ORGANIZER

GRADAC CIRCUIT 2024 "PERASTO" - Photo Club "PERASTO" - Kotor, Montenegro
GRADAC CIRCUIT 2024 "CACAK" - Photo Club "CACAK" - Cacak, Serbia
GRADAC CIRCUIT 2024 "MLADOST" - Photo Club "MLADOST" - Tivat, Montenegro

ADDRESS OF THE CIRCUIT CHAIRMAN

You can send printed entry forms and/or entry fee to this address:

Stanovcic Damir
Spanskih boraca 36a
11070 Belgrade, Serbia
Europe

We recommend using the online entry form.

SECTIONS

A) OPEN COLOR, color digital - FIAP and PSA PID Color
B) OPEN MONOCHROME, monochrome digital - FIAP and PSA PID Monochrome
C) NATURE, color/monochrome digital - FIAP and PSA ND Color/Monochrome
D) PEOPLE, color digital - FIAP and PSA PID Color

ENTRY FEE

Entry fee is mandatory for all participants and it is:
- For 1-2 sections: €30 or $38
- For 3-4 sections: €40 or $49


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.

CALENDAR

Closing date:		25.08.2024 (August 25th, 2024)
Judging:		07.09. till 12.09.2024 (September 7th till September 12th, 2024)
Notification:		19.09.2024 (September 19th, 2024)
Online gallery posted:		19.09.2024 (September 19th, 2024)
Sending awards till:		11.11.2024 (November 11th, 2024)
Catalogues mailing:		11.11.2024 (November 11th, 2024)

JURY MEMBERS

Radenko Radovanovic, F1 FSS - Serbia
Okoniewski Tomasz, EFIAP/d2, MPSA, GPU CR4 - Poland
Milorad Kascelan, EFIAP/s, MF AUFBiH - Bosnia and Herzegovina
Vojislav Vojo Pesterac - EFIAP/d2, MF FSS - Serbia
Boddi Simone, EFIAP/p, PPSA, GPU VIP2 - Italy
Dragan Prole, EFIAP/p, - Bosnia and Herzegovina
Borko Ivo, ESFIAP, EFIAP/d3 - Slovenia
Borislav Milovanovic, EFIAP/b,PPSA,GPU CR3,F1 FSS - Serbia
Roko Stjepcevic - Photo Artist - Montenegro
Judges shall judge all sections.

AWARDS

FIAP Blue Badge for the best Author of Salon

FIAP Gold medal in each section (4 altogether)
2 FIAP honorable mention ribbons in each section (8 altogether)

PSA Gold medal in each section (4 altogether)
GRADAC PGI Gold, Silver, Bronze medal in each section (12 altogether)
6 SALON honorable mention in each section (24 altogether)

VICTORY P.W. Gold, Silver, Bronze medals in each section (12 altogether)
FKK CACAK Gold, Silver, Bronze medal in each section (12 altogether)
6 SALON honorable mention in each section (24 altogether)

SPECIAL DIPLOMA OF JURY MEMBER 6 in each section (24 altogether)


No more than 30% of the photos will be accepted.
No more than 10% of acceptances can receive medals/awards.

All honorable mentions and ribbons, except FIAP and PSA honorable mentions, will be sent in digital form to the author's user account as well as to her/his email address

CATALOG

On-line PDF Exhibition catalog will be publishing on website https://ep.photoexhibit.net and link will be sent to all participants.

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 ES-COE. Membership in any photographic organization is not required.
Image creation and ownership
In all sections of the exhibition, images must originate as photographs made by the entrant. They may not incorporate identifiable images produced by anyone else (for example: clip art, replacement skies, or stock images). Images created in whole or in part by image creation software (frequently called ‘AI’ images) are not allowed. Editing or alteration of images is permitted within the limits specified in the relevant section definitions that are available here https://psa-photo.org/page/division-definitions
PSA Star Ratings:
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. The Photographic Society of America (PSA) may request specific permission from entrants to reproduce entered images in its educational materials. The terms of that permission will be mutually agreed between the entrant and PSA except in the circumstances where the entered image is found to breach the PSA Ethics Policy. In those circumstances the image may be reproduced by PSA, without the entrant’s further permission, for educational purposes to illustrate serious exhibition rule violations. For those reproductions, the entrant’s name will be withheld.
Re-use of accepted images:
Entry:
Titles:
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.

PHOTOS AND FILE NAMING

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 2Mb. Photos larger than allowed will be rejected and appropriate photos will be required.
Following the instructions on www.gradacfoto.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

The Exhibition will be conducted in accordance with the rules of the PSA and of 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. At no stage will a judge be able to view all the entrant’s images together.

