IPM International Photography Competition is organised by Istanbul Photo Meetup based in Istanbul - Turkey.

The IPM Exhibition is divided in 6 sections, all digital:
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp <b>FACES (monochrome or color)</b> // PSA PID
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp <b>OPEN (monochrome)</b> // PSA PID
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp <b>OPEN (color)</b> // PSA PID
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp <b>TRAVEL (monochrome or color)</b> // PSA PTD
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp <b>PHOTOJOURNALISM (monochrome or color)</b> // PSA PJD
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp <b>NATURE (monochrome or color)</b> // PSA ND

Closing date: 30th November 2015
Judging date: 10th December 2015
Notification date: 25th December 2015
Catalog on Website (PDF Catalog): 5th January 2016
Award delivery date: 10th January 2016

- Entry fee is mandatory for all participants, and is dependant on the number of sections each participant decides to enter.
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp - 6 Sections Early Bird (Till 31-Aug-2015) -> 20 USD
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp - 2 Sections -> 15 USD
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp - 4 Sections -> 20 USD
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp - 6 Sections -> 30 USD

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 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.

- Entries are submitted online by the online entry form on our website: www.contest.istanbulphotomeetup.com
- Each entrant can submit up to 24 photographs (4 photographs per section)
- Maximum dimensions should be 1920px X 1080px with maximum size 3MB.
- Photographs must be in JPEG format 300 DPI
- Submissions must NOT contain NUDE material; any entry having NUDE content will NOT be accepted.

To participate at IPM Exhibition 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 four images will be distributed throughout four rounds of judging.

Isa Ebrahim, EFIAP/g, EPSA, UPI CR4 - (Bahrain)
Tahir Özgür, EFIAP - (Turkey)
Leyla Emektar, EFIAP, UPI CR2 - (Turkey)
Nader Saadallah, AFIAP - (Egypt)

- Best Author Award -> 1000 USD
- 1st Place in Faces Section -> 500 USD + PSA Gold Medal
Awards per section:
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp - PSA Gold, Silver & Bronze Medals
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp - UPI Gold Medal
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp - IAAP Silver Medal
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp - 3 PSA Ribbons for Honourable Mentions
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp - 2 UPI Ribbons for Honourable Mentions
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp - 1 IAAP Ribbon for Honourable Mentions

*66 Awards in Total

<b>Monochrome:</b>
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.
<b>Projected Image Division - PID</b>
Projected images in separate color and monochrome (see above for Monochrome definition) classes whether they are from digital files or slides. The subject matter is unrestricted. There may be a theme specified for some PSA-recognized PID exhibitions and the exhibition’s definition of the theme should be consulted.
<b>Photo Travel Division - PTD</b>
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. Closeup 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.
<b>Photojournalism Division - PJD</b>
Photojournalism images shall consist of pictures or sequences with informative content and emotional impact, including human interest, documentary and spot news. The journalistic value of the photograph shall be considered over pictorial quality. In the interest of credibility, photographs which misrepresent the truth, such as manipulation to alter the subject matter, or situations which are set up for the purpose of photography, are unacceptable in Photojournalism. Human Interest images depict a person or persons in an interactive, emotional, or unusual situation, excluding recreational or sports action.
<b>Nature Division - ND</b>
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 grayscale 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.

<b style='color:red;'>Submissions must NOT contain NUDE materials, any entry having NUDE content will NOT be accepted.</b>

- Notification cards will be sent by email to each author between 25th-Dec-2015 & 5th-Jan-2016
- A pdf Catalog of the Competition will be available on the competition website.

- In case you have any questions or you face any difficulties please contact us through this email: [email protected]
- Or you can contact the Exhibition Chairman; Mahmoud Gaballah through: [email protected]