The Wild 2014

For the fifth consecutive year, the International Photographic Competition THE WILD has received FIAP patronage.

This year, again with thanks to the support of Sliven Municipality, we hope to show in the exhibition an impeccable selection of the richness and beauty of wildlife in Bulgaria and all the countless corners of the world!

Good luck to all who, led by their boundless love for photography and nature, will share their findings and photographic hits.
We are looking forward to your participations…

REGULATIONS

Thematic round:
Wildlife photography

Terms of participation:
Professionals and amateurs from all over the world can take part in this competition.

Three sections:
1. Wild Animals, birds and fish (pictures of insects will not be accepted)
2. Animals in the zoo
3. Landscape
Participants can produce up to 4 pictures in each section.

FIAP Nature Photography definition:
Nature photography depicts living, untamed animals and uncultivated plants in a natural habitat, geology and the wide diversity of natural phenomena like icebergs and others. Minimal evidence of humans Is acceptable for nature subjects, such as barn owls or storks. adapting to an environment modified by humans, or natural forces, like hurricanes or tidal waves, reclaiming it. The original image must have been taken by the photographer, whatever photographic medium is used. Any manipulation or modification to the original image is limited to minor retouching of blemishes and must not alter the content of the original scene. After satisfying the above requirements, every effort should be made to use the highest level of artistic skill in all nature photographs.

Requirements:
This is a digital salon. The pictures may be sent by any of the following methods:
1. submitted on-line in the entry form at the Academy of Photography web site: www.photoacademy.org
2. burned on a single CD (the CD will not be returned) and send to address:
National ACADEMY of PHOTOGRAPHY (BULGARIA) Yanka Kyurkchieva, Post Box 7; 1504 Sofia, BULGARIA.
In the disk must be completed the entry form and entry fees.
The images should be at least 3000 px wide and in JPG compression with maximum file size 8Mb.
The file name should be structured in 4 groups:
The first group should include the country ISO code in two characters (list available on www.photoacademy.org)
The second group should include the number of the section (1 for Wild Animals, birds and fish, 2 Animals in the zoo, 3 for Landscape)
The third group should contain the author’s name (lowercase, no spaces allowed. Example: johnsmith)
The fourth should be a sequential number for the photos, 1 to 4. (Example: gb1johnsmith2.jpg)

Entry fee:
The participation fee is 15 EUR (20 USD) for one section, 20 EUR (25 USD) for two sections
and 25 EUR (30 USD) for three sections. Payment is accepted via PayPal through
the web site (www.photoacademy.org). Cheques are not accepted.
Entries without entry fee will not be judged, and will not be returned.

Awards: FIAP Gold, Silver and Bronze medals and 2 honourable mentions for each separate section.
All participants will receive catalogues.

Jury: Asen Ignatov - CHAIRMAN
Borislav Milovanovic, AFIAP - Serbia
Valentin Pochekanski
Alternates: Yavor Popov

Calendar:
- Closing date: 02.11.2014, (for shipments by mail or courier - postmark date must be up to 01.11.2014);
- Judging: 08.11.2014;
- Notification: 17.11.2014;
- Exhibition opening and awarding: 05.12.2014 - Sliven Art Gallery;
- Catalogue sending: 31.01.2015.
The exhibition will be displayed at other forums as well. Entries that are not paid for will not be judged.
Organizers keep the right to use admitted works for non-commercial aims to promote the THE WILD photo salon.
Your CD, entry form and entry fees must be sent to: