The 68th Maitland International Salon of Photography 2024 has six (6) Sections: 2 Print sections and 4 Digital sections.
Print Sections:
Digital Sections:
PATRONAGE and RECOGNITION
The salon is conducted in accordance with the recommendations of and approval by:
The Fédération Internationale de l’Art Photographique (FIAP) | 2024/038 |
The Photographic Society of America (PSA) | 2024/1004 |
Global Photographic Union (GPU) | L240004 |
The Australian Photographic Society (APS) | 2024/01 |
SECTIONS
Print Sections.
The Salon has 6 sections: 2 Print sections and 4 Digital sections.
Digital Sections
Each entrant may enter a maximum of four prints and/or images in each section.
The same or substantially the same image cannot be entered in more than one section of this exhibition regardless of image titles. Colour and monochrome images produced from the same image capture are considered the same image for this rule.
Images accepted in previous Maitland salons, or images considered by the organising committee to be substantially the same, are ineligible for entry in any of the sections.
Entries in Nature sections must comply with the Nature definition.
Monochrome images may NOT be entered in the Colour Open (PIDC) section.
Monochrome images entered in the Nature and Photo Travel sections must be greyscale (toned images will not be accepted).
Nudity: Due to social sensitivities, images containing nudes will not be accepted into this salon.
...IF YOU REQUIRE YOUR PRINT ENTRIES RETURNED PLEASE ENSURE YOU SAY YES IN THE CORRECT BOX WHEN ENTERING SALON
ENTRY FEES
All entry fees are in USD. Four images may be entered in each section. Fees are payable via PayPal – credit and debit cards can be used.
1 section: $10 USD
2 sections $14 USD
3 sections $18 USD
4 sections $22 USD
5 sections $26 USD
6 sections $30 USD
GROUP ENTRIES
Group entry discounts are:
Group leaders are encouraged to create a group by following the entry process and selecting group payments.
Group Leaders will be required to click on the Create Payment Group tab.
Members of a group will then join the group by using the ACCESS CODE that their group leader was allocated by using the process above and clicking on click to join group tab.
Each entrant must complete a separate ONLINE entry. Print entries may be submitted as a group but the package must contain copies of the individual entry confirmation for each entrant.
...Please review this document to see the conditions of entry for this exhibition. It is compliant with FIAP, GPU and PSA’s requirements.
APS – CONDITIONS OF ENTRY
By submitting images to this exhibition in either print or digital form I agree to accept without exception or objection the following terms:
The exhibition organizers will provide APS with details of all breaches of the Conditions of Entry. APS retains the right to impose sanctions on entrants deemed to have repeatedly breached the Conditions of Entry of any APS Approved exhibition.
By virtue of submitting an entry, the entrant certifies the work as his/her own (aliases are not permitted).
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, GPU or APS.
Titles must use the English alphabet and can contain no more than 35 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.
The title on the backs of the prints must match the titles on the Entry Form.
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.
Entrants automatically agree to these terms by the act of entering the Exhibition.
...Please refer to the Conditions of Entry for detailed descriptions of each section definition.
Your entries must solely be of your own work!
Entries in Colour (PSA-PIDC) must not be monochrome!
Entries in Nature have very strict definitions – please read carefully.
Do not waste your entry fee by entering images that are outside the section definition!
Nudity: Due to social sensitivities, images containing nudes will not be accepted into this salon.
...Colour PSA-PPD-CA-Large Prints | John Chapman APSEM EFIAP/d1 GMPSA/b ARPS (Australia) | Helen Walker MPSA2 (Australia) | Margaret O'Grady GMAPS EFIAP/s SAPS (Australia) |
Mono PSA-PPD-MA-Large Prints | Margaret O'Grady GMAPS EFIAP/s SAPS (Australia) | Helen Walker MPSA2 (Australia) | John Chapman APSEM EFIAP/d1 GMPSA/b ARPS (Australia) |
Colour PSA-PIDC | Rick Cloran Hon PSA GMPSA (USA) | Craig Parker GMPSA APSEM/b BPSA EFIAP/g (Australia) | Elizabeth Passuello APSA EPSA EFIAP APSEM (New Zealand) |
Mono PSA-PIDM | Joseph Tam GMPSA EFIAP/d3 APSEM (Australia) | Barbara Jenkin EFIAP/d3 ARPS GMPSA/p SPSA (England) | Liz Hardley GMAPS EFIAP/p EPSA FPSNZ (New Zealand) |
Nature PSA-ND | Rick Cloran Hon PSA GMPSA (USA) | Elizabeth Passuello APSA EPSA EFIAP APSEM (New Zealand) | Craig Parker GMPSA APSEM/b BPSA EFIAP/g (Australia) |
Colour - People PSA-PIDC | Joseph Tam GMPSA EFIAP/d3 APSEM (Australia) | Barbara Jenkin EFIAP/d3 ARPS GMPSA/p SPSA (England) | Liz Hardley GMAPS EFIAP/p EPSA FPSNZ (New Zealand) |
See the conditions of entry for the list of judges.
