6th ONYX 2022 International Exhibition of Photography

Description

Onyx International Exhibition of Photography is open for amateur and professional photographers from all over the world. The exhibition is conformed to the rules of Photographic Society of America (PSA), Global Photographic Union (GPU) and Image Colleague Society (ICS). This exhibition is PSA approved and acceptances received by PSA members are eligible for PSA Star Ratings, listing in the world-wide PSA Who’s Who of Photography and credited towards the PSA Distinctions of QPSA, PPSA, EPSA, MPSA, MPSA2 and GMPSA, GMPSA/B, GMPSA/S, GMPSA/G and GMPSA/P. Acceptances in this exhibition are also eligible for ICS, GPU and Campina Photographic Exhibitions Society (CPE) Distinctions.

Recognitions:

Photographic Society of America, PSA: 2022 - 101

Global Photographic Union, GPU: L220017

Image Colleague Society International, ICS: 2022 - 2203

SECTIONS

ONYX 2022 has 5 sections, all digital, FULLY PSA APPROVED:

- COLOR OPEN – PSA PID Color

- COLOR PEOPLE – PSA PID Color

- MONOCHROME OPEN – PSA PID Monochrome

- TRAVEL (color or monochrome) – PSA PTD

- NATURE (color or monochrome) – PSA ND

Each entrant may submit a maximum 4 images in one section. The target range for acceptances is 29% - 35%. The jury will accord a total of 176 High Quality Awards!

THE BENEFITS OF PARTICIPATION:

- Acceptances from this exhibition count for the Merit Distinctions of our society - Campina Photographic Exhibitions Society. CPE Merit Distinctions are: Artist, Excellence, Master and Grand Master! The holders of the CPE distinctions receive a printed certificate, the badge and a presentation gallery on the CPE website!

Application is free of charge. Also there are no costs for postage!

- TOP 25 BEST AUTHORS of Campina Photographic Exhibitions Society! Participate and enter in Best Top!

This top is made annually after the acceptances and awards from our 2 exhibitions CAMPINA and ONYX.

- Participate and obtain Distinctions for Services of our society - Campina Photographic Exhibitions Society.

CPE Distinctions for Services are: Excellence Service, Master Service and Grand Master Service!

Distinctions are offered for the number of participations in our exhibitions!

- We offer Acceptance Certificates!

- We offer very special medals handmade created by plastic artists!

- Report Card with individual judge's scores for each participant!

- Low entry fees with discounts for groups and clubs!

- Acceptances count for PSA, GPU, ICS and CPE Distinctions!

- Maximum acceptances set by PSA rules!

- More medals and awards every year! PSA, GPU, ICS and CPE Medals and Honorable Mentions!

- You can win from the many awards available in exhibition, 176 Total High Quality Medals and Awards!

- High judging standards according to PSA rules!

- High Quality Print Exhibition and Public Video Projections in many locations to promote accepted and awarded works!

- Permanent gallery with all accepted and awarded works on exhibition website!

- This edition we offer more special medals handmade created by plastic artists!

- Awards are shipped with the premium recommended postal service with track number!

EXHIBITION CALENDAR

Closing date: 1 March 2022

Judging: 11 – 20 March 2022

Notification (E-mail): 28 March 2022

Result, all accepted images and awards, will be posted on our website:

www.campinaexhibitions.net/onyx/Results

EDAS PSA reports: 17 April 2022

Catalog: 7 May 2022

Public Exhibition: 7 May 2022

Acceptances Certificates sent: 15 May 2022

Awards sent: 18 May 2022

SUBMISSION OF WORKS

ONLINE ENTRY FORM (preferred method)

Authors must fill out an Online Entry Form on the official website and submit entries online:

www.campinaexhibitions.net/onyx/EntryForm

AWARDS – TOTAL 176 HIGH QUALITY MEDALS AND AWARDS!

For each section:

PSA Gold Medal

2 Campina Exhibitions Gold Medal

2 Campina Exhibitions Silver Medal

2 Campina Exhibitions Bronze Medal

3 PSA Honorable Mentions

4 ICS Certificate of Honorable Mentions

5 Campina Exhibitions Honorable Mentions

15 ONYX Honorable Mentions

Additional for Color Open Section will be awarded:

GPU Gold Medal

ICS Gold Medal

2 GPU Honorable Mentions

BEST AUTHOR - Special Award Plaque

BEST CLUB - Special Award Plaque

Plus more Club and Individual Special Awards Plaques!

