Recognized : FIAP – PSA – FPSI – MPS – PSSA

Country : INDONESIA-MYANMAR-SOUTH AFRICA

Circuit Name : INTERNATIONAL PHOTO CIRCUIT 

Circuit Chair : DAVID LUMENTUT, AFPSI*** 

Circuit Website : https://ipc.hisfajogja.com 

Circuit Email : infoipc@hisfajogja.com

Salon Chairman :

INDONESIA SALON : Muhana Syafiquddary, AFIAP, AFPSI**

MYANMAR SALON : Than Tun Oo, Hon.MPS

SOUTH AFRICA SALON : Johann Van Der Walt, FRPS, HonFPSSA, FPSSA

OPEN COLOR (Color Only) PIDC

OPEN MONOCHROME (Monochrome Only) PIDM

PORTRAIT (Monochrome Only) PIDM

LIFE (Color Only) PIDC

COLOR Definition

The Image category for PID color must be a color image. A greyscale or multi-colored image modified or giving the impression of having been modified by partial toning, multi toning or by the inclusion of spot color on a monochrome image is considered a Color Image.

MONOCHROME Definition

An image is considered to be monochrome only if it gives the impression of having no color (i.e, contains only shades of gray which can include pure black and pure white) or it gives the impression of being a grayscale image that has been toned in one color across the entire image (for example by sepia, red, gold, etc.) A grayscale or multi-colored image modified or giving the impression of having been modified by partial toning, multi-toning or by the inclusion of spot coloring does not meet the definition of monochrome and shall be classified as a color work.

• Monochrome images may not be entered in color sections of PPD or PID.

PORTRAIT Definition

Defined as photography that involves capturing the identity of a single person or group, emphasizing the personality, facial expression, soul, emotion, essence, and overall character. The photo can be a close-up or it can also show the entire body of your subject. The surrounding environment can be shown only in sufficient portions.

LIFE Definition

Show us human in all situations, such as daily life, street photography, traditions, portrait, people at work, social events, human relations and etc. The main subject in the photo must be one or more human. 

Individual Participant : U$D 30

ENTRIES RECEIVED WITHOUT THE REQUIRED FEES WOULD NOT BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION

IRCs, foreign credit transfers, or cheques drawn on foreign banks are not accepted.
To pay by Paypal please consult http://www.paypal.com.

Some participants from certain countries may have difficulty making paypal payments,

We allow you to join in one grup entry to facilitate the paypal payment process.

Each group must consist of a minimum of 6 people.

Each group registration must appoint one person to be the Group Leader.

All group entries members must fill in “the group leader email” in the entry form.

For group entries members : The payment instruction should be ignored after the photo upload.

YOUR FULL REGISTRATION FEE MUST BE PAID BY THE GROUP LEADER FOR THE WHOLE GROUP LIST OF MEMBERS.

DISCOUNT ARE NOT ALLOWED.

Only PAID group entries will count for scoring at the judging process.

ENTRY CLOSING DATE : 31 March 2025

All Judging Completed by : 13 April 2025

Score Reports Sent by : 17 April 2025

On-Line Galley posted by : 17 April 2025

Awards Mailed by : 13 May 2025

On-Line Catalogue posted by : 13 May 2025

Status page and website available to : 13 April 2025

INDONESIA SALON (All Section)

• Sugiarto Widodo, EFIAP, A.FPSI**, PSA, GPU CR2, GPU VIP (INDONESIA)
  
• Kyaw-Kyaw Win, EFIAP, FAPU, Hon.FPSBP, Hon.FPI, Hon.UMPS, PMPS (MYANMAR)
  
• Nicol Du Toit, AFIAP, APSSA, DPSSA (Cls), DPSSA (Vers) (SOUTH AFRICA)
  

MYANMAR SALON (All Section)

• Pe Myint Oo, ARPS, FAPU, Hon.UMPS, Hon.MPS, Hon.FMPS, FMPS (MYANMAR)
  
• Francois Venter, EFIAP, EPSSA, APSSA (Vers), DPSSA (Vers) (SOUTH AFRICA)
  
