PhotoArt magazine, Prague, Czech Republic.

Sunflower 2015 is divided in 6 sections, all digital:
A • OPEN Monochome / PSA PID
B • OPEN Color / PSA PID
C • NATURE / PSA PID
D • TRAVEL / PSA PID
E • PORTRAIT /PSA PID
F • LIFE /PSA PID

Closing date: 20.07. 2015
Judging: 25 - 26. 07. 2015
Notification: 05.08. 2015
Exhibition date: August 2015
Delivery of the catalogues and awards to the authors by August 2015.

Participation fee is mandatory for all participants and it is EUR 20 for first section and additional EUR 5 for next section.
The fee can be paid:
• via PayPal through our web site: http://www.sunflower.photosalon.cz/payment.php
• by postal mail along with the CD with photographs sent to the address:
PhotoArt magazine, Vlasimska 5, Prague 10100, Czech Republic
• by bank tranfer:
For Czech entrance, c.u.: 51-37 033 30 237 / 0100
For Slovakian entrance, c.u.: 2947 0024 70 / Tatrabanka, a.s.
For EUR: Tatrabanka, IBAN code: SK67 1100 0000 0029 4700 2470, SWIFT code: TATR SK BX
• online via VISA / Master Card on the website http://photoart.cz/eshop.en.php.
Please write „Sunflower2015“ in description field.
The works of the authors who did not pay the fee would not be taken into consideration.

The Sunflower 2015 salon is open to 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. This may include low resolution posting on a website. 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.

The photographs of authors with the application are submitted in these ways:
• uploading through our web site: http://sunflower.photoart.cz/entryform.php (Entry form filled online)
• by e-mail: [email protected] (along with filled and signed scan copy of entry form)
• on CD, along with the participation fee and filled and signed entry form, use this postal address:
PhotoArt magazine
Vlasimska 5, Praha 10 – Vinohrady
10100 Prague, Czech Republic

To participate at Sunflower 2015 authors will apply with black & white or color works. Maximum number of photographs per theme is 4. No title or identification of the maker shall be written anywhere on the face of an image. An entrant‘s images will be presented to the judges consecutively. Entry form and contact info must be written in one of the official FIAP languages.
We are accepting all dimensions of photographs. Recommendations: Photographs are sent in digital form, as a picture file with dimension 2500x1400pixels at 300 dpi or any other derived dimensions. Judges will use monitors 27“ EIZO CX270-BK EcoView with 2560x1440 pix resolution.
No file naming is needed.

Garik Avanesian; MFIAP (Czech Republic)
Vladimir Jovanovski; RISF3; UPI CR2 (Macedonia)
Radek Mikulas; (Czech Republic)

At Sunflower 2015 there will be awarded:
BEST AUTHOR - FIAP blue pin + 500 euros
FIAP 6 gold, 6 silver, 6 bronze medals, 36 honorable mention ribbons
CFFU 6 gold, 6 silver, 6 bronze medals
IAAP 6 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze medal, 6 honorable mention ribbons

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.
Nature photography depicts living, untamed animals and uncultivated plants in a natural habitat, geology and the wide diversity of natural phenomena, from insects to icebergs. Photographs of animals which are domesticated, caged or under any form of restraint, as well as photographs of cultivated plants are ineligible. Minimal evidence of humans Is acceptable for nature subjects, such as barn owls or storks. adapting to an environment modified by humans, or natural forces, like hurricanes or tidal waves, reclaiming it. The original image must have been taken by the photographer, whatever photographic medium is used. Any manipulation or modification to the original image is limited to minor retouching of blemishes and must not alter the content of the original scene. After satisfying the above requirements, every effort should be made to use the highest level of artistic skill in al) nature photographs.
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 storytelling 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 greyscale monochrome. Infrared images, either direct captures or derivations, are not allowed. 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.
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.
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.
Portrait is photography of a person or group of people that displays the expression, personality, and mood of the subject. Like other types of portraiture, the focus of the photograph is usually the person‘s face, although the entire body and the background or context may be included. Both monochrome and colour submissions are acceptable, as well as manipulated images.
Life photography: Life is a broad theme. Post photographs depicting life around us, your own life, people and their life, life itself with its ups and downs, with its everyday routine as well as special moments. 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 greyscale monochrome. Infrared images, either direct captures or derivations, are not allowed.

Notification cards will be sent by email.
All participants of the competition (the authors which submitted works and paid the participation fee) will receive printed catalogue of the photo salon. Extra catalogues are also available at an extra fee of 10 euro. 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.

Ing. Kristina Stejskalova
e-mail: [email protected]