AWARDS
TOTAL of 139 Awards for the Maitland International Salon of Print Photography
FIAP Best Author – FIAP Blue Badge for the best Author of the Exhibition. FIAP will offer to the organisers of the salons with FIAP Patronage a special badge (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”. | ||||||
2024 AWARDS | ||||||
AWARD | Colour Prints | Monochrome Prints | Colour Digital | Monochrome Digital | Nature Digital | Colour People Digital |
PSA Gold Medal for Excellence | X | X | X | X | X | X |
FIAP Gold Medal for Excellence | X | X | X | X | X | X |
GPU Gold Medal | 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 HM Ribbon | X | X | X | X | X | X |
FIAP HM Ribbon | X | X | X | X | X | X |
GPU HM Ribbon | X | X | X | X | X | X |
GPU HM Ribbon | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Salon HM Ribbon | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Salon HM Ribbon | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Salon HM Ribbon | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Salon HM Ribbon | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Salon HM Ribbon | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Salon HM 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 |
CATALOGUE
A free downloadable online pdf catalogue will be available.
Award and Acceptance Certificates will be available for download by following the link on your Report Card.
...HAVING TROUBLE UPLOADING YOUR IMAGES? Please use GOOGLE CHROME to interact with the website. By doing this you will solve most problems with viewing and entering the salon.
RECEIVE AN EMAIL REGARDING ISSUES with your entry? This is because one or more of your entry titles will contain numbers, underscores, punctuation marks and or other disallowed characters. Please check individual image titles and correct any mistakes. Please also refer to the Conditions of Entry regarding the titling of images.
THERE IS AN OPTION AND LINK TO RENAME YOUR IMAGE IN YOUR ENTRY ACKNOWLEDGMENT EMAIL ONCE YOU HAVE UPLOADED IT. Please check your image file name. The system will automatically file the name that is on your image. The maximum image file size is 1920 pixels horizontal and 1200 pixels vertical, when the image is viewed with correct orientation. 300ppi is recommended.
IMAGES LARGER THAN 3MB WILL BE REJECTED AT UPLOAD. Please resize your image to be a maximum size of closed file of 3mb. File format must be JPEG.
UNABLE TO PROCEED TO THE ENTRY FORM? You must click on SAVE OPTIONS at the bottom of the contact details and agreement page. If you can’t see it, scroll further down the page. Example below. It is also very important to agree to the FIAP and PSA Conditions of Entry. You will not be able to proceed without selecting Yes.
GROUP ENTRY – INFORMATION FOR GROUP MANAGER. Please click on the tab on the entry page. Assign your group name and your password. Ask all group members to enter via the Group Entry tab, select your group from the dropdown and enter the password.
INFORMATION FOR GROUP MEMBER – Please use the Group Entry tab only! Select your group from the dropdown and enter the password that your group manager sent to you. If you enter as an individual without clicking on the GROUP ENTRY tab you will not be selected as part of a group and will be charged the full entry fee.
...2024 CALENDAR | THIS IS A COMBINED PRINT AND DIGITAL SALON PLEASE POST PRINTS EARLY |
30 September 2023 | Entries Open |
12 January 2024 | Entries Close |
14 January 2024 | Judging Commences |
31 January 2024 | Judging Completed |
7 February 2024 | Report Cards Sent |
8 February 2024 | Results Posted on Website |
15 February 2024 | Exhibition Opening for Local Camera Clubs |
16-18 February 2024 | Main Exhibition at the Maitland Regional Show |
15 March 2024 | Catalogue Posted on Website and Available for Download |
15 March 2024 | Awards Mailed/Posted |
31 March | Online gallery published |
4 April 2024 | Prints Returned |
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