• Angela Muliani Hartojo, EFIAP/b, EFPSI, A.FPSI***, GMPSA, ARPS, GPU CR.3 (INDONESIA)
  

SOUTH AFRICA SALON (All Section)

• Johan Drotsky APSSA, EPSSA (SOUTH AFRICA)
  
• David Somali Chow GMPSAB, GPSA, EFIAPD1, GPU CR.4, EFPSI (INDONESIA)
  
• Zaw Min EFIAP, APSS, BEPSS, SEPSS, Hon.UMPS, PMPS (MYANMAR)
  

PSA Rules for the Judging Process :

– The exhibition will be conducted in accordance with the rules of the PSA.

– 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.

FIAP BLUE PIN for All Best Author

Each Salon and Section will be awarded :

1x FIAP Gold Medal

1x PSA Gold Medal

1x FPSI Gold Medal (INDONESIA Salon) / 1x MPS GOLD (MYANMAR SALON) / 1x PSSA GOLD (SOUTH AFRICA SALON)

10x IPC Gold Medal

2x FIAP Honorable Mention

2x PSA Honorable Mention

10x IPC e-HM* (Digital E-Certificate (PDF)

– The special light blue pin (SLBP), to be awarded to the best author, the participant who has achieved the highest number of acceptances across all the sections in three salons, will be proclaimed “best author”. In the event of a tie, the organizer will decide irrevocably taking into consideration eventual attributed awards.

In the case of identical top scores all judges will make the final decision. The decision of the judges is final.

– E-Certificates will be emailed to entrants.

– All other Awards (Medals, PSA and FIAP HMs) will be posted.

IMPORTANT NOTES REGARDING AWARD DELIVERY :

It is the award receivers sole responsibility to pay customs charges and fees.

Please use your real address according to your ID Card to facilitate the process of sending awards. Delivery of awards to certain countries may require a copy of your ID Card as a complimentary shipping document.

PDF Downloadable Exhibition Catalog will be published on the website www.ipc.hisfajogja.com for download and each entrant will be emailed the link to download the full catalog.

Each photo can be presented in only one section, NUDE IMAGES ARE NOT ALLOWED

Maximum 4 photos for each section in JPG file format with 8bits/sRGB, maximum file size is 2 MB.

Maximum dimensions: 1920 pixels (Horizontal) and 1920 pixels (Vertical) in 300 dpi, compression 7-12.

Follow the instructions on www.ipc.hisfajogja.com

Each participant will receive the report card via email as an acceptance list of the salon. The report card contains the acceptances of the images and the ranking of the author’s scores. Only images with at least one acceptance will be published on this list

Judging Method

All judges will individually assess each photo by remote on-line judging to determine the photos that will be accepted with monitor screens in a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. The Equipment used will be capable of displaying images at exactly 100% of the resolution.

In the final rounds, all judges will assess together using ZOOM to determine the Awards Photos (Medal and Honourable Mention) from the photos that were previously declared as accepted.

Target Acceptance Range

– The acceptance target range will be no more than 30% in each section.

– No image may receive more than one individual award in a section, but in circuits an image may receive an award in different salon sections. Only one award can be given to an entrant in any one section.

– For sections with more than 230 images, no more than 10% of the acceptances can receive medals/awards.

IMAGE AND ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: This exhibition is open to anyone; however, an entry may be rejected when the exhibition chair believes the entry does not conform to exhibition rules and these ES-COE. Membership in any photographic organization is not required. Neither awards nor acceptances will be granted to any entrant who is on the PSA Penalties List for Ethics Violation. Entry fees are not refundable in these circumstances.

PSA Star Ratings: To receive proper star ratings credit from PSA, entrants must provide their names and country exactly the same way in each exhibition. Aliases are not permitted. Please contact PSA in the event of a name change or relocation to another country. Using one’s name differently in different exhibitions exposes the entrant to the risk that many of their acceptances may not be recognized in PSA Star records.

