The Circle 2018 is interclub contest of art photography, organized by photo club Kumanovo from Kumanovo, Macedonia.

The Circle 2018 has 1 digital sections:
OPEN (color/monochrome)

Closing date: 15 April 2018
Judging date: 20 April 2018
Notification date: 23 April 2018
Exhibition date: 26 May 2018 at NUCK Trajko Prokopiev
Delivery of the catalogs and awards to the participants: 26 May 2018

Entry fee to the exhibition is free for all participants of the exhibition.

The contest is open to amateur and professional photographers from photo club Kumanovo and photo group FORMAT.
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 “may not be eligible” for awards or inclusion in audiovisuals of the exhibition and could be subject to disqualification by the exhibition sponsors.
The contest assumes no liability for 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 if the photographic content predominates, subject to divisional restrictions. All final work must be on photographic film, in an electronic file, or on photographic or electronic print material, mounting excepted.
The contest 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. Images that do not meet the definition shall be disqualified. If time permits, the entrant shall be notified the image does not meet the definition and requested to resubmit an image that does meet the definition.

Photographs are submitted in digital form, sent as picture files sized 1920x1080 at 300dpi, or in any dimension derived thereof. No file naming is needed.
Participants can submit their works through following website:
www.photoclubkumanovo.com/circle

To participate at Circle 2018 participants will apply with both black & white or color works. Maximum allowed number of works in section, category, or class is six (6). No title or identification of the maker shall be written anywhere on the face of an image.
Each image must have a unique title. Words such as “Untitled” and “No Title” are not acceptable as part or all of an image’s title, nor are camera capture file names or titles consisting of only numbers. No file naming is needed.
Photographs of the participant will be presented to the judges consecutively.

Mr. Burak Senbak,
BUFOD

1 Place - Gold Trophy
2 Place - Silver Trophy
3 Place - Bronze Trophy
6x Diploma

Notification cards will be sent by email.
All participants of the competition (the authors which submitted works) will receive print catalog. The organizer will take all possible care while handling the emails, awards and catalogs.

Ms Sofija Petkovska
[email protected]