2018 AWARDS
AWARD	Monochrome Prints	Colour Prints	Nature Prints	Colour Projected Image	Nature Projected Image	Travel Projected Image
PSA Gold Medal for Best Image	X	X	X	X	X	X
FIAP Gold Medal for Excellence	X	X	X	X	X	X
RPS Gold Medal (selectors Choice)	X	X	X	X	X	X
APS Gold Medal	X	X	X	X	X	X
Salon Gold Medal	X	X	X	X	X	X
Salon Silver Medal	X	X	X	X	X	X
Salon Bronze Medal	X	X	X	X	X	X
FIAP Honourable Mention Ribbon	X	X	X	X	X	X
FIAP Honourable Mention Ribbon	X	X	X	X	X	X
Salon  Honourable Mention Ribbon	X	X	X	X	X	X
Salon  Honourable Mention Ribbon	X	X	X	X	X	X
Salon  Honourable Mention Ribbon	X	X	X	X	X	X
Salon  Honourable Mention Ribbon	X	X	X	X	X	X
Salon  Honourable Mention Ribbon	X	X	X	X	X	X
Salon  Honourable Mention Ribbon	X	X	X	X	X	X
Salon Certificate of Merit	X	X	X	X	X	X
Salon Certificate of Merit	X	X	X	X	X	X
Salon Certificate of Merit	X	X	X	X	X	X
Salon Certificate of Merit	X	X	X	X	X	X
Salon Certificate of Merit	X	X	X	X	X	X
Salon Certificate of Merit	X	X	X	X	X	X
FIAP Blue Badge for the Best Author of the Exhibition FIAP Best Author   –  FIAP Blue Badge for the best Author of the Exhibition. FIAP will offer organisers of salons with FIAP Patronage a special badge (light blue) to be awarded to the best author of the salon i.e. the one who has achieved the highest number of total acceptances of all the sections of the salon added together.  In the event of a tie, the salon will irrevocably decide Best Author ” taking into consideration eventual attributed awards”.

 

PRINT ENTRIES RECEIVED AFTER THE CLOSING DATE WILL NOT BE JUDGED – please post early.

President: Ian English  EFIAP

The submission of entries signifies acceptance of the following conditions:

Eligibility: 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.

The Salon Chairman, persons closely involved in the organisation of the salon, persons in charge of the handling of the salon software, and judges are not permitted to enter the salon.

Recognition: The salon is conducted in accordance with the recommendations of and approval by:

The Fédération Internationale de l’Art Photographique (FIAP)           2018/xxx

The Photographic Society of America (PSA)                                     2018/006

The Royal Photographic Society (RPS)                                             2018/008

The Australian Photographic Society (APS)                                       2018/001

Subject to the rules of the relevant organisations, acceptances in this exhibition are eligible for inclusion in applications for FIAP honours, APS honours, PSA Star/Galaxy Ratings and PSA ‘Who’s Who’.

In order to have legal authority on those who do not respect the rules of FIAP, all participants in the 2018 International Salon must tick the box when entering the Salon which states:

FIAP info-317-patronage-e

For more information contact FIAP

“I hereby expressly agree to the FIAP document 2014/317 E  <Conditions for application and regulations for organization if international photographic events> and especially to chapter II  <Regulations for International photographic events under FIAP patronage>  dealing under Section II.2 with the FIAP participation rules and the red list.”

Participants who do not tick the box will be excluded from the 2018 Salon.

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

All final work must be on electronic file, or on photographic or electronic print material, mounting excepted.

By virtue of submitting an entry, the entrant certifies the work as his/her 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 sponsor.

By submitting an entry the entrant certifies that in the process of capturing the image the entrant did not violate any of the standards of ethical practice of FIAP, PSA, RPS or APS.

Authenticity: With 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 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.

Copyright: The copyright of each image entered always remains with the author of the image. The exhibition assumes no liability for any misuse of copyright.

Note: The salon committee reserves the right to check all accepted images for copyright violation.

Image alteration and computer generation: Except for the restrictions on Nature images described in the Nature definition, images may be altered, either digitally or otherwise, by the entrant.  Images may not be constructed entirely with a computer and all photographic components must have been photographed by the entrant who holds copyright of the complete works submitted.

Image titles: Each image must have a unique title. Images without a title will not be judged.

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:

1. May not be re-entered in any section of the same Division Star Ratings class in that exhibition regardless of media, format, or title.
2. May not be re-titled for entry in any other PSA Recognized exhibition.

