REGULATION

 

1) The �FATA Insurance Group�, under the patronage of the �Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs�, the �F�d�ration Internationale de l�Art Photographique�, the �Italian Federation of Photographic Associations�, organizes the sixth edition of the International Photography Award "Target Agriculture" concerning the agricultural world in all its forms and expressions.

 

2) The Award is divided into three sections:

 

a) AGRICOLTURAL  LANSCAPE

Agricultural landscape is defined as the representation of the rural landscape characterized by the cultivation (cultivated fields and / or land dedicated to the breeding of animals and all the man-made works that enable and encourage the development of agriculture) and by the new era�s agriculture that uses renewable sources of energy, such as solar panels, wind mills, geothermal heat and biomasses. Natural landscapes are all natural areas, even if not marked by the hand of man: such as forests, parks, lakes, mountains, etc..

 

b) FARMING AND ITS FRUITS

Under farming go pictures depicting all the activities that man carries out in the country, aimed at the cultivation and / or breeding of animals (i.e. the processes used in crop production such as the ones used to produce grapes, olives, fruits, cereals and the ones used to breed animals, dairy farming, meat processing etc.). For fruit means the representation of any product of the earth at any time of the stage, from tillage cultivation, to its use.

 

c) AGRICULTURE AS FOOD SOURCE

Under this section go all those pictures that have as subject food production in all of its shades from land produce to animal ones. This section can also accept, among others, images of artisan and industrial production of food and beverages, and finished agricultural food produce, etc.

 

3) The contest is open to amateurs and professionals photographers from all over the world. The works sent by them are rightfully entitled to undergo all the stages of the competition. Organization staff, their closest relatives, the employees of �FATA Assicurazioni S.p.a.�  cannot participate.

 

4) Images accepted in a previous �Target Agriculture� or which, in the opinion of the organisers, are too similar to those accepted in a previous �Target Agriculture�, will not be judged. All images are to be submitted as digital JPG files. Maximum image size range of the long side is between 1920 and 3500 pixels at a resolution of 300 DPI (large files are welcome to improve the quality of the catalogue) and can be submitted exclusively through the dedicated link in the website www.obiettivoagricoltura.it. The title of the works shall be indicated in the entry form that you can find following the appropriate link.

 

5) Each competitor can submit up to four images for each section (max 12 total images). Images can be unconnected ones or they can tell a story connecting the three sections "A", "B" and "C".

 

6) Calendar:

- Closing date: June 30, 2015

- Jury Meeting: July 3/5, 2015

- Award Ceremony: September 26, 2017 (Expo 2015, Milano)

 

7) Entry fees, as a partial contribution to the organisational costs, is � 22.00 or

U.S.$ 30.00 (or 35 IRC) per participant and can be paid as follows:

- PayPal: [email protected]

 

The organisers regret that entries for which no fee is received will not be judged nor returned.

 

8) The �FATA Assicurazioni�, has the right to use, free of charge, the awarded pictures in advertising campaigns, the publication of its printings, advertising supports (6x3 road signs or other dimensions, calendars and so on) on any volumes related to the award, on prints inherent the award ceremony, on internet sites, on media storages (CD, DVD and so on) or for promotional exposures of the award and, anyway, whenever the �FATA Assicurazioni S.p.a� will consider it necessary. The source and the authors of the images are going to be indicated each time.

 

9) Every author is responsible for the contents of their works and participating to this award implies that all entrants must have the sole copyright to each image they submit.

 

10) Works are awarded at the unquestionable discretion of the jury. Awards are not cumulative.

 

11) The jury is composed by:

Giorgio CAGNETTI, General Director FATA Assurances et Dommages S.p.a.

Fabio DEL GHIANDA, AFIAP, AFI, Member of the Executive FIAF

Roberto ROSSI, ESFIAP, AFI, BFI, President of FIAF

Albano SGARBI, EFIAP, HonEFIAP, San Marino

Joe SMITH, AFIAP, Malta

 

12) The Jury reserves, at its unquestionable discretion, not to accept those images whose content could presumably bear damage to organizers and to appoint prizes according to its technical opinion and its culture.

 

13) The organization, while ensuring the utmost care in handling and in displaying the pictures, disclaims any responsibility for loss, fire, theft or damage.

 

14) Prizes can be collected at the award ceremony by the winner or by designated person(s) on his/her behalf. Otherwise, they will be sent home, by courier or by post.

 

15) All participants will receive a catalogue with all awarded works and awide selection of admitted entries.

 

16) We inform you that, according to art. 13 of Leg. Decree 30th of June, 2003, n. 196

(bearing the �Code regarding protection of personal data " herein under abbreviated as

the �Code�), all personal data submitted to the International Photography contest "Obiettivo

Agricoltura� shall be collected and stored by Circolo Fotografico Arno on paper, electronic and/or mechanical and/or telematic means and appropriately handled in order to ensure data integrity and confidentiality in compliance with the Code. The submitted data will be used only to the purpose of this contest. To this end, the organizer reserves the right to display personal data on the web site of the contest (www.obiettivoagricoltura.it) and/or publish it in the catalogue. Entrants must submit their personal data to enter the contest. In compliance with Art. 7 of Legislative Decree 196/2003, entrants have the right to obtain information, at any time, regarding confirmation of the existence of his/her personal data and their disclosure in an intelligible manner, as well as information related to data processing modalities, update, correction, integration and cancellation of data. The above rights are exercised by means of an informal request to the data controller. The data controller is Circolo Fotografico Arno with registered office in Via Roma 2, Figline Valdarno

(Florence) in the person of its pro-tempore president, Mr. Silvano Monchi.

 

17) By entering the Award each participant unconditionally accepts this regulation. Entering also implies full knowledge of the Conditions of Entry.

 

Organization: Circolo Fotografico Arno     -     [email protected]

 

 

 

 

 

     

Organizzazione: Circolo Fotografico Arno

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