SWISS 2025

ENTRY RULES

GENERAL
The salon is open to amateur and professional photographers from all over the world. Entrants must be authors of the works they submit. Each participant may send maximum of 4 photographs to each section.

SECTIONS

OPEN COLOR ( Only Color )
OPEN MONOCHROME ( Only Monochrome )
NATURE ( Color and Monochrome )
LANDSCAPE ( Color and Monochrome )
PEOPLE ( Color and Monochrome )
LIFE ( Color and Monochrome )

An image may be entered in only one section.

FEESEntry fee is:
– for 1 or 2 sections = 18 EUR
– for 3 or 4 sections = 20 EUR
– for 5 or all 6 sections = 22 EUR
Possible ways of payment is PayPal.
Discount for Group entries from 10 authors is 20%.
Discount for Group entries from 20 authors is 25%.
Please contact us per Email.

CALENDAR
Closing date: 12. May, 2025
Judging: 09. June, 2025
Results: 16. June, 2025
Exibition Public Showings: Jul 26–28, 2025
Awards and Catalog: 26. August, 2025

DIGITAL ENTRIES
The images, jpg files, can be uploaded directly per Internet on our Homepage: https://newcameraclub.com
Dimension: Maximum horizontal length 1920 pixels, vertical 1080 pixels.
File size: should not exceed 2 MB per image.

IMAGE FILE NAMING
File name should be as you would want it to appear in the catalogue (same as title name).
Each image must have a unique title with maximum 35 characters (incl. space).
Please use English alphabet and numeric (A-z 0-9).
Please do not use accents and other characters.

JUDGING
The judges will Award the Acceptances, Medals and Honorable Mentions of the entered images. The one who has achieved the highest number of total acceptances of all the sections of the salon added together will be proclaimed “best author”. Judges would use Full HD Display 1080P (1920×1080). The target rate of acceptances is 30%.

JURY MEMBERS
Benounna Miriam, AFIAP, Switzerland
Vrzic Ljiljana, PPSA, Serbia
Alic Angelina, ENCC, Germany

AWARDS
FIAP Best Author: FIAP Blue Badge (1 per salon);
FIAP Gold Medals: (1 per section)
PSA Gold Medals: (1 per section)
SALON e-diplomas: 1st, 2nd, 3rd place (PDF, 3 per section)
SALON e-Honourable Mentions (PDF, 6 per section)
NCC e-diplomas: 1st, 2nd, 3rd place (PDF, 3 per section)
NCC e-Honourable Mentions (PDF, 5 per section)
PCP e-diplomas: 1st, 2nd, 3rd place (PDF, 3 per section)
PCP e-Honourable Mentions (PDF, 5 per section)

The organizer reserves the right to adjust the number of awards based on the total number of entrants.

RESULT AND ACCEPTANCES Each participant will receive the Report card per email.E-Diplomas and E-Honorable Mentions are e-certificates in PDF format, which will be sent via email. Medals will be sent via post.

EMAILS SPAM BLOCKING
Confirmations of entry submittals and Report Cards will be sent to entrants Please be sure that this email address gets included in your “safe” email addresses to ensure receipt of these emails instead of having them blocked by your security system. Also, check your Junk E-Mail or Spam folder to see if your email software placed any messages from the exhibition there.

CATALOGUE AND AWARDS SHIPPING
The Best of Show HQ Catalogue showing mostly of acceptances and all Awarded images will be sent via email. Digital awards (PDF) will be sent via email. FIAP medals and HMs will be sent to each entrant by post.

PICTURES CREATED BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THIS SALON!
Pictures created by artificial intelligence are not allowed in salons run under FIAP patronage.
It is reminded that all parts of the image have to be photographed by the author who is holding the copyright of all works submitted. Offenders will be sanctioned for life!

PSA/FIAP Nature Definition

Content Guidelines
Nature photography records all branches of natural history except anthropology and archaeology. This includes all aspects of the physical world, both over water and underwater.

