The 6th INTERNATIONAL SALON OF ART PHOTOGRAPHY SMEDEREVO 2016 is international contest of art photography, organized byphoto club Smederevo in association with Contemporary Art Gallery Smederevo, Serbia.

The 6th INTERNATIONAL SALON OF ART PHOTOGRAPHY SMEDEREVO 2015 is divided in 5 sections, 3 digital and 2 paper print:
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp PRINTS: OPEN (color/mono) - FIAP, PSA PPD
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp PRINTS: PORTRAIT (color/mono) - FIAP, PSA PPD
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp DIGITAL: PHOTO TRAVEL - FIAP, PSA PT
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp DIGITAL: PHOTOJOURNALISM - FIAP, PSA PJ
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp DIGITAL: NATURE - FIAP, PSA ND

<b>Closing date:</b> 2nd June 2016
<b>Judging date:</b> 15th June 2016
<b>Notification date:</b> 20th June 2016
<b>Exhibition and slide show date:</b> 15th-30nd July 2016 at Contemporary Art Gallery of Smederevo
The projection is held every working day.
Delivery of the catalogs, prints and awards to the participants: 20th August 2016

Entry fee for both sections (Digital &PRINT)
Entry fee for both sections is unique, no matter how many sections the entrant participate – 30 Euros or 35$

Entry fee only for Digital section (3 sections)
Entry fee for Digital sections is mandatory for all participants and is 25 Euros (30$).

Entry fee only for PRINT section (2 sections)
Entry fee for PRINT section is mandatory for all participants and is 25 Euros (30$).

Return postage
If prints needs to be returned, return postage in addition to the entry fees must be paid as follows: €20 per package or US$25 per package
Important notice:
The original packing will be used to return entries, and entrants must ensure that their packaging is adequate to be used for their return. If the packaging is not usable, we have no obligation of returning package to sender.

Damage or loss
While the greatest care will be taken of entries, the Salon cannot accept responsibility for loss or damage during transport.

<b>The works of the participants who did not pay the fee would not be taken into consideration.</b>

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 four images will be distributed throughout four rounds of judging in that section.
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 if the photographic content predominates subject to divisional restrictions. All final work must be on photographic film, or on electronic file, or on photographic or electronic print material, mounting excepted.
Images may be altered, either digitally or otherwise, by the maker and artwork or computer graphics created by the entrant may be incorporated if the photographic content predominates 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.
Words such as “Untitled” and “No Title” are not acceptable as part or all of an image’s title, nor are camera capture filenames.

<b>DIGITAL:</b> Any participant can submit up to 4 photographs under each theme (maximum 12 photographs in 3 themes). Photographs are accepted in electronic form only. Photographs are submitted in digital form, sent as picture files sized 1920x1080 at 300dpi, 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 can not be altered, including resizing, by the Contest before judging.
Only English letters (a-z) are allowed. Please limit titles to 25 characters.

Participants may submit their works and application form in one of the following ways:
- uploaded through the web site: www.fotokinoklub-smederevo.com
- sent by e-mail, along with the application form, to: [email protected]

<b>PRINTS:</b> Any participant can submit up to 4 photographs under each theme (maximum 8 photographs in 2 themes). Authors can send self-made prints with maximum dimensions 30x45cm or 11.8" x 15.7". Minimum size is 20cm x 30cm or 7,8″x 11.8″. Prints exceeding these sizes will be neither judged nor returned. Exhibition will receive only unmounted prints.

The back of each photo must have the following info: Title of work, Address, progressive number and total number of photos presented by the same artist (example;”1/4”, “2/4”, ... ) in each section. The title written at the back of the photos should match the title mentioned at the application form. In case of nonconformities, application form will be taken into account.

Packages should be clearly marked on the outside: “Photographs for exhibition only : no commercial value“. Prints can be in either landscape or portrait format.

JPEG Copies: During the on-line entry you will need to upload a JPEG copy of the prints. (These copies are used when we produce the catalogue.) The requirement for a JPEG copy applies to all prints including those produced in a darkroom. All print that will not be returned to the authors will be destroyed.

Images must not have any borders or signatures; images are exhibited on black/gray background.

