Best Author Award 2025

With 17 accepted images, the best author is Jean-Claude Bertin (France).
The ranking of the best author is carried out according to the rules of the FIAP (highest number of acceptances in all sections).
Gallery

Best club 2025

This year, the winning club is the “les photophiles de Villennes” (France).
The best club is the one that brings together on its 8 best images the highest score.
Gallery

OPEN MONOCHROME

Photos : 1035 photos received / 305 accepted (29,5%)
Gallery

“STAIR(S)” Monochrome

Photos : 702 photos received / 210 accepted (29,9%)
Gallery

OPEN COLOR

Photos : 1046 received / 313 accepted (29,9%)
Gallery

“INTERTIONAL BLUR” Color

Photos : 700 photos received / 192 accepted (27,4%)
Gallery

“THE BEAUTY OF THE GESTURE” Color

Photos : 543 received / 140 accepted (25,8%)
Gallery

PDF Catalog

Catalogue 2025.

Participants list

Status list.

3,496 images were received for the exhibition in the 5 sections offered this year. 34 different nationalities were represented.

We warmly thank our jury members Carmen LEARDINI, Fernand BRAUN and Régis RAMPNOUX for their patient and rigorous work.

We are pleased to announce the winners of our 2 grand prizes as well as the award-winning images for each category.

Best Author Award 2024

With 17 accepted images, the best author of the Salon Daguerre 2024 is Marcel Van BALKEN, Netherlands.

The ranking of the best author is carried out according to the rules of the FIAP (highest number of acceptances in all sections). Gallery

Best club 2024

The best club is the one that brings together on its 8 best images the highest total of the scores awarded. This year, the winning club is the Collectif “Capteur de lumière”, a French club from the city of Joigny sur Meuse. Gallery

Section A : “Open, monochrome”.

966 photos were received, 281 were accepted (29,1%). Gallery

Section B : “Backlighting”.

619 photos were received, 158 were accepted (25,5%). Gallery

Section C : ​“Open, color”.

1060 were received, 265 were accepted (25,0%). Gallery

Section D : ​“Rainy days”.

495 photos were received, 140 were accepted (28,3%). Gallery

Section E : “Sign language”

356 photos were received, 105 were accepted (29,5%). Gallery

Catalog and Gallery

A gallery with all accepted photos can be seen here. The catalog (PDF, 36MB) can be downloaded here.

Submissions are open!

Calendar

Subscriptions will be opened on Saturday, March 15th, 2024 and close on Sunday, September 22nd, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. Paris time. Judging will take place from October 11th  to October 13th, 2024.

Sections

The competition is in digital images and includes 5 sections :

“Open monochrome”
monochrome only

All techniques are allowed. Creativity is allowed in this category. The images must be monochrome, and correspond to the PSA and FIAP : See definition of “Open” Monochrome photography (section 13.1) in the Salon Rules

“Backlighting”
monochrome only

For the submitted images, the light source must be behind the person, object or whatever is the subject of the photograph.  In other words, the light (whether natural or artificial)  is opposite the photographer and the subject is lit up from behind.  Play around with light, shadow, contrast.

This section is a Monochrome section and COLOR IMAGES are NOT allowed in that section.

“Open color”
color only – monochrome not allowed

All techniques are allowed. Creativity is allowed in this category.

An important remark is that MONOCHROME IMAGES are NOT allowed in that section. See definition of “Open Color” section in the Salon Rules

“Rainy days”
color only – monochrome not allowed

Bring out your raincoats and umbrellas!  We will be looking for images of falling rain, from a few drops to a real downpour, as well as the traces left by rain on streets, cars, plants, etc. Subjects may include drenched passers-by, children playing in a puddle, raindrops on windows revealing a barely visible landscape or streetscape beyond.  The possibilities are endless, and may involve everything from the use of wide angle lenses to macrophotography.

An important remark is that MONOCHROME IMAGES are NOT allowed in that section.

Sign Language
color only – monochrome not allowed

On the ground, walls, or on signboards; in streets, stations, subways, shopping centers, museums, hospitals … signs are all around us.  They show us the way, tempt us, forbid us….  Make use of the graphic nature of signage with its repetitions, its contradictions, or its connection to the surrounding environment. Obviously signs must be a key element in your composition.

An important remark is that MONOCHROME IMAGES are NOT allowed in that section.

Prize awards

Awards for best authors and best club :

• A prize of 300 euro and a special FIAP blue badge will reward the Salon Daguerre Best Author.
• A prize of 400 euro will reward the best Club.

Awards for each section of the exhibition, according to ranking order :

• Gold medals from PSA, FIAP, FPF will reward best works,
• Silver medals from PSA, FIAP, FPF will reward best works,
• 4 FIAP blue ribbons will reward each judge’s favorite choice or best works not already rewarded.

FPF trophies will reward the best FPF authors obtaining the maximum of ranking (one trophy per section).

Jury members

• Carmen LEARDINI, AFIAP, HonFLPA, Luxemburg,
• Fernand BRAUN, AFIAP, HonFLPA, Luxemburg,
• Régis RAMPNOUX, MPSA, EFIAP, France.

Carmen LEARDINI is a native of Luxembourg and is recognised as an AFIAP artist and gold badge holder of the Luxembourg federation of artistic photography (honFLA).

Fernand BRAUN

Fernand BRAUN is a native of Luxembourg and is recognised as an AFIAP artist and gold badge holder of the Luxembourg federation of artistic photography (honFLA).

Régis RAMPNOUX

Régis has been a member of the Paris Val-de-Bièvre Photo Club since 2001.

Régis RAMPNOUX has been awarded the title of Excellence Gold by the International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP) and Master of the PSA.

Passionate about photography, he likes to use techniques such as polaroid transfers, prisms and filters. He likes to play with his models, making them converse with different objects. These interactions give rise to new ideas that renew his visual imagination.

Patronage FIAP : 2024/435 ; FPF 2024/10 ; PSA 2024/1371

1. Promoter

The 17th Salon International Daguerre exhibition, hereafter named “Salon Daguerre” or “Exhibition”, is organized by:

• Photoclub Paris Val-de-Bièvre – 28 ter rue Gassendi 75014 PARIS – France.
• Chairman: Emmanuel Lore
• Email of chairman: commissaire@salondaguerre.paris
• Website: https://www.salondaguerre.paris/nouveau-site

2. Participants

The competition is open to anyone: non-professional and professional photographers aged 18 or more.

