Serbia, Bulgaria, South Africa, Montenegro
CONDITIONS OF ENTRY
The salon is open to amateur and professional photographers from all over the world. Entrants must be authors of the works they submit. Each participant may send maximum of 4 photographs to each section. The organizer can use the exhibited works for reproduction in the catalogue and for promotion without paying any author’s fee.
DATA PROTECTION
By entering this exhibition, you are explicitly consenting to the personal details you have supplied, including 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 which have accorded official recognition, patronage or accreditation to this exhibition. You acknowledge and accept that entering this exhibition means that the status and results of your entry may be made public. Your email address and contact information will not be made public.
SECTIONS:
- Water – Color or Monochrome
- Open – Color, Monochrome images may not be entered
- Open – Monochrome, Color images may not be entered
- World in focus – Color or Monochrome
Each photo can be presented in only one section.
An author may not enter identical or similar photographs into the same salon. In such case, the organizer has to filter these images out before the judging.
PICTURES CREATED BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THIS SALON!
Pictures created by artificial intelligence are not allowed in salons run under FIAP patronage.
It is reminded that all parts of the image have to be photographed by the author who is holding the copyright of all works submitted. Offenders will be sanctioned for life!
PHOTOS
AUTHORS MUST FILL OUT ENTRY FORM AND SUBMIT PHOTOS ONLINE
Photos must be in JPG file format, Max. The image width (horizontal) is 1920 pix. Max. The image height (vertical) is 1080 pix. In 300 dpi. Compression 7-12, max 2Mb.
FILE NAMING
No requirements for file names, file name should be as you would want it to appear in the catalogue (same as the title name). Our program will later add the necessary data. Only English letters (a-z) are allowed. Words such as “Untitled” and “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.
ENTRY FEE:
Entry fee is required for all participants and is 35 EUR. Registration fee can be paid via PayPal. All instructions can be found at www.photoclub-danube.com
The works of the authors who did not pay the fee would not be taken into consideration. By participating in the contest, the author agrees with the propositions and the rules of the organizers. All entries shall conform to the stricter of these definitions for acceptances to be validated by all the International Organizations granting recognition or patronage.
Group discount: For group of 5 entrants – 10%, 10 entrants 20%, 20 entrants 30%.
REPORT CARD NOTIFICATIONS
All participants will receive report card notifications via e-mail.
The results of the exhibition will also be published on the website www.photoclub-danube.com
CATALOG
PDF Downloadable from web site by exhibitors on our web site: www.photoclub-danube.com
JURY:
8th Danube Digital Circuit 2024 Serbia
- Hadzi Miodrag Miladinovic, EFIAP/b, MF FSS (Serbia)
- Adela Rusu, EFIAP/d1, EPSA, EDIPA/p, MAAFR (Romania)
- Pantelis Kranos, GM.ICS, EFIAP/D3, EDIPA/P, GM.HPS (Cyprus)
8th Danube Digital Circuit Bulgaria
- Velicka Todorova AFIAP, QPSA (Bulgaria)
- Heidi Broschk, AFIAP, DPSSA (South Africa)
- Ovi D. Pop, EFIAP/p, MPSA, EDIPA/p, (Romania)
2nd Danube Digital Circuit South Africa
- Ahmed Mohamed Hassan EFIAP/S, PPSA, GPU VIP 3, EDIPA/P, PIPC HORUS (Qatar)
- David Wolstencroft-DPSSA (South Africa)
- Aleksander Cufar EFIAP/d3, MPSA, MF FZS, (Slovenia)
1st Danube Digital Circuit Montenegro
- Romos Kotsonis, EFIAP/D3, EDIPA/P,EPSA, c***MoL (Cyprus)
- Hanli Smit, LPSSA mono, APSSA colour, DPSSA (South Africa)
- Anton Savov,(Bulgaria)
JUDGING METHOD
It will be a remote on-line judging. Judges will be required to use color-calibrated monitors. Computer monitors
will be capable of displaying images at 100% of the image resolution and that images will be displayed at exactly 100% of their resolution (that is, that the images will not be enlarged beyond their native resolution).
