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    © 2015 by Metropolitan Chapter, Photographic Society of America

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    5th Metropolitan International Photographic Exhibition 

       2020

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    ORGANIZER

    Metropolitan Chapter, Photographic Society of America (PSA-MET)

    Website http://www.psa-met.com/

    Email: psa.metropolitan@hotmail.com

     

    CONTACT

    Exhibition Chairman

    Guo Jiang (John) Ou  MPSA, APSA, EFIAP

    Website: http://www.psa-met.com/

    Email: psa.metropolitan@hotmail.com

     

    CALENDAR

    Closing Date:                       September 20, 2020           

    Judging Date:                       September 27, 2020                                    

    Notification Date:                October 11, 2020                        

    Catalog Upload Date:          November 22, 2020                        

    Ward Mailing Date:             November 16 2020  

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    CONDITION OF ENTRY

    The exhibition is organized under the approved rules of Photographic Society of America (PSA). 

    The exhibition is open to anyone; however, an entry may be rejected when the sponsoring organization, in its reasonable discretion, believes the entry does not conform to exhibition rules and conditions.

    Submission of an entry signifies acceptance of all our conditions.

    Each image must have a unique title. Once an image has been accepted in a PSA-recognized exhibition, that same image, or a like “in camera” or a “reproduction” duplicate of that image:

    • May not be re-entered in any section of the same Division Star Ratings class in that exhibition regardless of media, format, or title.

    • May not be re-titled for entry in any other PSA Recognized exhibition. All entrants must provide name and country data exactly the same in each exhibition entered to receive proper credit.

    Words such as “Untitled” and “No Title” are not acceptable as part or all of an image’s title, nor are camera capture file names.

    No title or identification of the maker shall be visible anywhere on the face of an image.

    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.

    In order to ensure that images comply with the Conditions of Entry and definitions, the exhibition organizers may carry out reasonable measures to verify that:

    • the images are the original work of the entrant and

    • the images comply with the rules and definitions as set out in these Conditions of Entry.

    These steps include, but are not limited to, questioning any entrant, requiring the submission of RAW files or other digital files representing the original capture of the submitted image(s), confronting the entrant with evidence that one or more submitted images fails to comply with the Conditions of Entry (also known as Entry Rules), and offering the entrant a reasonable opportunity to provide counter evidence to refute the exhibition organizer’s evidence by a set deadline. Such entries that are not cleared or are still questionable after the entrant has presented evidence may be considered in breach of these Conditions of Entry, and declined. Such entries may be referred to PSA for further investigation of possible ethics violations.

    PSA retains the right to investigate in any way all complaints/suspicions of breaches of entry conditions, impose sanctions if deemed necessary, void the acceptances of any image found to violate the PSA rules, include the entrant’s name on the list of sanctions provided to Exhibitions. Entrants automatically agree to these terms by the act of entering the Exhibition and agree to cooperate with any investigation.

     

     

    THEMES

    • 6 sections:

      • Open Color (PSA  PID Color) *Color only

      • Landscape (PSA PID Color) *Color and Mono

      • People (PSA PID Color) *Color and Mono

      • Open Monochrome (PSA PID Monochrome) *Mono only

      • Nature (PSA ND)

      • Photo Travel (PSA PTD)

    • Each participant can enter up to 4 images per section.

     

    DEFINITIONS

    • PSA definition of monochrome: 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.

    • PSA definition of travel: A Photo Travel image expresses the characteristic features or culture of a land as they are found naturally. There are no geographic limitations. Images from events or activities arranged specifically for photography, or of subjects directed or hired for photography are not appropriate. Close up pictures of people or objects must include features that provide information about the environment. Techniques that add, relocate, replace or remove any element of the original image, except by cropping, are not permitted. The only allowable adjustments are removal of dust or digital noise, restoration of the appearance of the original scene, and complete conversion to greyscale monochrome. Other derivations, including infrared, are not permitted. All allowed adjustments must appear natural.

