APS NATIONAL 2023 POST

BONUS! Images, entered by APS members, will be in the running for selection into the 2024 Four Nations  Inter-Society Competition!

 

Calendar

 Entries Open 1 February 2024
 Entries Close 15 March 2024
Judging Commences 17 March 2024
 Results Emailed 15 April 2024
 Catalogue & Awards Sent May 2024

General Rules & Requirements

  • Entries will be accepted from residents of the Commonwealth of Australia and its Territories and from APS member's resident overseas.

  • Unless otherwise specified, permission to reproduce entries in the catalogue for publicity and distribution purposes will be assumed but the author retains the copyright to their images.

  • Each entrant will receive a report and details of acceptance or awards. The report and catalogue as forwarded will be available on the website in PDF format and the report details will be forwarded to the email address supplied on the entry form.

  • A maximum of FOUR IMAGES may be submitted in each section. No Image shall be entered in more than one section of the exhibition.

  • An image accepted in previous APS Digital National Exhibitions may not be entered in the same or a different section of this APS Digital National Exhibition.

  • All images must have been taken by the Entrant.

  • Images must have a photographic origin and the entrant must hold the copyright for the images.

  • Entries and entrant details can only be accepted electronically via the entry form on the website. Entries submitted by email or CD's cannot be accepted.

  • The organising committee reserve the right to call for the original digital image file if any doubt arises to the authenticity of any submitted photograph. Failure to acknowledge the committees request or submit the image may result in the disqualification of that entry.

  • By submitting images to this exhibition in digital form, I agree to accept without exception or objection the following terms:
    • a. To ensure that images comply with the Conditions of Entry, including all relevant definitions, the exhibition organisers may ask me to provide originally captured images, with EXIF data intact, by a specified deadline.
      b. If I do 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 the image(s) comply with the conditions of entry.
      d. Images that are 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 organizers 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 exhibition.

Image Conditions

Entrants must also comply with the APS National Competition Image Conditions.

Image Format

• The filename must not have more than 36 characters including spaces. Do not include any other information in the filename or on the image.
• The maximum horizontal dimension is 1920 pixels and the maximum vertical dimension is 1200 pixels for each image.
• Each image file should be in the sRGB. JPEG-format and a maximum of 2mb in file size.
• IMAGES should be EITHER 1920 pixels wide (horizontal), OR 1200 pixels high (vertical), OR 1200 pixels high and wide (square), depending upon orientation.

IMAGE TITLES -  Each image must have a unique title. Images without a title will not be judged.  Images must not include “.jpg” or “.jpeg” in the main title. Examples:

✅  “titlexxxx.jpg” is acceptable
❌  “titlexxxjpg.jpg” is not acceptable
❌  “titlexxx.jpg.jpg” is not acceptable

• Words such as “untitled” or “no title” are not acceptable as part of or all of an image’s title, nor are camera capture filenames or titles consisting of only numbers.
• Punctuation and numerical characters are not allowed in the file name. Maximum border allowed is 1 (one) pixel.
• Titles must use the English alphabet and can contain no more than 90 characters (including spaces). Image titles may be in a foreign language, but the English alphabet must be used.
• The titles of digital images should be exactly as you want them to appear in the catalogue.
• No title or identification of the maker shall be visible anywhere on the face of an image or print mount. or in the exif data

• For judging purposes images will be displayed exactly as submitted and as such the image should be uploaded in the correct orientation. Organisers will not alter, resize or rotate images. It is the responsibility of each entrant to ensure uploaded images and accompanying data are correct. Images and their accompanying entry details which do not meet the entry criteria may be rejected for judging.

Judges

All judges to adjudicate all sections.

  • Lou Marafioti 

EFIAP/g GMAPS
  • Wally Cannon EFIAP/g GMAPS GMPSA
  • 

Robert Dettman AFIAP AAPS CAPS/b SAPS

Awards

  • Presented to the Gold, Silver and Bronze placing in each section (Herbert Medallion).

  • APS Silver plaque for the most successful exhibitor.

  • At the discretion of the judges acceptances in each section that have not received a placing, may be awarded a Merit or a Highly Commended.

  • VIRTUAL JUDGING will be used with judges in different locations within Australia.

  • Acceptances gained in this exhibition may be applied towards APS honours.

Entry

For more details, and to enter, please visit the UPLOAD SITE.

Entrance Fee

  • Entry is $10.00 for current FIN members of the Australian Photographic Society.

  • For non-members of APS an entry fee of $30 applies.

Contact Information:

For any enquiries please contact:
Jeffrey Venning EFIAP MAPS EPSA SSAPS - APS Exhibition Co-ordinator Email Jeffrey Venning

For any enquiries relating to the approval of the exhibition please contact:
David Rowlands EFIAP FAPS PPSA - Exhibition Servcies Chairman Email David Rowlands