1st International Photography Contest of OTOFOKUS is organised by OTOFOKUS Photography&Art

1st International Photography Contest of OTOFOKUS is in 4 sections;
1-DIGITAL: OPEN (Color)
2-DIGITAL: OPEN (Monochrome)
3-DIGITAL: NATURE (Monochrome & Color)
4-DIGITAL: TRAVEL (Monochrome & Color)

Closing Date : 05.10.2021/ 23.59 (Local Time)
Jury Meeting : 09-10.10.2021
Announcement of Results : 12.10.2021
Exhibition and Award Ceremony : 25 December 2021, 8 Jan 2022 OTOFOKUS Photography&Art
Sending Date of Award and Web Catalog : December 2021

a) The entry fee is mandatory for all participants and € 18 for 4 categories. Turkish participants will pay 100 TL for 4 categories. All participants must pay the entry fee.
b) The fee can be paid via PayPal or bank account. PayPal account is [email protected]
c) Turkish participants can also pay to this bank account;
Kübra EMİR
Banka: Türkiye Ziraat Bankası
IBAN: TR73 0001 0012 6177 7981 0350 02
d) You can participate the contest by group-photography club or group members. if you contact the salon chairman you will take discount 10% (for 10 person)
e) The works of the authors who did not pay the fee would not be taken into consideration.

CONDITIONS of ENTRY:
a) The contest is welcome to all amateur and professional photographers all over the world, apart from the Salon Chairman, Jury and the TFSF representative and their relatives
b) The participants who are currently filed under TFSF restriction for any of the above defined reasons, or the participants who are on the FIAP red list are not allowed to participate in this contest.
c) Salon will check FIAP red lists and eliminate if in the list before the jury session.
d) All participants can submit up to 4 (four) photographs for each category. The same image or color or B&W version of the same image cannot be submitted to more than 1 (one) category.
e) The participants declare and confirm all permissions are taken by them, the work sent for contest is completely his/her own and whole responsibility belongs to them in case of any kind of conflict or disagreement. OTOFOKUS Photography&Art will not be held responsible for any conflicts or disagreements.
f) The participant declares and accepts that any legal issues about his/her photos will be under his/her responsibility only.
g) If the participant submits a work which the copyright which does not belong to him/her, executes any alterations or changes on the photo that does not belong to him/her to mislead the jury, will be counted as making a rule violation.
h) The rule violation procedure shall be applied to those participants who act contrary to these statements and consents, and who make any alterations to any photograph with the intention of deceiving the Assessment Committee/Jury. The sanctions set out in Article 13 of the “TFSF/PAFT National/International Contest Regulatory Standards” shall be applied to the participants who violate the rules. In case of detection of any violation of the participation rules, the prize, title and any other gains awarded to such participants shall be withdrawn and the award place shall be left blank. The violation shall be reported to the FIAP. If an award has already beenpresented to a participant who has violated the rules, the award shall be returned by the participant.
i) 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.
j) TFSF and OTOFOKUS Photography&Art may request the participants to deliver the original files of the prize-winning photographs or of the photographs that are decided to be exhibited.
k) The photographs will be presented to the jury in a completely darkened room, using a projector with Full HD/4K resolution on a screen with a diagonal length of minimum 1 m and maximum 2.5 m, or a 42-55 inch Full HD/4K LCD monitor.
l) Contest results will be announced on the website of the OTOFOKUS Photography&Art: http://contest.otofokus.org.tr/?lang=tur , http://www.otofokus.org.tr and TFSF’s website: http://tfsfonayliyarismalar.org.
All participants will be notified of the contest results via email.
m) All awards will be sent to award owners by post. TFSF and OTOFOKUS Photography&Art will not be held responsible for damages occurring during transfer.

RIGHT OF PUBLICATION AND COPYRIGHT (USE)
a) The award-winning or accepted photographs shall be registered in the archive of the OTOFOKUS Photography&Art. OTOFOKUS Photography&Art shall have the right to use such photographs in any of its publications for promotional purposes by mentioning the name of the photographer. No royalty fee shall be paid to the photographers for such photographs. The name of the photographers will not be used in graphical works such as collages made using these photos.
b) Without any commercial purpose, The OTOFOKUS Photography&Art shall have the right to freely exhibit and use all ofthe photographs took part in this contest in any of its publications or printed papers, promotional documents, and other platforms (calendar, agenda, postal cards, catalogues, web pages, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, other electronic communication and recording environments, etc.) without any constraints. The participants irrevocably acknowledge, declare and commit that the permissions given with respect to their works will not be revoked, the use of the works as above will not be prohibited, or any material and moral indemnities or any royalty for the permissions/consents will not be asked for. OTOFOKUS Photography&Art will not make any payment of royalties for the permissions/consents to be given by the participants for their works. The usage rights will be held by the owners of the works and by the OTOFOKUS Photography&Art.
c) OTOFOKUS Photography&Art, under any circumstences, will not give permission to usage of photograps for other purposes that is not mentioned here.
d) The participants who submit their work for the contest shall be deemed to have declared and committed that the works submitted for the contest belong to them. OTOFOKUS Photography&Art shall not accept any responsibility regarding the permissions and copyrights for the participants’ photographs.
e) Any copyright responsibility for the architectural structures, work of art, human faces, etc. that appear on the photographs belongs to the participant. The participants who submit photographs for the contest declare and commit that the necessary permissions with regard to the photographs have already been obtained by them, and that they will assume full responsibility in case of any disputes that may arise in connection with these works. OTOFOKUS Photography&Art shall not accept any responsibility in this regard.
f) Award-winning photographs (prize/medal, honorable mention) shall be announced on the websites of the OTOFOKUS Photography&Art http://contest.otofokus.org.tr/?lang=tur and http://www.otofokus.org.tr TFSF, http://tfsfonayliyarismalar.org, and on social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.) accounts. They shall also be displayed on the pages allocated to our society in the Almanac 2021, a publication of the TFSF.
g) On the issues that are not addressed in the specifications, the decisions taken by the TFSF Board of Directors and the Organizing Committee shall be applicable together with the TFSF National/International Contest Regulatory Standards Directive.
h) By signing up on the OTOFOKUS Photography&Art website, http://contest.otofokus.org.tr/ and uploading their photographs, the participants are deemed to have accepted the conditions of participating in the contest. This specifications document will become effective as of the date the contestant submits his/her photograph for the contest. By participation, the contestants are deemed to have accepted the terms and conditions of the specifications. Contestants are not entitled to object to the terms and conditions of the specifications at a later date.

