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The Scottish International Salon of Photography 2019 is an International Show of Photographic expertise and has received International Patronage and Recognition from: -
The Federation lnternationale de l’Art Photographique (FIAP) (2019/065)
www.fiap.net see also www.patronages.fiap.net
(International Federation of the Art of Photography)
and
Photographic Society of America (PSA) (2019-142)
and
Scottish Photographic Federation
www.scottish-photographic-federation.org
FIAP and PSA accepts the awards and results from the Scottish International Salon towards their World famed photographic distinctions.
The Scottish Salon receives entries from photographers from all around the World, on average from fifty countries with the main support coming fromthe Four Home Countries, and Europe. It is one of only two International Photographic Salons in Scotland, and amongst the oldest in the world, first having been run in 1904.
The Scottish Salon normally offers SIX sections per competition with the following categories: -
Open Monochrome Prints (PSA Large), Open Colour Prints (PSA Large), Nature Prints (PSA ND)
and
Open Monochrome Projected Image (PSA PID Mono), Open Colour Projected Image (PSA PID Color), Nature Projected Image (PSA ND)
The competition is Judged by International Judges, who select approx. 25% of the best photographs to form an Exhibition. A selection of those accepted prints and/or projected images are placed on view to the general public, for two to three weeks during May/June. A colour catalogue is produced to go along with the exhibition (FIAP 4/5*), which lists all of the acceptances and shows a selection of the award winning images and acceptances. Every entrant automatically gets a copy of this.
The Scottish Salon is currently organized, by a central committee from its parent body, the Scottish Photographic Federation, with help from local club personnel as required. Originally SPF member clubs would organize the Salon in rotation, moving from area to area. The SPF still tries to take the three-week exhibition to different locations within Scotland, where gallery facilities are available.
There is a tremendous amount of work in putting on a show of this size, as an annual event, using different venues and locations. As it is now manned with a central core of volunteers, systems are in place to facilitate the handling of entries as they arrive during March and April.
Following that is the judging weekend, two or three hectic days - the results are sent by notification card or email and the unsuccessful entries posted back to their authors. Organising the accepted prints follows, framing and hanging the Exhibition, and producing the Catalogue. Then a short rest during the Exhibition before all hands to the task of returning the prints to the entrants.
All told a very busy four months. Other tasks have to be done during the year; looking for next years venue; producing the entry form for the following Salon; Finding willing sponsors and advertisers for producing the Catalogue.
Both the Scottish Photographic Federation and the Scottish International Salon are non-profit making organizations, run by volunteers from Photographic Societies and Clubs throughout Scotland.
There is a tremendous amount of work in putting on an annual event of this size, and unfortunately the Scottish Salon fell into abeyance for a few years after running its 89th Exhibition in 2008. Our 2013 return saw us receive a the biggest print entry we have ever had. A very big thank you to all our entrants over the years. We are indebted to those who have helped to restore this event in 2013. The introduction of Digital sections to the Print Sections in 2015 again saw us again with the biggest entry we have had in our history.