1 – ORGANIZER

NATURAL WORLD CIRCUIT

Gran Prix d’Autunno: FIAP 2024/594, GPU L240094, ISF 2024/30, FIAF 2024M29, UIF FI-10/2024K

Gran Prix d’Inverno: FIAP 2024/595, GPU L240094, ISF 2024/30, FIAF 2024M30, UIF FI-10/2024L

Gran Prix di Primavera: FIAP 2024/596, GPU L240094, ISF 2024/30, FIAF 2024M31, UIF FI-10/2024M

Gran Prix d’Estate: FIAP 2024/597, GPU L240094, ISF 2024/30, FIAF 2024M32, UIF FI-10/2024N

2 – CIRCUIT CHAIRMAN

Executive Chairman: Silvano Monchi, HonEFIAP, EFIAP/p, EPSA, AISF, AFI, EFI, EFIAF (Italy)

E-mail: silvano.monchi@gmail.com – Phone: +39 3355747028

Address: Via della Vetreria 73, 50063 Figline Valdarno, Tuscany, Italy

Software Provider: HPCM – Hiho Photo Contest Manager

3 – SECTIONS

Digital Sections:

1. Free Color Theme (Color Digital)
2. Free Monochrome Theme (Monochrome Digital)
3. Flora and Fauna (Color/Monochrome)
4. Environment Photo Theme (Color/Monochrome)

4 – ENTRY FEE

Entry fee is:

The registration fee must be sent to the PayPal account ID: pagamenti@photocontestclub.org

Euro 40.00 or US Dollars 45.00 for the 4 sections.

The subscription fees for groups are as follows:

From 10 to 20 Participants: 36,00 Euro or US$ 41,00

From 21 to 30 Participants: 34,00 Euro or US$ 39,00

From 31 to 50 Participants: 30,00 Euro or US$ 35,00

From 51 to 100 Participants: 28,00 Euro or US$ 33,00

Authors who have not paid the required fee will not be admitted to the competition.

Entries will not be accepted by any participant currently sanctioned by FIAP and FIAF.

5 – CALENDAR

Closing date: October 15, 2024

Juries meeting: 17/28 October 2024

Notification Date: November 7, 2024 To each author personally by mail and on the website: www.photocontestclub.org

On-Line Gallery: The results will be visible on the circuit website from November 7, 2024 to November 6, 2025

Pdf Catalog posted by: November 7, 2024

Award ceremony: December 14, 2024

Uncollected prizes will be sent by mail by: January 27, 2025

6 – GIURIA

Gran Prix d’Autunno

Agatha Anne Bunanta, FPSA, GMPSA, EFIAP/p, ARPS, GPU-Cr4, GPU-VIP3 (Indonesia)

Lou Marafioti, EFIAP/g, MAPS (Australia)

Paolo Mugnai, AFI, EFIAF/b, EFIAP/d2 (Italy)

Gran Prix d’Inverno

Sabina Broetto, AFI, EFIAP (Italy)

Reha Bilir, HonEFIAP (Turchia)

Romain Nero, EFIAP/g, HonEFIAP (Luxembourg)

Gran Prix di Primavera

Jie Fischer, EFIAP, GMPSA, BPSA (USA)

Ali Samei, MFIAP, EFIAP/g (Iran)

Emanuele Zuffo, EFIAP/p, EPSA (Italy)

Gran Prix d’Estate

Silvana Retter, EFIAP, PPSA, GPU CR3, GPU VIP2 (Germany)

Bob Chu, GMPSA/S GPSA, EFISP/s, ARPS (USA)

Eugenio Fieni, AFI, EFIAF/B, EFIAP/D3 (Italy)

Judging Chair: Sabina Broetto, AFI, EFIAP (Italy)

Address: Via della Vetreria 73, 50063 Figline Valdarno, Tuscany, Italy

Executive Chairman: Silvano Monchi, AFI, EFI, EFIAP/p, HonEFIAP, EPSA, AISF (Italy)

E-mail: silvano.monchi@gmail.com – Phone: +39 3355747028

Address: Via della Vetreria 73, 50063 Figline Valdarno, Tuscany, Italy

Software for contest management: HPCM – Hiho Photo Contest Manager

7 – AWARDS

Awards for the Circuit:

Absolute Best Author of the Circuit: Trophy and reimbursement of US $ 400.00 in Amazon Purchase Vouchers.

Prizes for each Contest:

Best Author of the Competition: FIAP BLU PIN and reimbursement of US $ 200.00 in Amazon Purchase Vouchers.

Best Photo of the Contest: Trophy and US $ 200.00 Reimbursement in Amazon Purchase Vouchers.