3. Sections for the digital /projected images

The competition is in digital images and includes 5 sections :

• Section A: “Open monochrome” (PID Monochrome – Monochrome only),
• Section B: “Backlighting” (PID Monochrome – Monochrome only),
• Section C: “Open color” (PID Color) – color only – monochrome not allowed,
• Section D: “Rainy days” (PID Color) – color only – monochrome not allowed,
• Section E: “Sign Language” (PID Color) – color only – monochrome not allowed.

Entries are limited to 4 images per author and per section, ie a maximum number per author of 20 photos. An image that has already been accepted in a previous edition of Salon Daguerre cannot be resubmitted.

4. Entry fees

1. Individual fees-any country

1. Club fees

For a club from any country, the pricing principle is the following:

• The club will be charged for each participant as follow: 

• Nevertheless, the Club fee can be discounted as follow:

Entry fees must be paid when registering images on the salon dedicated website.

Payment is made by PayPal or by credit card via PayPal.

Entries without receipt of payment will neither be judged nor projected.

5. Calendar

Subscriptions will be opened on Saturday, March 15th, 2024.

• Closing date: Sunday, September 22nd, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. Paris time
• Judging : From October 11th  to October 13th, 2024
• Notifications of results : October 20st, 2024
• Projections : November 7th, 2024
• Online gallery posted by: December 12th, 2024
• Catalog online by : December 12th, 2024
• Award mailed by: December 12th, 2024

6. Jury members

• Carmen LEARDINI, AFIAP, HonFLPA, Luxemburg,
• Fernand BRAUN, AFIAP, HonFLPA, Luxemburg,
• Régis RAMPNOUX, MPSA, EFIAP, France.

7. Prize awards – A total of 700 euro prize money

Awards for best authors :

• A prize of 300 euro and a special FIAP blue badge will reward the Salon Daguerre Best Author.
  The ranking of the best author and of the best woman author will be carried out according to the rules of the FIAP (more acceptances all sections combined).

Awards for each section of the exhibition, according to ranking order :

• Gold medals from PSA, FIAP, FPF will reward best works,
• Silver medals from PSA, FIAP, FPF will reward best works,
• 4 FIAP blue ribbons will reward each judge’s favorite choice or best works not already rewarded.
  Each image will receive 1 sole award.
• FPF trophies will reward the best FPF authors obtaining the maximum of ranking (one trophy per section).

Award for the best Club :

• A prize of 400 euro will reward the best Club.
  To participate to the best club ranking, the 3 following conditions are required:
  • The club being affiliated with a national photographic federation,
  • Presenting at least images of 3 photographers,
  • Obtaining 8 or more accepted images.

The best club will be the one that combines its best 8 images, the highest ranking. In case of ex-aequo, the final decision will be made by the judges. They will choose between the clubs with the same awarded points.

Each author receives the notification of his results to the e-mail address he has previously communicated when he gets inscribed.

8. Catalog of the competition

A catalog containing the winning photographs and many accepted images is made available to all participants, digitally.

The catalogue will be downloadable by using a link that will be provided to each author.
The catalogue will be available as well on the salon website (https://www.salondaguerre.paris/nouveau-site ) as well as the accepted images.

9. Exhibition requirements

Image and entry requirements This exhibition is open to anyone; however, an entry may be rejected when the Sponsor or the Exhibition Organizers, in their reasonable discretion, believes the entry does not conform to exhibition rules and these ES-COE. Membership in any photographic organization is not required.

Entries will not be accepted from any entrant who is on the PSA Penalties List for Ethics Violation. Entry fees are not refundable in these circumstances.

Image creation and ownership: In all sections of the exhibition, images must originate as photographs made by the entrant. They may not incorporate identifiable images produced by anyone else (for example: clip art, replacement skies, or stock images). Images created in whole or in part by image creation software (frequently called ‘AI’ images) are not allowed. Editing or alteration of images is permitted within the limits specified in the relevant section definitions that are available here https://psa-photo.org/page/division-definitions

Any person submitting or attempting to submit a totally AI generated image that does not begin with a light capture from the maker, from any Photographic Society of America exhibition, social media, event, or publication, other than for editorial purposes, shall be prohibited from PSA for a period of from 3 years to life.

FIAP Honours : In conformity with the documents published by FIAP concerning their Distinctions, the acceptances in salons under FIAP Patronage will be taken into account for AFIAP, AV-AFIAP, EFIAP, EFIAP levels, AV-EFIAP, AV- EFIAP Levels, CAFIAP and CEFIAP distinctions.

PSA Star Ratings : To receive proper Star ratings credit from PSA, entrants must provide their names and country exactly the same way in each exhibition. Aliases are not permitted. Please contact PSA in the event of name changes or relocating to another country. Using one’s name differently in different exhibition exposes the entrant to the risk that many of their acceptances may not be recognized by PSA Star Ratings.

Reproduction : The entrant permits the sponsors to reproduce all or part of the entered material free of charge for publication and/or display in media related to the exhibition. This may include low resolution posting on a website. The Photographic Society of America (PSA) may request specific permission from entrants to reproduce entered images in its educational materials. The terms of that permission will be mutually agreed between the entrant and PSA except in the circumstances where the entered image is found to breach the PSA Ethics Policy. In those circumstances the image may be reproduced by PSA, without the entrant’s further permission, for educational purposes to illustrate serious exhibition rule violations. For those reproductions, the entrant’s name will be withheld. 

Entries will not be accepted from entrants who indicate that their images may not be reproduced in materials related to the exhibition.  The exhibition assumes no liability of any misuse of copyright

Re-use of accepted images : Any image that has been accepted in this exhibition, past or present, may not be entered again in the same Division Star Ratings Class in any future instances of this exhibition. It may, of course, be entered in any other PSA recognised exhibitions but must always have the same title. Re-titling in another language is not allowed.

Entry : An Entry consists of, up to and including, four (4) images entered by a single entrant into the same Section. An entrant may only enter a specific Section once. Entrants may not enter identical or similar images into the same section or different sections of the same exhibition. Similar is defined as almost identical in subject, composition, props, lighting, or technique so that a reasonable person viewing the entries together would decide the entrant has duplicated the previous image except for minor changes.