Titles may not include file extensions such as .jpg or .jpeg. (or any other camera capture filenames). Words such as “untitled” or “no title” are not acceptable as part or all of an image’s title, nor are camera capture filenames or titles consisting of only numbers.

Titles must use the English alphabet and can contain no more than 30 characters (including spaces). Image titles may be in a foreign language, but the English alphabet must be used.

The titles of prints and digital images should be exactly as you want them to appear in the catalogue.

No title or identification of the maker shall be visible anywhere on the face of an image or print mount.

Titles will not be announced at judging.

Email List 

By virtue of submitting an entry, the Entrant accepts that his/her email address will be used for communicating information about this salon and future Maitland salons. The Entrant may opt out of this email list by notifying enquiries@maitlandsalon.org.  Warning: opting out of this email list before the salon catalogs are posted may result in the entrant not receiving important information about the salon.

Monochrome images may be entered in the PID colour section. Entrants are reminded that monochrome images entered in a PID colour section only count towards PID Colour Class stars, not Monochrome Class stars.

 

Definitions

Maitland International Salon of Photography has patronage from the following organisations:
The Fédération Internationale de l’Art Photographique (FIAP)
The Photographic Society of America (PSA)
The Royal Photographic Society (RPS)        
The Australian Photographic Society (APS)
All entries shall conform to the stricter of the following definitions for acceptances to be validated by all the International Organizations granting recognition or patronage.

MONOCHROME

PSA: An image is considered to be Monochrome only if it gives the impression of having no color (i.e. contains only shades of gray which can include pure black and pure white) OR it gives the impression of being a grayscale image that has been toned in one color across the entire image. (For example by Sepia, red, gold, etc.)

A grayscale 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.

FIAP: 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.

NATURE

Nature photography is restricted to the use of the photographic process to depict all branches of natural history, except anthropology and archaeology, 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.
• Colour images can be converted to grey-scale monochrome.
• Infrared images, either direct-captures or derivations, are not allowed.

WILDLIFE

Images entered in Wildlife sections meeting the Nature Photography Definition above are further defined as:

• One or more extant zoological or botanical organisms free and unrestrained in a natural or adopted habitat.
• Landscapes, geologic formations, photographs of zoo or game farm animals, or of any extant zoological or botanical species taken under controlled conditions are not eligible in Wildlife sections.
• Wildlife is not limited to animals, birds and insects. Marine subjects and botanical subjects (including fungi and algae) taken in the wild are suitable wildlife subjects, as are carcasses of extant species.

Wildlife images may be entered in Nature sections of Exhibitions.

PHOTO TRAVEL

PSA: 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 greyscale monochrome. Other derivations, including infrared, are not permitted. All allowed adjustments must appear natural.

 

All fees are in Australian Dollars (AUD).

Four images can be entered in each section.

Entry Fee for:

1 section:     $15

2 sections    $25

3 sections    $30

4 sections    $34

5 sections    $38

6 sections    $40

Group Entries

 

Group of 10 Entrants receive a 10% Discount in Entry Fees

Group of 20 or more Entrants receive a 15% Discount in Entry Fees

Non-Return Of Prints
Due to changes in exhibition dates at the Maitland Regional Art Gallery for 2018, PRINTS WILL NOT BE RETURNED.

Catalogue

A printed 48 page catalogue with all award winners reproduced will be available at an additional price.  All entrants who do not want a printed catalogue may download a PDF version of the catalogue from the website.

Cost of 48 page printed catalogue:

Australian entrants:          $25

Non Australian entrants   $35

The only method for paying ALL ENTRY AND POSTAGE FEES is PAYPAL using the Salon’s online payment system that appears at the end of the entry process. You do not need a PayPal account.

You can make your PayPal payment at any time before the competition closes.

Each entrant must complete a separate ONLINE entry and pay for their entry with PayPal.

Print entries may be bundled together and sent in a single package.  Please ensure the provided mailing labels are used and each entry is labelled.

ANY ENTRY THAT HAS NOT BEEN PAID FOR BY THE CLOSING DATE WILL NOT BE JUDGED OR RETURNED

 

Exhibition Venue for 2018

 Exhibition at Maitland Showground

Fine Art Pavilion

12th to 18th February 2018

 

Exhibition at Maitland Regional Art Gallery

High Street Maitland

10th March to 20th May 2018

• 2017 Catalogue – 18Mb
• 2017 Catalogue – high quality 180Mb
• 2016 Catalogue – high quality 56Mb.Saaaa
• 2016 Catalogue . (12Mb)
• 2016 Awards-and-Acceptances.
• 2015 Catalogue
• 2014 Catalogue
• 2013 Catalogue

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