FIAP Patronage 2022/378 – 382
Nordic Society of Photography 2022/14 – 18
GPU License L220110
AFCC 2022/02
2022/378 14th Finland International Digital Circuit – 6th Kouvola Salon NFFF 2022/14
2022/379 14th Finland International Digital Circuit – 8th Kuopio Salon NFFF 2022/15
2022/380 14th Finland International Digital Circuit – 3rd Tampere Salon NFFF 2022/16
2022/381 14th Finland International Digital Circuit – 4st Helsinki Salon NFFF 2022/17
2022/382 14th Finland International Digital Circuit – 2nd Rauma Salon NFFF 2022/18
A General Color (free subject)
B General Monochrome (free subject)
C Nature
Upload opening date: 14th May 2022
Closing date: 15th August 2022
Judging: 31st August – 4th September 2022
Notification: 14th Sebtember 2022
Awards/Catalogue sent: 31st October 2022
6th Kouvola Salon 21.09. 2022 Kouvola
8th Kuopio Salon 10.10. 2022 Kuopio
3rd Tampere Salon 17.10. 2022 Tampere
4st Helsinki Salon 30.10.2022 Helsinki
2nd Rauma Salon 02.11. 2022 Rauma
425 awards + Best author of Circuit + Best authors of Salons
Special Awards
6th Kouvola Salon: Best Portrait Photo
8th Kuopio Salon: Best Conceptual work
2nd Tampere Salon: Best Music image
4st Helsinki Salon: Best Landscape
2nd Rauma Salon: Best Nature photo
1 section 30 euros, 2 sections 40 euros, 3 sections 50 euros.
The fee has to be paid by PayPal at the website https://finlandcircuit.fotogenius.es/
ENTRIES CAN ONLY BE MADE DURING THE PERIOD 14th May 2022 – 15th August 2022.
Unpaid entries will be disqualified.
Judges of 14th Finland International Digital Circuit 2022
6th Kouvola Salon:
Jaana Ahola AFIAP, SKsLM Finland
Una Streit Larsen EFIAP, NSMiF/p, ESDF Denmark
Joe Tully Photographer Ireland
8th Kuopio Salon:
Petri Damstén HonSKsLE, NSMiF/d1, EFIAP/p Finland
Gil Rossell Photographer Andorra
Atle Sveen EFIAP/d3, MNSFF, NSMiF/D1 Norway
3rd Tampere Salon:
Simo Järvinen EFIAP, NSMIF/g Finland
Leif Alveen MPSA2, EFIAP/D1, NSMiF/p Denmark
Gaute Frøystein EFIAP, NSMiF/g, ENSFF Norway
4th Helsinki Salon
Marjut Korhonen EFIAP/p, SKsLSM, NSMiF/g Finland
Bjarne Hyldgaard MFIAP, NSMiF/d1, EFIAP/d3
Roald Synnevåg MFIAP, EFIAP/D3, GMPSA Norway
2nd Rauma Salon
Sanna Kinnunen EFIAP, SKsLSM, NSMiF/b Finland
Arne Bergo ESFIAP, EFIAP/p, EPSA, NSMiF/p, HonENSFF Norway
Jørgen Kristensen EFIAP/p, MSDF/b, NSFiM/g Denmark
The exhibition is open to anyone; however, an entry may be rejected when the sponsoring organization or
its agent, in its reasonable discretion, believes the entry does not confirm to exhibition rules and
conditions.
Entries must originate as photographs (image-captures of objects via light sensitivity) made by the entrant
on photographic emulsion or acquired digitally. By virtue of submitting an entry, the entrant certifies the
work as his/her own and 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. The exhibition assumes no liability for any misuse of copyright. Notice the FIAP and
PSA definitions below.
All entries must be submitted in digital format. Each entrant may submit a maximum of four entries in each
section. Pictures taken on film or slide must be scanned into digital form. The images will be sent in jpeg
format only. An entrant’s four images will be distributed throughout four rounds of judging in each
section in each stop in the circuit.
The required maximum horizontal 1920 px and vertical dimension is 1080 px with a resolution of 300 ppi.
The maximum size of the image file is 2 Mb.
The entrant certifies that he is the sole owner of all the rights and elements in the image he presents.
The number of entries must be uploaded via the website https://finlandcircuit.fotogenius.es/ . The fee is
paid by PayPal at the same time. Unpaid entries will not be judged.
Notifications will be sent by e-mail. Each entrant will receive a pdf-file catalogue with hundreds of accepted
images. The decision of the judges is final. The submission of entries signifies the acceptance of the entry
conditions.
No information about the entrant, her/his country or image must be visible in the picture. The same image
(monochrome or Color version) can not be enter different sections of exhibitions.
Image names:
The PhotoPortal uploading system takes care of naming the files automatically. Naturally, you are also
asked to write the names you have given to the individual photos.
Just follow the instructions.
FIAP Document 2014/317 art.II.7.F “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.”
BREACHES of RULES
FIAP
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. FIAP NOTICE: In order to have legal authority on those who do not respect the rules of
FIAP, the organizer 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 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.”
FIAP documents 018/2017 and 033/2021 must be linked to this paragraph so that participants can consult
it.
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 & white work toned entirely in a single colour
will remain a monochrome work able to stand in the black& white category; such a work may be
reproduced in black & white in the catalogue. On the other hand a black and white work modified by partial
toning or by the addition of one colour becomes a colour work (polychrome) to stand in the colour
category.
FIAP Nature Division Definition of Nature Photography
Nature photography is restricted to the use of the photographic process to depict all branches of natural
history, except anthropology and archaeology, in such a fashion that a well-informed person will be able to
identify the subject material and certify its honest presentation. The story telling value of a photograph
must be weighed more than the pictorial quality while maintaining high technical quality. Human elements
shall not be present, except where those human elements are integral parts of the nature story such as
nature subjects, like barn owls or storks, adapted to an environment modified by humans, or where those
human elements are in situations depicting natural forces, like hurricanes or tidal waves. Scientific bands,
scientific tags or radio collars on wild animals are permissible. Photographs of human created hybrid plants,
cultivated plants, feral animals, domestic animals, or mounted specimens are ineligible, as is any form of
manipulation that alters the truth of the photographic statement.
No techniques that add, relocate, replace, or remove pictorial elements except by cropping are
permitted. Techniques that enhance the presentation of the photograph without changing the nature
story or the pictorial content, or without altering the content of the original scene, are permitted
including HDR, focus stacking and dodging/burning. Techniques that remove elements added by the
camera, such as dust spots, digital noise, and film scratches, are allowed. Stitched images are not
permitted. All allowed adjustments must appear natural. Color images can be converted to grey-scale
monochrome. Infrared images, either direct-captures or derivations, are not allowed.
Images used in Nature Photography competitions may be divided in two classes: Nature and Wildlife. 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 the 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. Images entered in Wildlife sections meeting the Nature Photography Definition above are further defined as one or more extant zoological or botanical organisms free and unrestrained in a natural or adopted habitat. Landscapes, geologic formations, photographs of zoo or game farm animals, or of any extant zoological or botanical species taken under controlled conditions are not eligible in Wildlife sections. Wildlife is not limited to animals, birds and insects. Marine subjects and botanical subjects (including fungi and algae) taken in the wild are suitable wildlife subjects, as are carcasses of extant species. Wildlife images may be entered in Nature sections of Exhibitions.