Titles : Each image must have a unique title that relates to the content of the image. That unique title must be used for entry of that image or of an identical Image into any and all PSA-Recognized exhibitions. Titles must be 35 characters or fewer. No titles may be visible to the judges, and nothing in the image may identify the entrant. Titles may not include file extensions such as .jpg or .jpeg (or any other camera capture filenames such as IMG 471). Titles may not consist of personal identifiers possibly augmented by a number; or include words such as “untitled” or “no title”. Titles may not consist solely of numbers unless those numbers are prominently contained within the image, such as a contestant number in a race.

Color and Monochrome : Color and Monochrome images from the same capture that share substantial pictorial content in common will be considered the same image and must be given the same title.

10. Sending images

The registration and the transfer of images have to be made on the website: www.salondaguerre.paris

Images will be uploaded in JPEG format on the Salon Daguerre website, using the indicated procedure.

Image size must not exceed 1920 pixels in “horizontal” and 1080 pixels in “vertical”.

Portrait orientation images should be no larger than 1080 pixels in “vertical” dimension.

The image file size must not exceed 2Mo.

Non compliant images will be rejected during the uploading procedure.

Copyright: Photos submitted must be free of any constraint and must not in any way prejudice the rights of any natural or legal person whatsoever. All parts of the image must be photographed by the author who holds the copyright of all the works presented.

No title or participant identification should be visible on the image.

The Exhibition will be conducted in accordance with the rules of the PSA and of FIAP : An entrant’s images will not be presented to the judges consecutively. An entrant’s four images will be distributed throughout four rounds of judging in that section. Distribution of images will be in the same round order as submitted by the entrant. At no stage will a judge be able to view all the entrant’s images together.

11. Judging method

Judging will take place at Photoclub Paris Val-de-Bièvre, 28 ter, rue Gassendi, 75014 Paris-France.

All judges will take place in the same area in order to view images altogether. All Jury will Judge all sections.  Award session will be done at the same venue by all jury present viewing the images together.

The digital images will be displayed on a 4K Panasonic TX-55GZ1000 screen which will be color calibrated.
This projection equipment will display the images at exactly 100% of their resolution (that is, that the images will not be enlarged beyond their native resolution).

Accepting images: The jury selects the accepted images and its decisions are final. Targeted acceptance ratio will be no more than 30%, to comply with FIAP and PSA acceptance ratio.

12. Data protection

By entering this exhibition, you are explicitly consenting to the personal details you have supplied, including physical addresses, email addresses, being held, processed and used by the exhibition organizers for purposes associated with this exhibition. You also explicitly consent to such information being sent to organizations that have accorded official recognition, patronage or accreditation to this exhibition. You acknowledge, agree and accept that by entering this exhibition, your participation status which includes your first and last name, name of the country used during registration at the exhibition, number of sections entered and number of photos entered in those sections will be made public in a published status list and that the results of your entry shall be made public in exhibition gallery, exhibition catalog. You also agree and accept the policy regarding non-compliance to the rules of PSA.

You agree as well the policies regarding breaches of rules of the FIAP.

As such, the reproductions of the photographs can be used in various communication tools of the Photoclub Paris Val-de-Bièvre (website, show site, Facebook, Instagram, publications as well as for the show catalog) without commercial use.
The organizers cannot, under any circumstances, be held responsible for any disputes and disputes.

13. Definitions of sections

All submissions must conform to the following definitions to be accepted and validated by all International Organizations granting recognition or patronage.

Statement on Subject Matter applicable to all sections :

The fundamental rule that must be observed at all times and applies to all sections offered in exhibitions with PSA recognition is that the welfare of living creatures is more important than any photograph. This means that practices such as baiting of subjects with a living creature and removal of birds from nests, for the purpose of obtaining a photograph, are highly unethical, and such photographs are not allowed in any exhibition with PSA recognition.  Under no circumstances may a living creature be placed in a situation where it will be killed, injured or stressed for the purpose of obtaining a photograph. Images that show live creatures being fed to captive animals, birds or reptiles are not permitted under any circumstances.

There are also concerns about the use of aerial photography, drones, helicopters, low flying aircraft. These should not cause any interference with other individuals or animals which causes a disturbance in their normal activity or disrupt the way any individuals or animals interact with their environment.  Entrants in PSA recognized exhibitions should comply with all relevant laws and regulations, associated with aerial photography, in the country in which the image was taken.  

Entry into PSA recognized exhibitions is conditional on accepting these policies.  The content of images must comply with the General Conditions and with the Division and Section definitions listed in these conditions. Images that – in the sole opinion of the judges- do not comply, will be disqualified so the entrant may be aware of the problem when considering entry into other exhibitions with PSA recognition.

13.1 Section “Open Monochrome” PID-MONOCHROME

All techniques are allowed. Creativity is allowed in this category. The images must be monochrome, and correspond to the PSA and FIAP definitions below :

Definition of monochrome image (PSA)

An image is considered to be Monochrome only if it gives the impression of having no color (i.e. contains only shades of grey which can include pure black and pure white) OR it gives the impression of being a greyscale image that has been toned in one color across the entire image. (For example by Sepia, red, gold, etc.) A greyscale or multi-colored image modified or giving the impression of having been modified by partial toning, multi-toning or by the inclusion of spot coloring does not meet the definition of monochrome and shall be classified as a Color Work.

Definition of monochrome image (FIAP)

A black and white work fitting from the very dark grey (black) to the very clear grey (white) is a monochrome work with the various shades of grey.

A black and white work toned entirely in a single color will remain a monochrome work able to stand in the black and white category; such a work can be reproduced in black and white in the catalogue of a salon under the FIAP Patronage.

On the other hand, a black and white work modified by a partial toning or by the addition of one color becomes a color work (polychrome) to stand in the color category; such a work requires color reproduction in the catalogue of a salon under FIAP patronage.

13.2 Section “Backlighting” PID-MONOCHROME

This section is a Monochrome section. Thus, submitted images must respect the definitions of the paragraphs “DEFINITION OF MONOCHROME IMAGE (PSA)” and “DEFINITION OF MONOCHROME IMAGE (FIAP) here above.