a) All participants must enter the http://contest.otofokus.org.tr/?lang=tur and http://www.otofokus.org.tr to join the contest. They must accept the Conditions of Participation (entry rules). Participants must to check the accept box. Then check the accept box, Participants are deemed to have accepted all the terms.
b) While participating in the web page, all participants must tick a box next to which the following text is stated:
“I hereby expressly agree to FIAP document 018/2017 « Conditions and regulations for FIAP Patronage » and FIAP document 017/2017 « Sanctions for breaching FIAP regulations and the red list ». I am particularly aware of chapter II « Regulations for International photographic events under FIAP patronage » of FIAP document 018/2017, dealing under Section II.2 and II.3 with the FIAP participation rules, the sanctions for breaching FIAP regulations and the red list.”
c) If you have any problem when upload\submit the Photos (over the Internet or user-induced errors occur in the system in the event) please contact and [email protected], addresses and the problem will be fixed as soon as possible. This address is only used if the photo upload problems experienced moments will occur. You must not send the photographs this e-mail. If you send your photos to this e-mail, we do not accept your entry.
d) Photographs are sent in digital form, as a picture file with JPEG format and photo size not lower than 1 Mb, greater than4 Mb.
e) Photography naming is mandatory. Name of the file must be maximum 31 characters. English letters and underscore ( _ ) can be used. Turkish characters ı, ö, ü, ç, ğ, ş must not be used.
f) Photographs will be loaded online http://contest.otofokus.org.tr/?lang=tur via using this web address.
g) TFSF and OTOFOKUS Photography&Art will not be responsible for potential problems related to the uploading of the works.
h) As the contest will be organized online, no other alternative submittal methods (e-mail, cargo, personal delivery, etc.) will be accepted.
i) Photographs containing Photographer’s name, mark, logo, date or signature will be rejected.

İbrahim YILMAZ, EFIAP/g
Mehmet GÖKYİĞİT, EFIAP/g
Nihan BÜYÜKSURAL, EFIAP

Reserve Jury: Osman ARSAL, AFIAP (The jury meeting must be held with at least 3 members.)

TFSF Representative: Mustafa ŞAHİN,EFIAP/s

4 x FIAP Gold, 8 Honorable Mention
4 x TFSF Gold, Silver and Bronze medal and 12 ribbons,
4 x IAAP Gold, Silver and Bronze medal and 24 ribbons,
4 x OTOFOKUS Gold, Silver and Bronze medal and 24 diplomas,
1x Ömer BAYRAM Special Award
1x Jury Special Award
1x Otofokus Special Award
1x FIAP BLUE BADGE-BEST OF Competition

***Acceptances will be no less than 8% and no more than 25% in each category

a) Definition of Nature Photography:
Nature photography is restricted to the use of the photographic process to depict all branches of natural history, except anthropology and archaeology, 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. colour images can be converted to greyscale monochrome. Infrared images, either direct- captures or derivations, are not allowed.
Images used in Nature Photography competitions may be divided in two classes:
Nature and Wildlife. 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) 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 colour 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 colour becomes a colour work (polychrome) to stand in the colour category; such a work requires colour reproduction in the catalogue of a salon under FIAP Patronage.

a) Notification will be sent by email.
b) Awarded and the acceptances photos are exhibit in http://contest.otofokus.org.tr/?lang=tur and http://www.otofokus.org.tr will be exhibited in the area to be determined. Also awarded the prize, honourable mentions and special awards of the photos will be published on the site and TFSF broadcast www.tfsf.org.tr and will take place on the pages in the book of Almanac 2021.

Salon Chairman: Alperen AKHARMAN EFIAP/b
E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
GSM: +90 545 729 32 72

Our Contest is approved by Photographic Arts Federation of Turkey (TFSF) with the
number of TFSF 2021/051 International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP) with the
number of FIAP 2021/xxx

Award (Medal & Mention) and Acceptance points can be used during FIAP distinction applications.


TFSF Representative will be present during contest.