Welcome to 4th "NEW Bi - Continental Photo Circuit 2018" organized by two countries, Greece and United Arab Emirates.
The Circuit consists of Four Salons and is open to all photographers from all over the world.
The Circuit will be conducted in accordance with the patronages rules and requirements, Approved by FIAP, PSA, GPU, and local individual Federations.

FIAP 2018/578/579/580/581
PSA 2018-483
IAAP 2018/097-100
GPU: L180138
EPS: 2018/04
GAP: 2018/13,14

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

Closing date: 25 November 2018

Judging: 1-9 December2018
Notification: 20 December 2018
Sending digital catalogue (CD/DVD) 24 January 2019

Award Ceremony

GREECE
First public projection: 14 January 2019
Second public projection: 2nd March 2019

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
First public projection: 14 January 2018
Second public projection: 2nd March 2019

Entry fee
The entry fee, please follow the instructions on the website when filling out the entry form. Payment should be in accordance with the entry fees stated there. Club discount is also specified. Cheques are not accepted. Entries for which no or insufficient payment has been received will not be judged.

Entrance fee per person for all 4 salons:
1 section $35 €33
2 sections $45 €43
3 sections $50 €47
4 sections $55 €52

Possible ways of payment:
PayPal transfer to [email protected] (Preferred method)
Western Union transfers to: Saeed Al Shamsi

By cash
Bank Account:
Saeed Ali Al Shamsi
IBAN: AE600420000000050043242
The National Bank of Umm Al Qaiwain
Dubai Branch
Dubai – United Arab Emirates

Group Entry
10% discount for group entry (must be more than 10 participants)
Group entries can send their entries in the form of CD/DVD ,to the following address:

Saeed Al Shamsi
P.O.Box 2892
Dubai
United Arab Emirates

Other arrangement (like wetransfer sending) can be made by contacting Circuit Chairman,Saeed Al Shamsi

Agree with the conditions
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.

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.

Important

If at any time, it is determined in the reasonable discretion of the exhibition organizer or the judges before, during, or after the judging of an exhibition that an entrant has submitted entries where one or more images may fail to comply with these Conditions of Entry, including the stated definitions, the exhibition organizers reserve the right to delete the entry from the exhibition and void any or all acceptances or awards in connection with the exhibition. Fees may be forfeited or refunded in these circumstances. The entrant acknowledges that the decision of the exhibition organizers or the judges is final.

In order to ensure that images comply with the Conditions of Entry and definitions, the exhibition organizers may carry out reasonable measures to verify that:
a) the images are the original work of the entrant and
b) the images comply with the rules and definitions as set out in these Conditions of Entry.

These steps include, but are not limited to, questioning any entrant, requiring the submission of RAW files or other digital files representing the original capture of the submitted image(s), confronting the entrant with evidence that one submitted or more images fails to comply with the Conditions of Entry (also known as Entry Rules), and offering the entrant a reasonable opportunity to provide counter evidence to refute the exhibition organizer’s evidence by a set deadline.

Such entries that are not cleared or are still questionable after the entrant has presented evidence may be considered in breach of these Conditions of Entry, and declined. Such entries may be referred to PSA for further investigation of possible ethics violations.

PSA retains the right to investigate in any way all complaints/suspicions of breaches of entry conditions, impose sanctions if deemed necessary, void the acceptances of any image found to violate the PSA rules, include the entrant’s name on the list of sanctions provided to Exhibitions, and share such investigations with FIAP. Entrants automatically agree to these terms by the act of entering the Exhibition and agree to cooperate with any investigation.

By entering this exhibition, you are explicitly consenting to the personal details you have supplied, including email addresses, being held, processed and used by the exhibition organizers for purposes associated with this exhibition. You also explicitly consent to such information being sent to organizations, which have accorded official recognition, patronage or accreditation to this exhibition. You acknowledge and accept that entering this exhibition means that the status and results of your entry may be made public.

“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.”
Important:

By accepting the rules you expressly agree to the FIAP document 081/2017 Conditions for applications and regulations for organization of International photographic events, and especially to its chapter II Regulations for international photographic events under FIAP patronage, dealing under Sections II 2 with the FIAP participation rules and the red list.

The exhibition is open to anyone; 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.
An entrant's 4 images will be distributed throughout four rounds of judging for each 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
Entries must originate as photographs made by the entrant. To be uploaded as digital files through the Circuit's website. All images will be judge through 4 salons individually.
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 Judging of the submitted photos will be through Full HD TV Screens.

File name
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.
No title or identification of the maker shall be visible anywhere on the face of an
No title or identification of the maker shall be visible anywhere on the face of an Image.
All information needed will be collected from the online entry system. Maximum of 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 Circuit, like the catalogue, photo CD/DVD and the website, unless specifically stated otherwise by the entrant on the entry form.

Greek salon ::: Europa
Koutsakis Manolis, EFIAP, GPU CR2 - GRECE
Papaioannou Maria, AFIAP – GREECE
Chalkiadakis Michael, EFIAP, UPI CR2 - GREECE

Greek salon ::: Mediterranean
Mamatzakis Panagiotis – GREECE
Vardakis George - GREECE
Trikali Mina, EFIAP - GREECE

Greek salon alternative: Vassilopoulou Constantina, EFIAP - GREECE


UAE salon ::: Al Wasl
Guo Jing - China
Muna Al Zaabi, AFIAP - GPU CR3-/HERMES – VIP1 - UAE
Ali Jamal, EPS - Saudi Arabia

UAE salon ::: Liwa Salon
Nasser Haji, EFIAP - UAE
Majdi Al Naser, AFIAP – GPU CR2 - Saudi Arabia
Ola Allouz, AFIAP – GPU HERMES/VIP1/CR2- PSAPTD 3*/PIDC4*/PIDM2* - UAE

UAE salon alternative: Ali Al Hajri - AFIAP

The jury decision is final.

Total Awards 421

Medals GPU FIAP PSA EPS GAP - 128
Honorable mentions GPU FIAP PSA GAP - 144
Diplomas - 96
Judges choice - 48
Best entry per salon - 4
Best entry circuit - 1

Definitions

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: 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.

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."

Catalogue
Each entrant will receive free of charge a best quality digital catalogue of all awarded works on a CD/DVD.

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 Circuit's website.

Greek Salons, Manolis Metzakis
[email protected]

United Arab Emirates Salons, Saeed Al Shamsi

Chairman: Saeed Al Shamsi

E-mail: [email protected]
Tel.: +971506554634