AWARDS
8th Danube Digital Circuit 2024 Serbia
FIAP badge for best author
Golden badge MoL
A) Water
FIAP gold medal, FSS gold medal, DIPA gold medal, DIPA silver medal, DIPA bronze medal, MoL gold medal, PBA Black medal, IAAP gold medal, 20 DIPA PDF HM
B) Open – Color
FIAP gold medal, FSS gold medal, DIPA gold medal, DIPA silver medal, DIPA bronze medal, MoL gold medal, PBA Black medal, IAAP gold medal, 20 DIPA PDF HM
C) Open – Monochrome
FIAP gold medal, FSS gold medal, DIPA gold medal, DIPA silver medal, DIPA bronze medal, MoL gold medal, PBA Black medal, IAAP silver medal, 20 DIPA PDF HM
D) People
FIAP gold medal, FSS gold medal, DIPA gold medal, DIPA silver medal, DIPA bronze medal, MoL gold medal, PBA Black medal, IAAP bronze medal, 20 DIPA PDF HM
8th Danube Digital Circuit 2024 Bulgaria
FIAP badge for best author
Golden badge MoL
A) Water
FIAP gold medal, APB gold medal, DIPA gold medal, DIPA silver medal, DIPA bronze medal, MoL gold medal, PBA Black medal, IAAP gold medal, 20 DIPA PDF HM
B) Open – Color
FIAP gold medal, APB gold medal, DIPA gold medal, DIPA silver medal, DIPA bronze medal, MoL gold medal, PBA Black medal, IAAP gold medal, 20 DIPA PDF HM
C) Open – Monochrome
FIAP gold medal, APB gold medal, DIPA gold medal, DIPA silver medal, DIPA bronze medal, MoL gold medal, PBA Black medal, IAAP silver medal, 20 DIPA PDF HM
D) People
FIAP gold medal, APB gold medal, DIPA gold medal, DIPA silver medal, DIPA bronze medal, MoL gold medal, PBA Black medal, IAAP bronze medal, 20 DIPA PDF HM
2nd Danube Digital Circuit South Africa
FIAP badge for best author
Golden badge MoL
A) Water
FIAP gold medal, PSSA gold medal, DIPA gold medal, DIPA silver medal, DIPA bronze medal, MoL gold medal, PBA Black medal, IAAP gold medal, 20 DIPA PDF HM
B) Open – Color
FIAP gold medal, PSSA gold medal, DIPA gold medal, DIPA silver medal, DIPA bronze medal, MoL gold medal, PBA Black medal, IAAP gold medal, 20 DIPA PDF HM
C) Open – Monochrome
FIAP gold medal, PSSA gold medal, DIPA gold medal, DIPA silver medal, DIPA bronze medal, MoL gold medal, PBA Black medal, IAAP silver medal, 20 DIPA PDF HM
D) People
FIAP gold medal, PSSA gold medal, DIPA gold medal, DIPA silver medal, DIPA bronze medal, MoL gold medal, PBA Black medal, IAAP bronze medal, 20 DIPA PDF HM
1st Danube Digital Circuit Montenegro
FIAP blue badge for best author
Golden badge MoL
A) Water
FIAP gold medal, DIPA gold medal, DIPA silver medal, DIPA bronze medal, MoL gold medal, PBA Black medal, IAAP gold medal, 20 DIPA PDF HM
B) Open – Color
FIAP gold medal, DIPA gold medal, DIPA silver medal, DIPA bronze medal, MoL gold medal, PBA Black medal, IAAP gold medal, 20 DIPA PDF HM
C) Open – Monochrome
FIAP gold medal, DIPA gold medal, DIPA silver medal, DIPA bronze medal, MoL gold medal, PBA Black medal, IAAP silver medal, 20 DIPA PDF HM
D) People
FIAP gold medal, DIPA gold medal, DIPA silver medal, DIPA bronze medal, MoL gold medal, PBA Black medal, IAAP bronze medal, 20 DIPA PDF HM
THE EXHIBITION CALENDAR:
Closing date 15.07.2024
Selection (On Line) 29.07.2024
Notification: 08.08.2024
Sending of awards: 14.10.2024
Online Catalog: 01.09.2024.
