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ORGANIZED BY RARAAVIS CLUB (Georgia)

RARAAVIS CLUB (Georgia)
EXHIBITION DETAILS (PART A)
Salon Chair: Nino Mghebrishvili QPSA, EFIAP (Georgia)

Three Sections – All Digital
OPEN COLOR (Color only) PIDC
OPEN MONOCHROME (Monochrome only) PIDM
WORLD IN FOCUS (Color / Grayscale Monochrome) PTDW

Closing date: 2026-06-07 (7 June) UTC +4
All judging completed by: 2026-07-05
Score reports sent by: 2026-07-12
EDAS submitted by: 2026-08-06
Online Galleries posted by: 2026-07-26
Award/Catalog posted by: 2026-09-05
Status Page and Website availability to: 2027-06-07

FEES AND DISCOUNTS
1 section €37
2 sections €40
3 sections €43
Group / Club Discount:
15+ members €36.55 for all sections
20+ members €32.25 for all sections
30+ members €30.10 for all sections

Possible ways of payment
PayPal transfer [email protected] (preferred) (paypal.me/photosalons).
Money Gram/Western Union are allowed.
Checks are not accepted. For another way for payment please contact us by email: [email protected]
Payment comments: please write the full name of the author.
The works of the authors who do not pay the fee by the closing date will not be taken into consideration. The fee is non-refundable.

DIGITAL ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
a) a) Photos must be submitted in JPEG file format following instructions https://photostock.ge/trigger1 Title of each image cannot exceed 35 characters. Titles do not need to be translated to English but must be given in English characters.
b) b) Maximum Horizontal length is 1920 pixels Maximum Vertical length is 1080 pixels at 300 dpi. Compression 7-12, maximum 2MB.
c) c) Exhibitions are not allowed to resize oversized images. In such cases the entrant is required to resubmit their entry with properly sized images.

JUDGING METHOD
- Judging is to take place remotely (online) by each jury member. An award session will be held on-line by the judges viewing the images together.
- All judges shall use their own Color calibrated equipment capable of displaying submitted images at 100% of their resolution. That is - the images will not be enlarged - at no point zoomed in - beyond their native resolution.
- Distribution of images shall be in the same round order as submitted by the entrant, but they shall not appear to the judges’ consecutively. Remote judging will take place and all judges shall use their own color calibrated equipment capable of displaying submitted images at 100% of their resolution.
- At no stage will exhibition software allow a judge to view all the entrant’s images together.
- Target Acceptance Range: 25 - 30%

EXHIBITION REQUIREMENTS (PART B)
Applicable Rules: This exhibition will be conducted in accordance with the rules of the PSA and FIAP.

Entry Requirements: This exhibition is open to everyone; however, an entry may be rejected when the exhibition chair believes the entry does not conform to PSA exhibition rules and these Conditions of Entry. Membership in any photographic organization is not required. Neither awards nor acceptances will be granted to any entrant who is on the PSA Penalties List for Ethics Violation, and entry fees are not refundable in these circumstances. Throughout this document, entrant, author and photographer are used interchangeably, and each term refers to the person who is the original creator of a submitted image. Entrants are required to submit their own entries with properly sized images.

PSA Star Ratings: To receive 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 a name change or relocation to another country. Using one’s name differently in different exhibitions exposes the entrant to the risk that many of their acceptances may not be recognized in PSA Star records.

Reproduction: Entrants grant sponsors free reproduction rights for exhibition-related media, including low- resolution web posting. Entries will not be accepted from entrants who restrict reproduction rights. PSA may request specific permission for educational use under mutually agreed terms. If an image violates PSA’s exhibition rules or its Ethics Policy, PSA may reproduce the image without permission for educational purposes or to illustrate rule violations, with the entrant's name withheld. Neither PSA nor the exhibition assumes liability for copyright misuse.

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 be entered in any other PSA recognized exhibitions but must always have the same title. Re-titling in another language is not allowed.

Entry: An entry consists of up to 4 images per section, with each image limited to 20 total acceptances per star path. Identical or similar images are prohibited within the same exhibition, and if similar images are uploaded, all will be disqualified across all sections. While similar images may be entered in different exhibitions, they may later be disallowed during star/diamond/galaxy application reviews. Similar images are those which are practically equivalent, as defined on the page available at https://psa-services.org/ES/#entrants . To avoid disappointment, do not enter images that are practically equivalent. Watermarks, copyright text or any other visible markings are prohibited.

