Photographic Society of Wojnicz Fotum

Salon is divided into 3 sections:

A) PORTRAIT Color / Monochrome - PSA PID Color
B) OPEN Color - PSA PID Color
C) OPEN Monochrome - PSA PID Monochrome

Each participant can send up to four digital photos in each category. An entrant's four images will be distributed throughout four rounds of judging in that section. The same image must not be submitted in more than one section.

Opening date: 01.06.2020
Closing date: 25.10.2020
Judging: 31.10.2020 - 08.11.2020
Notification: 13.11.2020
Sending of catalogs and awards: 31.01.2021

PUBLIC PRESENTATION AND AWARD CEREMONY: Wojnicz, Poland 19.12.2020

Entry fee is mandatory for all participants and is:
World Wide: 17€ or 19$ for all three sections, only by PAYPAL
Poland: 75 PLN for all three sections, by PAYPAL or bank transfer
PAYPAL: [email protected]
IBAN: PL 12 1050 1722 1000 0090 3046 4599
The works of the authors who did not pay the fee would be rejected.

The salon is open to amateur and professional photographers from all over the world and all ages; however, an entry may be rejected when the sponsoring organization, or its agent, in its reasonable discretion, believes the entry does not conform to salon rules and conditions. 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 the exhibition assumes no liability for any misuse of copyright. All parts of the image have to be photographed by the author who is holding the copyright of all works submitted. The salon will be conducted in accordance to the requirements and practices of FIAP, IAAP, GPU, PSA, FRP.

The organizer can use the exhibited works for reproduction in the catalogue and for promotion without paying any author's fee. By submitting an entry to the contest the entrant permits the organizers to reproduce all or part of the entered material free of charge for publication in
a catalogue, on internet and/or in other media related to the salon.

Authors must fill out online entry form and upload photo online: http://salon.fotum.org

• no title or identification of the maker shall be written anywhere on the face of an image,
• required image size 1920 pixels in width or 1080 pixels in height, images will be judging using the EIZO ColorEdge CS2420 monitor at a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels so the size of the photo can not be larger than the resolution of the monitor to avoid its deformation,
• file must be saved in JPEG format, RGB mode (not CMYK), the resolution should be 300 dpi, compression between 8 and 10 (file size max 3Mb),
• each photo must have a unique name (eg "sunrise.jpg") entered after adding it to the competition website during registration in the field directly below the photo.

Dorota Kycia EFIAP, AFRP, EsFIAP
Dariusz Kobylański AFIAP, Vice President TTF
Krzysztof Stós EFIAP, PSW Fotum Vice President for Artistic Planning

• FIAP: Gold, Silver, Bronze medals, six ribbons in each section,Blue Badge for the best author
• PSA: Gold, Silver, Bronze medals, three ribbons in each section
• FRP: Gold, Silver, Bronze medals in each section
• IAAP: Gold, Silver, Bronze medals, three ribbonsin each section
• GPU: Gold, Silver, Bronze medals, six ribbons in each section
• Organizer distinction, three salon diplomas in each category,
• Medal Salon PSW Fotum for the best salon author,
• Diploma for the best club.

FIAP Procedure

"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.”

Open Color definition
Any image that satisfies the general rules may be submitted in the Open section. Any subject, theme or technique is eligible.

Open Monochrome definition by FIAP
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 color 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 color becomes a color work (polychrome) to stand in the color category; such a work requires color reproduction in the catalogue of a salon under FIAP Patronage.

PSA Definitions

Monochrome: 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 greyscale image that has been toned in one color across the entire image. (For example by Sepia, red, gold, etc.) A greyscale 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.
Monochrome images may be entered in PID Color sections but if accepted will only be eligible towards PID Color Star Ratings.

The exhibition 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.
An entrant’s images will not be presented to the judges consecutively. An entrant’s four images will be distributed throughout four rounds of judging in that section. Distribution of images shall be in the same round order as submitted by the entrant.
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. Images may be altered, either electronically or otherwise, by the maker. Artwork or computer graphics created by the entrant may be incorporated provided the photographic content predominates, subject to Nature, Photo Travel and Photojournalism divisional restrictions. All final work must be on photographic film, or on electronic file, or on photographic or electronic print material, mounting excepted
No title or identification of the maker shall be visible anywhere on the face of an image, print mat or mount entered in a PSA Recognized exhibition.
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 entered or 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, including translation into another language.
iii. images meeting the Monochrome Definition and non-manipulated color images from the same capture shall be considered the same image and must be given the same title.
iv. PSA members working on Galaxy and Diamond Star Ratings shall be allowed to continue using different titles of monochrome versions and color versions of the same capture that have already been accepted until the required number of acceptances for those titles have been completed.
Words such as “Untitled” and “No Title” are not acceptable as part or all of an image’s title, nor are camera capture filenames.
An image may be entered in only one section where acceptances of that image in multiple sections would be eligible for the same star path

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 or more submitted 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.
If another party is submitting images on the entrant’s behalf, the entrant will still be held responsible for adhering to these Conditions of Entry (Entry Rules) and will be subject to sanction for any violations to these Conditions of Entry and PSA’s Statement of Ethics that may result

DATA PROTECTION
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 that 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.

NOTICE: When an entrant fills in the Entry Form to submit an entry the entrant will see a feature to affirm he or she has read these Conditions of Entry when he or she fills out the entry form. If the entrant does not so affirm the entry will not be submitted

Drone Policy:
The Board approved a new policy on the use of drones and it is available here
https://psaphoto.org/index.php?psa-policies&a=view&faq_id=1632. The policy has a legal section which
basically requires members to follow whatever laws exist in the country in which they are using a drone. There is
also an ethical component to the policy and it states : One of the tenets of photography, is that the safety and
well-being of the subject, photographer and surroundings is of paramount importance over the capturing of the
photograph. The purpose of this section is to prevent any interference with other individuals or animals which
will or may cause a disturbance in their normal activity or disrupt the way an individual or animal interacts with
its environment.
1. May not fly a drone above people for the purpose of photographing their activity, unless permission is granted
in writing
2. May not fly or photograph animals in their natural habitat, especially nesting areas and locations where the
animal is already under stress (winter survival, migratory feeding, protecting young). Photographing
scenery/landscapes is permissible.
3. May not fly or photograph in any designated wilderness area.

All entrants will be sent printed catalogue to the address provided during registration on the competition website. All participants will receive report card notifications via e-mail. The results of the exhibition will be published on the website: http://salon.fotum.org
IMPORTANT: the participant will receive an emails from the address: [email protected]
For efficient communication, make sure that the ANTI-SPAM filter does not block messages from the above address.

Maciej Babiarz
e-mail: [email protected]