The results can be viewed at the website: www.photoclub-danube.com
PARTONAGES AND RECOGNITIONS
Serbia
FIAP 2024/249
DIPA 2024/024
MoL 2024/10
FSS 2024/39
IAAP 2024/098
PBA 2024/11
Bulgaria
FIAP 2024/250
DIPA 2024/025
MoL 2024/11
APB 2024/003
IAAP 2024/099
PBA 2024/12
South Africa
FIAP 2024/251
DIPA 2024/026
MoL 2024/12
PSSA 2025/02
IAAP 2024/100
PBA 2024/13
Montenego
FIAP 2024/252
DIPA 2024/027
MoL 2024/13
MAPA 2024
IAAP 2024/101
PBA 2024/14
REPORT CARD NOTIFICATION
All participants will receive report card notification via e-mail.
The results of the exhibition will also be published on the website: www.photoclub-danube.com
EMAILS SPAM BLOCKING:
Confirmations of entry submittals and Report Cards will be sent to entrants Please be sure that this email address gets included in your “safe” email addresses to ensure receipt of these emails instead of having them blocked by your security system. Also, check your Junk E-Mail or Spam folder to see if your email software placed any messages from the exhibition there.
EXHIBITION PUBLIC SHOWINGS
Serbia
10.09.2024.
27.09.2024.
Bulgaria
10.09.2024.
27.09.2024.
South Africa
10.09.2024.
27.09.2024.
Montenego
10.09.2024.
27.09.2024.
Electronic Slide Show Program will be shown on a high-resolution Projector.
NOTE:
“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 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.”
“I hereby expressly agree to FIAP document 040/2023 « Conditions and regulations for FIAP
Patronage » and FIAP document 038/2023 « 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 040/2023, dealing under Section II.2 and II.3
with the FIAP participation rules, the sanctions for breaching FIAP regulations and the red list.”
License agreement:
By submitting an entry, the entrant certifies legal Age, and own all rights to these images, including copyright or parents or guardians gives permission on his/her behalf if he/she is not of Legal Age. The exhibition assumes no liability for any misuse of copyright.
Definition of Nature Photography
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. Color images can be converted to grayscale monochrome. Infrared images, either direct- captures or derivations are not allowed.
Images used in Nature Photography competitions may be divided in two classes: Nature and Wildlife.
Images entered in Nature sections meeting the Nature Photography Definition above can have landscapes, geologic formations, weather phenomena, and extant organisms as the primary subject matter. This includes images taken with the subjects in controlled conditions, such as zoos, game farms, botanical gardens, aquariums and any enclosure where the subjects are totally dependent on man for food.
Definition of the black and white photography (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 color 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 color becomes a color work (polychrome) to stand in the color category; such a work requires color reproduction in the catalogue of a salon under FIAP Patronage.
Definition of “World in focus”
Just as travel and tourism pictures, this section englobes the full range of photographic genres from architecture, culture, events, food, landscape, portraits, etc.
A “WORLD IN FOCUS” image expresses the spirit of an era, the essence of a place or of a culture whether it is shown in an authentic scene or whether it is arranged. Digital manipulation to optimize an image in terms of fine tuning of levels and colors is allowed as long as the image is looking natural. The same counts for removal of dust or digital noise.
Techniques that add, relocate, replace, or remove any element of the original image, except by cropping, are not permitted.
CONTACT-SALON CHAIRMAN
Borislav Milovanovic, EFIAP/D2, ESFIAP, MPSA, EDIPA/P, GPU CR4
- juli 16/8
19210 Bor, Serbia
Tel: +381 69 12 80 614
E-mail: milovanovic.borislav@gmail.com
Conditions of entry and upload are available at the website: https://photoclub-danube.com/
All information about form or submitting entries may be obtained at:
photoclub.danube@gmail.com
Or at the address:
Photo club Danube
Postanski fah 16
19218 Bor 5, Serbia