Photo Creators 2015 is an artistic exhibition take place each year by ADASA Photography Club from Alexandria, Egypt.
This is the 4th session from Photo Creators, the exhibition Is a part from a photo festival containing a variety of photographic events such as workshops, lectures and artists talks.
We received patronage from International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP) No. 2015-252, Royal Photographic Society (RPS) No. RPS 2015/41, Photography society of America PSA No.2015-167, United photographers International (UPI) code L150008–M2G1S1B I and International Association of Art Photographers-(IAAP)No. 2015/012.
<b>4 Digital:</b> Open Monochrome, Open Color, Travel and Creative–Experimental
<b>2 Print Themes:</b> Open Monochrome and Open Color
Have been recognized by PSA PID, PTD, PPD and got a FIAP patronage Works accepted will count for PSA star-rating and Who’s Who in the relevant divisions.
Acceptances will be eligible for FIAP Distinctions (AFIAP, EFIAP and EFIAP levels).

4 Digital & 2 Print Themes

<b>Digital Themes:</b>
(A) Open Color
(B) Open Monochrome
(C) Travel
<b style="color:red">(D) Main Section (Creative – Experimental)</b>

<b>Print Themes:</b>
E) Open Color
F) Open Monochrome

<b>Closing date:</b> 25 July 2015
<b>Judging:</b> 16 August 2015
<b>Notification:</b> 20 August 2015
<b>Exhibition:</b> 3 Septemper 2015
Delivery of the catalogues and awards to the authors by <b>October</b> 2015

<b>The exhibition will contain the winner photos as a printed matter</b>

<b>Return of prints:</b> Authors that request their printed photographs to be returned need to pay an additional return fee of 10 euros. Prints will not be returned if no return fee is paid.
Statements for entrants who do not want return prints are part of the application form.
CDs/DVDs will not be returned.

<b>From all over the world:</b> 1 Section just for 15 Euros, 2 Sections 25 Euros, 3 Sections for 30 Euros and all sections just for 35 Euros
<b>From Egypt:</b> 150 EGP for 1 section, 250 EGP for 2 Sections , 300 EGP for 3 Sections and 350 EGP for all sections

<b style="color:red">Discount for individuals from the opening date until 15th May : For participant who will submit photos in all sections for only 25 Euros, 250 EGP, and 10 % for groups (more than 10 photographers)</b>

<b>How to Pay:</b>
<b>From all over the world:</b>
The fee can be paid via PayPal throw our web site www.photo-creators.com OR use the following email to transfer by PayPal <b>[email protected]</b>
Also the participation fee can be paid with Western Union or Money Gram on the following info:
Name: Alaa El Basha
Alexandria, Egypt
Phone No.:+201223841779
Please contact us after transferring your fees at: [email protected]

<b style="color:red">IMPORTANT NOTE: Cheques and Postal Orders are not accepted.</b>

<b>From Egypt:</b>
1. the fees can be paid by PayPal throw the website or by email on <b>[email protected]</b>
2. By Egyptian Post services as money orders inside Egypt
3. By bank account (Contact us to know more details)
4. Cash at ADASA

<b style="color:red">The works of the authors who did not pay the fees would not be taken into consideration.</b>

- The photo salon is open for amateur and professional photographers from all over the world.
- 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 sponsors to reproduce all or part of the entered material free of charge for publication and/or display in media related to the exhibition or organizing federation. This may include low resolution posting on a website. 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.
- Entries are limited to not more than 4 images per section, category, or class. An entrant’s four images will be distributed throughout four rounds of judging in that section.
- There are no restrictions as to subject matter <b>except</b> as outlined in the rules and definitions of specific sections, or specified by law in the country where the exhibition is held.
- "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 noncompliance 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 eventualinvestigations."
- The exhibition assumes no liability of any misuse of copyright. All final work must be on photographic film, or on electronic file, or on photographic or electronic print material, mounting excepted. Images may be altered, either digitally or otherwise, by the entrant. Artwork or computer graphics created by the entrant may be incorporated if the photographic content predominates subject to Nature, Photo Travel and Photojournalism divisional restrictions.
- 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 or titles consisting of only numbers.

