As part of the fifth Kamerat Labour Film Festival (June 19 - June 22, 2025), we are pleased to announce the 4th annual photography tender which will, for the third time, be open internationally. The photographs should once again relate to the subject matter of LABOUR, i.e. work, workers, labour rights, industrial architecture, industrial landscape, machines, tools, etc.

Category A: Labour - Coloured
Category B: Labour - Black and white

Organization:
Javni zavod za kulturo, šport, mladino in turizem Hrastnik
Log 3, 1430 Hrastnik, Slovenia
www.krc-hrastnik.si

Jury Chair

Jani Novak, EFIAP/p, MF FZS

Jury Members

Davorka Trbojević, AFIAP

Žiga Gričnik, EFIAP, KMF FZS

Alternate jury member:

Simon Tanšek, F1 FZS

President of the organizing commitee:

Simon Tanšek

Administrative Associate:

Armand Meterc

President of Hrastnik Photo Club:

Vinko Žagar

We invite you to participate in an international photography competition organized in accordance with the rules of the International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP) and the Photographic Association of Slovenia (FZS). The competition is open internationally.

Salon timeline:

• Submission deadline: May 1, 2025
• Judging: until May 25, 2025
• Announcement of jury results: June 5, 2025
• Screening of accepted works, opening of the Salon of the best works and awarding of prizes: "Labour Film Festival Kamerat", June 21, 2025, Hrastnik, Slovenia
• Sending PDF catalogues: August 31, 2025

Salon categories:

The competition features two categories:

Category A: Labour – Colour
A maximum of 4 colour photos per author should be submitted in this category.

Category B: Labour – Black and white
A maximum of 4 black and white photos per author should be submitted in this category.

Fee, registration and photo submission: The participation fee for the salon is €15 per theme. Should you choose to enter both categories, the total fee will amount to €30. This fee ensures that participants receive a digital PDF catalogue.

The fee should be transferred to the organizer's account with reference "Kamerat international photography salon 2025" either:

- via bank transfer to:
Javni zavod za kulturo, šport, mladino in turizem Hrastnik, Log 3, 1430 Hrastnik, Slovenia
IBAN: SI56 0123 4603 0357 367
BIC: BSLJ SI 2X

- or via PayPal.

paypal.me/krchrastnik

Failure to pay the fee will automatically result in excluding the submitted works from the competition.

The tender is open internationally to amateur and professional photographers. Please note that only photographs created with the help of photographic equipment are accepted. Photographs created with the assistance of artificial intelligence programs are not permitted and will be removed from the competition as such.

Registration form and photo upload:

To submit your application and to upload photographs please use platform:

https://app.rola.si/contest/100/upload

(If you are not already registered on the platform, please create an account to proceed).

A correctly and fully completed application form is a prerequisite for the photographs to be considered during the judging process. The application should be submitted separately for each individual participant. All required information must be entered into the online application form.

The photographs must be entirely the original work of the author, who assumes full responsibility for them. By submitting their application, the author confirms compliance with the FIAP rules:

“The FIAP document 018/2017, 'Conditions and regulations for FIAP Patronage,' and the FIAP document 033/2021, 'Sanctions for breaching FIAP regulations and the red list.' Particularly Chapter II of FIAP document 018/2017, where points II.2 and II.3 pertain to violations and inclusion on the offenders' list (Red List)."

The organizers of the competition do not assume any responsibility for violations of third-party copyright.

Awards for the best works, screening and The Salon:

The jury will review and evaluate the submitted works. The best works will be printed and exhibited. Each participant can only win one prize in each category. The final event with the screening of accepted works and the opening of the salon of the best works will take place as part of the Workers' Film Festival Kamerat between June 19 and 22, 2025 in Hrastnik.

The following prizes of the International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP) and the Photographic Association of Slovenia (FZS) will be awarded in each of the two categories:

• FIAP gold medal and a financial award in the amount of EUR 150
• FZS gold medal and a financial award in the amount of EUR 150
• FIAP silver medal and a financial award in the amount of EUR 100
• FZS silver medal and a financial award in the amount of EUR 100
• FIAP bronze medal and a financial award in the amount of EUR 50
• FZS bronze medal and a financial award in the amount of EUR 50
• Six FIAP Blue Ribbons in each of the two categories

In each of the two categories, three FZS diplomas and three Hrastnik Photo Club diplomas will be awarded.
The winner of the best photograph at the Salon will be awarded a blue FIAP badge.

