<b><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/5ykeg244d0codqi/CitySoul2016.pdf?dl=0"><font color="red">DOWNLOAD RULES HERE</font></a></b> The 2nd Int. Photographic Art Exhibition - City Soul 2016 is international contest of art photography, organised by Photo DIVAN from Cairo, Egypt.

» General Color (Pictorial & Creative)
» General Monochrome (Pictorial & Creative)
» Nature (Color & Monochrome)
» City Soul (Color & Monochrome) **
<b><font color="red"> * No Nude contents are allowed; any nude material will be disqualified.
** CitySoul: Each city has its own characteristics whether it's modern, old, urban, and traditional. Also people of these cities identify the soul of it. The reality of the city can reflect society, capture split-second personal moments or chart history by documenting the buildings, people, streets and the details of it. This theme allows the photographers free rein to express themselves and the world we live in to feel the energy, the characteristics and the culture of a city.
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Closing date: 20th February 2016
Judging date: 22nd February 2016
Notification date: 1st March 2016
Exhibition date: 25th April 2016 at Gallery of Cairo
Delivery of the catalogs and awards to the participants: 25th May 2016

» Entry fee is mandatory for every participant. It’s unique for all sections and it cost <b>30 EUR</b> WITH printed catalog or 20 EUR WITHOUT printed catalog.
» 10% Discount for group participation for more than 10 authors
» Entry fee can be paid with PayPal through our web site http://citysoul.photodivan.com/ or to be sent directly via PayPal to [email protected]
» The works of the participants who did not pay the fee will <b>NOT</b> 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. The maker may alter images, either electronically or otherwise. 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.

Photographs are submitted in digital form, sent as picture files sized <b>2560x1440 at 300dpi</b>, 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 cannot be altered, including resizing, by the Contest before judging.

Participants may submit their works and application form through the web site: http://citysoul.photodivan.com/ or to be sent by e-mail to [email protected]

To participate at 2nd City Soul Int. Photographic Art 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 images will be presented to the judges consecutively. Minimum 25% acceptance rate is guaranteed.

Ahmed Abdulazim, PPSA, AFIAP (Egypt)
Mohamed Hesham, Photojournalist (Egypt)
Vladimir Jovanovski, IAAP President (Macedonia)

» FIAP Blue Badge For Best Author
» 4 FIAP Gold + 4 Silver + 4 Bronze + 24 FIAP HM Ribbons
» 4 RPS Gold + 12 RPS HM Ribbons
» 4 IAAP Gold + 12 IAAP HM Ribbons
» 4 GPU Gold + 12 GPU HM Ribbons

<b>FIAP Monochrome Definition:</b> 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.

<b>FIAP Traditional Definition:</b> A traditional photograph maintains the original image content with minimal adjustments, which should not alter the reality of the scene and should appear natural. Rearranging, replacing, adding to or removing any part of the original image except by cropping is strictly forbidden.

<b>FIAP/RPS Nature Definition:</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 directs 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.

The results will be published on the competition website, all participants will receive an email with the report card of personal results. All participants of the competition (the authors who submitted works and paid the participation fee) will receive an elegant printed catalogue free of charge. Extra catalogues are also available for an extra fee of 15 Euro at http://citysoul.photodivan.com. The organizer will take all possible care while handling the awards and catalogues, however we assume no liability for damages and loses during shipping.

Mr Abdulrahman Amr
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