4° THE MINE MUSEUM INTERNATIONAL PHOTO CIRCUIT
Memorial Enzo Righeschi-2024
Cavriglia, Italy
The “4° THE MINE MUSEUM INTERNATIONAL PHOTO CIRCUIT Memorial Enzo Righeschi” consists of 4 Competitions and 4 Themes, is organized by Gruppo Fotografico Carpe Diem (Cavriglia, Italy) and is patronized by: Municipality of Cavriglia, FIAP, GPU, FIAF and UIF.
RULES
Competitions and Patronage:
• Gran Prix Cavriglia: FIAF 2024M37 – UIF AR-11-2024D– FIAP 2024/571 – GPU L240098
• Gran Prix Castelnuovo dei Sabbioni: FIAF 2024M38 – UIF AR-11-2024E - FIAP 2024/572 – GPU L240098
• Gran Prix Montegonzi: FIAF 2024M39 – UIF AR-11-2024F– FIAP 2024/573 – GPU L240098
• Gran Prix Meleto Valdarno: FIAF 2024M40– UIF AR-11-2024G – FIAP 2024/574 – GPU L240098
1) The Gruppo Fotografico Carpe Diem, with the Patronage of the Municipality of Cavriglia, FIAP-Federation Internationale de l’Art Photographique, GPU – Global Photographic Union, UIF-Unione Italiana Fotoamatori, FIAF-Federazione Italiana Associazioni Fotografiche, is organizing the International Circuit of Digital Photography Contests, “4° THE MINE MUSEUM INTERNATIONAL PHOTO CIRCUIT Memorial Enzo Righeschi”.
The circuit includes the following contests:, “Gran Prix Cavriglia”, “Gran Prix Castelnuovo dei Sabbioni”, “Gran PrixMontegonzi”, “Gran Prix Meleto Valdarno”.
The contest is open to all amateur and professional photographers worldwide. Entrants must own the copyright to all submitted photographs.
All parts, even the smallest, of the submitted images must have been photographed by the author submitting the work, who must therefore retain complete and original authorship and ownership. Photographs made with the exclusive use of computer graphics programmes or tools are not permitted (Article 1.5.23 of the FIAF Rules and Regulations); in compliance with this, no images made with AI (artificial intelligence) may be submitted.
2) The contest has four themes for digital images, referred to as:
• A) Free Open Color (Color Digital)
• B) Free Open Monochrome (Monochrome Digital)
• C) People (Monochrome/Color Digital)
• D) Environment (Monochrome/Color Digital)
You can submit up to 4 works for theme. For a maximum total of 16 Photos.
The same photo can’t be showed in different themes.
The color images can’t be presented as monochromatic photos.
Works that have already been accepted to one or more of the previous editions of this circuit may not be submitted.
Please note that the organisers will in no way be responsible for the fact that an author may possibly upload a photo that has already been accepted to one of the previous editions of the competition. In the event that this happens, that photo will lose any acceptance and any prizes won, once it has been verified that that photo was indeed already previously accepted.
Attention: When uploading photos, please take special care to ensure that each photo is placed in the appropriate theme. Please note that if, for example, the author erroneously uploads black and white photos in the free colour theme (or vice versa), the organisers will not be able to rectify this error, so these photos will be judged off-topic by the jury and will therefore not be admitted.
Digital images of all themes must be in JPG format; the size must be 1920 pixels on the long side, with a resolution of 300 dpi (maximum 4 Mb), in both formats color or monochrome. Files must be saved in sRGBcolor space.
The length of the photo titles must not exceed 25 characters.
Each judge will be connected to the central server through the HPCM (Hiho Photo Contest Manager) program for managing photographic competitions provided by HIHO srl.
Each judge will express a vote, for each single photograph, from 3 to 9 according to their liking. Considering that each jury is composed of 3 elements, we will have a minimum vote of 9 and a maximum vote of 27.
The photos of each participant will not be shown to the judges consecutively.
3) All entries must be submitted through the specific form available on https://gfcarpediem.wixsite.com/home website.
