Photo club Objektiv

The contest is divided into following sections:
Open Color
Open Mono
People
Portrait
World in focus
Minimalism

Closing date: 12 August 2024
Judging date: 20 August 2024
Notification date: 28 August 2024
Delivery date: 9 September 2023
Gallery publish date: 9 September 2023

Entrants from Türkiye and Russian that cannot pay via Paypal, can contact the chairman to receive special payment way for Turkey and Russia.
- any 1 or 2 sections = 15 EUR (20 $USD)
- any 3 or 4 sections = 20 EUR (25 $USD)
- any 5 or 6 sections = 25 EUR (30 $USD)
For FSS members unique fee is 1500 RSD.
Ivan Stojanovic, 360-0381641949920-12, Banka postanska stedionica

The contest is open to anyone (amateur and professional photographers from all over the world); 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 contest 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 image 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.
By submitting an entry, the entrant certifies legal Age, and own all rights to these images, including copyright or parents or guardians gives permission on his/her behalf if he/she is not of Legal Age. The exhibition assumes no liability of any misuse of copyright. Images may be altered, either electronically or otherwise, by the maker. All final image 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.

Photographs must be in JPEG format, with dimensions 1920x1080 pixels at 300, JPEG compression (if Photoshop used for export): 7-12, file size maximum 4 Mb. Each image must have a unique title. Titles must not include file extensions such as .jpg or .jpeg (or any other camera capture filenames), or words such as 'untitled' or 'no title'. Titles may not consist solely of numbers.
Digital images cannot be altered, including resizing in either direction, by the exhibition or by the exhibitions equipment before or during judging.
The photographs of participants with the application are submitted in these ways:
- uploading thought our website
- by e-mail: [email protected]

NOTICE: When an entrant fills in 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.

To participate in this contest entrants will apply with black & white or color works. The maximum number of photographs per section is 4. No title or identification of the maker shall be written anywhere on the face of an image.
Photographs must be sent in digital form, as a picture file with dimension 1920x1080 pixels at 300 dpi. The maximum file size is 4 Mb.

The judges of the event will give following awards:
6 x FIAP Gold Medal, 12 x FIAP Blue Ribbon,
6 x PBA Black Medal, 18 x PBA Digital Diploma,
1 x NATIONAL Gold Medal, 1 x NATIONAL Silver Medal, 1 x NATIONAL Bronze Medal, 3 x NATIONAL Diploma,
6 x CLUB Gold Medal, 6 x CLUB Silver Medal, 6 x CLUB Bronze Medal
36 x Salon Digital Diploma,
6 x IAAP Bronze Medal, 18 x IAAP Diploma,

Total 128 awards. The organizer reserves the right to change the number of awards, depending on the total number of the entrants.

All entries shall conform to the stricter of these definitions for acceptances to be validated by all the international organizations granting recognition or patronage.

[MONOCRHOME]
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.
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 and white work toned entirely in a single colour will remain a monochrome work able to stand in the black and white category; such a work can be reproduced in black and white in the catalogue of a salon under FIAP Patronage. On the other hand a black and white work modified by a partial toning or by the addition of one colour becomes a colour work (polychrome) to stand in the colour category; such a work requires colour reproduction in the catalogue of a salon under FIAP
Patronage.
FIAP “World in focus” Just as travel and tourism pictures, this section englobes the full range of photographic genres from architecture, culture, events, food, landscape, portraits, etc. A “WORLD IN FOCUS” image expresses the spirit of an era, the essence of a place or of a culture whether it is shown in an authentic scene or whether it is arranged. Digital manipulation to optimise an image in terms of finetuning of levels and colors is allowed as long as the image is looking natural. The same counts for removal of dust or digital noise. Techniques that add, relocate, replace, or remove any element of the original image, except by cropping, are not permitted.

Notification cards will be sent by email.
All entrants of the event (participants which submitted works and paid entry fee) will receive on-line PDF catalog of the photo event.
The organizer will take all possible care while handling the emails, awards and catalogs, however will assume no liability for damages and loses during shipment.

mr Ivan Stojanovic, KMFFSS/EFIAP
Laze Marinkovica 12 34000, Kragujevac, Serbia
email: [email protected]
website: https://fotoklubobjektiv.rs/