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. PSA may request specific permission from entrants to reproduce entered images in its educational materials. The terms of that permission will be mutually agreed upon 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, or to illustrate serious exhibition rule violations. For those reproductions, the entrant’s name will be withheld. Entries will not be accepted from entrants who indicate that their images may not be reproduced in materials related to the exhibition. The exhibition assumes no liability of any misuse of copyright.

Re-use of accepted images: Any image that has been accepted in this exhibition, past or present, may not be entered again in the same division star ratings class in any future instances of this exhibition. It may, of course, be entered in any other PSA recognized exhibitions but must always have the same title. Re-titling in another language is not allowed.

Entry: An entry consists of up to and including four (4) images entered by a single entrant into the same section. The same image can receive no more than a total of twenty (20) acceptances (per star path). Identical or similar Images shall not be allowed in the same section or different sections of the same exhibition as determined by the judges or exhibition chair. Similar images are those which are practically equivalent, as defined on this page: https://psa-services.org/pdf/Practical-Equivalence.pdf. When a group of similar images is uploaded by the entrant, all similar images in all sections will be disqualified. Be advised: while similar images may be entered in different exhibitions, these images and acceptances may be disallowed by the separate review process associated with applications for stars, diamonds and galaxies. To avoid disappointment, do not enter images that are practically equivalent.

Titles: Each image must have a unique title that relates to the content of the image. That unique title must be used for entry of that image into any and all PSA-recognized exhibitions. Titles must be 35 characters or fewer. No titles may be visible to the judges, and nothing in the image may identify the entrant. Titles may not include file extensions such as .jpg or .jpeg (or any other camera capture file names such as IMG_xxxx). Titles may not consist of personal identifiers possibly augmented by a number; and may not include words such as “untitled” or “no title.” Titles may not consist solely of numbers unless those numbers are prominently contained within the image, such as a contestant number in a race. When entering titles, exhibitors may use Latin1 or Latin2 character sets (ISO-8859-1 or ISO-8859-2) which allow diacritical marks (é, ñ, ü, ą, ę, ś, etc). While text written in non-Latin writing systems (Hanzi, Cyrillic, Arabic, Devanagari, etc) might be accepted by exhibition software, this practice is discouraged because it may yield unpredictable results in galleries, catalogs and may be rejected in Star applications.

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.

By entering this exhibition you are explicitly consenting to the personal details you have supplied, including physical addresses and email addresses being held, processed and used by the exhibition chair 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 will be made public in the exhibition gallery and exhibition catalog. You also agree and accept the policy regarding noncompliance to the rules of PSA.

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 Any person submitting or attempting to submit a totally AI generated image that does not begin with a light capture from the maker to any Photographic Society of America exhibition, social media, event, or publication, other than for editorial purposes, shall be prohibited from PSA for a period of from 3 years to Life.

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 or injured 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, using drones, helicopters, or low flying aircraft. These should not cause any interference with other individuals or animals which causes a disturbance in their normal activity or disrupts the way any individual or animal interacts 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.

Entry into PSA recognized exhibitions is conditional on accepting the above policies. The images must comply with the division and section definitions listed on the PSA website and other conditions. Images that do not comply will be disqualified by the judges.

PSA Color Definition

The Image category for PID color must be a color image. A greyscale or multi-colored image modified or giving the impression of having been modified by partial toning, multi toning or by the inclusion of spot color on a monochrome image is considered a Color Image.

PSA Monochrome Definition

An image is considered to be monochrome only if it gives the impression of having no color (i.e, contains only shades of gray which can include pure black and pure white) or it gives the impression of being a grayscale image that has been toned in one color across the entire image (for example by sepia, red, gold, etc.) A grayscale or multi-colored image modified or giving the impression of having been modified by partial toning, multi-toning or by the inclusion of spot coloring does not meet the definition of monochrome and shall be classified as a color work.

• Monochrome images may not be entered in color sections of PPD or PID.

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. For the purpose of this exhibition, only greyscale images are allowed in monochrome sections. Toned images are not allowed.

