The 13th INTERNATIONAL SALON OF ART PHOTOGRAPHY SMEDEREVO 2023 is international contest of art photography, organized by Photo club Smederevo in association with Contemporary Art Gallery Smederevo and Muzeum Smederevo, Serbia.
The Contest is open to all photographers worldwide. It is carried out in accordance with the rules of FIAP (Fédération Internationale de l'Art Photographique, FIAP Patronage); PSA (Photographic Society of America, Recognition PID); FSS (Photo association of Serbia) and IAAP (International Association of Art Photography) and CLUB.
Photo club Smederevo cordially invites photographers from all over the world, amateurs as well as professionals, to participate in 13th International Salon of Art Photography "SMEDEREVO 2023". The exhibition will be conducted in accordance with requirements from the above-mentioned organizations.

CONTACT:
Dragoslav MIRKOVIĆ (EFIAP/G, EsFIAP, QPSA, MF FSS/MF FSJ, ULUPUDS)
Vidska 31
11000 BELGRADE, SERBIA
EUROPE
Email: [email protected]
Exhibition email: [email protected]
Web page: https://international.fotokinoklub-smederevo.com

13th International Salon Art photography SMEDEREVO 2023 is divided in 6 sections: 
DIGITAL
A/ DIGITAL: OPEN COLOR – FIAP and PSA PID Color
B/ DIGITAL: OPEN MONOHROME - FIAP and PSA PID Monochrome
C/ DIGITAL: PORTRET - FIAP and PSA PID Color
D/ DIGITAL: PEOPLE (color and monochrome) - FIAP and PSA PID
E/ DIGITAL: WOMEN (color and monochrome) - FIAP and PSA PID
F/ DIGITAL: LANDSCAPE - FIAP and PSA PID Color

Accepted entries will be eligible for the following FIAP Honors – AFIAP, EFIAP, EFIAP/b, EFIAP/s, EFIAP/g, EFIAP/p.
Acceptances shall be credited towards Star Ratings for the each division and Who’s Who Listings or the Galaxy/Diamond Ratings requirements as appropriate, credited toward the PSA Distinctions PPSA, EPSA distinctions. Monochrome images are not allowed in PID Color Sections.

Closing date: 07.06.2023
Judging: 18.06. till 20.06.2023
Notification: 01.07.2023
Online Gallery posted: 15.07.2023
Sending awards till: 30.07.2023
Catalogues mailing: 30.07.2023

PayPal: http:/village.fotokinoklub-smederevo.com/ click at PAYMENT in menu or directly on email: [email protected]
Works by authors who do not pay the fee will not be taken into consideration.
Depending of the number of sections participant applies, the fee cost as follow:
- any 1 or 2 sections = 15 EUR (20$USD)
- any 3 or 4 sections = 20 EUR (30$USD)
- any 5 or all 6 sections = 25 EUR (30$USD)
Possible ways of payment:
1. PayPal transfer (Preferred method)
2. Cash sent to organizer’s address (Checks and IRC are not accepted)
Entries of authors who didn't pay the entry fee will be disqualified.
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Group / Club Entries - Discount Rates /% of Total Fee /
5 - 10 Entrants: 5%
11 - 19 Entrants: 10%
20 Entrants: 20%

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.
The Exhibition will be conducted in accordance with the rules of the PSA
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.
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.

Photos must be in JPG file format, maximum dimensions: 1920 pix. Horizontal side and 1080 pix. Vertical side in 300 dpi.
AUTHORS CAN SUBMIT PHOTOS ONLINE, compression 7-12, max 4Mb. Photos larger than allowed will be rejected and appropriate photos will be required.
Following the instructions on international.fotokinoklub-smederevo.com or they can send them on CD or DVD. CD/DVD will not be returned.

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.

For naming you can use only:
- English alphabet: A-z
- Digits: 0-9
- Apostrophe: \'
- Dash (or a hyphen): -
- Underscore: _

JUDGING METHOD AND TARGET RANGE
The judging will be done by remote online judging. All judges will be using color calibrated equipment capable of displaying images at 100%. Target Range for Acceptances is 20% - 25%.

13th SMEDEREVO 2023
Maja STOŠIĆ, EFIAP, MF FSS, – Serbia (Sections A, B, C, D, E and F)
Zdravko SIMIJONOVIĆ, AFIAP, FA I KL. ULUPUDS – Serbia (Sections A, B, C, D, E and F)
Zoran ĐORĐEVIĆ, EFIAP, MF FSS, ULUPUDS - Serbia (Sections A, B, C, D, E and F)

TOTAL OF - 115 AWARDS!!!


13th SMEDEREVO 2023

FIAP Blue Badge for the best Author of Salon

FIAP Gold medal in each section (6 altogether)
2 FIAP honorable mention ribbons in each section (12 altogether)

IAAP Gold medal in section A, B, C, D, E, F (6 altogether)
3 IAAP honorable mention in section A, B, C, D, E, F (18 altogether)

FSS Gold medal in section A, B, C, D, E, F (6 altogether)
2 FSS honorable mention in section A, B, C, D, E, F (12 altogether)

SALON Gold, Silver, Bronze medals in each section (18 altogether)
3 Salon Diploma in each section (18 altogether)

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 whi
ch 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.

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.

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".

On-line PDF Exhibition catalog will be publishing on website https://international.fotokinoklub-smederevo.com/ and link will be sent to all participants.
s any future instances of this exhibition.

Notification cards will be sent by email.
All entrants of the event (participants which submitted works and paid entry fee) will receive on-line PDF catalog of the photo event. The organizer will take all possible care while handling the emails, awards and catalogs, however will assume no liability for damages and loses during shipment.