Prizes for each theme of each Contest:

Best Photo of the Free Color Theme: FIAP Gold Medal

Best Photo of the Free Black and White Theme: FIAP Gold Medal

Best Photo of the Environment Theme: FIAP Gold Medal

Best Flora and Fauna Theme Photo: FIAP Gold Medal

Free Color Theme

GPU Gold Medal

GPU Silver Medal

GPU Bronze Medal

3 Special Jury Prizes (FIAF Diploma)

12 Honorable Mentions (HM Ribbon)

6 Special Mentions (Special Ribbon)

Free Monochrome

Natural World Gold Medal

Natural World Silver Medal

Natural World Bronze Medal

3 Special Jury Prizes (FIAF Diploma)

12 Honorable Mentions (HM Ribbon)

6 Special Mentions (Special Ribbon)

Environment Theme (Color/Monochrome)

ISF Gold Medal

ISF Silver Medal

ISF Bronze Medal

3 Special Jury Prizes (FIAF Diploma)

12 Honorable Mentions (HM Ribbon)

6 Special Mentions (Special Ribbon)

Flora and Fauna Theme (Color/Monochrome)

Natural World Gold Medal

Natural World Silver Medal

Natural World Bronze Medal

3 Special Jury Prizes (FIAF Diploma)

12 Honorable Mentions (HM Ribbon)

6 Special Mentions (Special Ribbon)

For a total of 409 Rewards and $ 2,000.00

Prizes cannot be combined in the same section of each competition but can be combined in different sections even in the same competition. The only exception is the Best Author who can also receive awards for individual photos.

Unclaimed prizes will be sent at the expense of the organizers but at the risk of the recipients.

GOLDEN GRAN PRIX

• The photographic circuits part of the Golden Gran Prix are:


– Circuit Strade del Chianti 2024, Deadline February 15th 2024


– Jewels Photographic Circuit 2024, Expires May 15, 2024


– Tuscany Photo Award 2024, Deadline September 5, 2024


– Natural World Circuit 2024, Deadline 15 October 2024

The Golden Grand Prix prize will be awarded to the author who has reached the highest number of acceptances in the 4 Circuits, in the event of a tie the number and quality of the prizes won will make the difference, in the event of a further tie it will be the total sum of the scores received by the photos of each individual author.

The Golden Grand Prix prize consists of a Trophy and a $400 Amazon Gift Card.


CERTIFICATES

The acceptance certificate will be sent in pdf by e-mail for each photo accepted.

8 – CATALOG

The catalog, printed in pdf, will be downloadable from the competition website (www.photocontestclub.org) and the link will be sent to all participants.

9 – PHOTO AND NAME OF FILES

The photos must be in JPG format, maximum dimensions: 1920 pixels in the horizontal side and/or 1080 pixels in the vertical side at 300 dpi, compression 8-12, for a weight not exceeding

4Mb. Files of larger format will be automatically rejected by the system.

No special requirements are required for filenames, the filename should be as you would like it

to appear in the catalog.

The images without valid titles will be rejected and the competitor invited to resubmit the

registration with valid titles. The organizers will not create titles for the competitor.

Only English alphabet A to Z and digits 0 to 9 can be used for naming.

10 – SUBMISSION METHOD

The Exhibition will be conducted in accordance with the rules of FIAP

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.

11 – REMOTE JURY

The jury’s work will take place remotely. Judges will use color calibrated monitors and images will not be enlarged beyond their original resolution.

All participating images will be viewed by the jury at their original resolution, without reduction or enlargement. Images will be displayed at 100% of its resolution.

Large images with dimensions greater than the maximum resolution allowed (1920 pixels in the horizontal side and/or 1080 pixels in the vertical side at 300 dpi) will not be accepted.

The Acceptance rate will be up to 30%

12 – DATA PROTECTION

By entering this exhibition, you are explicitly consenting to the personal details you have

supplied, including physical addresses, 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 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 shall be made public in exhibition gallery, exhibition catalog. You also

agree and accept the policies regarding Breaches of Rules of the FIAP.

13 – FIAP MONOCHROME DEFINITION

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.

14 – ENVIRONMENT DEFINITION

Environment photography means all those images taken in any environment in the world, in

any situation, with or without the presence of human beings. The photos can be taken both in

small and large spaces, both in the open countryside and in urban centers.

Close-up portrait photos where the place cannot be seen, still life, macro or micro photography and images created with the computer or with the addition of other images are excluded.

15 – DEFINITION OF FLORA AND FAUNA

Flora and Fauna: The earth is home to life which is classified into categories, plant and animal, what surrounds us is made up of flora and fauna.

All photos of flora can participate in this theme, whether in their natural state or in a greenhouse, whether in pots or in the ground, whether in panoramic or close-up shots, and all animals, both those in their natural state and domestic ones, whether they are vertebrates or invertebrates, shot in action or in portrait.

What is Flora?

it is the science that studies everything relating to the plant kingdom throughout the world; composed of many different environments and each one has its own flora, from the most imposing plants to the small blade of grass. In summary, the flora includes flowers, vegetables, plants, shrubs, trees, even fungi and bacteria (the latter are part of a separate kingdom but closely linked to the ecosystem).