Judging:

The submitted works will be evaluated by a three-member jury:

• Jani Novak Chair of the Jury, EFIAP/p, MF FZS, member of Jesenice Photographic Society; Slovenia
• Davorka Trbojević AFIAP, member of Zagreb Photo Club; Croatia
• Žiga Gričnik EFIAP, KMF FZS, member of the SVIT Photographers' Association; Slovenia

Alternate member of the jury:
Simon Tanšek F1 FZS, member of Hrastnik Photo Club, director of film photography and associate professor of film and television photography at the AGRFT Academy in Ljubljana, member of the EFA - European Film Academy; Slovenia

Administrative Associate:
Armand Meterc member of Hrastnik Photo club; Slovenia

We reserve the right to change the jury members in case of unforeseen schedule discrepancy or in the event of force majeure. Challenges regarding the composition of the jury or appeals against their decisions will not be considered.

Salon timeline:

• Submission deadline: May 1, 2025
• Judging: until May 25, 2025
• Announcement of jury results: June 5, 2025
• Screening of accepted works, opening of the Salon of the best works and awarding of prizes: "Labour Film Festival Kamerat", June 21, 2025, Hrastnik, Slovenia
• Sending PDF catalogues: August 31, 2025

Photograph submission standards and requirements:

Digital photos are sent in JPG format in the RGB colour space. The resolution of the photos should be 300 dpi. The longer edge should measure no more than 1920 pixels. File size must not exceed 3 MB.

Photographs should not contain any additional artificial borders, watermarks or author's signature.

Each submitted work is required to be labelled with the last name and first name of the author as well as the title of the work in English. Example: last name_first name_photo_title. The photo must have its own unique title. Titles such as “No title”, “IMG_...”, “B01” and similar are not considered valid titles.

File names should only contain letters of the English alphabet. The photo tags on the online application form must match the photo tags in the file names.

The winning photos will be printed and exhibited. Should larger files of photographs be needed for the purposes of the Salon, you will be contacted by the organizer in due course. Submitted photographs that do not meet the standards of the tender will be disqualified. Photos admitted to the previous Labour Photography Salons will not be accepted.

Final provisions:

By submitting their works, the authors agree with the terms and conditions of the tender and consents to the use of their personal data for purposes of communication and publication related to the Salon. The organizers reserve the right to publish the submitted works for non-commercial purposes (to promote the Salon and the Kamerat Labour Film Festival) in printed and digital media, as well as on social media, without prior permission and financial compensation to the author. Each author will receive notification of the results via the e-mail address provided at registration. At the same time, the result will be posted on the organizers' web pages. An electronic catalogue will be published alongside the Salon, which will include all, admitted and award-winning, works as well as the Salon’s information.

Help and information: info@krc-hrastnik.si

All data will be used solely for communication regarding the Photography Salon.

V sklopu petega festivala delavskega filma Kamerat (19.6. - 22.6.2025) bo že četrtič potekal tudi fotografski natečaj, že tretjič bo natečaj mednarodni. Fotografije naj se tudi tokrat nanašajo na temo DELAVSTVO, ki obsega delo, delavce, delavske pravice, industrijsko arhitekturo (tovarne, skladišča...), industrijsko pokrajino, stroje, orodja...

