Denizli Metropolitan Municipality DEFSAD 2nd International Exhibition is organised by DEFSAD - Denizli Art of Photography Association; from Denizli- Turkey.

Denizli Metropolitan Municipality DEFSAD 2nd International Exhibition is divided into 6 sections: 2 PRINT & 4 DIGITAL
1-DIGITAL: OPEN (Color) DC
2-DIGITAL: OPEN (Monochrome) DM
3-DIGITAL: ANCIENT CITIES (Color) DA
4- DIGITAL:LANDSCAPE (Color) DL
5-PRINT: OPEN (Color) PC
6-PRINT: OPEN (Monochrome) PM

Starting date: 01/02/2018
Closing date: 02/05/2018 23:59 (Turkey Time Zone)
Judging date: 12-13/05/ 2018
Notification: 21/05/2018
Exhibition and public show: 20-27 June 2018 Turan Bahadır Exhibition Hall and DEFSAD Denizli / TURKEY
Sending of the catalogues and awards by post to the authors will be by the end of 25th October 2018.

GENERAL: The entry fee is mandatory for all participants and € 20 / 25 USD for 4 categories. All participants must pay the entry fee. The entry fee includes VAT.
If the participants want to submit to 6 categories they will pay € 25 / 30 USD.
Turkish participants will pay 50 TL for 4 categories. If they want to submit to 5 or 6 categories, they will pay 70 TL.
The competition has a total of 6 (six) separate categories. Competitors can participate up to 4 (four) photos in each category.
The fee can be paid via PayPal through our web site: Our paypal account is [email protected]
Bank Details
Account Owner : Denizli Fotoğraf Sanatı Derneği
Bank Name : Ziraat Bankasi
Branch Name and Number : Denizli/Çamlık- 2064
Account Number: 58822087-5001
IBAN No: TR75 0001 0020 6458 8220 8750 01
SWIFT CODE: TCZBTR2A
Paypal: [email protected]
The works of the authors who did not pay the fee will not be taken into consideration.

Denilzi Metropolitan Municipality DEFSAD 2nd International Exhibition is open to all amateur and professional photographers from all over the world. The organizing committee, the jury members, TFSF representative and any close relatives of those cannot participate in the competition. 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 and permits the organizer, DEFSAD and Denizli Metropolitan Municipality, to reproduce all or part of the entered material free of charge for publication and/or to display in media related to the exhibition using the authors name. This may include low resolution posting on a website. A participant, when participated the exhibition, confirms the usage of the photographs with the authors name. The copyright of the photographs belongs to the author in any condition. The exhibition assumes no liability for any misuse of copyright. 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.

PRINT SECTIONS:
Participants must print the photographs on photo paper and send them by post or courier. You must connect to our web address contest.defsad.org then upload your print categories photos like in digital sections rules and then send by post or corruier. Your package must include your 8 prints photos in color and monochrome categories. Authors that request their printed photographs returned, an additional return fee of 20 Euros is mandatory. For Turkish participants, the fee for return is 20 TL. Prints will not be returned if return fee is not paid.
Authors can send self-made prints with long size maximum 50 cms with no frame or free space. Short Size can be maximum 40 cms. The back of each photo must have the following info: first and last name, artist’s address, photo club, title of photo, progressive number and total number of photos presented by the same artist (example;”1/4”, “2/4”, ... )in each section. The title written at the back of the photos should match the title mentioned at the application form. In case of nonconformities, application form will be taken into account. If your printed photos are damaged within the package and sending, DEFSAD does not accept liability for problems. The judging will be done on the pictures sent in on photo paper. There will be no judging of the digital files of PRINT SECTIONS. These digital files are only intended for possible catalogue use.
Please send your printed photos to the adress below;
To Attn: Mehmet ÇAKIR
Atalar Mah. 962 Sok. 10/A Pamukkale - 20150 Denizli / TÜRKİYE

DIGITAL SECTIONS:
• Photographs will be sent in digital form, as a picture file with dimensions; maksimum 1920 pixels horizontal in dimension and maksimum 1080 pixel vertical, in JPEG format at 300 dpi resolution, 7-12 quality and photo size not lower than 1 Mb, greater than 4 Mb. We will use Epson HD high resolution (Epson EH-TW480) projector for the presentation of judge. The naming of the photos is mandatory.
• The photographs will be submitted online: contest.defsad.org
• The participants will register to the upload web site by following the instructions and then upload their photos.
• Photograph submission through e-mail or CD/DVD postal will not be accepted.
• The photographs should be uploaded with no frame or space around. There should be no name or date on the photos.
• Name of the file must be maximum 31 characters. English letters and underscore ( _ ) can be used. Turkish characters ı, ö, ü, ç, ğ, ş must not be used.
• All the characters except the ones define section must be lower case.
• Name of the photograph after the underscore must be written in such a way that the total number of the characters should not exceed 31 characters.
• If you have any problem for uploading the photos please contact with [email protected] or [email protected]