IMPORTANT: Prints submitted without the correct labels WILL be rejected and NOT shown to the judges.

Titles: The titles of the prints will be read out to the judges at the time of judging. Do not put your name in the title. No information about the entrant or country will be given to the judges. A print showing the name of the entrant will be disqualified.

Print photos should be sent to:
Dragoslav Mirkovic
Vidska 31
11050 Belgrade
Serbia

To participate at 6th INTERNATIONAL SALON OF ART PHOTOGRAPHY SMEDEREVO 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 visible anywhere on the face of animage, print mat or mount entered in a PSA Recognized exhibition.
Entry form and contact information must be written in one of the official IAAP, FIAP or PSA languages.
An entrant’s four images will be distributed throughout FOUR rounds of judging.
Minimum 30% acceptance rate is guaranteed.
The entry will be displayed on Samsung 510 Class Full HD 40", 1920x1080.

Bojan Petrovic; EFIAP/b, KM FSS (Serbia)
Zoran Djordjevic; EFIAP, MF FSS (Serbia)
Zoran Purger; MF FSS (Serbia)

25 Gold medals - FIAP, PSA, FSS, IAAP, SALON
11 Silver medals - FIAP, PSA, FSS, IAAP, SALON
11 Bronze medals - FIAP, PSA, FSS, IAAP, SALON
10 FIAP Honourable Mention Ribbons
10 PSA Honourable Mention Ribbons
10 FSS Honourable Mention Ribbons
10 IAAP Honourable Mention Ribbons
25 SALON Honourable Mention Ribbons
1 FIAP Award of “Best Author”

<b>FIAP - Monochrome Photography</b>
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.

<b>NATURE Photography 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 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>PHOTO TRAVEL PSA Definition</b>
A Photo Travel image expresses the characteristic features or culture of a land as they are found naturally. There are no geographic limitations. Images from events or activities arranged specifically for photography, or of subjects directed or hired for photography are not appropriate. Close up pictures of people or objects must include features that provide information about the environment. Techniques that add, relocate, replace or remove any element of the original image, except by cropping, are not permitted. The only allowable adjustments are removal of dust or digital noise, restoration of the appearance of the original scene, and complete conversion to grey scale monochrome. Other derivations, including infrared, are not permitted. All allowed adjustments must appear natural.
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>PHOTO TRAVEL PSA Definition</b>
A Photo Travel image expresses the characteristic features or culture of a land as they are found naturally. There are no geographic limitations. Images from events or activities arranged specifically for photography, or of subjects directed or hired for photography are not appropriate. Close up pictures of people or objects must include features that provide information about the environment. Techniques that add, relocate, replace or remove any element of the original image, except by cropping, are not permitted. The only allowable adjustments are removal of dust or digital noise, restoration of the appearance of the original scene, and complete conversion to grey scale monochrome. Other derivations, including infrared, are not permitted. All allowed adjustments must appear natural.

<b>PHOTOJOURNALISM</b>
“Photojournalism entries shall consist of images with informative content and emotional impact, reflecting the human presence in our world. The journalistic (story-telling) value of the image shall receive priority over pictorial quality. In the interest of credibility, images that misrepresent the truth, such as those from events or activities specifically arranged for photography or of subjects directed or hired for photography, are not eligible.
Techniques that add, relocate, replace or remove any element of the original image, except by cropping, are not permitted. The only allowable modifications are removal of dust, scratches or digital noise, restoration of the existing appearance of the original scene, sharpening that is not obvious, and conversion to grey scale ‘monochrome. Derivations, including infrared, are not eligible.”
All entries shall conform to the stricter of these definitions for acceptances to be validated by all the International Organizations granting recognition or patronage.

Notification cards will be sent by email.
All participants of the competition (the authors which submitted works and paid the participation fee) will receive digital catalog on DVD. The organizer will take all possible care while handling the emails, awards and catalogs, will, however, assume no liability for damages and loses during shipment.

Salon chairman: Mr Dragoslav Mirkovic; EFIAP/g, MF FSS
Vidska 31; 11000 Belgrade; Serbia
Banca Intesa 160-5100101599852-42
e-mail: [email protected]
web: www.fotokinoklub-smederevo.com