16th International Salon of Photography BANJA LUKA 2022
University Photo Cinema Club - Banja Luka

A) GENERAL OPEN - Color (FIAP, PSA PID Color)
B) GENERAL OPEN - Monochrome (FIAP, PSA PID Monochrome)
C) LIFE - Color or Monochrome (FIAP, PSA PJD Color/Monochrome)
D) NATURE - Color or Monochrome (FIAP, PSA ND Color/Monochrome)

- Closing date - Reception of works: 05.10.2022.
- All judging completed by: 12.10.2022.
- Notification sent by: 26.10.2022.
- Exhibition public showings – Banjaluka, Cultural center: 10.11. - 10.12.2022.
- Delivery of the awards to the authors: 27.12.2022.
- On-line Gallery posted by: 12.12.2022.
- Posting the catalogue on website: 27.12.2022.

Participation fee is mandatory for all participants and is 16 Euros. The fee is unique for all themes.
The fee can also be paid via PayPal ( [email protected] ), or can be sent along with the CD and the entry form.
The works of the authors who did not pay the fee would not be taken into consideration.

IMAGE AND ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
This exhibition is open to anyone; however, an entry may be rejected when the Sponsor or the Exhibition Organizers, in their reasonable discretion, believes the entry does not conform to exhibition rules and these Conditions of Entry. Membership in any photographic organization is not required.
Sanctions: Entries will not be accepted from any entrant who is currently sanctioned by PSA. Entry fees are not refundable in these circumstances
PSA Star Ratings
To receive proper Star ratings credit from PSA, entrants must provide their names and country exactly the same in each exhibition. Aliases are not permitted. Please contact PSA in the event of name changes or relocating to another country. Using one’s name differently in different exhibition exposes the entrant to the risk that many of their acceptances may not be recognized by PSA Star Ratings.

Image Creation
Entries must originate as photographs (image-captures of objects via light sensitivity) made by the entrant on photographic emulsion or acquired digitally.

Certification:
By virtue of submitting an image, the entrant certifies the work as his or her own. Images may not incorporate elements produced by anyone else (for example: clip art, images or art by others downloaded from the Internet). Aliases are not allowed.

Reproduction
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
Alteration and Computer Generation
Subject to Divisional restrictions (particularly Nature, Photo Travel, and Photojournalism) images may be altered, either electronically or otherwise, by the maker; adjustments to enhance images or creatively modify images are allowed providing the underlying photograph is retained in a way that is obvious to the viewer. Images may not be constructed entirely with a computer, and must be the sole work of the author.
Re-use of accepted images: Any image that has been accepted in this exhibition, past or present, may not be entered again in the same Division Star Ratings Class any future instances of this exhibition. It may, of course, be entered in any other PSA recognized exhibitions but must always have the same title. Re-titling in another language is not allowed.

Entry: An Entry consists of, up to and including, four (4) images entered by a single entrant into the same Section. An entrant may only enter a specific Section once.

Titles:
Each image must have a unique title that is a description of the image. That unique title must be used for entry of that image or of an identical Image into any and all PSA-Recognized exhibitions. Titles must be 35 characters or fewer. No titles may be visible to the judges, and nothing in the image may identify the maker. Titles may not include file extensions such as .jpg or .jpeg (or any other camera capture filenames such as IMG 471). Titles may not consist of personal identifiers possibly augmented by a number; or include words such as “untitled” or “no title”. Titles may not consist solely of numbers unless those numbers are prominently contained within the image, such as a contestant number in a race.

Color and Monochrome:
Color and Monochrome images from the same capture that share substantial pictorial content in common will be considered the same image and must be given the same title.

ACCEPTING ENTRIES
To participate in 16h International Salon of Photography BANJA LUKA 2022 the authors apply with black & white and color photographs. Maximum number of works is four (4) photographs per theme, maximum dimensions 1920 pixels per horizontal side and maximum 1080 pixels per vertical side, in 300 dpi, JPG, compression 7-10. The maximum total size of the photo must not exceed 2 megabites. For file names should be used only English alphabet. The file name should be the name of the photo.

The Exhibition will be conducted in accordance with the rules of the PSA and FIAP 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 will be in the same round order as submitted by the entrant.
An image may be entered in only one section.

JUDGING METHOD
Assessment is done on site.
Brand and model of Judging Equipment: Digital Projector BENQ Full HD resolution 1920/1080. Projection equipment or computer monitors can display images at 100% image resolution, images will be displayed at exactly 100% of their resolution (that is, they will not expand beyond their original resolution).

- Vasja Doberlet, MFIAP, ESFIAP (Slovenia)
- Milorad Kascelan, EFIAP/s (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- Dejan Selakovic, AFIAP (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

- FIAP special prize for the best author.
A) General open (color): FIAP gold medal, PSA gold medal, IAAP gold medal, AUFBiH – gold, silver and bronze medal, SALON gold medal, 2 FIAP Hon. Mention, 2 IAAP ribbons, 2 AUFBiH praise, 2 UFKK praise and 3 SALON praise. B) General open (monochrome): FIAP gold medal, PSA gold medal, IAAP silver medal, AUFBiH – gold, silver and bronze medal, SALON gold medal, 2 FIAP Hon. mention, 1 IAAP ribbon, 2 AUFBiH praise, 2 UFKK praise and 3 SALON praise.
C) Life (color or monochrome): FIAP gold medal, PSA gold medal, IAAP bronze medal, AUFBiH – gold, silver and bronze medal, SALON gold medal, 2 FIAP Hon. mention, 1 IAAP ribbon, 2 AUFBiH praise, 2 UFKK praise and 3 SALON praise.
D) Nature (color or monochrome): FIAP gold medal, PSA gold medal, AUFBiH – gold, silver and bronze medal, SALON gold medal, 2 FIAP Hon. Mention, 2 IAAP ribbons, 2 AUFBiH praise, 2 UFKK praise and 3 SALON praise.