When filling in the registration form and in the photo titles, please do not use the following characters: Şş ĞğÇç Ññ Õõ Àà Ää Ââ Éé Èè Êê Ëë Óó Òò Ŏŏ Öö Øø Ôô Ùù Ûû Üü Ÿÿ Îîč
4) The subscription fee is € 40 (for the Eurozone) or 45 US$ (for the area not subject to Eur) per entrant, regardless of the category and is valid for all 4 contests. The fee must be paid via paypal within the form during the registration (e-mail: carpediem.cavriglia@gmail.com). Any entry not accompanied by the subscription fee shall not be admitted and the author of such entry shall not have the right to receive the catalogue of the contest.
The subscription fees for groups are as follows:
• From 10 to 20 Participants: 36,00 Euro (Euro Area) – US$ 41,00 (Other Areas)
• From 21 to 30 Participants: 34,00 Euro (Euro Area) – US$ 38,00 (Other Areas)
• From 31 to 40 Participants: 31,00 Euro (Euro Area) – US$ 35,00 (Other Areas)
• Attention please: for this type of payment please contact the General Chairman Michele Macinai by email: michele.macinai@gmail.com or carpediem.cavriglia@gmail.com
5) The jury’s final decision is unquestionable and incontestable. The organizers shall send the unclaimed prizes at their own expenses but at the recipient risk.
6) Each author can have only one prize in the same section of each competition, but is admitted in different sections of the same contest.
7) AWARDS
Awards for Circuit:
• Trophy Memorial Enzo Righeschi *
• Trophy Mine International *
Awards for each Contest:
• Best Contest Author, FIAP BLU PIN
Awards for each Theme of each Contest:
Free Color Theme:
• Best Work
• 2 Gold Medal
• 1 Silver Medal
• 1 Bronze Medal
• 3 Jury Special Prize (Diplome)
• 16 Honourable Mentions (HM, Ribbon or certificate)
Free Monochrome Theme:
• Best Work
• 2 Gold Medal
• 1 Silver Medal
• 1 Bronze Medal
• 3 Jury Special Prize (Diplome)
• 12 Honourable Mentions (HM, Ribbon or certificate)
People Theme (Color/Monochrome):
• Best Work1
• 2 Gold Medal
• 1 Silver Medal
• 1 Bronze Medal
• 3 Jury pecial Prize (Diplome)
• 12 Honourable Mentions (HM, Ribbon or certificate)
Enviroment Theme:
• Best Work
• 2 Gold Medal
• 1 Silver Medal
• 1 Bronze Medal
• 3 Jury Special Prize (Diplome)
• 12 Honourable Mentions (HM, Ribbon or certificate)
* A total of 16 Best Works will be identified by the jury (1 for each section of each competition), to two of these 16 Best Works the jury will also assign the TROPHY MEMORIAL ENZO RIGHESCHI and the TROPHY MINE INTERNATIONAL.
The aforementioned two additional prizes will be awarded by the jury as follows:
- the best work by an Italian author will also be awarded the TROPHY MEMORIAL ENZO RIGHESCHI, consisting of a plaque depicting a work by Enzo Righeschi;
- the best work by an international author will also be awarded the TROPHY MINE INTERNATIONAL, consisting of a plaque depicting the awarded work.
A total of 390 prizes will be awarded. The gold, silver and bronze medals will be FIAP, GPU, FIAF, UIF or CARPE DIEM
Unclaimed prizes will be sent, at the expense of the organization, at the address indicated in the registration form. The organization, while ensuring every attention in sending, declines all responsibility for any damage or loss, from whatever cause they are generated. Unclaimed prizes will travel at the recipient’s responsibility.