Titles:
• Each image requires a unique name that contains a maximum of 35 characters.
• Each title is to be used consistently across all PSA exhibitions, without variations introduced by typographic errors or punctuation.
• Nothing in the image title can identify the photographer.
• A title should be an interpretive or meaningful title that transforms a visual document into a deliberate artistic statement. Titles entered as file numbers such as IMG_6608, DSC-76499 or in any other camera file format are prohibited.
• Meaningful Titles may be followed by numbers, for example, Ballet Dancer 34.
• Titles may use Latin1 or Latin2 character sets which allow diacritical marks (é, ñ, ü, ą, ę, ś, etc), however non-Latin writing systems (العربية , русский, ελληνικά, 中文, カタカナ, देवनागरी ) may cause problems
in Catalogs, Galleries and Star applications.
• 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.

Protection of Entrants' Personal information: By entering this exhibition, you agree to comply with PSA rules and policies, and consent to the exhibition chair and recognized organizations holding and processing your personal details for exhibition purposes, and accept that your participation status (name, country, sections/photos entered) and results will be made public in status lists, galleries, and catalogs.

Target Acceptance Range:
• The acceptance target range will be no more than 30% in each section except 3D, which cannot be more than 45%.
• No image may receive more than one individual award in a section of any salon. In circuits an image may receive an award in different salon sections.
• The organizer is required to adjust the number of awards based on the total number of acceptances.
• For sections with more than 250 images, no more than 10% of the acceptances can receive awards, and for sections with 250 images or less the chair will allow a maximum of 7 awards.

SUBJECT MATTER AND SECTION DEFINITIONS
While the following section provides summaries of PSA definitions, entrants must refer to the PSA website for the authoritative definitions for each Division: https://psaphotoworldwide.org/page/exhibitions

Image Creation and Authorship
Summary: All submitted images must be entirely the photographer's original work, including post-processing, with every pictorial element captured by the submitting photographer. Images must not incorporate or present other artists’ work as the photographer's own, in whole or in part (clip art, stock images, replacement skies, photos of others’ artwork, AI-generated content, etc). The term author refers to the person who is the original creator of a submitted image; photographers may own the rights to use purchased content, however authorship requires that all visual elements in the submitted photograph be personally created by the photographer. Photographers must retain copyright ownership of all visual elements contained within any submitted image, including composites. A violation of this rule constitutes plagiarism, a serious PSA ethics offense.

Artificial Intelligence
Summary: Recognizing the rapid evolution of AI software, this rule is subject to change. For the latest rules, consult the AI Statement on PSA’s website. AI photo editing tools which enhance, adjust, or intelligently modify what was already captured in your photograph are permitted, provided they use only visual information already present in your photograph. Outpainting tools (generative fill) which allow you to expand a cropped image using a context-aware extension of the original photo are permitted, unless restricted by the Division’s definition. Other generative AI tools that generate new synthetic visual content based on external image data not originally present in the author’s photograph are prohibited, regardless of how small the edited area. Any person who violates this AI rule shall be banned from PSA exhibitions for a period ranging from 3 years to permanent exclusion. See additional AI notes in the editing matrix below.

Subject Matter
Summary: PSA's fundamental rule prioritizes animal welfare over photography, prohibiting baiting with live creatures, nest disturbance, endangering subjects, or depicting feeding of live prey to captive animals. Aerial photography must not disturb individuals or animals and must comply with local regulations. The images must comply with the division and section definitions listed on the PSA website; images that do not comply will be disqualified by the judges. Participation in PSA exhibitions is conditional on entrants accepting these policies.

Color versus Monochrome (Black and White)
Within photography an image is either monochrome or color; there is no third option.
• A color image is defined by the presence of more than a single color or hue. If an image is treated with two or more colors in any manner or any amount (spot coloring, duotone, etc), it is a color image.
• A monochrome image is defined by the presence of exactly one color or hue; it can display unlimited variations in that single color’s intensity, tints, and shades but may not include additional colors (partial toning, split-toning, spot coloring, etc). Black and white images (also referred to as grayscale) are considered monochrome, though technically they are achromatic images which may span the full tonal range from black to white. Monochrome images may not be entered in color sections of PPD or PID.

Pictorial Image Division (PID) Definition
https://psaphotoworldwide.org/page/division-definitions#pid
Summary: PID allows open photography with no subject or editing technique restrictions, other than those listed in the PSA guidelines that apply to all Divisions (i.e. authorship, AI, etc). The division includes both unrestricted open sections and themed sections with specific definitions to guide judges and participants. PID includes 2 Star paths: color and mono.

PTD World in Focus Definition (PTDW)
https://psaphotoworldwide.org/page/division-definitions#ptd
Summary: PTD World in Focus is aligned with the FIAP World in Focus definition. PTD World in Focus allows for images of places or people found naturally, as well as a more diverse range of content such as food and studio portraits. In PTD World in Focus, images that are setup or arranged are allowed.

