The EIPAWARD - Diversity Of The World is international contest of art photography, organized by Photo Divan from Cairo, Egypt.

The EIPAWARD - Diversity Of The World is divided in 4 sections, all digital:
Diversity of the world (PTD)
Open Color (PID-Color)
Open Mono (PID-Mono)
Open Photojournalism (PJD)

Closing date: 15th January 2014
Judging date: 29th January 2014
Notification date: 1st February 2014
Exhibition date: 16th March 2014 at Cairo Gallery
Delivery of the catalogs and awards to the participants: 1st March 2014

Entry fee is mandatory for every participant. It is unique for all sections and it cost 35 USD.
Entry fee can be paid with PayPal through our web site:
http://diversity.eipaward.com/payment.php
The works of the participants who did not pay the fee would not be taken into consideration.

The contest is open to amateur and professional photographers from around 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 (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

Photographs are submitted in digital form, sent as picture files sized 1980x1080 at 300dpi, or in any dimension derived thereof. No file naming is needed. Contests using digital projection will judge the images as received from the participant at 100% of the maximum permitted pixel size. Digital images can not be altered, including resizing, by the Contest before judging.
Participants may submit their works and application form in one of the following ways:
- uploaded through the web site: http://diversity.eipaward.com/entryform.php
- sent by e-mail, along with the application form, to: [email protected]
- burned on CD/DVD, along with the application form and entry fee, sent to the postal address of:
Ahmed Abdulazim (Photo Divan)
7 Elshiekh Elshanwany St. Hadyk Elqoupa
11331 Cairo; Egypt

To participate at EIPAWARD - Diversity Of The World participants will apply with both black & white or color works. Maximum allowed number of works in section, category, or class is four (4). No title or identification of the maker shall be written anywhere on the face of an image.
Entry form and contact information must be written in one of the official IAAP, FIAP or PSA languages. 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.
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 may not be re-entered in any section of the same Division Star Ratings class in that exhibition regardless of media, format, or title.
An entrant’s images will be presented to the judges consecutively. Minimum 30-35% acceptance rate

Anna Krukowska; (Poland)
Nader Saadallah; AFIAP (Egypt)
Ahmed Abdulazim; AFIAP (Egypt)

Section A:
Section B:
Section C:
Section D:

PSA - 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 added an accent color are not acceptable in Monochrome Class sections and must be entered in Color Class section.
PSA - Photojournalism Photography
Photojournalism entries shall consist of images with informative content and emotional impact, including human interest, documentary, sports and spot news. The storytelling value of the image shall receive priority over pictorial quality. In the interest of credibility, PJ images must not misrepresent the truth. No situations shall be set up for the purpose of photography, and no alteration of the subject matter is allowed, including any techniques that add combine, relocate, replace or remove any elements of the original image. No unnatural sharpening or spec

Notification cards will be sent by email.
All participants of the competition (the authors which submitted works and paid the participation fee) will receive The organizer will take all possible care while handling the emails, awards and catalogs, will, however, assume no liability for damages and loses during shipment.

Mr Ahmed Abdulazim; AFIAP
7 Elshiekh Elshanwany St. Hadyk Elqoupa; 11331 Cairo; Egypt
e-mail: [email protected]
web: www.eipaward.com