We will increase the number of individual awards and club awards if we have many participants!

The jury reserves the right to grant additional awards depend on the total number of the entrants. Each author can receive only one award in each section. The decision of the Jury is final and irrevocable.

All participants will receive a report card via e-mail with all his/her scores. The results of the exhibition will also be published on the website of the competition.

On the exhibition website will be published permanent gallery with all accepted and awarded works.

We offer certificates of acceptance to all accepted authors (electronic format).

JUDGES

For all 5 sections: Color Open, Color People, Monochrome Open, Travel and Nature.

- Tibor Jakab, EFIAP/gold, FPSA, MPSA, ASIIPC, Hon.FPSG, Hon.FICS, GM.ICS, Hon.PESGSPS.

PSA Liaison Officer

Romania

- dr. Teodor Radu Pantea, EFIAP/silver, EH.ISF, PSA*(CS), PSA**(PPD), PSA**(PJ), PSA***(CPID), Hon.ICS, F.ICS, AICS, Hon.F.PAD, Hon.F.ICS, E.USPA, F.SWAN, Hon.F.SWAN, E.FMPA, Hon.IPS, Hon.FKSS, M.AAFR, Hon.AAFR, Hon.TAMA, Hon.API, UAPR, Hon.FPSBP, BPICS, GMICS.

Vice President ICS Int. Board Director

Romania

- Mircea Anghel, A.FIAP, HON.FICS

Romania

Exhibition Chairman:

Razvan Baleanu, E.PSA, B.PSA, A.FIAP, GPU CR2, Hon.FICS, Hon.MICS, ES.USPA, Hon.EFMPA, Hon.WPG, HON.F.WPG, Hon.WPAI, Hon.PESGSPC, GPA.PESGSPC, Hon.FSAP, Hon.EUSPA, Hon.FPPS, Hon.FTPAS, Hon.EIUSF, Hon.FSWAN, Hon.FOZIPS, Hon.HKNPS, CMP.PPI, HA.PPI, Hon.FCPA, Hon.FGNG, Hon.AMAP, Hon.APF, Hon.GMGNG, Hon.FPMP, Hon.PIPC, Hon.M.TPAS, Hon.NVPC, Hon.G.MWPG, E.AAFR, A.ICS, A.WIEP.

President of Campina Photographic Exhibitions Society of Romania

DISTINCTIONS - CAMPINA PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITIONS SOCIETY

The distinctions are granted for the acceptances obtained at the all editions from our exhibitions!

Acceptances from 6th ONYX 2022 count for CPE Distinctions!

In recognition and to reward our participants we offer a system of Photographic Distinctions!

Campina Photographic Exhibitions Society Distinctions are: ARTIST Title, EXCELLENCE Title, MASTER Title and GRAND MASTER Title.

The holders of the CPE distinctions receive a printed certificate, the badge and a presentation gallery on the CPE website! Additional for Grand Master Distinction, author will receive a Special Award Plaque!

Application for distinctions is free of charge; also there are no costs for postage.

For all information’s please visit: www.campinaexhibitions.net/distinctions-application

TOP 25 BEST AUTHORS - CAMPINA PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITIONS SOCIETY

This ranking is based on the acceptances and awards from our 2 annual exhibitions CAMPINA and ONYX, from all sections. This top is made annually after the end of the exhibitions season.

The classification calculation is made after judge’s scores from all sections in our 2 exhibitions. In case of equality between 2 or more authors, they will be classified by our international judges (Tibor Jakab, Teodor Radu Pantea and Mircea Anghel).

Authors will receive the Medals, Awards and Certificates by post office, free of charge; also there are no costs for postage.

For all information’s please visit: www.campinaexhibitions.net/top-25/

PUBLIC EXHIBITION

Awards Ceremony, Public Projection and Print Exhibition 7 May 2022

Campina House of Culture, Romania

Digital Slide Show program will be displayed using a Full HD Projector. Sony VPL-HW45 - 1920x1080.

High Quality Print Exhibition and Public Video Projections will be hold in many locations to promote accepted and awarded works!

The printed exhibition will contain a selection of awarded and accepted photographs.

The exhibition will be open to the public in the period: 7 May 2022 - 7 June 2022.

We welcome your participation in our exhibition!

For all information’s please visit 6th ONYX 2022 website: www.campinaexhibitions.net/onyx