit 2023, Winter Edition consist in 4 competitions - Wallachia Salon, Moldavia Salon, Transylvania Salon and Varadinum Salon - and 3 Themes.

The 4th Romanian Grand Circuit 2023, Winter Edition 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 exhibition rules and conditions. 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. 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. All acceptances will count for FIAP distinctions.
• FIAP …………. Fédération Internationale de l’Art Photographique
• AAFR ………..  Romanian Association of Photographic Artists
• Varadinum… Varadinum Photo Club

1. OPEN COLOR (color digital)
2. OPEN MONOCHROME (monochrome digital)
3. FACE AND BODY (color digital) Non FIAP

Closing date for application and fee: 10.12.2023
Judging: 11-16.12.2023
Announcement of the results: 24.12.2023
Exhibition opening: 11.01.2024
Catalogue posted: 11.01.2024

Participation fee is mandatory for all participants of the exhibition and is:
20 euro for all 3 categories.

The fee can be sent using PayPal to: [email protected] or by bank transfer to:

ASOCIAŢIA OVI D.POP ORADEA ROMANIA
RO59BTRLRONCRT0530821201 for RON 
RO78BTRLEURCRT0530789501 for Euro
BTRLRO22XXX Cod BIC / SWIFT

RULES AND CONDITIONS
Photos and the entry form to be submitted via the internet www.varadinumfoto.ro 
Entries will NOT be accepted on CD/DVD.
Each participant is allowed with a maximum number of 4 photographs for each section;
The entrant must be the owner of all rights of the submitted works. All parts of the picture must have been photographed by the author.
One and the same author has not right to introduce identical or similar photos into different sections of the Salon;
Photographs that have been submitted to previous editions of the Salon are not accepted;
An entry may be rejected when the members of the jury, in its reasonable discretion, believe the entry does not conform to exhibition rules and conditions.

REQUIREMENTS:
No information about the entrant or country will be given to the selectors. Through your participation to this Salon we assume that you totally approve of all the stipulated requirements.
Entries are limited to not more than 4 images per section, category, or class. An entrant’s four images will be distributed throughout four rounds of judging in that section.

IMAGES
The digital image must be a maximum image width (horizontal) is  1920 px, maximum image height( vertical) is 1080 px and saved as a JPEG picture using sRGB color space at 300 dpi, compression 7-12, max 2Mb
Permission is assumed to reproduce any image (at low resolution) in an internet exhibition and in the salon catalogue.
By submitting an entry, the entrant certifies the work is original and his own and permits the organizers to reproduce all or part of the entered material free of charge for publication and/or display in media related to the exhibition. 
The exhibition assumes no liability for any misuse of copyright.
With the sole act of submitting his/her images or files to a salon under FIAP Patronage, the entrant accepts without exception and with no objection that:
-the submitted images can be investigated by FIAP to establish if these obey to FIAP regulations and definitions even if the entrant is not a member of FIAP;
-FIAP will use any means at its disposal for this undertaking;
-any refusal to cooperate with FIAP or any refusal to submit the original files as captured by the camera, or failure to provide sufficient evidence, will be sanctioned by FIAP and that in case of sanctions following the non compliance with FIAP regulations, the name of the entrant will be released in any form useful to inform the breaches of the rules.
-it is recommended to leave the EXIF data in the submitted files intact in order to ease eventual investigations.

ENTRY FORM
Authors must fill out online entry form.

FILE NAMING
No requirements for file names, file name should be as you would want it to appear in the catalogue (same as title name). Words such as “Untitled” and “No Title” are not acceptable as part or all of an image’s title, nor are camera capture filenames or titles consisting of only numbers.
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 re-entered in any section of the same Division Star Ratings class in that exhibition regardless of media, format, or title.
May not be re-titled for entry in any other PSA Recognized exhibition.