What is Fauna?

Same as above, also for this great kingdom, it is the set of all the animals on our planet. Both at sea and on land. Divided into specific areas called “habitats” and “ecosystems”. The same principles of the environment of which they are part apply to both themes: marine, coastal, plain, hilly and mountain environments which make them different according to altitude bands and habitats.

16 – NOTICE FOR PARTICIPANTS

NOTICE: When entrants fills in the Entry Form to submit an entry they will see the following

feature to affirm they have read these Conditions of Entry

“I hereby confirm that I have read, understood and agree to the Conditions of Entry of this

exhibition.

“I hereby expressly agree to FIAP document 018/2017 « Conditions and regulations for FIAP

Patronage » and FIAP document 033_2021 «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 018/2017, dealing under Section II.2 and II.3

with the FIAP participation rules, the sanctions for breaching FIAP regulations and the red list.”

Failure to agree will mean that the application will not proceed.

17 – CERTIFICATION

By virtue of sending an image, the competitor certifies the work as his own (the images cannot

incorporate elements produced by others, for example: clip art, images or drawings of others

downloaded from the Internet). No aliases are allowed. The participant allows the organizers to

reproduce free of charge all or part of the material entered for publication and / or display on

media related to the competition. This may include low resolution posting on a website.

Note: Entrants who indicate that their images cannot be reproduced or used “will not be

awarded” or included in the competition audiovisuals “and may be subject to disqualification”

by the competition organizers. The organizers assume no responsibility for any misuse of

copyright.

Computer alteration and generation.

Subject restrictions (in particular Nature and Photojournalism),

the images may be edited, electronically or otherwise, by the manufacturer. Adjustments are

allowed to enhance images or creatively modify images, provided the underlying photograph is

preserved in a way that is obvious to the viewer. The images cannot be constructed entirely on a computer and must be the author’s exclusive work. All parts of the image must be

photographed by the author who holds the copyright of all submitted works.

18 – FIAP ACCEPTANCE OF THE RULES

Pictures created by artificial intelligence are not allowed in salons run under FIAP patronage.

PICTURES CREATED BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THIS SALON! 
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!

19 – FIAF ACCEPTANCE OF THE RULES

Participation in the competition, with the mere fact of sending the photographs to the

organizers, constitutes full and unconditional acceptance of this competition announcement,

and, for anything not specified, of the regulations of the associations that sponsored the

competition. The works presented may be subjected to the necessary checks to verify

compliance with the established rules, and the Authors participating in the Nature and

“Traditional” (TRAD) sections must submit, upon request, the RAW files of their works, aware

that any refusal may result in the cancellation of the result achieved and any sanctions provided

for by the regulations of the sponsoring associations.

Participants in the Competition, both FIAF Members and Non-Members, grant the FIAF the

possibility of managing their participation data and images presented, both for the purpose of

managing the FIAF Statistics and the FIAF Sites responsible for collecting and disseminating the results of the Competitions. sponsored and recommended by it and related images awarded

and admitted.

20 – FIAF LIMITATIONS

In light of the FIAF Competition Regulations in force from 1 January 2023, images that have had

admissions in years prior to 2021 can also participate in this initiative.

However, please note that any admissions obtained with these images, while not incurring

penalties, will not be counted in the FIAF Statistics.

For the sake of completeness, please note that only images that may have had previous

admissions in the years 2022, 2023 and 2024 will be counted in the FIAF Statistics, as well as,

obviously, unpublished.

21 – DATA PROCESSING

We inform you, according to the article. 13 and 14 of the EU Regulation 2016/679 of

04/27/2016, hereinafter referred to as GDPR (General Regulation for the Protection of Personal

Data), that the personal data provided as part of the international Natural World Circuit, photography contest will be collected and recorded by the Associazione Photo Contest – on paper, electronic and / or computerized and / or telematics media- protected and treated in ways that ensure security and confidentiality in accordance with GDPR regulations. We inform you that the data provided to us will only be used for strictly related and instrumental purposes to the event. To this end, as part of the Initiative, your data may be published online on the competition website (www.photocontestclub.org) or / and in the competition catalog. The data is required in order to be able to participate in the competition. We inform you that you may exercise in your capacity as an interested person, you have the rights referred to in art. 15 RGPD (including, by way of example, the rights to obtain confirmation of the existence of data concerning it and their intelligibly communication, the indication of the methods of processing, updating, rectification or integration of data, cancellation) by request without formalities to the Data Controller. The owner of the data processing is the Associazione Photo Contest Club with legal headquarters in Via della Vetreria 73 in Figline e Incisa Valdarno, Florence, through its own president, temporary, Sabina Broetto.

NOTICE: When participants complete the entry form to submit an entry, they will see the following functionality to affirm that they have read these Conditions of Entry “I hereby confirm that I have read, understood and accepted the Conditions of participation in this exhibition. I have read and understood the document.