For All Sections
International Salon Georgia Photo Trigger 2026
Akaki Kakha Pkhakadze: AFIAP, MAPG, EP Georgia
Roberto De Leonardis: EFIAP/D3, GMPSA, VIP5, CR4 - Italy
Buket Ozatay: APSA, EPSA, EFIAP/d2 - Cyprus

International Salon Cyprus Photo Trigger 2026
Doros Theodorou: EFIAP/G, QPSA, Cyprus
Monica Giudice: EFIAP/G, EPSA - Italy
Santos Moreno: EFIAP, QPSA - Spain

International Salon Morocco Photo Trigger 2026
Mohammed Morchidi: EFIAP - Morocco
Shin Woo Ryu - EFIAP/d3 - GMPSA - GPU VIP 5 - Korea
Hong Wai Victor Cheng, MPSA – Hong Kong

Total 291 awards:
3 FIAP Blue Badge, APG Green Badge, 3 APG plaques, 79 medals, 81 HM, 117 Diplomas
GRAND PRIX
APG Green Badge for the Best Author of the circuit
3 Special plaques and 3 Diplomas for 3 best clubs in the circuit
Circuit Chairman Choice – one Gold Medal
International Salon Georgia
FIAP Blue Badge for the best Author
Salon Chairman Choice – One Gold Medal
Salon Best Photographer – One Gold Medal
PIDC OPEN COLOR PIDM OPEN MONOCHROME PTDW WORLD IN FOCUS
PSA Gold Medal PSA Gold Medal PSA Gold Medal
FIAP Gold Medal FIAP Gold Medal FIAP Gold Medal
Salon Gold Medal Salon Gold Medal Salon Gold Medal
GPU Gold Medal APG Gold Medal IIG Gold Medal
Salon Silver Medal Salon Silver Medal Salon Silver Medal
Salon Bronze Medal Salon Bronze Medal Salon Bronze Medal
Raraavis Gold Medal Raraavis Gold Medal Raraavis Gold Medal
IAAP Silver Medal IAAP Gold Medal IAAP Bronze Medal
2 PSA HM Ribbons 2 PSA HM Ribbons 2 PSA HM Ribbons
2 FIAP HM Ribbons 2 FIAP HM Ribbons 2 FIAP HM Ribbons
GPU HM Ribbon GPU HM Ribbon GPU HM Ribbon
IIG HM Ribbon IIG HM Ribbon IIG HM Ribbon
PHOTOLIFE HM Ribbon PHOTOLIFE HM Ribbon PHOTOLIFE HM Ribbon
2 APG HM Ribbons 2 APG HM Ribbons 2 APG HM Ribbons
13 Salon E-Certificate diplomas 13 Salon E-Certificate diplomas 13 Salon E-Certificate diplomas

International Salon Cyprus
FIAP Blue Badge for the best Author
Salon Chairman Choice – One Gold Medal
Salon Best Photographer – One Gold Medal
PSA Gold Medal PSA Gold Medal PSA Gold Medal
FIAP Gold Medal FIAP Gold Medal FIAP Gold Medal
GPU Gold Medal IIG Gold Medal IIG Gold Medal
Salon Gold Medal Salon Gold Medal Salon Gold Medal
Salon Silver Medal Salon Silver Medal Salon Silver Medal
Salon Bronze Medal Salon Bronze Medal Salon Bronze Medal
Cyprus Gold Medal Cyprus Gold Medal Cyprus Gold Medal
IAAP Silver Medal IAAP Gold Medal IAAP Bronze Medal
2 PSA HM Ribbons 2 PSA HM Ribbons 2 PSA HM Ribbons
2 FIAP HM Ribbons 2 FIAP HM Ribbons 2 FIAP HM Ribbons
GPU HM Ribbon GPU HM Ribbon IIG HM Ribbon
PHOTOLIFE HM Ribbon PHOTOLIFE HM Ribbon PHOTOLIFE HM Ribbon
3 APG HM Ribbon 3 APG HM Ribbon 3 APG HM Ribbons
13 Salon E-Certificate diplomas 13 Salon E-Certificate diplomas 13 Salon E-Certificate diplomas

International Salon Morocco
FIAP Blue Badge for the best Author
Salon Chairman Choice – One Gold Medal
Salon Best Photographer – One Gold Medal
PSA Gold Medal PSA Gold Medal PSA Gold Medal
FIAP Gold Medal FIAP Gold Medal FIAP Gold Medal
GPU Gold Medal APG Gold Medal IIG Gold Medal
Salon Gold Medal Salon Gold Medal Salon Gold Medal
Salon Silver Medal Salon Silver Medal Salon Silver Medal
Salon Bronze Medal Salon Bronze Medal Salon Bronze Medal
Morocco Gold Medal Morocco Gold Medal Morocco Gold Medal
IAAP Gold Medal IAAP Bronze Medal IAAP Silver Medal
2 PSA HM Ribbons 2 PSA HM Ribbons 2 PSA HM Ribbons
2 FIAP HM Ribbons 2 FIAP HM Ribbons 2 FIAP HM Ribbons
GPU HM Ribbon 2 IIG HM Ribbon 2 IIG HM Ribbon
PHOTOLIFE HM Ribbon PHOTOLIFE HM Ribbon PHOTOLIE HM Ribbon
3 APG HM Ribbons 2 APG HM Ribbons 2 APG HM Ribbons
13 Salon E-Certificate diplomas 13 Salon E-Certificate diplomas 13 Salon E-Certificate diplomas