Equipment to Show Digital Images to Judges: Judge's monitor with minimum resolution of 1080P.
The equipment will be color calibrated and the images will be displayed at exactly 100% of the resolution.
The Exhibition will be conducted in accordance with the rules of the PSA and FIAP
The decision of the jury is final and irrevocable, complaints are not possible. The judging will be remotely.Images may not be changed by the exhibition prior to or during judging. Images may not be changed by the exhibition’s equipment prior to or during judging. This includes resizing of images either smaller or larger or changing the aspect ratio of the original image to “Fit to screen” or to “Fill screen” by HDTV equipment.

DATA PROTECTION

By entering this exhibition, you are explicitly consenting to the personal details you have supplied, including physical addresses, email addresses, being held, processed and used by the exhibition organizers for purposes associated with this exhibition. You also explicitly consent to such information being sent to organizations that have accorded official recognition, patronage or accreditation to this exhibition. You acknowledge, agree and accept that by entering this exhibition, your participation status which includes your first and last name, name of the country used during registration at the exhibition, number of sections entered and number of photos entered in those sections will be made public in a published status list and that the results of your entry shall be made public in exhibition gallery, exhibition catalog. You also agree and accept the policies regarding Breaches of Rules of the PSA. And FIAP.

REPORT CARD NOTIFICATIONS

All participants will receive personal report card notification by e-mail.
The results of the exhibition will be also published at https://ep.photoexhibit.net

NOTICE TO ENTRANTS

“I hereby expressly agree to FIAP document 018/2017 « Conditions and regulations for FIAP Patronage » and FIAP document 033/2021« Sanctions for breaching FIAP regulations and the red list ». I am particularly aware of chapter II « Regulations for International photographic events under FIAP patronage » of FIAP document 018/2017, dealing under Section II.2 and II.3 with the FIAP participation rules, the sanctions for breaching FIAP regulations and the red list.”

BREACHES OF RULES

FIAP:
PSA:
Non-compliance
See the PSA Ethics Policy at https://psa-photo.org/page/ethical-practices.
See the PSA statement on Subject Matter at https://psa-photo.org/page/division-definitions
If, in the discretion of the exhibition organizer or the judges, an entrant has submitted that may fail to comply with these Conditions of Entry, they are allowed to request unedited or raw files of the submitted image.
For composite images all files are required.
Exhibition organizers may verify 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 ES-COE
Such entries may be referred to PSA for further investigation of possible ethics violations.
PSA retains the right to investigate all complaints, impose penalties 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 and agree to cooperate with any investigation.
“I hereby confirm that I have read and understood and agree to the Conditions of Entry of this exhibition. I have read and understood the PSA document to be found at https://psa-photo.org/resource/resmgr/pdf/exhibitions_/exhibition-entrants-agreemen.pdf . I am aware that PSA may apply penalties for non-compliance to these Conditions of Entry”
Failure to agree will mean that the application will not proceed.

EXHIBITION PUBLIC SHOWINGS

04.10. and 05.10.2024. - Photo Club "MLADOST" – Seljanovo BB, Tivat, Montenegro
11.10. and 12.10.2024.- Photo Cinema Club "CACAK" – Trg Ustanka 2-6, Cacak, Serbia
18.10. and 19.10.2024.- Photo Club "PERASTO" – Zgrada Bujkovica bb, Kotor, Montenegro

SUBJECT MATTER AND SECTION DEFINITIONS

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 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 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. Images that show live creatures being fed to captive animals, birds or reptiles are not permitted under any circumstances.
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. Entrants in PSA recognized exhibitions should comply with all relevant laws and regulations, associated with aerial photography, in the country in which the image was taken.
PSA Monochrome Definition
Greyscale Monochrome images may be entered for Nature, Photojournalism and Photo Travel but toned images are not permitted for these sections.
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.
Editing Guidelines for Nature, Photojournalism and Photo Travel
Editing Guidelines
Allowed editing techniques:
• Cropping, straightening and perspective correction.
• Removal or correction of elements added by the camera or lens, such as dust spots, noise, chromatic aberration and lens distortion.
• Global and selective adjustments such as brightness, hue, saturation and contrast to restore the appearance of the original scene.
• Complete conversion of color images to grayscale monochrome.
• Blending of multiple images of the same subject and combining them in camera or with software (exposure blending or focus stacking);
Editing techniques that are not allowed:
• Removing, adding to, moving or changing any part of an image, except for cropping and straightening.
• Adding a vignette during processing.
• Blurring parts of the image during processing to hide elements in the original scene.
• Darkening parts of the image during processing to hide elements in the original scene.
• All conversions other than to complete grayscale monochrome.
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.
● 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.

RECOGNITIONS

FIAP 2024/486-488
PSA 2024-1350
GRADAC PGI 2024/022-024
VICTORY P.W. 2024-22-24
PC PERASTO 2024-08
FSS 2024/70
FKK CACAK
FK MLADOST

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Bozidar Rapovac - member of the committee
Milica Pesterac - member of the committee