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51st Westchester International Exhibition 2024 
                                               Color Camera Club of Westchester   

 

 




CONTACTS:
Chairperson:

   Robert Volin
   166 Hyatt Ave
   Yonkers, NY 10704 (USA)
  internationalchair@colorcameraclub.com  
                                    

Entry Form:       Website: https://cccw.clubexpress.com/   (this page)

Exhibition Software Provider:    Salon Software, Muskovac Enterprises
           http://mattman944.com/SalonSoftware/    

How to Enter the Competition:


  • Please read these Conditions of Entry first, then find the link to enter at the bottom of this document.
  • Submitted Digital images must be in JPEG format. Using sRGB is recommended.
  • A maximum image height (vertical) of 768 pixels** and a maximum image width (horizontal) of 1024 pixels will be used for the judging.
  • Digital images will not be altered or resized by the exhibition before judging.
  • Oversized images will be rejected.
  • DVDs and email attachments will not be accepted.
  • ** Note: The maximum height for vertical images is 768 pixels. The width will default to the correct size to maintain aspect ratio. Images this size will project with no compromise of resolution.

SECTIONS:

Color Open – PIDC

Monochrome images may NOT be entered in PIDC sections

Monochrome - PIDM

Nature - ND



FEES:

Fee is USD $10.00 for each section, with a maximum of four images per section. All payments must be made online, via PayPal. Cash or checks are not accepted.
UNPAID ENTRIES WILL NOT BE JUDGED. NO DISCOUNTS ARE OFFERED.



CALENDAR:

Closing date:        05/04/2024

Judging Date:       05/18/2024

Score Reports sent by:    05/24/2024

Awards mailed by:   06/31/2024

Online Gallery posted by: 06/31/2024

Catalogs posted by:   06/31/2024



JUDGES:

 

 

Mohammad Ali Salim

Country of Residence: USA

PID Color, PID Monochrome, Nature.

 

 

APSA,GMPSA, GPSA, MFIAP, EFIAP/diamond 3, ARPS

Judged 1.5 million images in international PSA recognized and FIAP approved exhibitions/salons from 2014.

 

 

 

 

Alison Ehrlich Wachstein

Country of Residence: USA

PID Color, PID Monochrome, Nature.

 

 

CPP, Master Photographer Craftsman (PPofA)

Master Photographer of the Year 2015, 2016-17 CtPPA, Kodak Gallery Award 1988

EPCOT award 1989

NPPA awards for both region 9 (CO) 1972 and region 3 (NJ) 1979

POY 1979 (Pictures of the Year - NPPA)

 

 

 

 

Joel Morgovsky

Country of Residence: USA

PID Color, PID Monochrome, Nature.

 

Exhibiting Member, Soho Photo Gallery - NYC; Chairman, Soho Photo Gallery National Competition since 2012; Juror, Soho Photo Gallery International Portfolio Competition; Juror, B&H Portfolio Development Competition; Founder, PhotoPsychology. Pictorial Judge for the 78th Wilmington International Exhibition of Photography, 2011-a PSA event.





AWARDS:

                     PID COLOR (PICD)             PSA GOLD MEDAL           BEST OF SHOW
   PID MONOCHROME  PSA GOLD MEDAL  BEST OF SHOW
   NATURE  PSA GOLD MEDAL  BEST OF SHOW
   Carl Zucker Memorial Award for Best Use of Patterns



 


CATALOG:      PDF downloadable by the exhibitor from the CCCW website: https://cccw.clubexpress.com/, by 6/31/2024

 

EXHIBITION REQUIREMENTS:

 

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 ES-COE. Membership in any photographic organization is not required.

Entries will not be accepted from any entrant who is on the PSA Penalties List for Ethics Violation. Entry fees are not refundable in these circumstances.

 

Image creation and ownership

In all sections of the exhibition, images must originate as photographs made by the entrant. They may not incorporate identifiable images produced by anyone else (for example: clip art, replacement skies, or stock images).  Images created in whole or in part by image creation software (frequently called ‘AI’ images) are not allowed. Editing or alteration of images is permitted within the limits specified in the relevant section definitions that are available here https://psa-photo.org/page/division-definitions

 

Any person submitting or attempting to submit a totally AI generated image that does not begin with a light capture from the maker, from any Photographic Society of America exhibition, social media, event, or publication, other than for editorial purposes, shall be prohibited from PSA for a period of from 3 years to life.

 

PSA Star Ratings:  To receive proper Star ratings credit from PSA, entrants must provide their names and country exactly the same way 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.


