The Newcastle National Exhibition of Photography is proud to announce that it is transitioning to a digital exhibition in 2022.
APS Approval No 2022/03
The Exhibition has six sections; Open Colour, Open Monochrome, Nature, Scapes, People and Travel photography.
Key dates:
Recognition: The competition is conducted in accordance with the recommendations of and approval by: The Australian Photographic Society (APS) APS Approval No. 2022/03
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF ENTRY
APS CONDITIONS OF ENTRY
By submitting images to this Exhibition, the Entrant accepts the following terms:
a. Ensure that images comply with the Conditions of Entry, including all relevant definitions, the Exhibition organisers may ask the Entrant to provide originally captured images, with EXIF data intact, by a specified deadline.
b. If the Entrant does not supply the requested image(s) in the specified time those images will be deemed to be in breach of the Conditions of Entry.
c. Images that are submitted as requested may be investigated by any means determined appropriate by the Exhibition organisers to establish if image(s) comply with the Conditions of Entry.
d. Images deemed, by the Exhibition organisers, to breach the Conditions of Entry will be removed from the Exhibition. Any acceptances or awards allocated to those images will become void.
e. The Exhibition organisers will provide APS with details of all breaches of the Conditions of Entry. APS retains the right to impose sanctions on Entrants deemed to have repeatedly breached the Conditions of Entry of any APS Approved Exhibitions.
IMAGE AND ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Entry is open to all photographers who are resident in the Commonwealth of Australia or its Territories and from financial APS members resident overseas. All overseas authors / co-authors must be financial members of APS.
Financial APS members resident overseas must provide their APS membership number.
THIS IS A DIGITAL EXHIBITION ONLY
The entry process is to; upload digital image files, title the image then pay the entry fee online at https://newcastlenational.myphotoclub.com.au.
IMAGE FORMAT
The maximum image file size is 1920 pixels horizontal and 1200 pixels vertical and 300 pixels. Maximum size of closed file is 2 MB. File format must be JPEG.
Images larger than the permitted size will be rejected at upload. Smaller images are permitted but will be projected smaller on screen.
If creating borders, these must be included within the dimensions shown above.
Nudity – Due to social sensitivities images containing nudes will not be accepted into this Exhibition.
Each Entrant may enter a maximum of four (4) images in each section. The same or substantially the same image cannot be entered in more than one section of this Exhibition regardless of image titles. Colour and monochrome images produced from the same image capture are considered the same image for this rule.
Print images accepted in previous Newcastle National Exhibitions of Photography, or images considered by the organising Committee to be substantially the same, will not be accepted in this Digital Exhibition.
Entries must comply with APS definitions athttps://www.a-p-s.org.au/ index.php/exhibition/definitions. Specific requirements will be detailed in the “DEFINITIONS” on the Newcastle Exhibition of Photography website.
ENTRY
An Entrant may submit a maximum of four (4) images into the same Section. Entry costs are discounted if submitting more than one image in a Section.
Entrants automatically agree to these terms by the act of entering the Exhibition. By virtue of submitting an entry, the entrant certifies the work as his/her own (aliases are not permitted).
NAMING IMAGES
Each image must have a unique title and should be given a title exactly as the Entrant wants it to appear in the catalogue. Image titles should be not more than 35 characters, including spaces and must use the English alphabet.
Image titles must not include file extensions such as “.jpg” or “.jpeg” or any other camera capture filenames such as “untitled” or “no title”. Titles must not consist solely of numbers.
The digital image title must have an identical name to the image file name. For example, an image titled “Golden Sunset” should have a file name “Golden sunset.jpg”.
DIGITAL JUDGING
Images will be displayed to the Judges at the size submitted. Judging will be conducted online via the myphotoclub platform and awards will be finalised via online video conferencing.
An Entrant’s images will not be presented to the judges consecutively. An Entrant’s images will be distributed throughout four rounds of judging in that section and submitted in the same order as entered.
The image title or author identification SHALL NOT be visible anywhere on the face of an image. Titles will not be announced at judging.
NAME OF ENTRANT
Entrants must use the name they have used for membership of the APS, or the name they intend to use when applying for honours from those or other photographic organisations.
OTHER CONDITIONS
Subject to APS rules, acceptances in this Exhibition are eligible for inclusion in applications for APS honours.
When submitting an entry, the Entrant must affirm, by selecting the check box on the entry form, as having read the Newcastle National’s Conditions of Entry. If the Entrant does not affirm having read the COE, the entry will not be accepted.
Judge Entry: Judges may not enter any Section that they are judging but they are eligible to enter sections they are not judging in the same exhibition or any sections in other exhibitions in the Circuit.
Chair Entry: The Chair of the Exhibition may not enter any section in the Exhibition. Neither can any other person enter any section if they have access to the images prior to the judging.
Breaches of Rules: If, at any time, it is determined in the reasonable discretion of the exhibition organiser 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 organisers 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 organisers or the judges is final.
If an Entry is submitted by a third party on behalf of the Entrant, the Entrant shall still be held liable for full compliance to these Conditions of Entry, including certification that all work is the Entrants.
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.
