PictorialHub Photo Contest organized by PictorialHub based in Egypt.

» General Color (Pictorial & Creative) – PSA PIDC
» General Monochrome (Pictorial & Creative) – PSA PIDM
» Creative (Color & Monochrome) – PSA PIDC
» Nature (Color & Monochrome) – PSA ND
» Photo Travel (Color & Monochrome) –PSA PTD
» Photojournalism (Color & Monochrome) –PSA PJD

* No Nude contents are allowed; any nude material will be disqualified.

Closing Date :: Nov 12, 2017
Judging Date :: Nov 14-22, 2017
Report Cards :: Dec 5 , 2017
Awards/Catalogs :: Feb 1, 2018
Public Showing :: Feb 1 – 15 2018

» Entry fee is 27 Euro for all sections
» On the website http://www.pictorialhub.com
» Send it directly via PayPal ([email protected])
» Works of authors who do not pay the participation fee will not be taken into account.

The exhibition is open to all Photographers around the world, amateurs and professionals. 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. Submission of entries implies the acceptance of all conditions. The entrant must be the owner of all rights of the submitted works. All parts of the image have to be photographed by the author who is holding the copyright of all works submitted.<br>
The author agrees that his works may be published on the printed catalog, and on Internet WEB page free of charge. The works will not be used in a commercial context. There is no possibility of recourse to legal action.<br>
Entries must originate as photographs (image-capture 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/her 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.<br>
This may include low resolution posting on a website. The exhibition assumes no liability for any misuse of copyright. The maker and artwork may alter images, either electronically or otherwise, or computer graphics created by the entrant may be incorporated if the photographic content predominates. There are no restrictions as to subject matter except as outlined in the rules and definitions of specific sections, or specified by law in the country where the exhibition is held.<br>
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; that FIAP will use any means at its disposal for this undertaking; that 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.<br>
The exhibition 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 the exhibition rules and conditions. <br>
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 shall be in the same round order as submitted by the entrant. <br>
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. 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. <br>
The exhibition assumes no liability of any misuse of copyright. Images may be altered, either electronically or otherwise, by the maker. Artwork or computer graphics created by the entrant may be incorporated provided the photographic content predominates, subject to Nature, Photo Travel and Photojournalism divisional restrictions. All final work must be on photographic film, or on electronic file, or on photographic or electronic print material, mounting excepted. <br>
No title or identification of the maker shall be visible anywhere on the face of an image, print mat or mount entered in a PSA Recognized exhibition. <br>
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:
i. May not be re-entered in any section of the same Division Star Ratings class in that exhibition regardless of media, format, or title. ii. May not be re-titled for entry in any other PSA Recognized exhibition, including translation into another language.
Words such as “Untitled” and “No Title” are not acceptable as part or all of an image’s title, nor are camera capture filenames.
Notes to exhibitions:
- The Exhibition must not present the images to the judges consecutively.  The Exhibitions must present the images to the judges in the same round order submitted by the entrant.
- The Exhibition may determine actual consequences of not giving permission to reproduce. Any such consequences must be included in the Conditions of Entry.
- The Exhibition is responsible for monitoring entries and screening for invalid titles.
- Exhibitions must not create titles for entrants.
- Acceptances with invalid titles will not be validated for PSA Star Ratings or included in the annual Who’s Who publication. Exhibitors will hold the Exhibition responsible when their acceptances are not validated, so it is in the best interest of the Exhibition to enforce this requirement by not submitting such entries to the judges in the first place.
- Entrants submitting images with invalid titles should be given an opportunity to provide valid titles. If no titles are received by the judging, the entries should not be presented to the judges and the entry fees refunded to the entrant.
If the exhibition 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 exhibition 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. 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
All entries shall conform to the stricter of these definitions for acceptances to be validated by all the International Organizations granting recognition or patronage.

A maximum of 4 pictures (4 files) for each section (24 images max) can be sent, with the personal information to the online entry form (http://www.pictorialhub.com). A list of all the files we received will be published on the Internet Web Page, for controlling purposes, with the notification of entry fee received and conditions of opening files. The list will be kept updated.
The images must be saved in JPG format, in 300dpi resolution and not exceed 3 MB. Maximum image size is 2560 pixels (horizontal) x 1440 pixels (vertical), Images will be reviewed on Apple Thunderbolt display 27” 2560 X 1440 pixels at sRGB color space.

The file name should not contain more than 35 characters. There are no restrictions on the name (title) of the photo. 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:
I. May not be re-entered in any section of the same Division Star Ratings class in that exhibition regardless of media, format, or title.
II. ii. May not be re-titled for entry in any other PSA Recognized exhibition.
All entrants in must provide name and country data exactly the same in each exhibition entered to receive proper credit.

An entrant's four images will be distributed throughout four rounds of judging. The decision of the Panel of selectors is final and binding, no further appeal will be accepted

Ahmed Abdulazim, EFIAP, EPSA (Egypt)
Avishek Das, EFIAP, GPU CR2 (India)
Vladimir Jovanovski, PPSA (Macedonia)

» 6 X PSA Gold + 18 PSA HM Ribbons
» 6 X IAAP Gold + 18 IAAP HM Ribbons

FIAP/PSA/RPS Nature Photography Definition: Nature photography is restricted to the use of the photographic process to depict all branches of natural history, except anthropology and archeology, in such a fashion that a well-informed person will be able to identify the subject material and certify its honest presentation. The story telling value of a photograph must be weighed more than the pictorial quality while maintaining high technical quality. Human elements shall not be present, except where those human elements are integral parts of the nature story such as nature subjects, like barn owls or storks, adapted to an environment modified by humans, or where those human elements are in situations depicting natural forces, like hurricanes or tidal waves. Scientific bands, scientific tags or radio collars on wild animals are permissible. Photographs of human created hybrid plants, cultivated plants, feral animals, domestic animals, or mounted specimens are ineligible, as is any form of manipulation that alters the truth of the photographic statement. No techniques that add, relocate, replace, or remove pictorial elements except by cropping are permitted. Techniques that enhance the presentation of the photograph without changing the nature story or the pictorial content, or without altering the content of the original scene, are permitted including HDR, focus stacking and dodging/burning. Techniques that remove elements added by the camera, such as dust spots, digital noise, and film scratches, are allowed. Stitched images are not permitted. All allowed adjustments must appear natural. Color images can be converted to grayscale monochrome. Infrared images, either directs captures or derivations, are not allowed. Images entered in Nature sections meeting the Nature Photography Definition above can have landscapes, geologic formations, weather phenomena, and extant organisms as the primary subject matter. This includes images taken with the subjects in controlled conditions, such as zoos, game farms, botanical gardens, aquariums and any enclosure where the subjects are totally dependent on man for food.

PSA Photo Travel Photography Definition: 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.

PSA Monochrome Photography 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.

PSA Photojournalism Photography Definition: Photojournalism entries shall consist of images with informative content and emotional impact, including human interest, documentary, sports and spot news. The storytelling value of the image shall receive priority over pictorial quality. In the interest of credibility, PJ images must not misrepresent the truth. No situations shall be set up for the purpose of photography, and no alteration of the subject matter is allowed, including any techniques that add combine, relocate, replace or remove any elements of the original image. No unnatural sharpening or special effects filters can be applied. Only cropping, resizing, lightening, or darkening and restoration of original color are permitted. Color images can be converted to monochrome.

The results will be published on the competition website, all participants will receive an email with the report card of personal results.
On-line PDF catalog.

Mohamed Hamdy
Cell: +201000270297
Email: [email protected]