Instagram Photo Contest (Shadow Art) Has Started

COMPETITION TOPIC: “Shadow Art”

COMPETITION SPECIFICATIONS:

• The contest is held only on the Instagram platform.
• Participation in the competition is free.
• Application for FPC competitions is open to everyone from all over the world.
• The photo submitted must fit the theme of the month. Send your best photo to this section.
• Photos must be shared within OCTOBER 2024. Previously published photos will not be evaluated.
• Photos are sufficient to be taken by any image recorder. It is assumed that all permissions have been obtained for photographs taken with a drone.
• Photos produced with artificial intelligence cannot participate in the competition.
• There should not be any text or watermark on the photos.
• The content in the posts should not be contrary to Fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms.
• Political posts containing propaganda cannot be made.
• Posts containing discrimination based on religion, language, race or gender cannot be made.
• Content that will set a negative example cannot be shared.
• Although there is no limit on the number of photos to be uploaded, it is appropriate to upload a maximum of 5 photos. 
• Participants must first follow the official Instagram account of Fotogram Photo Club (FPC) @fotogramphotoclub.
  Photos related to our “Shadow Art” theme can be included in the competition after being shared on participant accounts with the hashtag #fpc_shadow and the tag @fotogramphotoclub.
• Participants in the competition must not change their Instagram user/account names until the competition ends and their Instagram accounts must be public. Users whose posts are private will be deemed not to have participated in the competition, even if they share photos from their accounts using @fotogramphotoclub and #fpc_shadow tags, as their photos will not be visible.
• Apart from simple interventions such as color, sharpness, contrast and saturation, photographs created entirely with computer software or in which a non-existent object/object has been added/removed will not be accepted.
• Participants undertake that they took the photo they shared themselves. Otherwise, the photographer who posted the post is responsible for any legal problems that may arise. After the competition, photographs that receive awards or exhibitions that are determined not to belong to them or do not comply with the rules specified in the specifications will be disqualified, the return of the award will be requested and the place of the disqualified award will be left empty.
• Participants; They accept in advance that they grant the right to use the award-winning and exhibited photographs in all kinds of online and/or printed publications of FPC, on the official website, social media accounts and in various places, by stating their names.
• Every month, the first 3 photographs selected by a selector will be awarded an FPC Certificate of Achievement (PDF).
• Acceptances and awards in this exhibition counts for FPC distinctions.
• The deadline for sending photos is the last day of the month for each month.
• Award-winning participants will be announced on Fotogram Photo Club (FPC) official website (https://www.fotogramphotoclub.com) and social media accounts.
• The selector for October will be Silvana Retter (Germany).
• The jury’s decision is final and no changes can be made.
• Our competition has been approved by Fotogram Photo Club (FPC) with the number 2024-011.