Art Reflection Photography Group, United Arab Emirates.

There are four sections, all DIGITAL:
A) Open Color (PID / color)
B) Open Monochrome (PID /monochrome)
C) Nature (NPD)
D) Travel (TPD)

Closing date: 2 September 2018
Judging: 6,7,8 September 2018
Notification: 15 September 2018
Sending catalogue 13 October 2018


Award Ceremony:
Public projection : 13 October 2018



Jury decision
The jury decision is final.

One section: 20 US $
Two Sections: 25 US $
Three Sections: 30 US $
Four sections: 35 US $
Payment

Fee payment; please follow the instructions on the website when filling out the entry form. Payment should be in accordance with the entry fees stated there. Entries for which no or insufficient payment has been received will not be judged.
Group and club entries will be subjected to a group discount, group must be 10 participants or above.
Possible ways of payment:
PayPal transfer to [email protected] (Preferred method)

CONDITIONS OF ENTRY
The Salon is open to everyone; however, an entry may be rejected when the sponsoring organization or its agent, in its reasonable distraction, believes the entry does not conform to the exhibition rules and conditions.
Entries are limited to note more than 4 images per section.
There are no restrictions as to subject matter except as outlined in the rules and definition of specific sections.
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 “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. All final work must be on JPG file. Images may be altered, either digitally or otherwise, by the entrant.
Entries must originate as photographs made by the entrant. To be up loaded as digital files through the Exhibition's website.
4 images per section, total of 16 images. All images must be in JPG file format; the file size must be 1920 pixels horizontal and 1080 pixels vertical and should not exceed 2MB.Entry submission signifies acceptant of all rules and conditions of the Circuit.
The Salon will be conducted in accordance with the patronages rules and requirements, Approved by PSA, FIAP, GPU,

SUBMISSION of an entry signifies acceptance of all our conditions.
REJECTION, an entry may be rejected by the organizers if it does not conform to Circuit rules and conditions.

The Judging of the submitted photos will be through Full HD TV Screens.
ENTRIES RECEIVED WITHOUT FEES WILL NOT BE JUDGED.
SUBMISSION OF AN ENTRY SIGNIFIES ACCEPTANCE OF THESE RULES & CONDITIONS
The Salon will be conducted in accordance with the patronages rules and requirements, Approved by FIAP, GPU,PSA


NOTE : TO ALL PARTICIPANTS: By participating you should agree as follows:
“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 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.”
I hereby expressly agree to the FIAP document 2014/317 E « Conditons for application and regulations for organization of international photographic events » and especially to its chapter II « Regulations for International photographic events under FIAP patronage » dealing under Section II.2 with the FIAP participation rules and the red list.”
Please check the FIAP regulation on this link: http://patronages.fiap.net/assets/info-317-patronage-e.pdf
SUBMISSION of an entry signifies acceptance of all our conditions, and participant should tick on this
REJECTION, an entry may be rejected by the organizers if it does not conform to Circuit rules and conditions.
The Judging of the submitted photos will be through Full HD TV Screens.
Submissions must NOT contain any NUDE materials,any entry having NUDE content will NOT be accepted.
ENTRIES RECEIVED WITHOUT FEES WILL NOT BE JUDGED.
SUBMISSION OF AN ENTRY SIGNIFIES ACCEPTANCE OF THESE RULES & CONDITIONS

File name
As the participant wishes. All information needed will be collected from the online entry system. Maximum 30 characters.
Please do not use invalid characters such as:
/ \ : ? * " <> | ' #
Author copyright
Each entrant owns the copyright of the submitted images. The entrant certifies the work as his/her own. The entrant permits the organizers to reproduce the entered material free of charge for promotional purposes related to the Salon, like the catalogue, photo CD/DVD/ and the website, unless specifically stated otherwise by the entrant on the entry form.

Members of the jury
Ali Jamal EPS Saudi Arabia
Muna Al Zaabi EPS , AFIAP, GPU – CR3-HERMES-VIP1 UAE
Abbas Kapadia EFIAP, GPU CR3-Hermes, LRPS,EPSA/BPSA,FICS-APSN7 INDIA
Alternative: Ola Allouz EPS, AFIAP, GPU-CR2-HERMES-VIP1, PSA PTD 3*-PIDC 4*-PIDM 2* UAE

Total Awards 103
Medals FIAP GPU PSA IAAP 44
Honorable Mentions+ Diploma GPU PSA IAAP EPS 24
Judges choice 12
Best Salon Entry 1

Nature Photography Definition
Nature photography is restricted to the use of the photographic process to depict all branches of natural history, except anthropology and archeology, in such a fashion that a well-informed person will be able to identify the subject material and certify its honest presentation. The story telling value of a photograph must be weighed more than the pictorial quality while maintaining high technical quality. Human elements shall not be present, except where those human elements are integral parts of the nature story such as nature subjects, like barn owls or storks, adapted to an environment modified by humans, or where those human elements are in situations depicting natural forces, like hurricanes or tidal waves. Scientific bands, scientific tags or radio collars on wild animals are permissible. Photographs of human created hybrid plants, cultivated plants, feral animals, domestic animals, or mounted specimens are ineligible, as is any form of manipulation that alters the
truth of the photographic statement.
No techniques that add, relocate, replace, or remove pictorial elements except by cropping are permitted. Techniques that enhance the presentation of the photograph without changing the nature story or the pictorial content, or without altering the content of the original scene, are permitted including HDR, focus stacking and dodging/burning. Techniques that remove elements added by the camera, such as dust spots, digital noise, and film scratches, are allowed. Stitched images are not permitted. All allowed adjustments must appear natural. Color images can be converted to grey scale monochrome. Infrared Images, either direct-captures or derivations, are not allowed.
Images used in Nature Photography competitions may be divided in two classes: Nature and Wildlife.
Images entered in Nature sections meeting the Nature Photography Definition above can have landscapes, geologic formations, weather phenomena, and extant organisms as the primary subject matter. This includes images taken with the subjects in controlled conditions, such as zoos, game farms, botanical gardens, aquariums and any enclosure where the subjects are totally dependent on man for food.
Images entered in Wildlife sections meeting the Nature Photography Definition above are further defined as one or more extant zoological or botanical organisms free and unrestrained in a natural or adopted habitat. Landscapes, geologic formations, photographs of zoo or game farm animals, or of any extant zoological or botanical species taken under controlled conditions are not eligible in Wildlife sections. Wildlife is not limited to animals, birds and insects. Marine subjects and botanical subjects (including fungi and algae) taken in the wild are suitable wildlife subjects, as are carcasses of extant species.
Wildlife images may be entered in Nature sections of Exhibitions.

PSA definition of Monochrome Photography: 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 grayscale images with
an added accent color are not acceptable in Monochrome Class sections and must be
entered in Color Class sections.

FIAP Definition of the black and white photography (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.

Photo Travel Definition:"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."
RECOGNITIONS

PSA PID-C (OPEN COLOR), PID-M (OPEN MONOCHROME), Nature (NPD), Travel (TPD)
FIAP 2018/
GPU L
PSA 2018-
IAAP

Catalogue
Each entrant will receive free of charge a best quality CD/DVD catalogue of all awarded and accepted entries.
Notification card
Each entrant will received via e-mail a report card with the results of the submitted photos. All results will be uploaded in the Salon's website.

Chairman: Saeed Al Shamsi
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel.: +971506554634
Web site:www.geniusreflections.com