Secretary Bird Swallowing - Johan Botha EFIAP FAPS SPSA ARPS
APS Gold Medal 2024 - Open Nature - 10th APS National Exhibition Nature

APS NATIONAL EXHIBITION NATURE 2025 

Entry

aps aproval no. 2025/11

CALENDAR

SECTIONS

The nature definition applies to all catagories

A. OPEN NATURE
B. DISPUTES IN NATURE
C. NATURE'S NEWBORNS

Four images allowed per section.

AWARDS

• Presented to the Gold, Silver, and Bronze placing in each section (Herbert Medallions)
• At the discretion of the judges, acceptances in each section, which have not received a placing, may be awared a Merit or Highly Commended.

JUDGES

Brian Russell EFIAP FAPS All sections
Kerry Boytell WFIAP/d2 GMAPS All Sections
Wade Buchan EFIAP/s APSEM QPSA All Sections

IMAGE FORMAT

• The filename must not have more than 35 characters including spaces and the .jpg extension. 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, inclusive of any border.
• 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 wide and high (square), depending on 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

 
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.

Titles must use the English alphabet and can contain no more than 35 characters (including spaces).

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. Organizers 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.

DEFINITIONS

APS Nature Defintions is located in the Nature Group section - Nature Definition

COST

$10 for APS members, $30.00 for non-APS members.

For any enquiries please contact:

Margaret O'Grady EFIAP/s GMAPS SAPS PSQA
APS Nature Exhibition Co-ordinator 
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