Award winners will be asked to submit a high-quality image file to allow production of a print that will be exhibited beside the digital display. Prints will be professionally produced by the Exhibition’s organising Committee. Prints will be destroyed after showing.
Note: Entrants who indicate that their images may not be reproduced or used may not be eligible for awards or inclusion in audio-visuals of the Exhibition and could be subject to disqualification by the Exhibition sponsor.
By submitting an entry, the Entrant certifies that in the process of capturing the image as follows:
Authenticity: With the sole act of submitting images or files to a salon under Patronage, the Entrant accepts without exception and with no objection that the submitted images can be investigated for authenticity. It is recommended Entrants leave the EXIF data in the submitted files intact to ease eventual investigations.
Copyright: The copyright of each image entered always remains with the author of the image. The Exhibition assumes no liability for any misuse of copyright. Note: The Exhibition’s organising Committee reserves the right to check all accepted images for copyright violation.
Image alteration and computer generation: Except for the restrictions on Nature images described in the Nature definition, images may be altered, either digitally or otherwise, by the Entrant. Images may not be constructed entirely with a computer and all photographic components must have been photographed by the Entrant who holds copyright of the complete works submitted.
All entries shall conform to the Organisations granting recognition or patronage.
PATRONAGE
The Exhibition is conducted in accordance with the recommendations of and approval by:
The Australian Photographic Society (APS) 2022/03
CATALOGUE
A free downloadable pdf catalogue will be available no later than 31 January 2022.
Acceptance Certificates will be available for download by following the link on emailed report cards.
JUDGING PANEL
As listed on the Newcastle Exhibition of Photography website.
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.
The “myphotoclub” web platform manager undertakes to protect Entrant’s privacy.
The Entrant may opt out of the process by notifying newcastlenational@gmail.com, however, opting out of this email list before the Exhibition catalogues are posted may result in the Entrant not receiving important information about the Exhibition.
Entry Fee(s)
There are six sections in this Exhibition:
In each of the six Sections , the following awards will be given:
Plus, there will one “Blue Ribbon” Award for the Entrant with the highest overall point score of accepted images.
Requirements for each section is described under a seperate “Definitions” tab
...Entries open | 15 September 2021 |
Entries close | 01 December 2021 |
Judging commences | 05 December 2021 |
Results posted | No later than 31 December 2021 |
Catalogues distributed | No later than 31 January 2022 |
Exhibition Dates | 04, 05 & 06 March – 2022 |
A photograph is a visible image originating from the action of light or other forms of radiant energy upon a photographic medium or device.
A photograph that is presented by electronic digital means.
Any subject that is treated pictorially, embodying the elements of good design, arrangement, or composition, which reflects the personal interpretation of the photographer.
Any photograph containing shades of only one colour. If toning is carried out, it must be over the total photograph – partial toning and/or the addition of one extra colour is not acceptable in a monochrome section.
Any photograph that is not monochrome. It includes a monochrome photograph that has been partially toned or had colour added.
Images used in Nature Photography competitions may be divided in two classes: Nature and Wildlife.
Nature photography: records all branches of natural history except anthropology and archaeology. This includes all aspects of the physical world, both animate and inanimate, that have not been made or modified by humans.
Nature images must convey the truth of the scene that was recorded. A well-informed person should be able to identify the subject of the image and be satisfied that it has been presented honestly and that no unethical practices have been used to control the subject or capture the image. Images that directly or indirectly show any human activity that threatens the life or welfare of a living organism are not allowed.
The most important part of a Nature image is the nature story it tells. High technical standards are expected, and the image must look natural. Objects created by humans, and evidence of human activity, are allowed in Nature images only when they are a necessary part of the Nature story. Photographs of human-created hybrid plants, cultivated plants, feral animals, domesticated animals, human-created hybrid animals and mounted or preserved zoological specimens are not allowed.
Images taken with subjects under controlled conditions, such as zoos, are allowed.
Controlling live subjects by chilling, anaesthetic or any other method of restricting natural movement is not allowed.
Modification that changes the truth of a Nature image is not allowed. Images may be cropped but no other technique that removes, adds or moves any part of the image is allowed.
Techniques that remove elements added by the camera, such as dust spots, digital noise and lens flare are allowed.
Complete conversion of colour images to greyscale monochrome is allowed. Partial conversion, toning and infrared captures or derivations is not allowed. Multiple images of the same subject that are combined in camera or with software by focus stacking, exposure blending or stitching (images taken consecutively and combined by overlapping) is allowed.
Wildlife Photography: In addition to the restrictions on Nature photography, to be eligible for any Wildlife award images must meet the following conditions:
(a) Zoological organisms must be living free and unrestrained in a natural or adopted habitat of their own choosing.
(b) Images of zoological organisms that have been removed from their natural habitat, are in any form of captivity or are being controlled by humans for the purpose of photography are not allowed.
(c) Botanical organisms may not be removed from their natural environment for the purpose of photography.
(d) Images that have been staged for the purpose of photography are not allowed.
Vignetting and Borders: Vignettes are not allowed in Nature images. Any border added must be a single border of white or grey, no greater than 3-5 pixels in width. Single black borders of the same dimensions are allowed in Prints.
