The web-site enforces a maximum limit on number of pictures per section. The participant can remove a picture and upload a different one any time till the last date for submission.
There are a few things different from the previous salon(s). We encourage you to read the remaining terms and conditions and familiarize yourself.
This is a COLOR OPEN SECTION that accepts pictures in full or partial colour covering any subject other than Monochrome, Nature and Travel which are covered under respective sections.
The pictures may be of any genre such as Portraits, Pictorial or Landscape. Please consult the list of awards to select your pictures to submit.
Digital creation pictures are allowed under this section provided they conform to the condition that the entry must have one or more elements that have originated as photographs. All elements of the image must have been shot by the author. No part of the image should have been taken from Net or other person's image. Use of some filters available on net is permissible.
Submission of same images either colour or mono in two different section of the same Salon will result in disqualification for both the images.
Monochrome Grayscale images (that is without tone) may not be entered in COLOR OPEN section.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
In accordance with Para II.8 E of FIAP DOC 040/2023 E “Pictures created by artificial intelligence are not allowed in this salon! 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 !”
This is a MONOCHROME OPEN section that accepts Grayscale and Toned Grayscale images fitting the following definitions.
An image is considered to be Monochrome only if it gives the impression of having no color (i.e. contains only shades of grey which can include pure black and pure white) OR it gives the impression of being a greyscale image that has been toned in one color across the entire image. (For example by Sepia, red, gold, etc.) 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 coloring does not meet the definition of monochrome and shall be classified as a Color Work.
Digital creation pictures are allowed under this section provided they conform to the condition that the entry must have one or more elements that have originated as photographs. All elements of the image must have been shot by the author. No part of the image should have been taken from Net or other person's image. Use of some filters available on net is permissible.
Monochrome Grayscale images (that is without tone) may not be entered in Color Open sections. Grayscale images may be entered in Nature and Travel sections, but toned images are not permitted under Nature and Travel sections.
Submission of same images either colour or mono in two different section of the same Salon will result in disqualification for both the images.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
In accordance with Para II.8 E of FIAP DOC 040/2023 E “Pictures created by artificial intelligence are not allowed in this salon! 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 !”
Nature photography is restricted to the use of the photographic process to depict all branches of natural history, except anthropology and archeology, in such a fashion that a well-informed person will be able to identify the subject and certify its honest presentation.
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 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.
Grayscale images (that is without complete or partial toning) may be entered in Nature section.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
In accordance with Para II.8 E of FIAP DOC 040/2023 E “Pictures created by artificial intelligence are not allowed in this salon! 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 !”
A Photo Travel image expresses the characteristic features or culture of a land as they are found naturally. There are no geographical limitations. The following restrictions apply to pictures submitted under the TRAVEL Section:
IMPORTANT NOTE:
In accordance with Para II.8 E of FIAP DOC 040/2023 E “Pictures created by artificial intelligence are not allowed in this salon! 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 !”