Additionally, for the submitted images, the light source must be behind the person, object or whatever is the subject of the photograph. In other words, the light (whether natural or artificial) is opposite the photographer and the subject is lit up from behind. Play around with light, shadow, contrast.

13.3 Section “Open Color” PID-COLOR

All techniques are allowed. Creativity is allowed in this category.

An important remark is that MONOCHROME IMAGES are not allowed in that section.

13.4 Section “Rainy days” PID-COLOR

Bring out your raincoats and umbrellas! We will be looking for images of falling rain, from a few drops to a real downpour, as well as the traces left by rain on streets, cars, plants, etc. Subjects may include drenched passers-by, children playing in a puddle, raindrops on windows revealing a barely visible landscape or streetscape beyond. The possibilities are endless, and may involve everything from the use of wide angle lenses to macrophotography.

An important remark is that MONOCHROME IMAGES are not allowed in that section.

13.4 Section “Sign Language” PID-COLOR

On the ground, walls, or on signboards; in streets, stations, subways, shopping centers, museums, hospitals … signs are all around us. They show us the way, tempt us, forbid us…. Make use of the graphic nature of signage with its repetitions, its contradictions, or its connection to the surrounding environment. Obviously signs must be a key element in your composition.

An important remark is that MONOCHROME IMAGES are not allowed in that section.

14. Conditions related to PSA and FIAP patronage

The Exhibition will be conducted in accordance with the rules of the PSA and FIAP.
The aforementioned conditions and the following conditions (PSA and FIAP) are to be respected to claim to participate in the 17th “Salon Daguerre”.

Breaches of Rules

FIAP : Each entrant to FIAP salons must observe the rules of FIAP and conform to the regulations of the current FIAP Patronage Regulations document and document 038/2023.

Any entrant, whose image shows anything suspicious in regard to compliance with FIAP regulations or definitions, can be asked by the organiser or by FIAP, to submit the original capture file (file containing the data recorded by the sensor; ie: the RAW or the original unretouched JPEG files) plus the file of the images immediately before and immediately following the questionable image. If the entrant fails to provide what is required, he/she can be sanctioned.

The names of sanctioned entrants will be put on a list, known as the FIAP Red List, which will be available to the organisers of FIAP salons via the salon’s profile page on the myfiap.net platform. A sanctioned person’s participation in any event of FIAP will be restricted or banned depending on the case. In addition, they cannot be appointed as a judge in a salon under FIAP patronage, organise a salon with FIAP patronage, nor apply for FIAP distinctions and they lose the right to use any FIAP distinctions they have formerly received.

IMPORTANT: Concerning entries that originated as digital photographs, authors must preserve intact with no alteration, the original metadata of images. In case of dispute relating to compliance with FIAP regulations, the fact of FIAP not being able to access this important data could result in the author being sanctioned.

Any person who is found guilty of using photographic material that was not captured in camera by that person will be excluded for life from FIAP activities.

Salon chairmen, persons closely involved in the organisation of the salon and persons in charge of the handling of the salon software are not allowed to participate in the salon.

Sanctions : Each entrant to FIAP salons acknowledges that they will incur sanctions if they breach the FIAP regulations. (see FIAP document 038/2023).

PSA : Non-compliance

Artificial Intelligence (AI) : Any person submitting or attempting to submit a totally AI generated image that does not begin with a light capture from the maker, from any Photographic Society of America exhibition, social media, event, or publication, other than for editorial purposes, shall be prohibited from PSA for a period of from 3 years to life.

See the PSA Ethics Policy at https://psa-photo.org/page/ethical-practices.

See the PSA statement on Subject Matter at https://psa-photo.org/page/division-definitions

If, in the discretion of the exhibition organizer or the judges, an entrant has submitted that may fail to comply with these Conditions of Entry, they are allowed to request unedited or raw files of the submitted image.

For composite images all files are required.

Exhibition organizers may verify that:

a) the images are the original work of the entrant

b) the images comply with the rules and definitions as set out in these ES-COE

Such entries may be referred to PSA for further investigation of possible ethics violations.

PSA retains the right to investigate all complaints, impose penalties if deemed necessary, void the acceptances of any image found to violate the PSA rules, include the entrant’s name on the list of sanctions provided to Exhibitions, and share such investigations with FIAP. Entrants automatically agree to these terms by the act of entering the Exhibition and agree to cooperate with any investigation.

If another party is processing and/or submitting images on the entrant’s behalf, the entrant will still be held responsible for adhering to the entry rules and will be subject to penalties for any violations to these Conditions of Entry or to PSA’s Statement of Ethics.

FIAP NOTICE : In order to have legal authority on those who do not respect the rules of FIAP, the organiser must make sure that all participants of an online event under FIAP Patronage tick a box next to which the following text is stated:

“I hereby expressly agree to FIAP document 040/2023 « Conditions and regulations for FIAP Patronage » and FIAP document 038/2023 « Sanctions for breaching FIAP regulations and the red list ». I am particularly aware of chapter II « Regulations for International photographic events under FIAP patronage » of FIAP document 040/2023, dealing under Section II.2 and II.3 with the FIAP participation rules, the sanctions for breaching FIAP regulations and the red list.”

Pictures created by artificial intelligence are not allowed in this salon! All parts of the image have to be photographed by the author who is holding the copyright of all works submitted. Offenders will be sanctioned for life!

PSA NOTICE : When entrants fills in the Entry Form to submit an entry they will see the following feature to affirm they have read these Conditions of Entry

“I hereby confirm that I have read and understood and agree to the Conditions of Entry of this exhibition. I have read and understood the PSA document to be found at https://psa-photo.org/resource/resmgr/pdf/exhibitions_/exhibition-entrants-agreemen.pdf . I am aware that PSA may apply penalties for non-compliance to these Conditions of Entry”

Failure to agree will mean that the application will not proceed.

15. Contact for any question

In case of any question and or any complementary information, feel free to contact Emmanuel LORE – General Chairman: commissaire@salondaguerre.paris

Photoclub Paris Val-de-Bièvre – 28 ter rue Gassendi 75014 PARIS – France.

Glossaire / Glossary

FIAP : Fédération Internationale de l’Art Photographique / International Federation of Photographic Art

FPF : Fédération Photographique de France / French Federation of Photographic

PSA : Association de photographie d’Amérique / Photographic Society of America

After two days of deliberation, the 2023 jury of the Salon Daguerre has finalised its selection.