TEMA A DELAVSTVO – BARVNA
TEMA B DELAVSTVO – ČRNO BELA

Organizator:
Javni zavod za kulturo, šport, mladino in turizem Hrastnik
Log 3, 1430 Hrastnik, Slovenia
www.krc-hrastnik.si

Žirija predsednik

Jani Novak, EFIAP/p, MF FZS

Člana:

Davorka Trbojević, AFIAP

Žiga Gričnik, EFIAP, KMF FZS

Rezervni član:

Simon Tanšek, F1 FZS

Predsednik organizacijskega odbora razstave:

Simon Tanšek

Tajnik žirije:

Armand Meterc info@krc-hrastnik.si

Predsednik FK Hrastnik:

Vinko Žagar

Vabimo k sodelovanju na mednarodnem fotografskem natečaju, ki je v skladu s pravili Mednarodne zveze za fotografsko umetnost (FIAP) in Fotografske zveze Slovenije (FZS). Na razstavi lahko sodelujejo fotografi vsega sveta. Natečaj ima dve temi:

Koledar prireditve:

• Sprejem del: 1.maj 2025
• Žiriranje: do 25.maj 2025
• Obvestilo o žiriranju: 5. junij 2025
• Odprtje razstave in podelitev nagrad: 21. junij 2025
• Pošiljanje PDF katalogov: 31.avgust 2025

Kategorije natečaja:

Natečaj ima dve kategoriji:

TEMA A DELAVSTVO – BARVNA

En avtor lahko sodeluje z največ 4 barvnimi fotografijami na temo A Delavstvo – Barvna.

TEMA B DELAVSTVO – ČRNO BELA

En avtor lahko sodeluje z največ 4 črno belimi fotografijami na temo A Delavstvo – Črno bela.

Pristojbina, prijava in pošiljanje fotografij: Pristojbina za udeležbo na razstavi znaša 15€ za posamezno temo. S tem si udeleženec zagotovi prejem digitalnega PDF kataloga. Pristojbino nakažite na račun organizatorja s pripisom »Foto natečaj DELAVSTVO«

- preko bančnega nakazila:
Javni zavod za kulturo, šport, mladino in turizem Hrastnik, Log 3, 1430 Hrastnik, Slovenia
IBAN: SI56 0123 4603 0357 367
BIC: BSLJ SI 2X

- ali preko PayPal-a.

paypal.me/krchrastnik

Fotografije, za katere ne bo plačana kotizacija, ne bodo žirirane. Na fotografskem natečaju lahko sodelujejo ljubiteljski in poklicni fotografi vsega sveta. Na razpis se sprejemajo samo fotografije ustvarjene s pomočjo fotografske opreme. Kreacije, ustvarjene s pomočjo programov umetne inteligence niso dovoljene.

Prijava in nalaganje fotografij:

Za oddajo vaše prijave in nalaganje fotografij uporabite platformo:

https://app.rola.si/contest/100/upload

(Če še niste registrirani na platformi, ustvarite svoj račun).

Pravilno in popolno izpolnjena prijavnica je pogoj, da bodo fotografije upoštevane pri žiriranju. Prijava se odda za vsakega udeleženca posebej. V spletno prijavnico je potrebno vnesti vse zahtevane podatke.

Fotografije morajo biti v celoti avtorsko delo sodelujočega, za kar ta tudi prevzema vso odgovornost. Da avtor v zvezi s pravili v celoti sledi zahtevam FIAP ob prijavi k sodelovanju na spletni prijavnici potrdi z klikom na kvadratek ob katerem se nahaja tekst: Izjavljam, da sem seznanjen in se strinjam z vsebino dokumenta FIAP 018/2017 »Conditions and regulations for FIAP Patronage« in dokumenta FIAP 033/2021 »Sanctions for breaching FIAP regulations and the red list«. Zlasti poglavja II v dokumentu FIAP 018/2017, kjer se točki II.2 in II.3 nanašata na kršitve in vpis na seznam kršiteljev (Red list).

Organizatorji natečaja ne prevzemajo nobene odgovornosti za kršenje avtorskih pravic tretjih oseb.

Nagrade za najboljša dela, projekcija in razstava:

Žirija bo pregledala in ocenila prispela dela. Najboljša dela bodo natisnjena in razstavljena. Vsak udeleženec lahko v vsaki temi dobi samo eno nagrado. Sklepna prireditev s projekcijo sprejetih del in z odprtjem razstave najboljših del bo v sklopu Festivala delavskega filma Kamerat med 19. in 22.6.2025 v Hrastniku.