8) CALENDAR
Closing Date : November 17 – 2024
Jury Meeting : November 24 – December 01- 2024
Sending Results : December 8- 2024
Award Ceremony : January 25 – 2025 (Date to be confirmed, as it is subjet the availability of the Mine Museum)
Sending Awards : January 31 - 2025
9) JUDGES
Gran Prix Cavriglia
Marcel van Balken – Netherlands
MFIAP, EFIAP/d3, MPSA, RISF-3, T-FB, BMK, ELDAF, HonFKU, FIAP & PSA Liaison Officer for Netherlands, PSA Country Membership Director Netherlands, Boardmember Royal Dutch Photo Organisation, Chairman Dutch FIAP Group Fotobond
Adela Lia Rusu - Romania EFIAP/d1, EPSA, EDIPA/p MAAFR, Vicepresident Varadinum Foto Club Oradea
Marco Zurla-Italy
AFI, BFI, EFIAF/b, MFA, BFA-BFA/AG, Direttore Artistico UIF
Gran Prix Castelnuovo dei Sabbioni
Guo Jing - China
EFIAP, EPSA, LRPS, GPU Hermes, GPU CR-3
Ross McKelvey – Northern Ireland, UK
MFIAP, MPAGB, EFIAP/p, FIPF
Renzo Mazzola-Italy
EFIAP, AFI, BFI, BFA, MFA, QPSA, E.NPS,VIP 3 CR 3, GM-MASTER
Gran Prix Montegonzi
Jesús Manuel García Flores - Spain
MCEF/b, EFIAP/b, ESFIAP, FIAP Liaison Office for Spain, Director of FIAP Exhibition Center of Torrijos
Tomasz Okoniewski - Poland
EFIAP/d2, MPSA, BPSA, AFRP, GPU CR4, AMoL, GAPU
Antonio Semiglia-Italy
AFI, BFI, EFIAP, EFIAF/b, EPSA, BFA Bronze
Gran Prix Meleto Valdarno
Paul Stanley - Ireland
EFIAP/p ESFIAP, FIPF, Director of the FIAP Photo Academy Online Events
FIAP Liaison Officer for Ireland, Director of the FIAP Exhibition Centre, Dublin
Harjanto Sumawan - Indonesia
ESFIAP, EFIAP/s, A.FPSI G/1, APSA, ARPS, General Secretary FPSI, FIAP Liaison Officer for Indonesia
Eugenio Fieni -Italy
AFI, BFI, EFIAF/b, EFIAP/d3, BFA*, GPU CR3 VIP2
Alternate Judge :
Helen Hanafin - Ireland
EFIAP/p, FIPF
GENERAL CHAIRMAN: Michele Macinai, AFI, EFIAF/s, EFIAP/g, ESFIAP, Director of FIAP World Cup for Clubs
E-mail: michele.macinai@gmail.com Telefono: +39 3355424581
Address: Via Campo Romano N.2, 52021, Frazione Mercatale Valdarno, BUCINE (AR), Italy
10) The catalog will be produced in pdf, with all the winning works, the jury’s report and the list of admissible works and participants. And sent to all participants by email or for Wetransfer.
11) Statistics, minutes of the juries and both winning and admitted photographs will be published in the https://gfcarpediem.wixsite.com/home website and left there until the next edition. All entrants shall receive the results via email.
12) The entrant shall be held responsible in handling any image rights or liberties of the subject matter of the photograph and shall irrevocably consent to the Promoters publishing the photographs, which shall not be used for commercial gain.
13) The acceptance of the works and the awarding of the prizes will be at the sole discretion of the jury.
14) Though the organizers will attempt to treat all submitted work with the utmost care, they are not responsible for any damage or loss that may occur during the sending of entries, whatever the cause.
15) We inform you, pursuant to art. 13 and 14 of EU Regulation 2016/679 of 27/04/2016, hereinafter referred to as GDPR (General Regulation for the Protection of Personal Data), that the personal data provided in the context of the photo contest "3° THE MINE MUSEUM PHOTO INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT Memorial Enzo Righeschi" will be collected and recorded by the CARPE DIEM Photographic Group of Cavriglia (Italy) - on paper, electronic and / or computer and / or telematic supports - protected and treated in a manner suitable to guarantee security and confidentiality in compliance of the provisions of the GDPR. We inform you that the data provided will be used only for purposes strictly connected and instrumental to the event. To this end, as part of the Initiative, your data may be published online on the competition website https://gfcarpediem.wixsite.com/home or / and in the competition catalog. The provision of data is necessary in order to be able to participate in the competition. We inform you that you can exercise In your capacity as an interested party, you have the rights referred to in art. 15 GDPR (including, by way of example only, the rights to obtain confirmation of the existence of data concerning you and their communication in an intelligible form, indication of the methods of treatment, updating, rectification or integration of the data,the cancellation) by sending an informal request to the Data Controller. The data controller is the GRUPPO FOTOGRAFICO CARPE DIEM , with registered office in Via Roma 36 in Cavriglia (AR) through its president, pro tempore, Silvia Sansoni.
