The BEST FOTO ART is international contest of art photography, organized by Department of culture Lutsk city from Lutsk, Ukraine.

There are four sections, all DIGITAL:
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp OPEN (color)
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp OPEN (monochrome)
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp TRAVEL
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp NATURE

Closing date: 10th May 2016
Judging date: 21st May 2016
Notification date: 25th May 2016
Exhibition date: 25th June 2016 at Department of culture
Delivery of the awards to the participants: 10th July 2016

Entry fee is mandatory for every participant. It is unique for all sections and it cost 20 EUR.
Entry fee can be paid with PayPal or Skrills through our web site:
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp http://bestfotoart.com/
Alternatively, the fee may also be paid with WesternUnion on the following info:
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Taras Kotya; A/C No.1; 43005 Lutsk; Ukraine
The fee can be sent by postal mail to following address:
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Taras Kotya; A/C No.1; 43005 Lutsk; Ukraine

For participants from Ukraine – 200 UAH
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp для учасників з України - 200 грн (за 4 категорії)
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp на картку ПРИВАТ БАНКУ
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp 5211 5273 0473 8871
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Овдійчук Роман Леонідович

For participants from Russia – 600 RUB
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Master Card 5486 7320 0972 2364
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Alfa Bank
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Григорий Горячев
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Grigorii Goriachev

The works of the participants who did not pay the fee would not 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. 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, 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 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.
Participants may submit their works and application form in one of the following ways:
- uploaded through the web site: http://bestfotoart.com/
- sent by e-mail, along with the application form, to: [email protected]
- burned on CD/DVD, along with the application form and entry fee, sent to the postal address of:
Taras Kotya (Department of culture Lutsk city)
Department of culture Lutsk city
43005 Lutsk; Ukraine

To participate at BEST FOTO ART 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 30% acceptance rate is guaranteed.

Daniel Larond; CPAGB (Holland)
Grigorii Goriachev (Beliy Den) NAPP (Russia)
Andriy Semenov; UFAU (Ukraine)

<b>Total Awards – 82 Awards</b>

1 PRIZE 500 €
1 BEST AUTHOR of the Salon

<b>Section A:</b> 20 awards (FIAP, IAAP, NAPP, Salon awards)
<b>Section B:</b> 20 awards (FIAP, IAAP, NAPP, Salon awards)
<b>Section C:</b> 20 awards (FIAP, IAAP, NAPP, Salon awards)
<b>Section D:</b> 20 awards (FIAP, IAAP, NAPP, Salon awards)

FIAP - Monochrome Photography
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.
FIAP/PSA Nature Photography
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 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 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.

Notification cards will be sent by email. The results of the exhibition will also be published on the website bestfotoart.com.
All participants of the competition (the authors which submitted works and paid the participation fee) will receive PDF Catalog. The PDF Catalog for download on our web site: bestfotoart.com
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.

Mr Taras Kotya;
Department of culture Lutsk city; 43005 Lutsk; Ukraine
e-mail: [email protected]
web: www.bestfotoart.com