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- 3rd Salon Internacional de Imagen Virtual Foto Club Quilmes, Argentina , closes 21 May 2010. Open color + Open Monochrome + Creative + Nature + PJ + PT. All digital. File size: 1024 wide x 768 high, res 72 dpi, max size 500 KB, JPG - compression 10. Can pay by PayPal. The catalog is on CD. Has annoying junk mail dialog boxes come up when you visit the web site. Other than that, I have entered it last year and found it to be OK. Cost dependent on no of sections. Website: http://www.fotoclubquilmes.com
- Golden Spurs, Belgium, closes 22 May 2010. Free, nature, PJ, PT. Digital images size 1024 wide x 768 high, res 250 dpi, JPG, max quality. Use the .doc format entry form obtainable from http://www.wvfd.be
Can be paid by PayPal, but no uploading. Entries to be sent by CD; can be sent in a group. No discount for group entry. Email notification of results. Catalogue will be sent; form and content not stated. Cost dependent on no of sections. Entries to John soon - by end of April - so bring them to the meeting at Petrie if you are going.
- Chhayapath International, India. Closes 1 Jun 2010. Monochrome, color and travel digital images, 1024x768, JPG, 72 dpi, compression 12. No upload, - to be sent by CD / DVD by post only. Entry forms www.chhayapath.org. Entry fees for group entries USD 10 /section. CD catalogue. Entries to John North by start of May.
- II Salon Internacional de Imagen Virtual FotoGrupo 30/40, Argentina, - closes 15 Jun 10. Info for this year's salon not yet available. Website: http://www.fotogrupo30-40.com.ar
- Indonesia Salon of Art Photography. Closes 20 Jun 10. Digital only. 4 sections - Color-Water, Monochrome-Human, Color-General, Monochrome-General. Strictly no nudes or sadism. Longest side of image min 1600 pixels, res 300 dpi, highest quality JPG, min size 350 KB, max size 1 MB per image. Images must be submitted electronically. Can be paid by PayPal. Entrants will receive a CD catalog. Printed catalogs avail for extra USD 12. Website: http://www.isap.candranaya.com
- 5th Malta International Photographic Exhibition. Closes 15 Jul 10. Sections Colour Open, Monochrome Open, Nature Colour. Digital, only can be submitted by uploading. Can be paid by PayPal. Images to be 1024 wide x 768 high max, max quality, JPG, sRGB, max size per image 3 MB. Catalogues: A CD catalogue will show accepted images and will be mailed to each entrant, along with a printed Catalogue of Award Winning entries. Website www.maltaphotoexhibition.com
- 2nd Cape International Salon, South Africa (actually a circuit of 3 salons) - closes 25 July 2010. Sections Open, Monochrome, Nature and Nature birds. Images 1024 wide x 768 high, max 500 KB, JPG. Fees USD 6 /section. Entries are uploaded by a website, payment by credit card (I haven't looked at the website to see if they take PayPal. Need to register first.) A DVD with all accepted images available at extra cost of USD20. Website: http://www.salonmanager.co.za/?salon=CI2 (The web address for the 2nd Cape salon in south Africa in the FIAP web pages is incorrect. ) I have emailed asking about catalogue format and content - the reply follows:
There will not be a printed catalogue but results will be published on the web and on a CD/DVD which may be ordered.
1. There will be a list of acceptances sorted alphabetically and by country. (As per the report that goes to the website)
2. There will also be a list of awards.
3. The accepted images will be in a protected exe file allowing entrants to view the images but not copy them.
I think that if you wish to enter this one, either get your acceptances verified off the web - early - or lash out and buy the DVD. Given that South Africa is well known for nature and wildlife, one would hope there would be some good images on the DVD!
Australian Internationals
Vigex (APS and FIAP approved) closes 12 June 2010 - prints only. See www.vigex.org and www.vigex.org.au. They say that registration of entry details via website is preferred. Sections - all prints - monochrome, colour, nature (mono or colour), PJ (mono or colour), creative (mono or colour), also Portrait/People (mono or colour). Catalogue is a bound, soft cover book. Note - acceptance ratio is stated to be approx 20%. Can be paid by PayPal. Note - as this is an Australian salon, it is up to individuals to send to it themselves. Acceptances count towards both APS Honours and FIAP distinctions.
Australian Nationals (can be used for points for APS Honours - LAPS and AAPS)
Get entry forms from APS website at end of email or wait for entry forms in "Image".
Western Districts - Closes 7 May 10. Prints: Mono Open, colour Open, PJ/SocDoc, People, Nature. Digital images - sections Open, People, Nature, Creative, PJ/SocDoc. Digital images must be uploaded. No CDs or by email. The website wasn't yet working when I looked at it late Feb. No slides.
Queensland National Circuit - closes 28 May 10. Slides, prints, digital. Slide sections: Open, people. Prints: Open mono, Open colour, People Mono, People colour, Nature (C or M), Creative (C or M), PJ/SocDoc (C or M), PT (C or M). Digital - Open, People, nature, Creative, PJ?SocDoc, PT. digital - on CD or DVD, 1024 wide x 768 high, sRGB, JPG, max qual eg 12 in Photoshop.
Warragul National - closes 28 May 10. Slides - Open, People.Portrait, nature & the Environment. Digital - Open, Creative, 1024 wide x 768 high, sRGB, JPG, 500 KB max. Prints - Open mono, Open colour, Nature & the Environment (C or M), PJ/SocDoc (C or M), Creative (C or M), Landscape/Seascape (C or M), People/Portrait (C or M).
Tasmanian National Super Circuit - closes 16 Jul 10. Print and digital. No slides. Print sections: Open mono, nature (C or M), Open colour (incl Creative/Experimental), PJ/SocDoc (C or M), PT (C or M). Digital sections: Open, nature, PJ/SocDoc, PT. No uploading. Digital entries to be sent by CD, 1024x768, sRGB, JPG under 500KB.
for entry forms:
Australian National comps: Go to the Australian Photographic society (APS) website http://www.a-p-s.org.au, menu item "What We Do", submenu "Competitions". Entry forms will also be sent with the "Image" magazine that comes with Australian Photography if you are a member of APS.
PSA (Photographic Society of America) approved comps - Entry forms can be found on http://www.exhibitionforms.com/ which is PSA's website for entry forms for photographic competitions. Some PSA approved salons are also FIAP approved. Acceptances in PSA approved comps can be used towards APS honours.
FIAP salons can be found at http://www.fiap.net/index-en.html Click on SALONS, then click on the photographer, and you should get a page from which you can get a list by months. It has all FIAP approved salons listed and links to the individual salons' web pages. Acceptances in FIAP approved salons can be used towards APS honours and FIAP distinctions.
For more info (and where I got the web addresses and info from) see http://webplaza.pt.lu/public/suyswill/M2010.htm
which is the FIAP web page for salons in 2010 listed in order of closing date.
For all salons, read the entry forms carefully, as they are all different, and be aware of the web catalogue problem.
Re Uploading - if you are doing your own uploads, I suggest don't leave it till the last moment. Human nature being what it is, a lot of people leave it till the last moment. However computer servers have a limited capacity, and can't handle an overload, so you may end up disappointed if you can't get your entries in.
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