16) By participating in the Circuit, the author authorizes the non-profit publication of his images (full or partial) on catalogs, screenings, websites, magazines and whatever else the organizers deem necessary for the promotion of the Circuit itself.
17) ACCEPTANCE OF FIAP REGULATIONS
A) In order to have legal authority on those who do not respect the rules of FIAP, all the entrants expressly agree to FIAP document 040/2023 « Conditions and regulations for FIAP Patronage » and FIAP document 033/2021 « Sanctions for breaching FIAP regulations and the red list ». All participants are 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.”
B) 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 and UIF regulations, the name of the entrant will be released in any form useful to inform the breaches of the rules. We recommend that you leave the EFIX data intact in the files sent to facilitate any investigation. FIAP official documents:
https://www.myfiap.net/documents/DOC%20040_2023_E_PatronageReg.pdf
https://www.myfiap.net/documents/DOC_033_2021_RedList_EN.pdf
18) ACCEPTANCE OF FIAF AND UIF REGULATIONS
Participation in the competition, with the mere sending of photographs to the organisers, constitutes full and unconditional acceptance of these regulations, as well as of the FIAF and UIF Competition Regulations, and takes their knowledge for granted. For anything not expressly specified in these regulations, reference is made to the regulations of the associations that have sponsored the competition and therefore specifically to the general rules of the FIAF and UIF Competition Regulations currently in force.
The works submitted may be subjected to the necessary controls to verify compliance with the established rules. Authors participating in the Nature and "Traditional" (TRAD) sections must submit, upon request, the RAW files of their works, aware that any refusal may result in the annulment of the result achieved and any penalties provided for by the regulations of the promoting associations.
The complete text of the FIAF Competition Rules, which it is the participating author's responsibility to know, is available on the FIAF website (www.fiaf.net) and can also be requested by e-mail from FIAF itself at: dipartimentoconcorsi@fiaf.net. The participants in the Competition, both FIAF and UIF Members and non-FIAF and UIF Members, grant FIAF and UIF the possibility to manage their own participation data and the submitted images, both for the management of the FIAF and UIF Statistics and for the FIAF and UIF Websites deputed to the collection and dissemination of the results of the Competitions sponsored and recommended by FIAF and UIF and of the related awarded and admitted images.
https://fiaf.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/REGOLAMENTO-CONCORSI-REVISIONE-2024_rel-1.1.pdf
19) 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.
20) DEFINITIONS
Monochrome (FIAP 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 colourbecomes a colour work (polychrome) to stand in the colour category; such a work requires colourreproduction in the catalogue of a salon under FIAP Patronage.
People:
This means all pictures depicting men, women, children, peoples or ethnic groups anywhere in the world. Both portrait and set-portrait photos are allowed.
Environment:
This means all pictures taken in any environment in the world, in any situation, with or without the presence of human beings. Photos may be taken in both small and large spaces, in the open countryside or in urban centres. The following are not permitted: close-up portrait photos in which the shooting location cannot be seen, still life, macro or micro photography.
Photographing with the drone:
Taking pictures with the drone requires you to follow the laws that exist in the country they are in using a drone. In addition, there is also an ethical component that tends to safeguard the photographed subject, whether they are people, animals or the environment and that does not interrupt the activities of others.
1. Cannot fly a drone over people for the purpose of photographing their activity, unless they have given you permission in writing.
2. Cannot fly or photograph animals in their natural habitat. Landscape photography is allowed.
3. Many countries have their own rules and regulations governing aerial photography, especially the use of drones. It is the pilot photographer’s responsibility to be informed of the policies of the country or region in which he flies and photographs.
21) Participation in the Contest implies the entrants’ total, unconditional acceptance and the acknowledgment of their entire understanding of these Regulations.
Important information regarding pictures generated by artificial intelligence (AI):
Pictures created by artificial intelligence are not allowed in salons run under FIAP patronage.
PICTURES CREATED BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THIS SALON!
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!