GENERAL RULES:
• All participants must enter the contest.defsad.org to join the contest.They must accept the Conditions of Participation(entry rules). Participants must check the acceptance box. Participants are deemed to have accepted all the terms.
• The photos that are submitted must not include violence, eroticism, racism, propaganda and politics.
• If you have any problem while uploading\submitting the photos (over the Internet or user-induced errors may occur in the system in the event) please contact the [email protected] or [email protected] and the problem will be fixed as soon as possible. This address is only used if the photo upload problems occur or information needed. You must not send the photographs to this e-mail. If you send your photos to this e-mail, they will not be accepted.
• Awarded and the accepted photos will be exhibited in www.defsad.org and contest.defsad.org, and also in DEFSAD building with projection. Also awarded prizes, honorable mentions and special awards of the photos will be published on TFSF web site www.tfsf.org.tr , on social media accounts of DEFSAD, Denizli Metropolitan Municipality and TFSF (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) and will take place on the pages in the competition Almanac 2018.
• In case of detection of the works which do not conform to the specifications at the end of the contest, the prize or degree will be withdrawn.
• If the work that the participant sent do not belong to him or the evaluation board decides of the pariticipant’s any intention to deceive, the infraction process is applied, and this person will be restricted for one year to any contest participation in accordance with TFSF Competition Policy and for a second rule violation, if the TFSF approves, the participant will be banned indefinitely from competitions. This situation will also be reported to FIAP.
• The photographers who are in the Red List of TFSF and FIAP are not allowed to participate Denizli Metropolitan Municipality DEFSAD 2nd International Exhibition.
• The author is deemed accept that the photosgraphs belong to them and all permits are taken. In case of conflicts, the author declares that all responsibilities are their own. In disputes that may arise in this regard, Denizli Art of Photography Association (DEFSAD) will not be responsible.
• 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.
• All parts of the image have to be photographed by the author who is holding the copyright of all works submitted.
• In the general interest of the event, the reproduction of the remitted works is allowed in the printed or digital catalogue, except when expressly prohibited by the author. In this matter the rules about copyright have to be strictly followed. Under no circumstances the organizer is allowed to use the pictures handed in for other purposes.
• Photoshop and and such softwares can be used for the standard edit of the photos (saturation, contrast, sharpening). Apart from these basic editing tools, photo manipulations such as adding an object that does not take place in the photo or removing an object in the photo will not be accepted.

Faruk AKBAŞ - Photography Artist - TURKEY
Ata Yakup KAPTAN - Ondokuz Mayıs University, Prof.Dr. - TURKEY
Manolis METZAKIS - GPU ZEUS, GPU CR5, EFIAP/p, ESFIAP, PSA** - GREECE
Mehmet BAYHAN - Prof. HONEFIAP, Photography Artist - TURKEY
M.Çağrı SEBZECI - Denizli Metropolitan Municipality - TURKEY

In Denizli Metropolitan Municipality DEFSAD 2nd International Exhibition these medals and awards will be awarded:
1x FIAP BLUE BADGE-BEST OF DEFSAD 2018 (Fort he participant who receives most acceptances and medals in all sections)
6 x FIAP Gold, Silver and Bronze medal and 36 Honorable Mentions,
6 x IAAP Gold, Silver and Bronze medal and 36 Honorable Mentions,
6x GPU Gold, Silver and Bronze medal and 36 Honorable Mentions,
6x DEFSAD Gold, Silver and Bronze Medal, 36 Honorable Mentions.
1x TFSF Special award (Plaque in Landscape Category)
1x Denizli Metropolitan Municipality Special Award (Plaque in Ancient Cities Category)
Acceptances will be no less than 8% and no more than 25% in each category.

PSA, FIAP, and RPS 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 & white work toned entirely in a single color will remain a monochrome work able to stand in the black & white category; such a work may be reproduced in black & white in the catalogue. On the other hand a black and white work modified by partial toning or by the addition of one color becomes a color work (polychrome) to stand in the colour category.
A monochrome image is defined as having varying shades of no more than one color (various shades of that color from very light to very dark) but it may be any single color. Multi-toned images (various shades of two or more colors) and greyscale images with an added accent color are not acceptable in Monochrome Class sections and must be entered in Color Class sections.
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.
A monochrome print is defined as having no more than two colors, monochrome (various shades of grey from black to white) plus one other color. A monochrome print toned in a single color will remain a monochrome work.

Ancient Cities
The ancient cities people lived in history are the most significant cultural heritages of the world. It is one of the primary duties of the people to protect this heritage in the most natural state and to tranfer it to the next generations. In this section, the participants are expected to submit photographs of the renowned ancient cities that took place in human history. (There is no geographical limitation)

Notification will be sent by email and you can also download from competition website.
Web Catalog link will be sent to all participants by e-mail. All awards will also be sent by post. The organizer will take all possible care while handling the email, awards and catalogues; however we assume no liability for damages and loses during shipment.

Salon Chairman: Şirzat TEMİZ – EFIAP, GPU CR2
E-mail: [email protected]
GSM:+ 90 506 509 5069
Organisation Commitee:
Mehmet ÇAKIR AFIAP
Bahir DİBEKOĞLU AFIAP
Ali GÜVEN EFIAP

As the exhibition is approved by the International Associations below, the acceptances and awards can be used as points in the distinction applications.

Our Contest is approved by Photographic Arts Federation of Turkey (TFSF/PAFT) with the number of TFSF PAFT 2018-029 International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP) with the number of FIAP 2018/289 , GPU L180065, IAAP 2018/023 , DEFSAD 2018/001.
TFSF Representative will be present during contest.