Agile Photographic Society (APS), Bangladesh.

Chairman: Sohel Parvez Haque, EPSA

E-mail: chairman@agilefoto.com

Tel.: +8801817183344 (Whatsapp, Viber, Wechat)

Bangladesh Photo Awards Circuit is organized by Agile Photographic Society (APS), BANGLADESH. The entry of this circuit is open to photographers all over the world. It will be organized under the approved rules of PSA, GPU, ISF, PPS, VARADINUM and the Agile Photographic Society. All acceptances will count for PSA, GPU, ISF, APS and VARADINUM and for inclusion in PSA Star Rating and “Who’s Who”.

There are four (4) sections, all DIGITAL:

Each photo can be presented in only one section. When an entrant submits images which are significantly similar to each other, only one of the images will be accepted, even if the images are entered in different sections. Entries must originate as photographs made by the entrant. All techniques are permitted. In Nature, Journalism and Travel sections the photos could be in color or/and monochrome.

Nudes are Allowed.

ALL entries MUST be submitted via the internet. Entries NOT submitted via our entry page will not be judged.

The maximum number of works is four (4) per section. (Total 16 photos & 48 possible acceptances).

All images are to be submitted in JPEG format. Maximum image size (including any borders) is 1920 pixels wide by 1080 pixels high and DPI is 300. This is the native resolution of the projector so these dimensions will give optimum viewing. Please note, portrait images must be no larger than 1080 pixels high. Smaller images are acceptable but will be projected smaller on the screen. Image file sizes must not be bigger than 1.95Mb. The projection background is black, DO NOT fill empty space with/or add large borders. Any borders should be no greater than 2 pixels wide and must be incorporated within the 1920 x 1080 pixels image size. 

Please check all image sizes before submission; images with sizes larger than specified will be rejected by the entry form and will inform you to resubmit.

The entry fee for entries are to be paid by following the instructions on the website when filling out the entry form. Payment should be in accordance with the entry fees stated there. Cheques are not accepted. Entries for which no or insufficient payment has been received will not be judged.

Entrance fee per person for the circuit:

Bangladesh Entrants will pay Taka 1700 for 4 Sections by BKASH number 01817183344 (personal). Pls write down your entry reference number G21XXXXXX in BKASH reference field.

GROUP DISCOUNT:

Group discount is available (Minimum 5 Persons). USD 18/BDT 1530 for 4 sections. Pls contact with circuit chairman for your GROUP ID.

We accept payment in any currency, though during payment, PayPal would convert your currency to the above stated USD fees at its daily exchange rate.

Fees are same for Foreign and Local (Bangladeshi) entrants.

Possible ways of payment:

PayPal transfer to agilefoto@gmail.com (Preferred method)·

MoneyBookers-Skrill transfer to sohelparvez1410@gmail.com·

Bkash Payment to 01817183344 (Only Bangladeshi Residents)

As the photographer wishes. All information needed will be collected from the online entry system. Maximum of 35 characters. Please do not use invalid characters such us / \ : ? * ” < > | ‘ #

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 the catalog and the website, Social Media, unless specifically stated otherwise by the entrant on the entry form.

Each entrant will receive free of charge a best quality digital catalogue of all awarded works by email.

Each entrant will receive via e-mail a auto scoring report card with the results of his/her submitted photos. All results will be uploaded in the website of the Circuit.

It will be ONLINE Judging and the Circuit Chairman will be responsible for all setups.

• Judging equipment will be color-calibrated

• Judging equipment used will be capable of displaying images at 100% of the image resolution.

• Target Acceptance will be 28% to 34%.

SUBMISSION of an entry signifies acceptance of all our conditions.

An entry may be rejected by the organizers if it does not conform to Circuit rules and conditions.

The jury decision is final.

GENERAL CONDITIONS

IMAGE AND ENTRY REQUIREMENTS This exhibition is open to anyone; however, an entry may be rejected when the Sponsor or the Exhibition Organizers, in their reasonable discretion, believes the entry does not conform to exhibition rules and these Conditions of Entry. Membership in any photographic organization is not required.

Sanctions: Entries will not be accepted from any entrant who is currently sanctioned by PSA.  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 in each exhibition. Aliases are not permitted. Please contact PSA in the event of name changes or relocating to another country. Using one’s name differently in different exhibition exposes the entrant to the risk that many of their acceptances may not be recognized by PSA Star Ratings.

Image Creation
Entries must originate as photographs (image-captures of objects via light sensitivity) made by the entrant on photographic emulsion or acquired digitally.

Certification:

By virtue of submitting an image, the entrant certifies the work as his or her own.  Images may not incorporate elements produced by anyone else (for example: clip art, images or art by others downloaded from the Internet). Aliases are not allowed.

