"OPEN BELGIAN PHOTOGRAPHIC CONTEST 2023"
Full FIAP and PSA approved
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 - There are four sections, all digital:
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
D) STREETLIFE (color digital) FIAP and PID Color
- Each photo can be presented in only one section.
PHOTOGRAPHS
AUTHORS MUST FILL OUT ENTRY FORM AND SUBMIT PHOTOS ONLINE Photos must be in JPG file format, maximum dimensions: 1920 pix. Horizontal side and 1080 pix. Vertical side 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 title name).
Our program will later add the necessary data .
Only English letters (a-z) are allowed.
ENTRY FEE
18 Eur. for all 4 sections
Entry fee is mandatory for all participants.
Possible ways of payment:
- PayPal transfer
- Cash sent to organizer’s address (Checks and IRC are not accepted)
- The works of the authors who did not pay the fee would not be taken
into consideration.
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.obpc.eu
PDF CATALOG
The PDF Catalogue for download on our web site: www.obpc.eu
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ORGANIZER
Organizer will take all possible care when handling the incoming and
outgoing mail. However, we do not accept any responsibility for damage or
loss during transit.
JURY MEMBERS:
Ali Samei, MFIAP, EFIAPg, ESFIAP - Iran
Chris Discart, MFIAP, EFIAPd3, ESFIAP - Belgium
Pierluigi Rizatto, MFIAP, EFIAPd3, HonEFIAP - Italy
AWARDS
FIAP Blue Badge for the best Author
FIAP Gold medal in each section (4 altogether)
PSA Gold medal in each section (4 altogether)
BFF/FBP Gold medal in each section (4 altogether)
BFF/FBP Silver medal in each section (4 altogether) BFF/FBP Bronze medal in each section (4 altogether) + 4 FIAP HM ribbons in each section (16 altogether)
+ 4 PSA HM in each section (16 altogether)
+ 16 BFF/FBP HM in each section (64 altogether)
The jury reserves the right to grant additional awards.
Each author can receive only one award in each of the section.
The decision of the jury is final and irrevocable, complaints are not possible.
CALENDAR
Closing date: 13.11.2023.
Judging: 29.11.-07.12.2023.
Notification: 13.12.2023. www.obpc.eu
On-line PDF Exhibition Catalog: 10.02.2024. Sending of awards: 10.02.2024.
EXHIBITION PUBLIC SHOWINGS
24.02.2024.
25.02.2024.
Electronic Slide Show Program will be shown on a High resolution Full HD Projector.
RECOGNITIONS
FIAP 2023/304
PSA 2023-366
BFF/FBP 2023/06
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Freddy Van Gilbergen, MFIAP, Chairman of the contest Smisveldstraat 33 3370 - Boutersem Belgium
freddy.van.gilbergen@gmail.com
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