For this exhibition, Scapes - Can be either landscapes or seascapes as defined below
A photograph of a person or persons that may range from a head study through to filling the entire body length. This section includes candid photographs and formal portraits.
An image that expresses the characteristic features or culture of a land as they are found naturally. There are no geographical limitations and may include pictures of domestic origin.
Images from events or activities arranged specifically for photography, or of subjects directed or hired for photography are not permitted. Close up pictures of people or objects must include features that provide information about the location.
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 images must look natural.
Vignetting and Borders: Vignettes are not allowed in Photo Travel Digital images. Any border added must be a single border of white or grey, no greater than 3-5 pixels in width.
...Entry fees are collected through the online payment portal PayPal, and can be paid by credit card or PayPal.
Entry Fees: $10.00 for the first section entered then $3.00 for each additional section entered.
ANY ENTRY THAT HAS NOT BEEN PAID FOR BY THE CLOSING DATE WILL NOT BE JUDGED
...Newcastle Show – 04, 05 & 06 March – 2022
...Each section will be judged by a panel of three judges who will each allocate the image a score between 1 and 5. The decisions of the judging panel with regard to acceptances and awards are final and without appeal.
Neville | Foster | GMAPS, EFIAP/b, PPSA, HonFAPS | Open Colour | Nature | Scapes |
Pia | Jessen | EFIAP/g, GMAPS, SAPS | Open Mono | People | Travel |
Brad | Le Brocque | Experienced photographer | Open Colour | Scapes | Travel |
Sharron | Leppien | AFIAP, QPSA, FAPS | Scapes | People | Travel |
Diane | Schofield | Experienced photographer | Open Mono | Nature | People |
Alec | Trusler | FAPS, ARPS, EFIAP | Open Colour | Open Mono | Nature |
Neville cannot remember his life without photography even before he joined a camera club in 1976. In the early years he would photograph everything. As he progressed he became more attached to his love of nature in all its form.
Neville competed from camera clubs to Nationals and Internationals. His first National judging was back in 1985, the following year he judged Maitland International. Over the years Neville has received many awards.
In 1988 he was elected to the Council of Australian Photographic Society (APS) as Chairman of Nature division; from that period he has progressed through (APS) administration to the position of President 1998-2000.In recent years he has devoted attention to nature macro photography. The Photographic Society of America Nature Division awarded him the honour Photographer – Naturalist – Birds in 2018
In her various roles within the Australian Photographic Community, Pia champions Local, National, and International exhibitions, believing participating in exhibitions and competitions pushes photographers of all levels to develop, stretch and learn, as well as keeping abreast of current photography trends. She has judged numerous National and International Salons worldwide and is passionate about People, Nature and Adventure Travel photography.
Pia has earned high photographic distinctions and recognition in International and National Photographic Exhibitions and has had her work exhibited in a number of countries. Pia’s current roles include 4-Nations Inter-Society Competition chair, APS management committee member, Australian country leader of Crossing Bridges annual event and events Director for Redlands Camera Club.
Brad is the president of both the Northern Photographic Federation (NPF), and the Maitland Camera Club in NSW, He has been undertaking photography for over 30 years starting as a school kid. His first camera in 1982 was a Pentax ME Film camera and he has owned every high-end Pentax DSLR released since 2007.
Brad is passionate about photography and will have a go at shooting anything; from Astrophotography through to intimate portraits, He has won many awards for his work including multiple-time winner at the David Malin Astrophotography Awards. He enjoys sharing his knowledge and encouraging people to enjoy the many aspects of photography.
I am an avid travel photographer who relishes the unusual and not often captured images.
Ahhh, travel…. I thank my lucky stars that I managed to travel to some interesting countries and met some unique people before all of the lockdowns started. I spent last year working on some projects including a hardcover book featuring people, places and situations. One of my photos was chosen as the winner of the first Monochrome Awards that the Australian Photography Magazine ran. I have only entered once and only submitted one image. I was honoured that it was also selected as the front cover of the monochrome edition. That same image is also now part of the archives for the Melbourne Art Gallery.
I was lucky enough to spend six months of this year travelling and photographing in Central Australia.
If I had a motto I guess is would be “Imagination and vision within the constraints of rules has to be explored.”
Diane has a passion for bird photography, a keen interest in landscape and portrait photography, and has worked with some of Australia’s best-known photographers
Diane studied photography as part of her Teaching Diploma. She completed a formal photography judging course and is a regular judge at club, national and international level. Diane is also a mentor for aspiring photography judges.
Alec Trusler’s interest in photography started in the late ninety’s where he started out as a nature photographer.
In 2013 Alec gained his ARPS in Nature with the Royal Photographic Society and was a member of various camera clubs in the UK.
In 2014 Alec moved from the UK for a new life in NSW, Australia where he joined the Maitland Camera Club and was soon to become the Membership Secretary and got a lot of pleasure helping the new members getting involved in the club and entering competitions.
Besides Nature photography Alec enjoys taking Seascapes, Sport, Action and Astro, and enjoys entering international competitions and has been rewarded by receiving his ARPS, FAPS and EFIAP.
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