Interfotoklub Vsetin is international photo salon with the longest tradition in the Czech Republic.
It is organised by Culture House Vsetin and City of Vsetin.
This prestigious event is open for amateur and professional photographers from all over the world.

Interfotoklub Vsetín is divided in 3 sections.
Individual photographers ( A and B sections) and photography clubs or groups (C section) have to send their photographs only in digital version.
A – OPEN MONOCHROME – DIGITAL (INDIVIDUALS)
B – OPEN COLOR – DIGITAL (INDIVIDUALS)
C – OPEN MONOCHROME AND/OR COLOR CLUB COLLECTIONS – DIGITAL (PHOTOGRAPHY CLUBS OR GROUPS ONLY)

Closing date: 31.10. 2024
Judging: 09.11. 2024
Notification: 29.11. 2024
Exhibition date: February 2025 in Gallery of Old City Hall Museum of the Valassko region – Vsetin castle
Delivery of awards and catalogues to the authors till June 2025.

For individual digital images: 15€ 5€
For photoclub/photogroup Portfolio: 20€ / per collection
Participation fee is mandatory for all participants. For individuals it is EUR 15 for first section and additional EUR 5 for next section.
Participation fee for photography clubs or groups is EUR 20 for one club collection.

The fee can be paid:
• via PayPal through our web site: http://www.interfotoklub.cz/ to PayPal address [email protected]
• by postal mail along with the CD with photographs sent to the address:
DK Vsetin s.r.o.
Svarov 1055
755 00 Vsetin
Czech Republic
- by bank transfer
for Czech entrance, c.u.: 2400991201 / 2010 Fiobanka, a.s.
for payments from around the world: IBAN: CZ34 2010 0000 0024 0099 1201 BIC/SWIFT: FIOBCZPPXXX Fiobanka, a.s., V Celnici 1028/10, Praha 1 – Postal code: 117 21, Czech republic Receiver: DK Vsetin s.r.o. Vsetin – Postal code 755 00, Czech republic

The works of the authors who did not pay the fee would not be taken into consideration.

Image creation and ownership In all sections of the exhibition, images must originate as photographs made by the entrant. They may not incorporate identifiable images produced by anyone else (for example: clip art, replacement skies, or stock images). Images created in whole or in part by image creation software (frequently called ‘AI’ images) are not allowed. Editing or alteration of images is permitted within the limits specified in the relevant section definitions that are available here https://psa-photo.org/page/ division-definitions. This exhibition is open to anyone; however, an entry may be rejected when the Sponsor or the Exhibition Organizers, in their reasonable discretion, believes the entry does not conform to exhibition rules and these Conditions of Entry. Membership in any photographic organization is not required.

Penalties: Entries will not be accepted from any entrant who has put on the PSA Penalties List for Ethics Violation. Entry fees are not refundable in these circumstances.

PSA Star Ratings
To receive proper Star ratings credit from PSA, entrants must provide their names and country exactly the same way in each exhibition. Aliases are not permitted. Please contact PSA in the event of name changes or relocating to another country. Using one’s name differently in different exhibition exposes the entrant to the risk that many of their acceptances may not be recognized by PSA Star Ratings.

Image Creation
Entries must originate as photographs (image-captures of objects via light sensitivity) made by the entrant on photographic emulsion or acquired digitally.

Certification:
By virtue of submitting an image, the entrant certifies the work as his or her own. Images may not incorporate elements produced by anyone else (for example: clip art, images or art by others downloaded from the Internet). Aliases are not allowed.

Reproduction
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 Photographic Society of America (PSA) may request specific permission from entrants to reproduce entered images in its educational materials. The terms of that permission will be mutually agreed between the entrant and PSA except in the circumstances where the entered image is found to breach the PSA Ethics Policy. In those circumstances the image may be reproduced by PSA, without the entrant’s further permission, for educational purposes to illustrate serious exhibition rule violations. For those reproductions, the entrant’s name will be withheld. Entries will not be accepted from entrants who indicate that their images may not be reproduced in materials related to the exhibition.” The exhibition assumes no liability of any misuse of copyright.

