Oman 2nd International Photography Circuit is a four-salon circuit contest of art photography held In Sultanate of Oman:

1. Khasab International Salon
2. Barka International Salon
3. Sur International Salon
4. Doqum International Salon

A. Sea (Color/Monochrome) (PSA PID)
B. Nature (Color/Monochrome) (PSA ND)
C. Open Monochrome (PID Mono)
D. Open Color (PID Color)

Each entrant may submit a maximum of 4 images in each of the 4 sections.

Closing Date: 25/09/2018
Judging: 04-05/10/2018
Notification emails sent: 18/10/2018
Catalogues & awards sent: 15/12/2018

Entry fee is mandatory for every participant. It is unique for all sections ( $55 USD / €45)
Entry fee can be paid with:
1. PayPal through our web site:
http://omanart.net by the email [email protected]
2. Western union to
Mr. Ahmed Salim Alkindi
P.O.Box: 785, Postal code: 132 Alkhoudh, Oman
Phone number: 0096895209995 e-mail: [email protected]

Group/Club Entries - Discount Rates (% of Total Fee): 10-20 Entrants: 5 %
21-40 Entrants: 10%
40+ Entrants: 15 %

<b>NON-PAYMENT OF FEES</b>
Entries for which no fee is received will not be judged.

a) Entry is open to all photographers, amateur and professional, worldwide.
1. Sections: 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
2. Nude photography is excluded in this circuit.
b) AN AUTHOR MAY NOT ENTER IDENTICAL OR SIMILAR PHOTOGRAPHS INTO DIFFERENT SECTIONS.
c) Previous Acceptances: Images accepted in a previous edition of this salon or which, in the opinion of the organizers, are too similar to those accepted in any previous edition of this salon, will not be judged.
d) Copyright: All parts of the image have to be photographed by the author who is holding the copyright of all works submitted. Clip Art and Copyright Free material are not acceptable. The PSA, FIAP and Oman photography society assume no responsibility for misuse by anyone of the copyright of published images.
e) Submission: Images and a completed entry form must be submitted online using the exhibition website. Entrants MUST use only the Western/Latin alphabet when submitting an entry.
f) File size: All images are to be submitted in JPEG format. It is recommended that images should use RGB Colour Space. Please check all image sizes before submission.
g) File Naming: Files must be renamed to the photo title when submitting an entry. However, the titles should appear on the entry form as you wish them to appear in the catalogue.
h) Image Titles: 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.
Words such as “Untitled” and “No Title” are not acceptable as part or all of an image’s title, nor are camera capture filenames.
i) Judging: Entries are limited to not more than 4 images per section. 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. Judging will be done using Apple Mac pro with 4k resolution.
j) Names: No information about the entrant, title of the image or country will be given to the judges. No title or identification of the maker shall be visible anywhere on the face of an image entered in a PSA Recognized exhibition.

<b>ETHICAL INVESTIGATIONS</b>
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.
It is recommended to leave the EXIF data in the submitted files intact in order to ease eventual investigations.
IMPORTANT: Concerning digital entries, FIAP recommends that authors should preserve intact, with no alteration, the original metadata of images. In case of contestation for incompliance with FIAP regulations the fact of not being able to access this important data could mean that the author could be sanctioned.
Each author whose image shows any suspicions about the compliance with FIAP regulations or definitions can be requested by the organizer or by FIAP, to submit the original file (file containing the data recorded by the sensor, if so, the RAW file) plus the file of the image immediately before and immediately following the questionable image. If he/she failed to provide what is required, he can be sanctioned.
Persons who are found guilty of plagiarism are excluded lifelong from FIAP activities.

<b>DISPUTES</b>
In any case of dispute regarding compliance with the Conditions of Entry, payment of fees or matters pertaining to an image (such as receipt, acceptance, compliance, score or award), the decision of the organizers and judges to accept your application (or not) will be final. Violations and perceived violations of the Conditions of Entry may be reported to the various accreditation bodies and may result in a declination of your application to have your images included in this and other exhibitions.

<b>COMPLIANCE</b>
Oman Circuit is open to all photographers around 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 exhibition rules and conditions.

Photographs are submitted in digital form, sent as picture (JPEG, RGB) files sized 1980x1080 at 300dpi, or in any dimension derived thereof. Images will judged as received from the participant at 100% of the maximum permitted pixel size.
Participants may submit their works and application form in one of the following ways:
- uploaded through the web site: http://omanart.net
- sent by e-mail, along with the application form to: [email protected]
- burned on CD/DVD, along with the application form and entry fee, sent to the postal address:
<b>Ahmed Alkindi</b>
P.O.Box: 785
132 Alkhoudh, Oman

1. <b>Khasab International Salon</b>
• VLADIMIR JOVANOVSKI, MAKDONIA
• RASHAD ALWAHAIBI, OMAN
• AHMED ALTOQI, OMAN

2. <b>Barka International Salon</b>
• MANOLIS METZAKIS, GREECE
• HUSAIN ALBAHRANI, OMAN
• DALIA ALBASAMI, OMAN

3. <b>Sur International Salon</b>
• SAEED ALSHAMSI, UAE
• MOHAMMED ALHADI, OMAN
• RASHA ALABDALI, OMAN

4. <b>Doqum International Salon</b>
• SARAH MUSTAFA, EGYPT
• MAJID ALAMRI, OMAN
• ABDULRAHMAN ALHINAI, OMAN

Totally $4000 USD cash Prizes and 122 Awards
- 112 MEDALS & honorable mention
- 4 CASH of $1000 each
- Best Club Award: OMAN ART Gold Medal
- 4 FIAP Best Author Award:
- FIAP light Blue Badge + OMAN ART Gold Medal. Best Author Award will be given to the participant who has achieved the highest number of total acceptances of all 4 sections of the exhibition.
- OMAN ART CIRCUIT BEST OF THE BEST

All entries shall conform to the stricter of these definitions for acceptances and awards to be validated by all the International Organizations granting recognition or patronage.

<b>PSA Definitions</b>
General:
“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 salon. 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. The exhibition assumes no liability of any misuse of copyright. Images may be altered, either electronically or otherwise, by the maker, 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.
Monochrome:
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 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.

<b>FIAP Definitions: </b>
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.

<b>NOTIFICATIONS</b>
Notification of results will be sent by email. Entrants should ensure that they provide an active email address and that spam filters are set to accept emails from [email protected] Notifications will not be sent by post.

<b>CATALOGUES</b>
All entrants who paid the entry fee will be sent a free copy of catalogue. Catalogues will be sent by mail for overseas addresses. Extra print catalogue can be ordered with ($18 / €15).
High quality printed catalogue, FIAP ***** (FIAP 5 Stars) Order extra print catalogue ($18 / €15)

<b>REPRODUCTIONS</b>
By submitting an entry for this circuit the entrant permits the organizers to reproduce all or part of the entered material free of charge for publication in a catalogue, on an internet site and/or in other media related to this circuit.

CORRESPONDENCE & ENQUIRIES TO:

Exhibition Chairman
Ahmed Alkindi AFIAP
P.O.Box: 785, P.C: 132
Alkhoudh, Oman
Email: [email protected]