Podeljene bodo sledeče nagrade Mednarodne zveze za fotografsko umetnost (FIAP) in Fotografske zveze Slovenije (FZS):

• Zlata medalja FIAP in finančna nagrada v višini 150 EUR
• Zlata medalja FZS in finančna nagrada v višini 150 EUR
• Srebrna medalja FIAP in finančna nagrada v višini 100 EUR
• Srebrna medalja FZS in finančna nagrada v višini 100 EUR
• Bronasta medalja FIAP in finančna nagrada v višini 50 EUR
• Bronasta medalja FZS in finančna nagrada v višini 50 EUR
• Šest častnih trakov FIAP v vsaki od dveh kategorij

V vsaki od dveh kategorij bodo podeljene tudi tri diplome FZS in tri diplome Foto kluba Hrastnik.
Najboljši avtor na razstavi bo prejel modro značko FIAP.

Žiriranje:

Prispela dela bo ocenila tričlanska žirija v sestavi:

• Jani Novak predsednik žirije, EFIAP/p, MF FZS, član Fotografskega društva Jesenice, Slovenija
• Davorka Trbojević AFIAP, članica Foto kluba Zagreb, Hrvaška
• Žiga Gričnik EFIAP, KMF FZS, član Društva fotografov SVIT, Slovenija

Rezervni član žirije:
Simon Tanšek F1 FZS, član Foto kluba Hrastnik, direktor filmske fotografije in izredni profesor filmske in televizijske slike na Akademiji AGRFT v Ljubljani, član Evropske filmske akademije EFA, Slovenija

Tajnik žirije:
Armand Meterc član Foto kluba Hrastnik

Pridržujemo si pravice do spremembe žirije v primeru zadržanosti katerega izmed članov. Na izbor žirije se ni možno pritožiti.

Koledar prireditve:

• Sprejem del: 1.maj 2025
• Žiriranje: do 25.maj 2025
• Obvestilo o žiriranju: 5. junij 2025
• Odprtje razstave in podelitev nagrad: 21. junij 2025
• Pošiljanje PDF katalogov: 31.avgust 2025

Tehnične zahteve za pripravo datotek:

Za razstavo se pošilja digitalne fotografije v JPG formatu v RGB barvnem prostoru. Ločljivost fotografij naj bo 300 dpi. Daljša stranica naj meri največ 1920 pikslov. Velikost datoteke ne sme presegati 3 MB.

Fotografije morajo biti brez dodatnih umetnih obrob, brez vodnega žiga in brez podpisa avtorja.

Vsako delo mora biti označeno s priimkom in imenom avtorja ter naslovom dela obvezno v angleščini. Primer: priimek_ime_naslov_dela. Fotografija mora imeti svoj unikatni naslov. “No title”, “IMG_...”, “B01” in podobno, ne šteje kot naslov!

V imenu datotek naj bodo izključno črke angleške abecede. Označitve fotografij na spletni prijavnici se morajo ujemati z označitvami fotografij v imenih datotek.

Nagrajene fotografije bodo natisnjene in razstavljene. Za morebitne potrebe razstave vas bomo kontaktirali za večje datoteke. Fotografije, ki ne bodo ustrezale razpisanim pogojem bodo izločene. Fotografije sprejete na prejšnji razstavi Delavstvo ne bodo žirirane.

Končne določbe:

Avtor z oddajo del na razstavo soglaša z razpisnimi pogoji in s tem, da se njegovi podatki uporabijo v namene obveščanja in objavljanja o razstavi. Prireditelji si pridržujemo pravico do objave del v nekomercialne namene (za promocijo razstave in Festivala delavskega filma Kamerat) v tiskanih in digitalnih medijih ter v socialnih omrežjih brez predhodnega dovoljenja ali plačila avtorju. Vsak avtor bo prejel obvestilo o rezultatih po mailu, ki ga je navedel ob prijavi, rezultati pa bodo objavljeni tudi na spletnih straneh organizatorjev. Ob razstavi bo izdan elektronski katalog, ki bo vseboval sprejeta in nagrajena dela ter podatke o razstavi.

Vse informacije in pomoč: info@krc-hrastnik.si

Vsi podatki se bodo uporabljali zgolj za obveščanje o razstavi.