FIREFLIES IN THE DARK is international humanitarian contest of art photography, organized by Foto club ART45 from Ruma, Serbia.
Chairman: Jovan Svorcan
email: [email protected]

HUMANITARIAN PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION

ALL FUNDS COLLECTED THROUGH ENTRY FEES WILL BE DONATED TO SUPPORT CHILDREN AND INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM.

The Humanitarian Photography Competition is organized to support the association "Fireflies in the Dark", which has been tirelessly working for four years to help children and individuals with autism and their families. All funds collected through entry fees will be donated to this organization, which was founded with the mission of bringing light to the darkness of everyday challenges they face.

About the Association

"Fireflies in the Dark" is dedicated to improving the lives of children and individuals with autism and their families by providing a range of support services. Their most important project is a camp in the village of Venčane near Aranđelovac, where children can stay for free, participate in various activities, and find a safe and supportive environment. In addition, the association provides other forms of support, including daily and multi-day care. Through this competition, we contribute to maintaining and improving the camp, which serves as a vital sanctuary for those in need of assistance.

Address of the Association:

Association "Fireflies in the Dark"
Venčane - Kamenica bb, Aranđelovac, Serbia

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND PARTICIPATION!

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IF YOU WISH TO MAKE AN ADDITIONAL DONATION, WE ARE GRATEFUL, AND YOU CAN DO SO USING THE SAME PAYMENT METHODS AS FOR THE ENTRY FEES. Payment Purpose: "Donation for Fireflies in the Dark"
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SPECIAL THANKS

The organizer thanks Vladimir Jovanovski, Oliver Vukmirović, Vojislav Luković, and Normante Ribokaite for their help with the organization.
Special thanks to Dejan Ilić for his design work.
We also thank the organizations IAAP and PBA for their collaboration.

The contest is divided into following sections:
• OPEN COLOR
• OPEN MONOCHROME
• JOY
• FAMILY
• PORTRAIT
• CHILDREN
• ARCHITECTURE
• MINIMALISM
• LIFE

Closing date: 10 October 2025
Judging date: 15 October 2025
Notification date: 22 October 2025
Delivery date: 20 December 2025
Gallery posted: 20 December 2025

Depending of the number of sections participant enters, the entry fee cost as follow:
• 1 - 3 = 5 EUR
• 4 - 6 = 9 EUR
• 7 - 9 = 12 EUR

Payment of entry fee can be made in the following ways:
• through our website: https://theiaap.com/e/fireflies
• through PayPal: [email protected]

Za učesnike iz Srbije cena kotizacije za sve teme je 1000RSD
Uplata na račun banke:
Jovan Svorcan
265-5283499-86
Svrha uplate "knjige".

Payment for Other Participants:
IBAN: RS35 2651 0000 0087 6488 63
SWIFT CODE: RZBSRSBG
Payment Purpose: For the competition 'Fireflies in the Dark'

• SPECIAL DISCOUNT for authors from Serbia, Macedonia, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Croatia, and Montenegro:
Authors from these countries pay €8.5 for all sections regardless of the payment method. The purpose of payment: "Kotizacija za Svice u mraku - popust"

Images from participants who did not pay entry fee will not be taken into consideration.

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. No file naming is needed.
Digital images cannot be altered, including resizing in either direction, by the exhibition or by the exhibitions equipment before or during judging.
Each photograph can be submitted in only one of the competition's themes. We kindly ask participants to choose the most suitable theme for their entry.

The photographs of participants with the application are submitted in these ways:
- uploading thought our website

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.

THEME ######
Each photo may be submitted to only one thematic category. Submitting the same photo to multiple themes — even under different titles — IS NOT ALLOWED.
If it is determined that the same photo has been submitted to more than one category, it will be disqualified from all categories in which it was entered.
Note: The judges and organizer reserve the right to treat as the same photo any variations derived from the same original — including but not limited to: conversion to black and white, HDR processing, reframing, contrast adjustments, added effects, and other forms of digital editing.
Participants are kindly asked to carefully select the theme that best matches the content of each photo. This rule ensures fair conditions for all entrants and clarity in the evaluation process.

To participate at this contest entrants will apply with black & white or color images. 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 contest is not allowed to resize the pictures sent by the entrants. The images will be projected on projector ???. No file naming is needed. Maximum file size is 4 Mb.

By entering this contest, you are explicitly consenting to the personal details you have supplied, including email addresses, being held, processed and used by the contest organizers for purposes associated with this contest. You also explicitly consent to such information being sent to organizations that have accorded official recognition, patronage or accreditation to this contest. You acknowledge and accept that entering this exhibition means that the status and results of your entry may be made public.

If the contest 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 contest 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.
Entrants automatically agree to these terms by the act of entering the Exhibition.

The judges of the event will give following awards:
• 9 x IAAP Gold Certificate, 9 x IAAP Silver Certificate, 9 x IAAP Bronze Certificate, 27 x IAAP HM Certificate,
• 9 x PBA Black Medal Certificate, 27 x PBA Digital HM,
• 9 x CLUB Digital Gold Medal, 9 x CLUB Digital Silver Medal, 9 x CLUB Digital Bronze Medal, 27 x CLUB Digital Diploma,
Total 144 awards. The organizer reserves the right to change the number of awards, depending on the total number of the entrants.
One participant cannot receive more than one award per section.

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 gray which can include pure black and pure white), or it gives the impression of being a gray-scale image that has been toned in one color across the entire image, example by sepia, red, gold, etc. A gray-scale 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 gray (black) to the very clear gray (white) is a monochrome work with the various shades of gray.
A black and white work toned entirely in a single color 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 catalog 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 color becomes a color work (polychrome) to stand in the color category; such a work requires color reproduction in the catalog of a salon under FIAP Patronage.

Notification cards will be sent by email.

Jovan Svorcan
Belgrade, Serbia.

email: [email protected]