4,909 images were received in the 5 categories proposed this year. 47 different nationalities were represented.

Our warmest thanks go to our jury members Patrick BAUDUIN, Régis RAMPNOUX and Ana SARTORI for their patient and rigorous work.

We are delighted to announce the winners of our 3 main prizes, as well as the winning images in each category.

Best author 2023

The best author is ranked according to FIAP rules (highest number of acceptances across all sections). See the gallery.

Best woman photographer 2023

The ranking for the best woman photographer 2023 is based on FIAP rules (highest number of acceptances across all sections). See the gallery.

Best club 2023

The best club is the one with the highest total score for its 8 best images. See the gallery.

Section A : open monochrome

1226 photos were received, 301 are accepted (24,6%). See the gallery.

Section B: High angle / Low angle (monochrome)

763 photos were received, 181 are accepted (23,7%). See the gallery

Section C : Open theme, color

1290 photos were received, 315 are accepted (24,4%). See the gallery.

Section D : Tree / Trees (color)

895 photos were received, 217 are accepted (24,2%). See the gallery.

Section E : On the road (color)

735 photos were received, 179 are accepted (24,4%). See the gallery.

Catalog and Gallery

A gallery with all accepted photos can be seen here. The catalog (PDF, 43MB) can be downloaded here.

Patrick BAUDUIN has been awarded the Grand Prix d’Auteur 2020 by the Fédération photographique de France (FPF). He is an author-photographer from Arras who defines himself as autodidact. He works on two types of “territory”: the city and its environment and the human being. He is a member of the Incarnat collective and Artois Flandre photos who defines his photographic practice as an artistic documentary vision that seeks “the extraordinary in the ordinary”. Patrick BAUDUIN regularly participates in exhibitions and projects in his region of Hauts de France.

site: patrickbauduin.com

https://www.instagram.com/napafloma/

Régis RAMPNOUX

Régis RAPNOUX is a member of the Paris Val de Bièvre Photo Club since 2001. Passionate about photography, he likes to use techniques such as polaroid transfer, the use of prisms and filters. He likes to play with his models, making them converse with different objects. These interactions generate new ideas that renew his visual imagination. Régis RAPNOUX has obtained the title of Excellence from the International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP).

Ana SARTORI

Ana SARTORI is a professional photographer who lives and works in France. Born in Brazil, with Italian origins, her work questions identity, its fragments and its invisible traces. She is an independent curator in the field of visual arts, she leads different workshops of photographic creation and accompanies several artists in their work.
Ana SARTORI is a transdisciplinary artist who plays with transversality in her plastic work by using different techniques: photography of course, but also printmaking, engraving, embroidery, weaving, drawing and writing.
Gold medalist in 2022 of the photographic federation of France, she was recipient of the Dissonances prize in 2018 and Joop Stoop in 2014. Ana SARTORI is also very involved in the associative life. She is president of the French National Council of Plastic Arts (CNFFAP) and a member of the Taylor Foundation, an institution working to defend artists.
http://anasartori.com/ https://www.instagram.com/sartorianaa/

1. Promoter

The 16th Salon Daguerre exhibition, hereafter named “Salon Daguerre” or “Exhibition”, is organized by:

• Photoclub Paris Val-de-Bièvre – 28 ter rue Gassendi 75014 PARIS – France.
• Chairman: Emmanuel Lore
• Email of chairman: commissaire@salondaguerre.paris
• Website: https://www.salondaguerre.paris/nouveau-site

2. Participants

The competition is open to anyone: non-professional and professional photographers aged 18 or more.

3. Sections for the digital /projected images

The competition is in digital images and includes 5 sections:

• Section A: “Open monochrome” (PID Mono),
• Section B: “High angle / Low angle” (PID Mono),
• Section C: “Open color” (PID Color) – color only – monochrome not allowed,
• Section D: “Tree / Trees” (PID Color) – color only – monochrome not allowed,
• Section E: “On the road” (PID Color) – color only – monochrome not allowed.

Entries are limited to 4 images per author and per section, ie a maximum number per author of 20 photos. An image that has already been accepted in a previous edition of Salon Daguerre cannot be resubmitted.

4. Entry fees

1. Individual fees-any country

1. Club fees

Entry fees must be paid when registering images on the salon dedicated website.

Payment is made by PayPal or by credit card via PayPal.

Entries without receipt of payment will neither be judged nor projected.

5. Calendar

Subscriptions will be opened on Saturday 18th of March, 2023.

• Closing date: Sunday, May 28th, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. Paris time
• Judging : From June 9th to June 11th, 2023
• Notifications of results : June 25th, 2023
• Projections :June 29th, 2023
• Award mailed by: July 31th, 2023
• Online gallery posted by: June 29th, 2023
• Catalog online by : ​July 24th, 2023

6. Jury members

• Ana SARTORI, Professional photographer, Brazil,
• Patrick BAUDUIN, Author photographer, Grand prix d’auteur 2020 de la FPF, France,
• Régis RAMPNOUX, France, EFIAP,

• Substitute : Francis DECROIX, ambassador FPF 2022

7. Prizes-Awards – A total of 900 euro prize money

Awards for best authors:

• A prize of 250 euros and a special FIAP blue badge will reward the Salon Daguerre Best Author.
• A prize of 250 euros and a A FPF gold medal will reward the Salon Daguerre Best Woman Author.

The ranking of the best author and of the best woman author will be carried out according to the rules of the FIAP (more acceptances all sections combined). The same person may be rewarded with the two prices.

Awards for each section of the exhibition, according to ranking order:

• Gold medals from PSA, FIAP, FPF will reward best works,
• Silver medals from PSA, FIAP, FPF will reward best works,
• 4 FIAP blue ribbons will reward each judge’s favorite choice or best works not already rewarded.
  FPF trophies will reward the best FPF authors obtaining the maximum of ranking (one trophy per section).

Each image will receive 1 sole award.

Award for the best Club:

• A prize of 400 euros will reward the best Club.

To participate to the best club ranking, the 3 following conditions are required:

– The club being affiliated with a national photographic federation,

– Presenting at least images of 3 photographers,

– Obtaining 8 or more accepted images.