Awards for each Theme of each Contest:
OPEN Color Theme:
• 1 FIAP Gold Medal, 1 FIAP Silver Medal, 1 FIAP Bronze Medal
• 1 Salon Gold Medal, 1 Salon Silver Medal, 1 Salon Bronze Medal
• 1 Varadinum Gold Medal
• 3 Jury Special Prize (Diplome)
• 3 FIAP Honourable Mentions (HM Ribbon)
• 3 SALON Honourable Mentions (HM Ribbon)
• 3 IAAP Honourable Mentions (HM Ribbon)

Free Monochrome Theme:
• 1 FIAP Gold Medal
• 1 Salon Gold Medal, 1 Salon Silver Medal, 1 Salon Bronze Medal
• 3 Jury Special Prize (Diplome)
• 3 FIAP Honourable Mentions (HM Ribbon)
• 3 SALON Honourable Mentions (HM Ribbon)
• 3 IAAP Honourable Mentions (HM Ribbon)
FACE AND BODY  Theme:
• 1 Varadinum Gold Medal, 1 Varadinum Silver Medal, 1 Varadinum Bronze Medal
• 1 Salon Gold Medal, 1 Salon Silver Medal, 1 Salon Bronze Medal
• 3 Jury Special Prize (Diplome)
• 3 FIAP Honourable Mentions (HM Ribbon)
• 3 SALON Honourable Mentions (HM Ribbon)
• 3 IAAP Honourable Mentions (HM Ribbon)


FIAP BLUE BADGE
• Extra in Wallachia Salon - 1 AAFR Gold Medal, 1 AAFR Silver Medal, 1 AAFR Bronze Medal
▪ 3 AAFR Honorable Mentions

This competition is run under FIAP, AFFR rules. 
The one who has achieved the highest number of total acceptances of all the sections of the salon added together will be proclaimed “best author”. In the event of a tie, the organizer will decide irrevocably. The name of the best author will be mentioned in the catalogue.

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:
b) the images are the original work of the entrant and
c) 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 ethics 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.

EXHIBITION
A representative selection of the accepted images will be printed to a size of 30 x 45 cm and will be exhibited in Oradea, Romania. The exhibition will also be presented in the main towns of Romania.

An entrant’s four images will be distributed throughout four rounds of judging for that section.
Each round of judging will not contain more than ONE image from each entrant.
Judging of electronic still images will be on line.

Varadinum Salon:
Adela Rusu EFIAP/p Romania
Sefa Ulukan EFIAP Turkye
Toldi Zoran EFIAP/b Slovakia

Transylvania Salon:
Vasile Sârb EFIAP Romania
Sanjoy Bhattacharya EFIAP India
Harjanto Sumawan EFIAP/b Indoinesia

Moldavia Salon:
Valentina Stan EFIAP8/d1 Romania
Shin Woo Ryu EFIAP/d2, MPSA, GPU VIP 4 South Korea
Iurie Foca AFIAP Moldova

Wallachia Salon:
Marian Plaino EFIAP/b Romania
Buket Özanay EFIAP/d2 Cyprus
Steve Yee Pui Chung ESFIAP, EFIAP Singapore

FIAP MONOCHROME DEFINITIONS
A black and white work fitting from the very dark grey (black) to the very clear grey (white) is a monochrome work with the various shades of grey. A black & white work toned entirely in a single color will remain a monochrome work able to stand in the black & white category; such a work may be reproduced in black & white in the catalogue. On the other hand a black and white work modified by partial toning or by the addition of one color becomes a color work (polychrome) to stand in the color category.

PSA Monochrome Definition
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 grayscale image that has been toned in one color across the entire image.
(For example by Sepia, red, gold, etc.) A grayscale 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.


Aerial Photography Policies (ethical): One of the tenets of photography is that the safety and well-being of the subject, photographer and surroundings is of paramount importance over the capturing of the photograph.  The purpose of this section is to prevent any interference with other individuals or animals which will or may cause a disturbance in their normal activity or disrupt the way an individual or animal interacts with its environment.
1. May not fly a drone above people for the purpose of photographing their activity, unless permission is granted in writing
2. May not fly or photograph animals in their natural habitat, especially nesting areas and locations where the animal is already under stress (winter survival, migratory feeding, protecting young). Photographing scenery/landscapes is permissible.
3. May not fly or photograph in any designated wilderness area
Aerial Photography (International): Many countries have their own rules and regulations governing aerial photography, especially drone, usage. It is the responsibility of the Photographer (pilot) to be informed of the polices of the country or region in which they are flying (photographing). When submitting aerial images that depict a foreign country the photographer must include a statement that all applicable rules and regulations of that country have been observed.

The results of the exhibition will also be published on the website www.varadinumfoto.ro/salon

CATALOG
PDF catalog will be on site for free downloading.

For any information please contact: [email protected]
Mr. Ovi D. Pop, the Salon Chairman, email: [email protected], tel: 40 742 162 843
Mrs. Adela Lia Rusu, General Secretary, email: [email protected], tel: 40 744 210 670