PICTORIAL IMAGE DIVISION DEFINITION

PID includes open or general subject photography. There are no limitations on subject matter or techniques used for image capture or post processing other than the restrictions described in the PSA Statements on Artificial Intelligence, Image Creation and Authorship, and Subject Matter, which apply to all divisions. These restrictions include prohibited image elements not authored by the entrant (for example textures, replacement skies from third party software, clipart or stock images). Open sections have unrestricted subject content and may include creative images. PID theme sections have specific definitions which assist both the judges and entrants.

PORTRAIT Definition [Monochrome only] PID-M

Defined as photography that involves capturing the identity of a single person or group, emphasizing the personality, facial expression, soul, emotion, essence, and overall character. The photo can be a close-up or it can also show the entire body of your subject. The surrounding environment can be shown only in sufficient portions.

LIFE Definition (Color only) PID-C

Show us human in all situations, such as daily life, street photography, traditions, portrait, people at work, social events, human relations and etc. The main subject in the photo must be one or more human. 

Where PSA/FIAP Rules differ, all entries shall conform to the stricter of these definitions for acceptances to be validated by all the International Organizations granting recognition or patronage.

Non-compliance

See the PSA Ethics Policy at https://psa-photo.org/page/ethical-practices. 

See the PSA statement on Subject Matter, Statement on Artificial Intelligence, and Image Creation and Authorship at https://psa-photo.org/page/division-definitions.

If an entrant submits an image that appears to be non-compliant, the chair or judges may request the unedited or raw file of the submitted image to verify compliance, including authorship. For composite images all files are required. Such entries may be referred to PSA for further investigation of possible ethics violations. Entrants who do not respond to this request or who do not cooperate with the investigation team may be penalized.

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, and add the entrant’s name to the PSA Penalty List which is shared with PSA and FIAP chairs. Entrants automatically agree to these terms by entering the Exhibition.

Agents and other indirect submissions:

• Agencies and third-party entities who process or submit images on an entrant’s behalf must register with Exhibition Services. This is to ensure both the agency and the entrants are aware of the rules prior to submitting images. Agencies who frequently submit images which incur violations may also be penalized.
• Entrants will be held responsible for adhering to the entry rules and will be subject to penalties for any violations to these Conditions of Entry or to PSA’s Statement of Ethics, regardless of whether they submit images through a third party or not.

NOTICE:

When entrants fills in the Entry Form to submit an entry they will see the following feature to affirm they have read these CoE.

“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://psaphoto.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.

In order to have legal authority on those who do not respect the rules of FIAP, the organiser must make sure that all participants of an online event under FIAP Patronage tick a box next to which the following text is stated:

“I hereby expressly agree to FIAP document 040/2023 « Conditions and regulations for FIAP Patronage » and FIAP document 033/2023 « 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” 

FIAP documents 018/2017 and 017/2017 must be linked to this paragraph so that participants can consult it

NOTICE:

The mention that by 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 the following terms: – 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, – 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. If, at any time, it is determined in the reasonable discretion of the exhibition organizer or the judges before, during, or after the judging of an exhibition that an entrant has submitted entries where one or more images may fail to comply with these Conditions of Entry, including the stated definitions, the exhibition  organizers reserve the right to delete the entry from the exhibition and void any or all acceptances or awards in connection with the exhibition. Fees may be forfeited or refunded in these circumstances. The entrant acknowledges that the decision of the exhibition organizers or the judges is final.

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.”

IMPORTANT:

Concerning digital entries, FIAP recommends that authors should preserve intact, with no alteration, the original metadata of images. In case of contestation for incompliance with FIAP regulations the fact of not being able to access this important data could mean that the author could be sanctioned.

Each author whose image shows any suspicions about the compliance with FIAP regulations or definitions can be requested by the organizer or by FIAP, to submit the original file (file containing the data recorded by the sensor, if so, the RAW file) plus the file of the image immediately before and immediately following the questionable image. If he/she failed to provide what is required, he can be sanctioned.

Persons who are found guilty of plagiarism are excluded lifelong from FIAP activities.