University Photo Cinema Club - Banja Luka & Foto Art – Banja Luka

A) GENERAL OPEN - Color – DIGITAL (FIAP, PSA PID Color)
B) GENERAL OPEN - Monochrome – DIGITAL (FIAP, PSA PID Monochrome)
C) NATURE - Color or Monochrome – DIGITAL (FIAP, PSA ND)
D) GENERAL OPEN - Color – PRINT LARGE (FIAP, PSA PPD Color)
E) GENERAL OPEN - Monochrome – PRINT LARGE (FIAP, PSA PPD Monochrome)
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i. Acceptances in PID recognized Color sections shall be credited towards PID Color Star Ratings and Who’s Who Color listings. Monochrome images accepted in PID recognized Color sections shall only be credited towards PID Color Star Ratings.
ii. Acceptances in PID recognized Monochrome sections shall be credited towards PID Monochrome Star Ratings and Who’s Who Monochrome listings.
iii. All acceptance eligibility shall be in accordance with the PID Star Ratings or the Galaxy/Diamond Ratings requirements as appropriate.

- Reception of works 15.12.2020.
- Selection - 22.12.2020.
- Selection results – Report for entrants 05.01.2021.
- Exhibition public showings –
Banjaluka, Cultural center 23.01. - 21.02.2021.
- Posting the catalogue on website 07.03.2021.
- Delivery of the awards to the authors 07.03.2021.
- Returned Printed photos to the authors 07.03.2021.

Participation fee is mandatory for all participants and is 15 Euros for 3 Digital sections, 15 Euros for 2 Print sections, or 25 Euros for all 5 sections.
The fee can be paid via PayPal ( [email protected] ), or can be sent along with the CD or printed photos and the entry form.
The works of the authors who did not pay the fee would not be taken into consideration.
On-line PDF Catalog will be available to all participants on the website: www.ufkk.rs.ba
The organizer can use the exhibited works for reproduction in the catalogue and for promotion exhibition without paying any author’s fee

3rd International Digital and Print Exhibition of Photography CONCEPT PHOTO 2020
Photographers from all over the world have the right to participate.
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.
Entries are limited to not more than 4 images per section, category, or class. 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 each 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. All final work must be on photographic film, or on electronic file, or on photographic or electronic print material, mounting excepted, subject to Nature, Photo Travel and Photojournalism divisional restrictions.
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 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.
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.
All parts of the image have to be photographed by the author who is holding the copyright of all works submitted.
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.

- Upload at the website: www.concept.ufkk.rs.ba , or send the CD to the address:
Univerzitetski foto kino klub
/ Milorad Kascelan /
P.P. 67
78102 Banjaluka
Bosnia & Herzegovina

Participation in 3rd International Digital and Print Exhibition of Photography CONCEPT PHOTO 2020:
DIGITAL SECTIONS:
Maximum number of works is four (4) photographs per theme, maximum dimensions 1920 pixels per horizontal side and maximum 1080 pixels per vertical side, in 300 dpi, JPG , compression 7-10. The maximum total size of the photo must not exceed 2 megabites. For file names should be used only English alphabet. The file name should be the name of the photo. Brand and model of Judging Equipment: Digital Projector BENQ Full HD resolution 1920/1080.
PRINT SECTIONS:
Participants must print the photographs on photo paper and send them by post . You must connect to our web address: concept.ufkk.rs.ba then upload your print categories photos like in digital sections rules and then send by post. Authors that request their printed photographs returned, an additional return fee of 20 Euros is mandatory. Prints will not be returned if is not paid fee for return and will be destroyed under the supervision of UFKK Representative. The final print size should not be less than 8½” x 12” (21,6 X 30,5) cm and should not be larger than 16” x 20” (40,6 X 50,8) cm inclusive of border if any. Method of mounting for print entries: Unmounted and flat. The back of each photo must have the following info: first and last name, author’s address, photo club, title of photo. The title on the backs of the prints must match the titles on the Entry Form. In case of nonconformities, application form will be taken into account. If your printed photos are damaged within the package and sending, organizer does not accept liability for problems. The judging will be done on the pictures sent in on photo paper. There will be no judging of the digital files of PRINT SECTIONS. These digital files are only intended for possible catalogue use. Only pressure sensitive (self-adhesive) labels may be used on the backs of unmounted prints. The entrant must sign the entry submittal form in the space provided to verify authorization for the exhibition to destroy the exhibitor’s prints in lieu of returning them otherwise the full entry fee shall apply if the exhibition does have separate fees for return of prints and non-return of prints. Please send your printed photos to the address: Univerzitetski foto kino klub / Milorad Kascelan / P. P. 67 78102 Banjaluka Bosnia and Herzegovina All shipments must be sent as bearing the following note: PHOTOGRAPHS FOR EXHIBITION NO COMMERCIAL VALUE