The photographs of authors with the application are submitted like following:
uploading throw our web site: <b>WWW.PHOTO-CREATORS.COM</b>
Or In case to : <b>[email protected]</b>
ou can send a CD\DVD to the following address, with fees of 5 Euros paid by PayPal :
<b>Mr. Alaa El Basha
[email protected]
+201223841779
1st El Horeya Road, El Horeya Center for creativity
22111 El Attarin
Alexandria, Egypt</b>

The participant who sent his entry by upload, please don't send us your entry again by email.

- To participate at Photo Creators authors will apply with Monochrome or color works.
- Maximum number of photographs per section is 4 in total 24 photos in all sections No title or identification of the maker shall be written anywhere on the face of an image.
- An entrant’s four images will be distributed throughout four rounds of judging for all Photo Creators 2015 sections
- Images may be altered, either digitally or otherwise, by the maker
- The accepted photos will be projected for judging rounds on a projector 1 M X 2.5 M

<b>For digital:</b> Photographs are sent in digital form, as a JPEG file with dimension 3000 pixels for the longest side at 300 dpi, maximum 4 MB

<b>For Prints:</b> Paper form , un-mounted, the minimum format is free, the maximum format is 30×40 cm (11x 15 inches).

Only pressure sensitive (self-adhesive) labels may be used on the backs of un-mounted prints.

The maximum weight of a package is 2 kilos.
Authors may send prints to the postal address of:
<b>Mr. Alaa El Basha
[email protected]
+201223841779
1st El Horeya Road, El Horeya Center for creativity
22111 El Attarin
Alexandria, Egypt</b>

<b style="color:red">Exhibition management will not accept any images containing any nude materials, and if we receive such images will be immediately excluded.</b>

Mohamed Abd ElKader, AFIAP,Egypts
Saeed Al Shamsi, Visual Arts Photographer, UAE
Ashraf Talaat, Professional Photographer, Egypt

<b>Alternative:</b>
Prf. Yusef Mazhar, Professional Photographer , Egypt
Madhu Sarkar, MFIAP , India

<b style="color:red">77 AWARDS IN TOTAL</b>

X6 FIAP Gold Medal + 12 HM + The best author
(2 Gold – 1 Silver – 1 Bronze) UPI Medals + 8 HM
4 Gold PSA Medals + 6 HM
(1 Gold-1 Silver-1 Bronze) RPS Medals + 6 HM
(1 Gold-1 Silver-1 Bronze) ADASA Medals + 19 HM
(1 Gold-1 Silver-1 Bronze) IAAP Medals + 6 HM

Awards for top 10 clubs and the best international and Arab entries
The best entry from ADASA
Special Awards for youth photographers under 16 and under 21
Special awards for the best: landscape- portrait-abstract- still life- macrophotojournalism-photo manipulation - nature-wild-sports-action-street.

<b>Monochrome (FIAP)</b>
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 color category.

<b>Monochrome (PSA)</b>
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.

<b>The Projected Image Division (PID) PSA</b>
is responsible for conducting and overseeing PSA activities regarding projected (digital or slide) open or general subjects photography; there are no limitations on subject matter or techniques used for image capture or post processing. There are two PID Stars tracks Open Monochrome

<b>The Projected Travel Division (PTD) PSA</b>
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.

Notification cards will be sent by email.
All participants of the competition (<b>the authors who submitted their works accompanied by an application form and paid the participation fee</b>) will receive a printed catalogue and certificate of the photo salon. Additional catalogues are also available at an extra fee of 20 euros. The organizer will take all possible care while handling the emails, awards and catalogues, will, however, assume no liability for damages and loses during shipment.

<b style="color:red">Extra catalogues are also available at an extra fee of 20 Euros</b>

We care while handling the mail, awards and catalogues; however we assume no liability for damages and loses during shipment.

Salon Chairman: Mr. Alaa El Basha
[email protected]
+201223841779
1st El Horeya Road, El Horeya Center for creativity
22111 El Attarin
Alexandria, Egypt