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.  Note: Entrants who indicate that their images may not be reproduced or used “will not be eligible for awards” or inclusion in audio-visuals of the exhibition “and could be subject to disqualification” by the exhibition sponsors. The exhibition assumes no liability of any misuse of copyright

Alteration and Computer Generation Subject to Divisional restrictions (particularly Nature, Photo Travel, and Photojournalism) images may be altered, either electronically or otherwise, by the maker;  adjustments to enhance images or creatively modify images are allowed providing the underlying photograph is retained in a way that is obvious to the viewer.  Images may not be constructed entirely with a computer, and must be the sole work of the author

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 any future instances of this exhibition.  It may, of course, be entered in any other PSA recognised 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. An entrant may only enter a specific Section once.

Titles:

Each image must have a unique title that is a description of the image. That unique title must be used for entry of that image or of an identical 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 maker. Titles may not include file extensions such as .jpg or .jpeg (or any other camera capture filenames such as IMG 471). Titles may not consist of personal identifiers possibly augmented by a number; or 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.

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.

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.

DATA PROTECTION

By entering this exhibition, you are explicitly consenting to the personal details you have supplied, including 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 and accept that entering this exhibition means that the status and results of your entry may be made public.

SUBJECT MATTER AND SECTION DEFINITIONS

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 FIAP patronage or 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 FIAP patronage or PSA recognition.  Under no circumstances may a living creature be placed in a situation where it will be killed, injured or stressed for the purpose of obtaining a photograph. This rule applies regardless of whether or not the creature being killed, injured or stressed is visible in the captured image.

There are also concerns about the use of aerial photography, drones, helicopters, low flying aircraft. These should not cause any interference with other individuals or animals which causes a disturbance in their normal activity or disrupt the way any  individuals or animals interact with their environment.

Entry in this exhibition is conditional on accepting these policies.  The content of images must comply with these General Conditions and with the Division and Section definitions listed in these conditions. Images that – in the sole opinion of the judges or the Exhibition Organizers – do not comply, will be disqualified so the entrant may be aware of the problem when considering entry into other exhibitions with FIAP patronage/PSA recognition.

Further details on the PSA’s drone policy may be found at https://psa-photo.org/index.php?psa-policies#drone

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 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.

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

Greyscale Monochrome images may be entered for Nature, Photojournalism and Photo Travel but toned images are not permitted for these sections.

PORTRAIT / LANDSCAPE / MACRO WORLD (color digital) PSA PID Color

This section will accept any photos of Macro World and/or Portrait and/or Landscape as per below rules.

Portrait: Center of interest is the human portrait and body in all its forms and manifestations. Portrait and fine art nude photography.

Portraits of people of all colors, races, religions, the whole range of human feelings. Live photography, outdoor photography as well as studio portraits. Men, women, children. The human face as a reflection on emotion and life experience.

Fine-art photography, taken outdoors or under studio conditions, full of idea, creativity, with a touch of erotic mood, which depicts the nude human body with an emphasis on form, composition, emotional content, and other aesthetic qualities.

Landscape calls for the most beautiful landscapes from all over the world. Best panoramic landscapes. With or without people, at any weather condition and seasons, at the very best light. Sea / water and under waterscapes, desert / arctic / icy mountain and forest landscapes, cityscapes – whatever you like! Show us the beauty of the world we live in! We expect spectacular and imaginative shots beyond the usual perspective!

Macro World: The little things in life are important. This category is for images capturing the details all around us. We are looking for interesting, creative and technically well executed imagery that describes the tiny animals, objects and happenings that are so often overlooked in our day to day.

PEOPLE / STREET / ARCHITECTURE (monochrome digital) PSA PID Monochrome

This section will accept any photos of People and/or Street and/or Architecture as per below rules.

People: Any kind of images with people. An image in the section must portray people in life as the principal subject of the image. Man/Woman/Children together or separately.

Street photography may be described as a form of documentary photography and it should feature subjects in candid conditions especially in public settings such as back lanes, streets, parks, beaches, shopping malls, public events and other settings. The photos in this theme should be captured during unplanned situations and the subjects should not be purposefully set-up or posed. The focus is on a single human moment which is caught in a decisive moment. Also, street photography can take on the form where the photographer offers a personal interpretation of the subject matter in order to give the viewer an insight to daily events of people, from all walks of life, which may be conveniently overlooked but instinctively familiar with.

Architecture theme includes images that meet the PID Definition and show buildings, structures such as bridges, statues etc. Close up images of parts of buildings, structures, etc which do not give a sense of the whole or the place will receive low marks.

Breaches of Rules

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:

1. a) the images are the original work of the entrant and

2. b) 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, and share such investigations with FIAP. Entrants automatically agree to these terms by the act of entering the Exhibition and agree to cooperate with any investigation.

If another party is submitting images on the entrant’s behalf, the entrant will still be held responsible for adhering to these Conditions of Entry (Entry Rules) and will be subject to sanction for any violations to these Conditions of Entry and PSA’s Statement of Ethics that may result. If another party is processing images for an entrant or submitting images on the entrant’s behalf, the entrant will still be held responsible for adhering to all Conditions of Entry including the specific conditions in the relevant definitions.

NOTICE: When an entrant fills in the Entry Form to submit an entry the entrant will see a feature to affirm he or she has read these Conditions of Entry when he or she fills out the entry form.  If the entrant does not so affirm the entry will not be submitted