- Dragan Prole, EFIAP/p
- Milena Erceg, AFIAP
- Sinisa Plavsic, AFIAP

Alternate
- Vladimir Jovanovski, EPSA

- FIAP special prize for the best author.
A) General open (color) - Digital: FIAP gold medal, PSA gold medal, IAAP gold medal, AUFBiH – gold, silver and bronze medal, SALON gold medal, 2 FIAP Hon. Mention, 2 IAAP ribbons, 2 AUFBiH praise, 2 UFKK praise and 3 SALON praise.
B) General open (monochrome) - Digital:
FIAP gold medal, PSA gold medal, IAAP silver medal, AUFBiH – gold, silver and bronze medal, SALON gold medal, 2 FIAP Hon. mention, 1 IAAP ribbon, 2 AUFBiH praise, 2 UFKK praise and 3 SALON praise.
C) Nature (color or monochrome) – Digital:
FIAP gold medal, PSA gold medal, IAAP bronze medal, AUFBiH – gold, silver and bronze medal, SALON gold medal, 2 FIAP Hon. mention, 1 IAAP ribbon, 2 AUFBiH praise, 2 UFKK praise and 3 SALON praise.
D) General open (color) - Print:
FIAP gold medal, PSA gold medal, AUFBiH – gold, silver and bronze medal, SALON gold medal, 2 FIAP Hon. Mention, 1 IAAP ribbon, 2 AUFBiH praise, 2 UFKK praise and 3 SALON praise.
E) General open (monochrome) - Print:
FIAP gold medal, PSA gold medal, AUFBiH – gold, silver and bronze medal, SALON gold medal, 2 FIAP Hon. mention, 1 IAAP ribbon, 2 AUFBiH praise, 2 UFKK praise and 3 SALON praise

FIAP AND PSA DEFINITIONS
FIAP Definition
“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.”
FIAP Monochrome Definition: A black and white image containing various shades of grey from black to white is considered to be monochrome w. A black & white work toned entirely in a single colour 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 colour becomes a colour work (polychrome) to stand in the colour category.
PSA Monochrome Definition: 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 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 not be entered in PID Color sections.
PSA and FIAP Nature Definition:
Nature photography is restricted to the use of the photographic process to depict all branches of natural istory, 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 images 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 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.
PSA ADDITION to the joint FIAP/PSA rules
There is one hard and fast rule, whose spirit must be observed at all times. The welfare of the subject is more important than the photograph. This means that practices such as baiting of subjects with a living creature and removal of birds from nests, for the purpose of obtaining a photograph, are highly unethical, and such photographs are not allowed in Nature competitions. Judges are warned not to reward them.
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“All entries shall conform to the stricter or these definitions for acceptances to be validated by all the International Organizations granting recognition or patronage.”
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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.
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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.
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E-mail: [email protected]
Tel. + 387 65 671 091
Milorad Kascelan - Salon Chairman
P.P. 67
78102 Banjaluka
Bosnia & Herzegovina