Entry Rule

We welcome you to the THE 1ST NEW JERSEY-ICS INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION 2015
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The Salon is conducted under the recognition and patronage of the Photographic Society of America (PSA-PID 2015-033), Federation Internationale de l’Art Photographique (FIAP 2015/069), United Photographers International (UPI L140102) and Image Sans Frontiere (ISF 111/2015).

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

New Jersey Chapter, Image Colleague Society International
Hon President & Founder of ICS: Tony Le Kim Thuan, APSA, EFIAP, HonEFIAP, etc.
Chairman: Dr. Kah-Wai Lin, Hon.FICS, Hon.PESGSPC, HonFARGUS, MICS, MUSPA, EFMPA, ASWAN, UPI-CR2, UPI-APHRODITE, APSM, ASPAS, ASCPS, RISF1, EH-ISF, AISF, LRPS
Vice Chairman/Treasurer: Dr. David Anderson
 Secretary: Jia Wu

CONDITION OF ENTRY: OPEN-EXCEPT NUDE

The exhibition is open to anyone; however, an entry may be rejected when the sponsoring organization, or its agent, in its reasonable discretion, believes the entry does not conform to exhibition rules and conditions. Each participant can enter 4 digital COLOR images (family friendly - no nude) with entry form and fee at the same time.

ENTRY

1. Fill in information at Entry Form.
2. Send images to icsnewjersey@gmail.comFiles are to be sent in JPEG, max size of 1920x1280. Image files will be named as: Last name_First name_Country_Image Number_Image Title. Image number and title must be match with the entry form. For example, Robertson_Francis_USA_1_Dawn.jpeg
3. Payment via Payment Page. North America US$20.00, others US$25.00. (Attention: Entries without entry form and fee will be rejected. The entry fee is not refundable).

JUDGING AND WINNING IMAGES

All images will be projected for judging in public by the large TV monitor that will be used display images for judging: Image size required 1920 x 1280 72 dpi. Per entrant’s (4) images will be distributed throughout (4) rounds of judging. The winning images will be reproduced in E-DVD/CD-ROM format for download. The public exhibition and award ceremony will take place at Lakefront Gallery, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton, 1 Hamilton Health Place, Hamilton, New Jersey 08690 on 21 May 2015. The public exhibition will be continued till 9 July 2015.

ACCEPTANCES

The acceptances from this salon count, exhibitors are eligible to apply for PID PSA Star Rating in COLOR only and FIAP distinction. Each image must have a unique title. Once an image has been accepted in a PSA-recognized exhibition, that same image, or a like “in camera” or a “reproduction” duplicate of that image: i. May not be re-entered in any section of the same Division Star Ratings class in that exhibition regardless of media, format, or title. ii. May not be re-titled for entry in any other PSA-recognized exhibition. All entrants must provide name and country data exactly the same in each exhibition entered to receive proper credit.

REPORT CARD

Notify by email. The results of the judging is final, inquiries will not be entertained.

CATALOG

All participants will received an e-catalog. List of Awards and Acceptances are also available online at websites: www.icsnewjersey2015.blogspot.com and www.icsphoto.us.

AWARDS

New Jersey-ICS intend to confer 40+ awards at the discretion of the judges, which included:
FIAP Badge: Best Author, ICS Gold Medal: Best Author, ISF Gold Medal: Best Author, UPI Gold: Best Author.
FIAP, PSA Gold Medal: Best of Show.
FIAP, PSA Silver Medal + FIAP, PSA Bronze Medal.
FIAP, PSA, ISF, ICS, NJ-ICS Honorable Mentions.
FMPA Gold Medal, Silver Medal, Bronze Medal.
USPA Gold, SWAN Gold, NJ-ICS Gold, PESGSPC Gold, PSBP Gold, Silver and Bronze, TAMA Gold.

ATTENTION

"Entries must originate as photographs (image-captures of objects via light sensitivity) made by the entrant on photographic emulsion or acquired digitally. Images may be altered, either digitally or otherwise, by the maker and artwork or computer graphics created by the entrant may be incorporated if the photographic content predominates" By virtue of submitting an entry, the entrant certifies the work as his own and 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 exhibition assumes no liability for any misuse of copyright. For digital imaging section(s) images may be acquired digitally, or scanned from traditional film to create a digital file. The exhibition assumes no liability for any misuse of copyright.

JURIES

1. TONY LE KIM THUAN, APSA, ESFIAP, HonEFIAP, etc.
2. GUO JIANG OU, EPSA, HonFPSSNY
3. XINXIN LIANG, PPSA, HonFPSSNY , FPSNY 

Alternate:
SHEILA GEISLER, Vice-President of Princeton Photography Club & Curator of Millstone River Gallery and Lakefront Gallery

SALON INQUIRIES

New Jersey Chapter, Image Colleague Society International
Email: icsnewjersey@gmail.com

CALENDAR

Closing Date: 26 APRIL 2015
Judging Date: 1-4 MAY 2015
E-Notification Date: 8 MAY 2015
Exhibition Show Date: 21 MAY 2015 - 9 JULY 2015
E-Catalog Upload: 30 MAY 2015
Award Send Out Date: 18 JUNE 2015