The best club will be the one that combines its best 8 images, the highest ranking. In case of ex-aequo, the final decision will be made by the judges. They will choose between the clubs with the same awarded points.

Each author receives the notification of his results to the e-mail address he has previously communicated when he gets inscribed.

8. Catalog of the competition

A catalog containing the winning photographs and many accepted images is made available to all participants, digitally.

The catalogue will be downloadable by using a link that will be provided to each author.
The catalogue will be available as well on the salon website (https://www.salondaguerre.paris/nouveau-site ) as well as the accepted images.

9. Exhibition requirements

Image and entry requirements

This Exhibition is open to anyone; however, an entry may be rejected when the Sponsor or the Exhibition Organizers, in their reasonable discretion, believes the entry does not conform to exhibition rules and these Conditions of Entry. Membership in any photographic organization is not required.
Sanctions: Entries will not be accepted from any entrant who is currently sanctioned by PSA.

PSA Star Ratings: To receive proper Star ratings credit from PSA, entrants must provide their names and country exactly the same in each exhibition. Aliases are not permitted. Please contact PSA in the event of name changes or relocating to another country. Using one’s name differently in different exhibition exposes the entrant to the risk that many of their acceptances may not be recognized by PSA Star Ratings

Image Creation: Entries must originate as photographs (image-captures of objects via light sensitivity) made by the entrant on photographic emulsion or acquired digitally.

Certification: By virtue of submitting an image, the entrant certifies the work as his or her own (.Images may not incorporate elements produced by anyone else (for example: clip art, images or art by others downloaded from the Internet). Aliases are not allowed. The entrant permits the sponsors to reproduce all or part of the entered material free of charge for publication and/or display in media related to the exhibition. This may include low resolution posting on a website.

Note: Entrants who indicate that their images may not be reproduced or used “will not be eligible for awards” or inclusion in audio-visuals of the exhibition “and could be subject to disqualification” by the exhibition sponsors. The exhibition assumes no liability of any misuse of copyright.

Alteration and Computer Generation: Subject to Divisional restrictions (particularly Nature, Photo Travel, and Photojournalism) images may be altered, either electronically or otherwise, by the maker. Adjustments to enhance images or creatively modify images are allowed providing the underlying photograph is retained in a way that is obvious to the viewer. Images may not be constructed entirely with a computer, and must be the sole work of the author.

Re-use of accepted images: Once an image has been accepted in this exhibition it may not be entered again in any future instances of this exhibition. It may, of course, be entered in any other PSA/FIAP recognised exhibitions but must always have the same title.

Entry: An Entry consists of, up to and including, four (4) images entered by a single entrant into the same Section. An entrant may only enter a specific Section once.

Titles: Each image must have a unique title that is a description of the image. That unique title must be used for entry of that image or of an identical Image into any and all PSA-Recognized exhibitions. Titles must be 35 characters or fewer. No titles may be visible to the judges, and nothing in the image may identify the maker. Titles may not include file extensions such as .jpg or .jpeg (or any other camera capture filenames such as IMG 471). Titles may not consist of personal identifiers possibly augmented by a number; or include words such as “untitled” or “no title”. Titles may not consist solely of numbers unless those numbers are prominently contained within the image, such as a contestant number in a race.

Color and Monochrome: Color and Monochrome images from the same capture that share substantial pictorial content in common will be considered the same image and must be given the same title.

10. Sending images

The registration and the transfer of images have to be made on the website: www.salondaguerre.paris

Images will be uploaded in JPEG format on the Salon Daguerre website, using the indicated procedure. Image size must not exceed 1920 pixels in width and 1080 pixels in height.

Portrait orientation images should be no larger than 1080 pixels. The image file size must not exceed 2Mo.

Non compliant images will be rejected during the uploading procedure.

Copyright: Photos submitted must be free of any constraint and must not in any way prejudice the rights of any natural or legal person whatsoever. All parts of the image must be photographed by the author who holds the copyright of all the works presented.

No title or participant identification should be visible on the image.

The Exhibition will be conducted in accordance with the rules of the PSA and FIAP:

An entrant’s images will not be presented to the judges consecutively. An entrant’s four images will be distributed throughout four rounds of judging in that section. Distribution of images will be in the same round order as submitted by the entrant.

An image may be entered in only one section.

11. Judging method

Judging will take place at Photoclub Paris Val-de-Bièvre, 28 ter, rue Gassendi, 75014 Paris-France.

All judges will take place in the same area in order to view images altogether.

The digital images will be displayed on a 4K Panasonic TX-55GZ1000 screen which will be color calibrated. This projection equipment will display the images at exactly 100% of their resolution (that is, that the images will not be enlarged beyond their native resolution).

Accepting images: The jury selects the accepted images and its decisions are final. Targeted acceptance ratio will be between 20% and 25%, to comply with FIAP acceptance ratio.

12. Data protection

By entering this exhibition, you are explicitly consenting to the personal details you have supplied, including email addresses, being held, processed and used by the exhibition organizers for purposes associated with this exhibition. You also explicitly consent to such information being sent to organizations that have accorded official recognition, patronage or accreditation to this exhibition. You acknowledge and accept that entering this exhibition means that the status and results of your entry may be made public.

Unless the participant expressly indicates otherwise, the organizers reserve the right to reproduce, in the interest of this event, the photos, indicating the name of the author.

As such, the reproductions of the photographs can be used in various communication tools of the Photoclub Paris Val-de-Bièvre (website, show site, Facebook, Instagram, publications as well as for the show catalog) without commercial use.

The organizers cannot, under any circumstances, be held responsible for any disputes and disputes.

13. Definitions of sections

All submissions must conform to the following definitions to be accepted and validated by all International Organizations granting recognition or patronage.

SUBJECT MATTER AND SECTION DEFINITIONS

Statement on Subject Matter applicable to all sections

The fundamental rule that must be observed at all times and applies to all sections offered in exhibitions with FIAP patronage or PSA recognition is that the welfare of living creatures is more important than any photograph. This means that practices such as baiting of subjects with a living creature and removal of birds from nests, for the purpose of obtaining a photograph, are highly unethical, and such photographs are not allowed in any exhibition with FIAP patronage or PSA recognition. Under no circumstances may a living creature be placed in a situation where it will be killed, injured or stressed for the purpose of obtaining a photograph. This rule applies regardless of whether or not the creature being killed, injured or stressed is visible in the captured image.