Alteration and Computer Generation Subject to Divisional restrictions (particularly Nature, Photo Travel, and Photojournalism) images may be altered, either electronically or otherwise, by the entrant; adjustments to enhanceimages or creatively modify images are allowed providing the underlying photograph is retained in a way that is obvious to the viewer. Images may not be constructed entirely with a computer, and must be the sole work of the entrant.

Re-use of accepted images: Any image that has been accepted in this exhibition, past or present, may not be entered again in the same Division Star Ratings Class in any future instances of this exhibition. It may, of course, be entered in any other PSA recognised exhibitions but must always have the same title. Re-titling in another language is not allowed.

Entry: An Entry consists of, up to and including, four (4) images entered by a single entrant into the same Section. An entrant may only enter a specific Section once. Entrants may not enter identical or similar images into the same section or different sections of the same exhibition.

Titles:
Each image must have a unique title that is a description of the image. That unique title must be used for entry of that image or of an identical Image into any and all PSA-Recognized exhibitions. Titles must be 35 characters or fewer. No titles may be visible to the judges, and nothing in the image may identify the entrant. Titles may not include file extensions such as .jpg or .jpeg (or any other camera capture filenames such as IMG 471). Titles may not consist of personal identifiers possibly augmented by a number; or include words such as “untitled” or “no title”. Titles may not consist solely of numbers unless those numbers are prominently contained within the image, such as a contestant number in a race.

Color and Monochrome:
Color and Monochrome images from the same capture that share substantial pictorial content in common will be considered the same image and must be given the same title. The Exhibition will be conducted in accordance with the rules of the PSA and of FIAP 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 will be in the same round order as submitted by the entrant. At no stage will a judge be able to view all the entrant’s images together.

Photographs are sent in digital form, as a picture file with dimensions of a long side 2500 pixels at 300 dpi.
The photographs of authors with the application are submitted in these ways:
• uploading through the website address: http://interfotoklub.cz
• by e-mail: [email protected] (along with filled and signed scan copy of entry form)
• by postal mail: on CD, along with the participation fee and filled and signed entry form, use this postal address: Interfotoklub Vsetin, DK Vsetin s.r.o., Svarov 1055, 755 00 Vsetin, Czech Republic
Important: Photography clubs or groups send their printed collection on the address above.

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. An entrant’s four images will be distributed throughout four rounds of judging in that section. 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 dimensions of a long side 2500 pixels at 300 dpi. Judges will use monitors 27“ EIZO CX270-BK EcoView with 2560x1440px resolution. No file naming is needed. Each photo needs to have its unique title when uploading to the website. Not availabel Names of Photos as „No Title“ atc.

Information for photography clubs/groups:
Maximum number of Club collection is 20 without restrictions (monochrome, color or mixed collection). Collection has to be made by at least maximum 4 photos from each Club‘s author. In the category of the photography clubs and groups jury assesses the total quality of the collection as a whole and the jury is entitled to select photographs from the collection which will be exhibited. Photo clubs send their collections in digital form. The longer side of the photo must be a maximum of 2500 pixels at 300 dpi. The jury will use a 27“ EIZO CX270-BK EcoView monitor with a resolution of 2560 x 1440 px. How to upload a club collection: Each author must register on the website: http://interfotoklub.cz/ in the entry form separately Before uploading images, fill in the correct name of the your Photo Club in the third category C and you will be redirected to the upload option Please include the original name of each image when uploading. Photo titles must not be repeated. Not availabelNames of Photos as „No Title“ atc. In the category of photo clubs, the jury evaluates the level of the photo collection as a whole and is authorized to select photos from the collection that will be intended for the exhibition.

JUDGING METHOD AND TARGET RANGE
The judging will be done by remote online judging. All judges will be using equipment capable of displaying images at 100% of the image resolution. Judges will be using color calibrated equipment. The FIAP does not allow acceptance rates higher than 25%.