Statement on Subject Matter applicable to all sections
The fundamental rule that must be observed at all times and applies to all sections offered in exhibitions with FIAP patronage or PSA recognition is that the welfare of living creatures is more important than any 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 exhibition with FIAP patronage or PSA recognition. Under no circumstances may a living creature be placed in a situation where it will be killed, injured or stressed for the purpose of obtaining a photograph. This rule applies regardless of whether or not the creature being killed, injured or stressed is visible in the captured image.

There are also concerns about the use of aerial photography, drones, helicopters, low flying aircraft. These should not cause any interference with other individuals or animals which causes a disturbance in their normal activity or disrupt the way any individuals or animals interact with their environment. Entry in this exhibition is conditional on accepting these 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, will be disqualified so the entrant may be aware of the problem when considering entry into other exhibitions with FIAP patronage/PSA recognition. Further details on the PSA's drone policy may be found at https://psa-photo.org/index.php?psa-policies#drone

FIAP AND PSA DEFINITIONS
FIAP Definition
“By 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.”

FIAP definition of 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

PSA Monochrome Definition
An image is considered to be Monochrome only if it gives the impression of having no color (i.e. contains only shades of grey which can include pure black and pure white) OR it gives the impression of being a greyscale image that has been toned in one color across the entire image. (For example by Sepia, red, gold, etc.) A greyscale or multi-colored image modified or giving the impression of having been modified by partial toning, multi-toning or by the inclusion of spot coloring does not meet the definition of monochrome and shall be classified as a Color Work. Greyscale Monochrome images may be entered for Nature, Photojournalism and Photo Travel but toned images are not permitted for these sections.

PSA/FIAP Nature Definition
Nature photography records all branches of natural history except anthropology and archaeology. This includes all aspects of the physical world, both animate and inanimate, that have not been made or modified by humans. Nature images must convey the truth of the scene that was photographed. A well-informed person should be able to identify the subject of the image and be satisfied that it has been presented honestly and that no unethical practices have been used to control the subject or capture the image. Images that directly or indirectly show any human activity that threatens the life or welfare of a living organism are not allowed. The most important part of a Nature image is the nature story it tells. High technical standards are expected and the image must look natural. Adding a vignette or blurring the background during processing is not allowed. Objects created by humans, and evidence of human activity, are allowed in Nature images only when they are a necessary part of the Nature story. Photographs of human-created hybrid plants, cultivated plants, feral animals, domesticated animals, human- created hybrid animals and mounted or preserved zoological specimens are not allowed. Images taken with subjects under controlled conditions, such as zoos, are allowed. Controlling live subjects by chilling, anaesthetic or any other method of restricting natural movement for the purpose of a photograph is not allowed. No modification that changes the truth of a Nature image is allowed. Images may be cropped but no other technique that removes, adds or moves any part of the image is allowed. Techniques that remove elements added by the camera, such as dust spots, digital noise and lens flare are allowed. Complete conversion of colour images to greyscale monochrome is allowed. Partial conversion, toning and infrared captures or conversions are not allowed. Images of the same subject that are combined in-camera or with software by focus stacking or exposure blending are allowed. Multiple images with overlapping fields of view that are taken consecutively and combined in- camera or with software (image stitching) are allowed. Attention is drawn to the PSA Statement on Subject Matter which applies to all sections

Photojournalism Definition
Photojournalism entries are images with informative content and emotional impact, reflecting the human presence in our world. The journalistic (story-telling) value of the image should receive priority over pictorial quality. Images that misrepresent the truth, such as those from events or activities arranged specifically for photography, or of subjects directed or hired for photography, are not eligible. Techniques that add, relocate, replace, remove or change any element in the original scene, except by cropping, are not permitted. The only allowable modifications are removal of dust, scratches or digital noise and restoration of the appearance of the existing scene, or complete conversion to full monochrome. Other derivations, including infrared, are not eligible.
Attention is drawn to the PSA Statement on Subject Matter which applies to all sections

For the purpose of this exhibition, toned images are not allowed in Photojournalism sections. Any monochrome image entered must be "greyscale monochrome".

Vignettes and Borders
For the purpose of this exhibition, vignettes are not allowed in Photojournalism Digital images. Any border added must be a single border of white or grey, no greater than 3 -5 pixels in width.

On-line PDF Catalog will be available to all participants on the website: www.ufkk.rs.ba
The organizer can use the exhibited works for reproduction in the catalogue and for promotion exhibition without paying any author’s fee.

E-mail: [email protected]
www.salon.ufkk.rs.ba
Tel. 387 65 535 693
Dragan Prole - Salon Chairman
Kosovke djevojke 5
78000 Banjaluka
Bosnia & Herzegovina