There are also concerns about the use of aerial photography, drones, helicopters, low flying aircraft. These should not cause any interference with other individuals or animals which causes a disturbance in their normal activity or disrupt the way any individuals or animals interact with their environment.

Entry in this exhibition is conditional on accepting these policies. The content of images must comply with these General Conditions and with the Division and Section definitions listed in these conditions. Images that – in the sole opinion of the judges or the Exhibition Organizers – do not comply, will be disqualified so the entrant may be aware of the problem when considering entry into other exhibitions with FIAP patronage/PSA recognition.

Further details on the PSA’s drone policy may be found at https://psa-photo.org/index.php?psa-policies#drone

1. Section “Open Monochrome” PID-MONO:

All techniques are allowed. Creativity is allowed in this category. The images must be monochrome, and correspond to the PSA and FIAP definitions below:

1. 1 DEFINITION OF MONOCHROME IMAGE (PSA):

An image is considered to be Monochrome only if it gives the impression of having no color (i.e. contains only shades of gray which can include pure black and pure white) OR it gives the impression of being a greyscale image that has been toned in one color across the entire image. (For example, by Sepia, red, gold, etc.)

A greyscale or multi-colored image modified or giving the impression of having been modified by partial toning, multi-toning or by the inclusion of spot coloring does not meet the definition of monochrome and shall be classified as a Color Work.

1. 2 DEFINITION OF MONOCHROME IMAGE (FIAP):

A black and white work fitting from the very dark grey (black) to the very clear grey (white) is a monochrome work with the various shades of grey.

A black and white work toned entirely in a single color will remain a monochrome work able to stand in the black and white category; such a work can be reproduced in black and white in the catalogue of a salon under the FIAP Patronage.

On the other hand, a black and white work modified by a partial toning or by the addition of one color becomes a color work (polychrome) to stand in the color category; such a work requires color reproduction in the catalogue of a salon under FIAP patronage.

2. Section “High angle / Low angle” PID-MONO:

This section is a Monochrome section. Thus, submitted images must respect the definitions of the paragraphs “DEFINITION OF MONOCHROME IMAGE (PSA)” and “DEFINITION OF MONOCHROME IMAGE (FIAP) here above.

We invite you to play with the angle of your shots, to show your best images from above or below. Whether looking up or looking down, all subjects are possible. Landscapes, architecture, portraits, … have fun with perspectives by following in the footsteps of Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Alexandre Rodtchenko or Berenice Abbott and many others.

3. Section “Open Color” PID-COLOR:

All techniques are allowed. Creativity is allowed in this category.
An important remark is that MONOCHROME IMAGES are not allowed in that section.

4. Section “Tree / Trees” PID-COLOR:

For this series, the main subject of your photos must be a tree or trees. Photographs may be taken in nature, in parks or gardens or in an urban environment. The trees may be numerous or solitary, taken with a wide angle lens or in close-up, but in all cases the tree or trees must dominate the scene.

An important remark is that MONOCHROME IMAGES are not allowed in that section.

5. Section “On the road” PID-COLOR

The road to holidays, to discovery, to adventure. The road that takes you somewhere else, somewhere far away, mysterious. Or the road you take every day, in your own neighbourhood, familiar. Make the road the story, an invitation to follow you, whether or not you walk in the footsteps of Jack Kerouac, famous author of « On the Road ». It’s up to you to describe your road.

An important remark is that MONOCHROME IMAGES are not allowed in that section.

14. Conditions related to PSA and FIAP patronage

The Exhibition will be conducted in accordance with the rules of the PSA and FIAP.
The aforementioned conditions and the following conditions (PSA and FIAP) are to be respected to claim to participate in the 16th Salon Daguerre.

Breaches of Rules

FIAP: The mention that by the sole act of submitting his/her images or files to a salon under FIAP Patronage, the entrant accepts without exception and with no objection the following terms: – that the submitted images can be investigated by FIAP to establish if these obey to FIAP regulations and definitions even if the entrant is not a member of FIAP, – that FIAP will use any means at its disposal for this undertaking, – that any refusal to cooperate with FIAP or any refusal to submit the original files as captured by the camera, or failure to provide sufficient evidence, will be sanctioned by FIAP, – that in case of sanctions following the non compliance with FIAP regulations, the name of the entrant will be released in any form useful to inform the breaches of the rules. It is recommended to leave the EXIF data in the submitted files intact in order to ease eventual investigations. If, at any time, it is determined in the reasonable discretion of the exhibition organizer or the judges before, during, or after the judging of an exhibition that an entrant has submitted entries where one or more images may fail to comply with these Conditions of Entry, including the stated definitions, the exhibition organizers reserve the right to delete the entry from the exhibition and void any or all acceptances or awards in connection with the exhibition. Fees may be forfeited or refunded in these circumstances.
The entrant acknowledges that the decision of the exhibition organizers or the judges is final.

PSA: If, at any time, it is determined in the reasonable discretion of the exhibition organizer or the judges before, during, or after the judging of an exhibition that an entrant has submitted entries where one or more images may fail to comply with these Conditions of Entry, including the stated definitions, the exhibition organizers reserve the right to delete the entry from the exhibition and void any or all acceptances or awards in connection with the exhibition. Fees may be forfeited or refunded in these circumstances. The entrant acknowledges that the decision of the exhibition organizers or the judges is final

In order to ensure that images comply with the Conditions of Entry and definitions, the exhibition organizers may carry out reasonable measures to verify that:

a) the images are the original work of the entrant and

b) the images comply with the rules and definitions as set out in these Conditions of Entry

These steps include, but are not limited to, questioning any entrant, requiring the submission of RAW files or other digital files representing the original capture of the submitted image(s), confronting the entrant with evidence that one or more submitted images fails to comply with the Conditions of Entry (also known as Entry Rules), and offering the entrant a reasonable opportunity to provide counter evidence to refute the exhibition organizer’s evidence by a set deadline. Such entries that are not cleared or are still questionable after the entrant has presented evidence may be considered in breach of these Conditions of Entry, and declined. Such entries may be referred to PSA for further investigation of possible ethics violations.