PRESIDENT OF COMPETITION
Jindrich STREIT

JURY
Garik AVANESIAN, MFIAP (CZECH REPUBLIC) - Sections: A, B, C
Metzakis MANOLIS (GREECE) - Sections: A, B, C
Milan VELIKY, EFIAP (SLOVAKIA) - Sections: A, B, C
Jozef DANYI, EFIAP (CZECH REPUBLIC) - Sections: A, B, C
Rudolf STAHLICH (CZECH REPUBLIC) - Sections: A, B, C

At Exhibition Interfotoklub Vsetin there will be awarded:
Grand Prix of Vsetin Town
FIAP BEST AUTHOR blue pin
FIAP 3x Gold, and 6x blue ribbons
GPU 3x Gold, and 6x ribbons
IAAP 3x Gold
CFFU 1x Gold, 1x Silver and 1x Bronze medal
INTERFOTOKLUB 3x Medals
Total: 29 Awards

Statement on Subject Matter - applicable to all sections
The fundamental rule that must be observed at all times and applies to all sections offered in exhibitions with PSA recognition is that the welfare of living creatures is more important than any 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 any exhibition with PSA recognition. Under no circumstances may a living creature be placed in a situation where it will be killed, injured or stressed for the purpose of obtaining a photograph. Images that show live creatures being fed to captive animals, birds or reptiles are not permitted under any circumstances. There are also concerns about the use of aerial photography, drones, helicopters, low flying aircraft. These should not cause any interference with other individuals or animals which causes a disturbance in their normal activity or disrupt the way any individuals or animals interact with their environment. Entrants in PSA recognized exhibitions should comply with all relevant laws and regulations, associated with aerial photography, in the country in which the image was taken. Entry into PSA recognized exhibitions is conditional on accepting these policies. The content of images must comply with the General Conditions and with the Division and Section definitions listed in these conditions. Images that - in the sole opinion of the judges or the Exhibition Organizers - do not comply, will be disqualified so the entrant may be aware of the problem when considering entry into other exhibitions with PSA recognition.

FIAP DEFINITION OF MONOCHROME
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.

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 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.

Greyscale Monochrome images may be entered for Nature, Photojournalism and Photo Travel but toned images are not permitted for these sections.

Monochrome images may not be entered in Pictorial Prints or PID Color Sections.

Editing Guidelines for Nature, Photojournalism and Photo Travel
These sections require images to be truthful records, so there are limits on the amount of manipulation allowed.
Editing Guidelines
Processing or editing must be limited to making the image look as close to the original scene as possible, except that conversion to grayscale monochrome is allowed.

Allowed editing techniques:
• Cropping, straightening and perspective correction.
• Removal or correction of elements added by the camera or lens, such as dust spots, noise, chromatic aberration and lens distortion.
• Global and selective adjustments such as brightness, hue, saturation and contrast to restore the appearance of the original scene.
• Complete conversion of color images to grayscale monochrome.
• Blending of multiple images of the same subject and combining them in camera or with software (exposure blending or focus stacking);
• Image stitching – combining multiple images with overlapping fields of view that are taken consecutively (panoramas);

Editing techniques that are not allowed:
• Removing, adding to, moving or changing any part of an image, except for cropping and straightening.
• Adding a vignette during processing.
• Blurring parts of the image during processing to hide elements in the original scene.
• Darkening parts of the image during processing to hide elements in the original scene.
• All conversions other than to complete grayscale monochrome.
• Conversion of parts of an image to monochrome, or partial toning, desaturation or over-saturation of color

For the purpose of this exhibition any border added to a digital file must be a single border of white or grey, no greater than 3-5 pixels in width.

Notification cards will be sent by email.
All participants of the competition (the authors which submitted works and paid the participation fee) will receive printed catalogue of the photo exhibition according to the standards of FIAP. The photoclubs will receive 5 printed catalogue, additional catalogues can be ordered for 10 Eur including postage. The organizer will take all possible care while handling the email and awards, however we assume no liability for damages and loses during shipment. The participant is required to provide correct his address for sending awards and catalogs by snail post.

Interfotoklub Vsetin
DK Vsetin s.r.o.
Svarov 1055, Vsetin 755 00, Czech Republic
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone number: 420 730 169 916