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.  The Photographic Society of America (PSA) may request specific permission from entrants to reproduce entered images in its educational materials. The terms of that permission will be mutually agreed between the entrant and PSA except in the circumstances where the entered image is found to breach the PSA Ethics Policy. In those circumstances the image may be reproduced by PSA, without the entrant’s further permission, for educational purposes to illustrate serious exhibition rule violations. For those reproductions, the entrant’s name will be withheld. 
Entries will not be accepted from entrants who indicate that their images may not be reproduced in materials related to the exhibition.  The exhibition assumes no liability of any misuse of copyright.

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 in any future instances of this exhibition.  It may, of course, be entered in any other PSA recognized 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. Entrants may not enter identical or similar images into the same section or different sections of the same exhibition. Similar is defined as almost identical in subject, composition, props, lighting, or technique so that a reasonable person viewing the entries together would decide the entrant has duplicated the previous image except for minor changes.


 

Titles:   Each image must have a unique title that relates to the content 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 entrant. 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.


SUBMISSION OF DIGITAL ENTRIES:

 

  • All entries must be submitted via the online entry form at: https://cccw.clubexpress.com/
  • Submitted Digital images must be in JPEG format. Using sRGB is recommended.
  • A maximum image height (vertical) of 768 pixels** and a maximum image width (horizontal) of 1024 pixels will be used for the judging.
  • Digital images will not be altered or resized by the exhibition before judging.
  • Oversized images will be rejected.
  • DVDs and email attachments will not be accepted.
  • ** Note: The maximum height for vertical images is 768 pixels. The width will default to the correct size to maintain aspect ratio. Images this size will project with no compromise of resolution.

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. At no stage will a judge be able to view all the entrant’s images together.

JUDGING METHOD:


Judging will be virtual.
Judges will be required to use color-calibrated monitors.
Computer monitors are required to be capable of displaying images at 100% of the image resolution.
Images will be displayed at exactly 100% of their resolution (that is, that the images will not be enlarged beyond their native resolution).
Target Range for Acceptances: 24% - 30%



Protection of Entrants’ Personal Information:
DATA PROTECTION
By entering this exhibition, you are explicitly consenting to the personal details you have supplied, including physical addresses, 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, agree and accept that by entering this exhibition, your participation status which includes your first and last name, name of the country used during registration at the exhibition, number of sections entered and number of photos entered in those sections will be made public in a published status list and that the results of your entry shall be made public in exhibition gallery, exhibition catalog. You also agree and accept the policy regarding non-compliance to the rules of PSA.



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 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 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. Images that show live creatures being fed to captive animals, birds or reptiles are not permitted under any circumstances.

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.  Entrants in PSA recognized exhibitions should comply with all relevant laws and regulations, associated with aerial photography, in the country in which the image was taken.  

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

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. 

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

Monochrome images may not be entered in color sections of PPD or PID.



Editing Guidelines for Nature, Photojournalism and Photo Travel


These sections require images to be truthful records, so there are limits on the amount of manipulation allowed.
PSA statement of subject matter applies 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 color 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 straightening.
● 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 color



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 animate and inanimate, that have not been made or modified by humans.
● Nature images must convey the truth of the scene that was photographed. 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, anesthetic or any other method of restricting natural movement for the purpose of a photograph is not allowed.



PSA Rules

     Non-compliance
     See the PSA Ethics Policy at https://psa-photo.org/page/ethical-practices.
     See the PSA statement on Subject Matter at https://psa-photo.org/page/division-definitions 

If, in the discretion of the exhibition organizer or the judges, an entrant has submitted that may fail to comply with these Conditions of Entry, they are allowed to request unedited or raw files of the submitted image. 
For composite images all files are required.

Exhibition organizers may verify that:
a) the images are the original work of the entrant
b) the images comply with the rules and definitions as set out in these ES-COE 

Such entries may be referred to PSA for further investigation of possible ethics violations.
PSA retains the right to investigate all complaints, impose penalties 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 processing and/or submitting images on the entrant’s behalf, the entrant will still be held responsible for adhering to the entry rules and will be subject to penalties for any violations to these Conditions of Entry or to PSA’s Statement of Ethics.

NOTICE: When entrants fill in the Entry Form to submit an entry they will see the following feature to affirm they have read these Conditions of Entry 
“I hereby confirm that I have read and understood and agree to the Conditions of Entry of this exhibition. I have read and understood the PSA document to be found at https://psa-photo.org/resource/resmgr/pdf/exhibitions_/exhibition-entrants-agreemen.pdf. I am aware that PSA may apply penalties for non-compliance to these Conditions of Entry”
Failure to agree will mean that the application will not proceed.



ENTRY FORM::


Please read all exhibition details above before submitting your entry. Then to submit an entry, CLICK HERE.



EXHIBITION ENTRIES TO DATE:


To see a list of all exhibition entries to date, CLICK HERE.



LAST YEAR'S PHOTOS:


To see the winning photos from last year's 50th annual CCCW Exhibition, CLICK HERE.