    • If the exhibition determines before, during, or after the judging that an entrant has submitted entries where one or more images fail to comply with these Conditions of Entry, including the stated definitions, the exhibition reserves the right and discretion to delete the entry from the exhibition and void any or all acceptances or awards. Fees may be forfeited in these circumstances. In order to ensure that images comply with the Conditions of Entry and definitions, the exhibition may carry out checks on the images to make sure that: a) the images are the original work of the entrant and b) the images comply with the rules and definitions as set out in these Conditions of Entry. This may involve asking the entrant to provide originally captured image(s), with EXIF data intact, by a set deadline. The questioned image(s) of any entrant failing to comply with such a request for the original image(s) may be considered in breach of these Conditions of Entry, and declined. Such entries may be referred to PSA for further investigation of possible ethics violations. PSA retains the right to investigate in any way all complaints/suspicions of breaches of entry conditions, impose sanctions if deemed necessary, void the acceptances of any image found to violate the PSA rules, include the entrant’s name on the list of sanctions provided to Exhibitions, and share such investigations with FIAP. Entrants automatically agree to these terms by the act of entering the Exhibition.

     

    ENTRY Fee and Entries

    • 1 ~ 3 sections: US$15

    • 4 ~ 6 sections: US$19

    • Online entry only at http://www.psa-met.com/

    • Entries received without fee will not be judged.

    • Payment by PayPal at exhibition website.

    • The Exhibition PayPal account: psa-met@outlook.com

     

    IMAGE FILES

    • Digital image format: JPEG, sRGB color profile, maximum image width (horizontal) is 1400 pixels and maximum image height (vertical) is 1050 pixels, maximum file size must be 2MB.

    • All images will be displayed on the Vizio 55” 1080p LED Smart HDTV for judging in the public.

     

    REPORT CARD & CATALOG

    • Results will be notified by email and all the judging results are final.

    • Electronic catalog in PDF will be produced and available at the exhibition website for download.

     

    AUTHOR COPYRIGHT

    • Each entrant owns the copyright of the submitted images. The entrant certifies the work as his own. The entrant permits the organizers to reproduce the entered material free of charge for promotional purposes related to the circuit, like catalog and website, unless specifically stated otherwise by the entrant on the entry form.

     

    EXHIBITION

    • Awarded images will be exhibited on 09th November 2019.

    • Awarded and accepted images will be exhibit on the exhibition website (http://www.psa-met.com/) from 16th November 2019.

     

    ACCEPTANCES

    • Acceptance rate are up to 35%

    • The acceptances from this exhibition are eligible:

      • PSA Star Rating and Who’s Who in PID Color, PID Monochrome, Nature Division and Photo Travel Division

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    AWARDS

    • Total of 144 awards includes:

      • 6 PSA Gold (1 per section)

      • 6 IAAP Gold (1 per section)

      • 6 PSA-MET Gold (1 per section)

      • 6 AIP Gold (1 per section)

      • 12 PSA-MET Silver (2 per section)

      • 12 AIP Silver (2 per section)

      • 18 PSA-MET Bronze (3 per section)

      • 18 AIP Bronze (3 per section)

      • 6 IAAP Honorable Mention (1 per section)

      • 30 PSA-MET Honorable Mention (5 per section)

      • 18 AIP Honorable Mention (3 per section)

    Each participant can win one award per section.

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    JURY

    • Elena McTighe  HonPSA, MPSA, ESFIAP

    • Henry C. Ng  Hon. FPSA, EPSA, EFIAP

    • Kah Wai Lin  EPSA, SPSA

    • Mohammad Ali Salim  GMPSA, APSA, GPSA, MFIAP, EFIAP/Diamond 1, ARPS.

    • Xin Xin Liang  EPSA, APSA, AFIAP

    • Rowshan Akhter  MPSA, BPSA, EFIAP/Silver​

    • Lingyun Mao  MPSA-2, AFIAP

    • Joyce Guojun Ma  SPSA

    • Fion Wong

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