special awards
GRAND PRIX
MASTER OF LIGHT GOLDEN BADGE
The award is shared ex aequo by two photographs.
GRAND PRIX nominee
There are 9 nominated photographs. Each judge should rank them by assigning points from 1 to 9, where 9 points go to the best photograph, 8 points to the next best, and so on, down to 1 point. The photograph with the highest total number of points will be awarded the Grand Prix.
Master OF Light Golden Badge Nominee
There are 9 nominated photographs. Each judge should rank them by assigning points from 1 to 9, where 9 points go to the best photograph, 8 points to the next best, and so on, down to 1 point. The photograph with the highest total number of points will be awarded the Master of Light Golden Badge for the best photos accordin to Master Of Light Standards.
FIAP Best author: Barbara Schmidt (Germany)
OPEN COLOUR
FIAP Gold Medal: Anna Alimpieva (Finland) – Nina mood
PSA Gold Medal: Vladimir Jovanovski (North Macedonia) – Alone at Giola lagoune
Master of Light Gold Plaquete: Johann Schrittwieser (Austria) – mit dem Pferd
DIPA Gold medal: Jovan Svorcan (Serbia) – Cornered 2
CLUB Gold Medal: Olga Kazakova (Russia) – While the fire burns
IAAP Gold E-Certificate: Juliya Shestopalova (Russia) – Gallery of Femininity
Master of Light Silver Plaquete: Edo Iglic (Serbia) – Leisure 4
CLUB Silver Medal: Gary Loughran (Ireland) – Focus
Master of Light Bronze Plaquete: Oleg Malovitskyi (Ukraine) – Movement
CLUB Bronze Medal: Marcel Van Balken (Netherlands) – Downstairs
Master of Light Gold Ribbon: Jos Bartholme (Luxembourg) – SVITLANA 40
Master of Light Silver Ribbon: Oxana Vedmedenko (Russia) – Mask
Master of Light Bronze Ribbon: Olga Afanasenko (Russia) – reverie
FIAP Blue Ribbon: Slobodan Cavic (Serbia) – The warmth of home
FIAP Blue Ribbon: Anna Perevozchikova (Russia) – On the beach
IAAP e Certificate: János Eifert (Hungary) – Appassionato
IAAP e Certificate: Istvan Kerekes (Hungary) – Visage from Viseu valley
IAAP e Certificate: Sławomir Długołęcki (Poland) – KAMA0016
DIPA e Certificate: David Wheeler (England) – Nude in Quarry
DIPA e Certificate: Ovi D Pop (Romania) – Perfectly imperfect
OPEN MONOCHROME
FIAP Gold Medal: Grzegorz Lewandowski (Poland) – Willow alley
PSA Gold Medal: Normunds Kaprano (Latvia) – Jump
Master of Light Gold Plaquete: Aung Moe Zaw (Singapore) – Narrow under light
DIPA Gold medal: Jose Alfredo Estefania Flano (Spain) – JOVEN RECORTADOR
CLUB Gold Medal: Anna Alimpieva (Finland) – The Little Mermaid
IAAP Gold E-Certificate: Zoltan Bisak (Serbia) – Silhouette
Master of Light Silver Plaquete: Ryszard Lomnicki (Ireland) – Vestrahorn, Iceland
CLUB Silver Medal: Olga Afanasenko (Russia) – oldman
Master of Light Bronze Plaquete: Klea Kyprianou (Cyprus) – Dervishes 02
CLUB Bronze Medal: David Wheeler (England) – Legs in the Bath
Master of Light Gold Ribbon: Thejas Rajaram (India) – After
Master of Light Silver Ribbon: Barbara Schmidt (Germany) – Bunicul din Breb
Master of Light Bronze Ribbon: Pantelis Kranos (Cyprus) – Free below the surface
FIAP Blue Ribbon: Li’ping Hu (USA) – Toward the light
FIAP Blue Ribbon: Gary Loughran (Ireland) – Standing guard
IAAP e Certificate: Jos Bartholme (Luxembourg) – SVITLANA 36
IAAP e Certificate: Slobodan Cavic (Serbia) – The magic of light
IAAP e Certificate: Milena Erceg (Bosnia And Herzegovina) – Monuments
DIPA e Certificate: Colin Bradshaw (United Kingdom) – England winning the lineout
DIPA e Certificate: Oxana Vedmedenko (Russia) – Elena
NATURE GENERAL
FIAP Gold Medal: Vinay Bv (India) – Common KF Dip 2870
PSA Gold Medal: Risto Raunio (Finland) – Emperor family
Master of Light Gold Plaquete: Phillip Kwan (Canada) – Polar Hold 75
DIPA Gold medal: David Wheeler (England) – Dalmatian Pelican Lake Kerkini
CLUB Gold Medal: Ernoe Dr. Barsi (Hungary) – The Judgement
IAAP Gold E-Certificate: Nikolaos Gatsoulis (Greece) – Flamingos in the lake1
CLUB Silver Medal: Atle Sveen (Norway) – Jackal versus vultures