GRAND PRIX awarded an author who collects the most awards in the circuit.
APG Green badge for the best author awarded an author who collects the most acceptances in the circuit.
Salon Best Photographer gold medal – for a photographer who collects the most awards in the salon.
3 Special plaques and 3 Diplomas for 3 best clubs in the circuit eligible for 3 best clubs. Minimum 10 participants from a club must participate and pay their individual entry fees. Club Entry Awards will be sent to a single address as communicated by the identified Group Leader.
Medals and Ribbons will be sent by the post, E-Certificates in the PDF format can be downloaded from the circuit page http://fotosalons.net/

FIAP Blue Badge will be awarded to the Best Author who achieved the highest number of total acceptances.
In case of a tie, it will be awarded to the entrant with the highest number of points from all the sections in this Salon. In the event of a tie, the exhibitor who won the most awards shall be declared the recipient.
The organizer is required to adjust the number of awards based on the total number of acceptances.

APG distinctions
The APG distinctions system’s aim is to reward the participants from the photo contests, organized by the Association of Photographers of Georgia (APG), also photo contests, conducted under APG patronages.
If the International salon/exhibition/circuit is conducted under more than one of the International recognitions (FIAP, GPU, PSA), the acceptances are to be considered as from one International recognition.
The distinctions offered are: Artist, Excellence, Recognized and Grand Master. The APG title is Honorary Fellowship APG. The holders of the APG distinctions receive a downloadable certificate via email, as well as a printed certificate, a badge with a label and ID card with his distinction and photo by post. For more info please visit: http://photo-salons.net/ or http://fotosalons.net/index.php?project=1

FIAP REGULATIONS
FIAP Statement regarding pictures generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI)
PICTURES CREATED BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THIS SALON! It is reminded that all parts of the image have to be photographed by the author who is holding the copyright of all works submitted. Offenders will be sanctioned for life!

FIAP Monochrome Definition
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.

World in Focus - FIAP definition
Just as with travel and tourism pictures, this section encompasses 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 colours is allowed as long as the image looks natural. The same applies 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.


FIAP Breaches of rules:
By 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 the following terms:
● 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,
● 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.
As mentioned in II.2 of the FIAP document 048/2025 participants must leave the EXIF data in
the submitted files in tact in order to ease eventual investigations. 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.

FIAP - CONDITIONS OF ENTRY
Each entrant to FIAP salons must observe the rules of FIAP and conform to the regulations of document 048/2025 and document 038/2023 E.
Each entrant to FIAP salons must observe the rules of FIAP whether or not he is a member of FIAP.
FIAP NOTICE: During the entry process all entrants will be required to tick a box to agree to the following statement.
“I hereby expressly agree to FIAP Document 048/2025 Conditions and regulations for FIAP Patronage and FIAP document 038/2023 E . Sanctions for breaching FIAP regulations and the red list .. I am particularly aware of chapter II. Regulations for International photographic events under FIAP patronage. of FIAP document 048/2025 dealing under Section II.2 and II.3 with the FIAP participation rules, the sanctions for breaching FIAP regulations and the red list. Failure to agree will mean that the application will not proceed.

ORGANIZATIONS:
RARAAVIS Club Georgia (ILFIAP Georgia)
Orasis Photo Club (ILFIAP Cyprus)
Association Atelier d' Art Photographique (FIAP OM Morocco).


RECOGNITIONS:
PSA 2026-1151
FIAP 2026/319-320-321
GPU 20260066
RARAAVIS 01/2026
APG 03/2026
IAAP 2026/
AAAP 2026/1
IIG 2026

RESULT
Each participant will receive via e-mail with the results of his/her submitted photos Result can be downloaded from the websites http://photo-salons.net/index.php?project=1 and
https://photostock.ge/trigger1 , individual scorecards will be emailed.

CATALOG
PDF downloadable from website by participants: http://photo-salons.net/ Click on “CATALOG”

Email: [email protected]
Location Of Entry form: http://photo-salons.net/index.php?project=1
https://photostock.ge/trigger1 Click on “PARTICIPATE”