2nd ZHUHAI INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHY （2019）

2nd ZHUHAI INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHY (2019) is conducted under the approved rules of the Photographic Society of America (PSA) 2019-262，the International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP)2019- 275, EFA，PSSM，CPNO. Acceptances obtained in this salon will be taken into account for PSA Star Rating listings in the worldwide PSA Who’s Who of Photography and credited for PSA Distinctions.

Note:"Ocean"Theme Section is uploaded separately with Open Section and Travel Section.Payment can be made after whichever upload.

     The ocean with all its aspects. (landscape, work, portrait, diving … )

Acceptances in PID recognized Color sections shall be credited towards PID Color Star Ratings and Who’s Who Color listings. Monochrome images accepted in PID recognized Color sections shall only be credited towards PID Color Star Ratings. All acceptance eligibility shall be in acco rdance with the PID Star Ratings or the Galaxy/Diamond Ratings requirements as appropriate.

 

 

 

Entry: 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.

Judging: Entries are limited to not more than 4 images per section. 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 shall be in the same round order as submitted by the entrant. Judging is based on acceptance or rejection. Judging will be done by using HDTV (1920 px X 1080 px).

Copyright: 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.

Image Titles: 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, including translation into another language.

Words such as “Untitled” and “No Title” are not acceptable as part or all of an image’s title, nor are camera capture filenames.

Sections: Each entrant may submit a maximum of four images in each of the 3 sections. There are no restrictions as to subject matter except as outlined in the rules and definitions of specific sections, or specified by law in the country.

An image may be entered in only one section where acceptances of that image in multiple sections would be eligible for the same star path.

Submission: Images and a completed entry form must be submitted on line using the exhibition website (www.cphoto.net).

Entrants MUST use only the Western/Latin alphabet when submitting an entry.

File Size: All images are to be submitted in JPEG format. It is recommended that images should use sRGB Color Space. Digital Files (including any borders) must not exceed 1024 pixels on the longest side. Smaller images are acceptable but will be projected smaller on the screen. Maximum file size is 1 MB. If you submit files larger than 1 MB, you will receive an error message, and your images will be rejected. Please check all image sizes before submission, images with sizes greater than specified will be rejected. Please DO NOT fill empty space with/or add large borders. As we will be printing a representative selection of the awarded images to exhibit, participants who have had their photos selected to be printed must, upon request, send us High Definition file with at least 3000 pixels in the greatest dimension.

Names: No information about the entrant, title of the image or country will be given to the judges. No title or identification of the maker shall be visible anywhere on the face of an image entered in a PSA Recognized exhibition.

If the exhibition determines before, during, or after the judging that an entrant has submitted entries where one or more images fail to comply with these Conditions of Entry, including the stated definitions, the exhibition reserves the right and discretion to delete the entry from the exhibition and void any or all acceptances or awards. Fees may be forfeited in these circumstances.

In order to ensure that images comply with the Conditions of Entry and definitions, the exhibition may carry out checks on the images to make sure that:

a) the images are the original work of the entrant.

b) the images comply with the rules and definitions as set out in these Conditions of Entry.

This may involve asking the entrant to provide originally captured image(s), with EXIF data intact, by a set deadline. The questioned image(s) of any entrant failing to comply with such a request for the original image(s) may be considered in breach of these Conditions of Entry, and declined. Such entries may be referred to PSA for further investigation of possible ethics violations. PSA retains the right to investigate in any way all complaints/suspicions of breaches of entry conditions, impose sanctions if deemed necessary, void the acceptances of any image found to violate the PSA rules, include the entrant’s name on the list of sanctions provided to Exhibitions, and share such investigations with FIAP. Entrants automatically agree to these terms by the act of entering the Exhibition.

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.

In any case of dispute regarding compliance with the Conditions of Entry, payment of fees or matters pertaining to an image (such as receipt, acceptance, compliance, score or award), the decision of the organizers and judges to accept your application (or not) will be final. Violations and perceived violations of the Conditions of Entry may be reported to the various accreditation bodies and may result in a declination of your application to have your images included in this and other exhibitions.

Notification of results will be sent by email. Entrants should ensure that they provide an active email address and that spam filters are set to accept emails from zhuhai@cphoto.net . Notifications will not be sent by post. Also you may login to the site www.cphoto.net.

All entrants who paid the entry fee will be sent a free copy of the high quality PDF catalogue. Print catalogue are also available at an extra fee.

International Single Entrants

1-3 Section:  $5 USD (PDF catalogue)

1-3 Section:  $30 USD (Print catalogue)

Entry fee is mandatory for every participant.

Entry fee can be paid with PayPal(cpno@cphoto.org) through our website.

Entries for which no fee is received will not be judged.

By submitting an entry for 2nd ZHUHAI INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHY the entrant permits the organizers to reproduce all or part of the entered material free of charge for publication in a catalogue, on an internet site and/or in other media related to ZHUHAI INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHY.

For the best author in the salon, the entrant who has achieved the highest number of total acceptances of all the sections of the salon added together will be proclaimed “Best Author”.

FIAP    Gold, Silver, Bronze medals in A and B section (9 altogether)

           +6 FIAP honorable mention ribbons in each section (18 altogether)

PSA     Gold, Silver, Bronze medals in each section (9 altogether)

           +6 PSA honorable mention ribbons in each section (18 altogether)

PSSM  Gold, Silver, Bronze medals in each section (9 altogether)

EFA     Gold, Silver, Bronze medals in each section (9 altogether)

           +6 EFA honorable mention in each section (18 altogether)

CPNO   Gold, Silver, Bronze medals in each section (9 altogether)

All entries shall conform to the stricter of these definitions for acceptances and awards to be validated by all the International Organizations granting recognition or patronage.

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.

Entries must originate as photographs (image captured of objects via light sensitivity)

made by the entrant on photographic emulsion or acquired digitally. Pictures on any

subject including creative or experimental images can be submitted.

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 color will remain a monochrome work able to stand in the black and white category. On the other hand a black and white work modified by a partial toning or by the addition of one color becomes a color work (polychrome) to stand in the color category.

A traditional photograph maintains the original image content with minimal adjustments which should not alter the reality of the scene and should appear natural. Rearranging, replacing, adding to or removing any part of the original image except by cropping is strictly forbidden.

A monochrome image is defined as having varying shades of no more than one color (various shades of that color from very light to very dark) but it may be any single color. Multi-toned images (various shades of two or more colors) and greyscale images with an added accent color are not acceptable in Monochrome Class sections and must be entered in Color Class sections.

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 grayscale monochrome. Other derivations, including infrared, are not permitted. All images must appear natural.