PSA retains the right to investigate in any way all complaints/suspicions of breaches of entry conditions, impose sanctions if deemed necessary, void the acceptances of any image found to violate the PSA rules, include the entrant’s name on the list of sanctions provided to Exhibitions, and share such investigations with FIAP. Entrants automatically agree to these terms by the act of entering the Exhibition and agree to cooperate with any investigation.

If another party is submitting images on the entrant’s behalf, the entrant will still be held responsible for adhering to these Conditions of Entry (Entry Rules) and will be subject to sanction for any violations to these Conditions of Entry and PSA’s Statement of Ethics that may result. If another party is processing images for an entrant or submitting images on the entrant’s behalf, the entrant will still be held responsible for adhering to all Conditions of Entry including the specific conditions in the relevant definitions.

FIAP NOTICE: In order to have legal authority on those who do not respect the rules of FIAP, the organiser must make sure that all participants of an online event under FIAP Patronage tick a box next to which the following text is stated:

“I hereby expressly agree to FIAP document 018/2017 « Conditions and regulations for FIAP Patronage » and FIAP document 017/2017 « Sanctions for breaching FIAP regulations and the red list ». I am particularly aware of chapter II « Regulations for International photographic events under FIAP patronage » of FIAP document 018/2017, dealing under Section II.2 and II.3 with the FIAP participation rules, the sanctions for breaching FIAP regulations and the red list.

FIAP documents 018/2017 and 017/2017 must be linked to this paragraph so that participants can consult it.

PSA NOTICE: When an entrant fills in the Entry Form to submit an entry the entrant will see a feature to affirm he or she has read these Conditions of Entry when he or she fills out the entry form. If the entrant does not so affirm the entry will not be submitted

15. Contact for any question

In case of any question and or any complementary information, feel free to contact Emmanuel LORE – General Chairman: commissaire@salondaguerre.paris

Photoclub Paris Val-de-Bièvre – 28 ter rue Gassendi 75014 PARIS – France.

Glossary

FIAP : Fédération Internationale de l’Art Photographique / International Federation of Photographic Art

FPF : Fédération Photographique de France / French Federation of Photographic

PSA : Association de photographie d’Amérique / Photographic Society of America /

We look forward to seeing many of you in 2023.

Calendar

Submissions to the 16th Salon Daguerre will be open from Saturday March 18th to Sunday May 28, 2023, at midnight Paris time. The judgment will take place from June 9 to 11, 2023.

Categories

As every year, 5 categories are proposed:
– monochrome (black and white) on a  free theme
– monochrome (black and white) on the theme “high angle/low angle” . We invite you to play with the angle of your shots, to show your best images from above or below. From top to bottom, from bottom to top, all subjects are possible. Landscapes, architecture, portraits, … have fun with perspective by following in the footsteps of Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Alexandre Rodtchenko or Berenice Abbott and many others.
– Colour on a free  theme
– Colour on the theme named”on the road” The road to holidays, discoveries and adventure. The road to elsewhere, to the distant, the mysterious. Or the road to everyday life, next door, close by. Make the road a story, an invitation to follow you, whether or not you are following in the footsteps of Jack Kerouac, the famous author of “On the Road”, it is up to you to tell us about your road!
– Colour on the theme “a tree/trees”. For this series, a tree, or trees, must be the main subject of the image. The photographs can be taken in nature, in parks and gardens, in urban areas. The trees can be numerous or solitary, taken from a wide angle or close-up, it doesn’t matter, the tree or trees must dominate the scene.

More detailed information is available in the competition rules.

Jury

We are fortunate to have a talented and diverse jury to judge your photographs.

Ana SARTORI is a professional photographer. Born in Brazil, of Italian origin, her work questions identity, its fragments and its invisible traces. (www.anasartori.com)
Patrick BAUDUIN received the 2020 Grand Prix d’Auteur from the Fédération photographique de France (FPF). A self-taught author-photographer and member of the Incarnat collective, his photographic practice is similar to an artistic documentary vision that seeks “the extraordinary in the ordinary”. ( patrickbauduin.com)
Régis RAMPNOUX is a member of the Paris Val de Bièvre Photo Club. He has obtained the title of Excellence from the International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP).

Our patronages

The Salon Daguerre is affiliated with the major photographic federations: PSA, FPF and FIAP. Best images will be rewarded with numerous prizes and awards.

Prizes and awards

The Salon has 3 grand prizes for the best club and the best authors in all categories:
– Best Club Prize: 400 euros
– Prize for the best author: 250 euros
– Prize for the best female photographer: 250 euros

10 awards are given to the best photos in each category (gold medal, silver medal, « Coup de coeur », ribbon). For more details, please consult the competition rules.

Do you want to participate ? Start selecting your best images ! We look forward to seeing you on Saturday 18 March 2023 for the opening of submissions.

The results of the 14th Salon Daguerre are now available. The judgment took place on May 6 and 7, 2022. It was carried out by Valérie Simonnet, Gautier Van Lieshout and Angelo Di Tommaso. We warmly thank them for their investment and their seriousness. The three judges rated each photo between 0 and 9. The final score of each digital photo is between 0 and 27 points. They judged, all categories combined, 4421 photos distributed as follows:

• Open Color: 1377 images – acceptance ratio: 24,69 %,
• Open Monochrome: 1281 images – acceptance ratio: 24,12 %,
• Cafe society: 384 images – acceptance ratio: 21,88 %,
• Fast forward: 751images – acceptance ratio: 23,7%,
• Negative space: 628 images – acceptance ratio: 24,2%.

The exhibition’s winners illustrate the diversity of the submissions. The best club is Chinese, the Shangtuf image and art club, the best author, Marcel Van Balken, Dutch, a photographer that many of you know for his impressive track record and because he was a judge at the Salon Daguerre in 2020. The best female author is Italian, Valentina d’Alia.

Many ribbons and medals were awarded to the photographs judged to be the best. 1063 photos were accepted for an average admission rate at the 24,4 %.

A large selection of accepted photos have been screened on Thursday June 16, 2022, at 8:30 p.m., in the Club’s premises, 28 ter rue Gassendi, in the 14th arrondissement in Paris.

Catalog and Gallery

A gallery with all accepted photos can be seen here. The catalog (PDF, 31MB) can be downloaded here:

Thank to all the participants for their submissions.