Associação Jauense de Ambiente e Cultura – AJAC
Juliano Meneghello, Jaú-São Paulo, Brazil
Information: www.photonature.ajac.org.br
e-mail: [email protected]

Participation with 4 photos per section. There are three digital sections:
A) OPEN COLOR (color digital) FIAP and PSA PID Color
B) OPEN MONOCHROME (monochrome digital) FIAP and PSA PID Monochrome
C) NATURE (color/monochrome digital) FIAP and PSA ND
- Each photo can be presented in only one section

• Opening date: 01.06.2021 (June 1st 2021)
• Closing date: 15.09.2021 (September 15th 2021 )
• Judging dates: 20.09.2021 a 30.09.2021
• Notification date: 14.10.2021 (October 14th 2021): www.photonature.ajac.org.br and each author personally in the mail.
• Reporting to FIAP and EDAS: 20.10.2021 (October 20 2021)
• Sending awards till: 30.11.2021 (November 30th 2021)
• Date for mailing of catalogues: 10.01.2022 (December 10th 2022)

EXHIBITION PUBLIC SHOWINGS
Exposure with projected images:
31.10.2021 - Associação Jauense de Ambiente e Cultura – Jaú-SP - Brazil
14.11.2021 - Cine Municipal – Jaú-SP - Brazil
Electronic Slide Show Program will be shown on a High resolution Full HD Projector

Entry fee is mandatory for all participants
For participants from other countries:
The fee for all sections is 9 euros or 10 dollars
PayPal transfer – Associação Jauense de Ambiente e Cultura – AJAC [email protected]

Members from Brazil 50 reais for all themes/sections
Paypal – [email protected]
Pagseguro – [email protected] pix: 9f5a9376-a7fb-466b-8510-30f523c979ed ou [email protected]
Via depósito ou transferência bancária para Banco nº 290 - PagSeguro Internet S/A –
Pagbank - Agência: 0001 Conta Corrente: 04265706-4 para Associação Jauense de
Ambiente e Cultura – CNPJ nº 27.623.682/0001-45.
Para quem for utilizar o depósito, é OBRIGATÓRIO o envio do comprovante. Enviar
cópia para o e-mail: [email protected]

Early Bird: A 10% discount will be given for registrations made by clubs or groups with the amount of 20 participants or more on a closed list and payment of the total until August 15, 2021. After that date, no discount will be granted.
- Entries of authors who did not paid the entry fee will be disqualified.

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.
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 forthose 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.

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

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.FIAP – GENERAL EXHIBITION ENTRY RULES (document FIAP 2014/317 E): With the sole act of submitting their images or files to the Exhibition 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 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 noncompliance 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.

All authors must fill out an Online Entry Form on the official website and submit entries online.
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.

PHOTOGRAPHS
Photos must be in JPG file format; maximum 3000 pixels and 2000 pixels in 300 dpi (max resolution); File size max 4MB; Following the instructions on photonature.ajac.org.br Participants of this edition can not enter prize-winning photos in previous editions of the International Contest Photo Nature (2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020)

No requirements for file names, file name should be as you would want it to appear in the catalogue (same as title name). Images without valid titles shall be rejected and the entrant notified to resubmit the entry with valid titles. Exhibitions shall not create titles for the entrant. Only English letters (a-z), numbers, - , _are allowed.

Section A e B – Open Color and Open Mono
- Vladimir Jovanovsky - IAAP President, MPSA, UPI CR3, ISF R4 – North Macedonia
- Paulo Guerra - EFIAP, PPSA, EAFB, GAPU, Hon.NPS, H.CPE - Brazil
- Guilherme Simões - Photo Artist and Independent Printer – Brazil
Section C – Nature
- Vladimir Jovanovsky - IAAP President, EPSA, UPI CR3, ISF R4 – North Macedonia
- Paulo Guerra - EFIAP, PPSA, EAFB, GAPU, Hon.NPS, H.CPE – Brazil
- Flavio Ubaid - Biologist, Photographer and University Professor
Reserve and supervision of the jury: Edilene Guerra – AFIAP - AJAC – Brazil

Equipment to Show Digital Images to Judges: Monitor 40" Full HD Flat Smart - 1920x1080. The decision of the jury is final and irrevocable, complaints are not possible. Images may not be changed by the exhibition prior to or during judging. Images may not be changed by the exhibition’s equipment prior to or during judging. This includesresizing of images either smaller or larger or changing the aspect ration of the original image to “Fit to screen” or to “Fill screen” by HDTV equipment.

TOTAL OF 133 AWARDS
FIAP Blue Badge for the Best Author
FIAP Gold, Silver and Bronze medals in each section (9 altogether)
08 FIAP Honorable Mention in each section (24 altogether)
PSA Gold, Silver and Bronze medals in each section (9 altogether)
10 PSA Honorable Mention in each section (30 altogether)
IAAP Gold, Silver, Bronze medals in each section (9 altogether)
13 IAAP Diplomas in each section (39 altogether)
The jury reserves the right to grant additional awards. Each author can receive only one award in each of the section

SPECIAL AWARDS
- Best Club
- Best Brazilian Club
- 10 Best Brazilian Authors

PSA – Nature Definition: 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 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.
• Images entered in Wildlife sections meeting the Nature Photography Definition above are further defined as one or more extant zoological or botanical organisms free and unrestrained in a natural or adopted habitat.
• Landscapes, geologic formations, photographs of zoo or game farm animals, or of any extant zoological or botanical species taken under controlled conditions are not eligible in Wildlife sections.• Wildlife is not limited to mammals, birds and insects. Marine subjects and botanical subjects (including fungi and algae) taken in the wild are suitable wildlife subjects, as are carcasses of extant species.

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

FIAP Definition of the black and white photography (monochrome):
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.

All entries shall conform to the stricter of these definitions for acceptances to be validated by all the International Organizations granting recognition or patronage.

PSA Statement on Subject Matter
There is one hard and fast rule, whose spirit must be observed at all times and applies to all sections offered in PSA recognised exhibitions. 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 any PSA exhibitions. There is also a PSA policy on the use of aerial photography - aircraft, helicopters and drones. This policy can be found at https://psa-photo.org/index.php?psapolicies#drone. The purpose of this policy 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 any individuals or animals interact with their environment. Entry in this exhibition requires exhibitors to agree to this and other PSA policies The content of images must comply with these General Conditions and with the Division and Section definitions listed in these conditions. Images that - in the sole opinion of the judges or the Exhibition Organizers - do not comply are likely to be disqualified so the entrant may be aware of the problem when considering entry into other PSA recognized exhibitions.

CATALOG
PDF Exhibition catalog will be publishing on website www.ajac.org.br and it will be possible to download it. Link of online catalogue will be send to all participants.

REPORT CARD NOTIFICATIONS
All participants will receive personal report card notifications via e-mail. The results of the exhibition will also be published on the website www.photonature.ajac.org.br

RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ORGANIZER
Organizer will take care about every kind of correspondence with all participants by mail. However, we do not accept any responsibility for damage or loss during transit.

Associação Jauense de Ambiente e Cultura - AJAC
Rua João Lourenço, 180fd
Tel: +5514998701200
CEP 17211220
Jaú-SP Brazil