Nature images must convey the truth of the scene. 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 threatening a living organism’s life or welfare 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.
Photographs made where the scene is natural and the animal is unharmed in a carefully managed environment, such as Zoo, rescue centers, and ethically managed natural environment farms are permitted.
Attracting or controlling subjects through the use of food or sound for the purpose of photographing them is not allowed. Maintained situations such as provided supplemental food due to hardship caused by weather conditions or other conditions beyond the animals’ control, where photography is incidental to the feeding of the animal does not fall under this provision.
Controlling live subjects by chilling, anaesthetic, or any other method of restricting natural movement for a photograph is not allowed.
Human-made elements shall be permitted under the following circumstances:

When they are an integral part of the nature story, such as a songbird singing atop a fence post a manmade object used as nest material, or a weather phenomenon destroying a man-made structure.
When they are a small but unavoidable part of the scene, such as an unobtrusive footprint or track in the background.
c) Scientific tags, collars, and bands are specifically allowed.

When photographing at a zoo, sanctuary, or rehabilitation centre, it would be construed that the photographer ensured that it’s properly accredited and conforms to best practices.

Attention is drawn to the PSA Statements on Artificial Intelligence and Subject Matter which apply to all sections.

Editing Guidelines:

Processing or editing must be limited to making the image look as close to the original scene as possible, except that conversion to grayscale monochrome is allowed.
Allowed editing techniques:

Cropping, straightening and perspective correction
Removal or correction of elements added by the camera or lens, such as dust spots, noise, chromatic aberration and lens distortion
Global and selective adjustments such as brightness, hue, saturation and contrast to restore the appearance of the original scene
Complete conversion of colour images to grayscale monochrome
Blending of multiple images of the same subject and combining them in camera or with software (exposure blending or focus stacking)
Image stitching – combining multiple images with overlapping fields of view that are taken consecutively (panoramas).

Editing techniques that are not allowed:

Removing, adding to, moving or changing any part of an image, except for cropping and
Adding a vignette during processing
Blurring parts of the image during processing to hide elements in the original scene
Darkening parts of the image during processing to hide elements in the original scene
All conversions other than to complete grayscale monochrome
Conversion of parts of an image to monochrome, or partial toning, desaturation or over-saturation of colour.

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 and white work toned entirely in a single colour will remain a monochrome work able to stand in the black and white category; such a work can be reproduced in black and white in the catalogue of a salon under FIAP Patronage. On the other hand a black and white work modified by a partial toning or by the addition of one colour becomes a colour work (polychrome) to stand in the colour category; such a work requires colour reproduction in the catalogue of a salon under FIAP Patronage.
Greyscale Monochrome images may be entered for Nature, Photojournalism and Photo Travel but toned images are not permitted for these sections.

LANDSCAPE Definition
Landscape photography shows the spaces within the world, sometimes vast and unending, but other times microscopic. Landscape photographs typically capture the presence of nature but can also focus on man-made features or disturbances of landscapes. Perhaps the most common is to recall a personal observation or experience while in the outdoors, especially when traveling.

PEOPLE Definition
Show people in all situations, such as daily life, street photography, traditions, portrait, people at work, social events, human relations and etc. The main subject in the photo must be one or more humans.

LIFE Definition
Life photography shows all forms of life in all situations, such as daily life, street photography, traditions, portrait, people at work, social events, human relations, Animal Life and etc.

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 which 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. Your email address and contact information will not be made public.

License agreement
By submitting an entry, the entrant certifies that he is a sole owner of the rights to use
sent images, including copyright, patent and/or other applicable rights. All models must
be of Legal Age of consent or have guardian permissions issued. The exhibition
organizers assume no liability for any copyright misuse conducted by entrants.
The organizer can use the exhibited works for reproduction in the catalogue and for promotio

FIAP Rules
By the sole act of submitting his/her images or files to a salon under FIAP Patronage, the participant 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 participant 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 participant 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

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.

“I hereby expressly agree to FIAP document 040/2023 « Conditions and regulations for FIAP Patronage » and FIAP document 038/2023 « 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 040/2023, dealing under Section II.2 and II.3 with the FIAP participation rules, the sanctions for breaching FIAP regulations and the red list.”

PATRONAT
FIAP Patronat: 2025/260
NCC Patronat: 2025
PCP Patronat: 2025
SAL Patronat: 2025

CONTACT
New Camera Club, Switzerland
Jacques Bourgeois, Salon Chairman
Web: https://newcameraclub.com
Email: info@newcameraclub.com