Master of Light Bronze Plaquete: Yusuf Tatliturk (Turkiye) – Mapped by Instinct
CLUB Bronze Medal: Bob Devine (United Kingdom) – Zebra stallion dispute
Master of Light Gold Ribbon: Aung Moe Zaw (Singapore) – Golden weaver 08
Master of Light Silver Ribbon: Achintya Murthy (India) – Fight For The Nectar
Master of Light Bronze Ribbon: Figen Ayse Gunduz (Turkiye) – Migration
FIAP Blue Ribbon: Pantelis Kranos (Cyprus) – Flamingos beauties 118
FIAP Blue Ribbon: Lajos Nagy (Romania) – Fighting eagles
IAAP e Certificate: Ryszard Lomnicki (Ireland) – Stokksnes, Iceland
IAAP e Certificate: Choo Beng Chew (Australia) – Fruit Bat Cool Dip
IAAP e Certificate: Marek Szczytkowski (Poland) – Selfie
DIPA e Certificate: Rene Van Echelpoel (Belgium) – Vechtende Kokmeeuwen
DIPA e Certificate: Romos Kotsonis (Cyprus) – Flamingo low flight
PHOTOJOURNALISM GENERAL
FIAP Gold Medal: Petros Zervos (Greece) – CANDLEMAS
PSA Gold Medal: Jose Alfredo Estefania Flano (Spain) – VUELO PARALELO
Master of Light Gold Plaquete: Ivan Cagalj (Croatia) – After the school
DIPA Gold medal: Badal Chandra Sarker (Bangladesh) – Refugees Are Arriving
CLUB Gold Medal: Aleksandar Jovanovic (Serbia) – Epiphany
IAAP Gold E-Certificate: Daria Shevchenko (Russia) – Farewell
Master of Light Silver Plaquete: Klea Kyprianou (Cyprus) – Three Generations
CLUB Silver Medal: Nevra Topalismailoglu (Turkiye) – Escape
Master of Light Bronze Plaquete: Astro Mohan (India) – Collision of Worlds
Master of Light Gold Ribbon: Eugenio Fieni (Italy) – Life in a Landfill 26.12
Master of Light Silver Ribbon: Massimo Cavalletti (Italy) – Settimana Santa 1
FIAP Blue Ribbon: Aninda Mitra (India) – Scarlet festival
FIAP Blue Ribbon: Istvan Kerekes (Hungary) – Life in poverty
IAAP e Certificate: Carlos Cabral (Portugal) – Till the end
IAAP e Certificate: Adrian Whear (Australia) – Ganges prayer
IAAP e Certificate: Max Van Son (Netherlands) – Balanced
DIPA e Certificate: Ovi D Pop (Romania) – Belly dance
LIGHT
FIAP Gold Medal: Barbara Schmidt (Germany) – the yellow bucket
PSA Gold Medal: Nevra Topalismailoglu (Turkiye) – Light On The Eyes
Master of Light Gold Plaquete: Olga Afanasenko (Russia) – young apollo
DIPA Gold medal: Charles Ashton (United Kingdom) – In The Light
CLUB Gold Medal: Gary Loughran (Ireland) – ICC2
IAAP Gold E-Certificate: Carlos Cabral (Portugal) – Chess gymnastics
Master of Light Silver Plaquete: Holger Buecker (Germany) – Sabaton Christmas Truce I
CLUB Silver Medal: Jovana Kuzmanović (Serbia) – Shades of Passion
Master of Light Bronze Plaquete: Christos Konstantinou Acheriotis (Cyprus) – Lady with ombrella
CLUB Bronze Medal: Yusuf Tatliturk (Turkiye) – sekiz
Master of Light Gold Ribbon: Galina Gordeeva (Czech Republic) – Ring of fire
Master of Light Silver Ribbon: Veronika Mašková (Czech Republic) – Soulful journey
Master of Light Bronze Ribbon: Johann Schrittwieser (Austria) – am Passo Giau
FIAP Blue Ribbon: Petros Zervos (Greece) – FAY IN RED
FIAP Blue Ribbon: Marek Szczytkowski (Poland) – Ray of hope
IAAP e Certificate: Eugen Negrea (Romania) – Untamed horses
IAAP e Certificate: Ovi D Pop (Romania) – Deep welder
IAAP e Certificate: Francesco Pace Rizzi (Italy) – Selfie
DIPA e Certificate: Max Van Son (Netherlands) – Shades of Greece
DIPA e Certificate: Mehmet Gokyigit (Cyprus) – cigar making
SHAPES
FIAP Gold Medal: Gary Loughran (Ireland) – The Docks
PSA Gold Medal: Francesco Pace Rizzi (Italy) – Balnea
Master of Light Gold Plaquete: Ovi D Pop (Romania) – Hole jump
DIPA Gold medal: Lewis Ka Yin Choi (Hong Kong) – Youth Arts 3
CLUB Gold Medal: Massimo Cavalletti (Italy) – Forme e colori 11
IAAP Gold E-Certificate: Marcel Van Balken (Netherlands) – Triangles
Master of Light Silver Plaquete: Giovanni Sarrocco (Italy) – EYE IN THE SKY
CLUB Silver Medal: Adrian Whear (Australia) – Silent Symmetry
Master of Light Bronze Plaquete: Phillip Kwan (Canada) – Church of Saint George 8
CLUB Bronze Medal: Atle Sveen (Norway) – Laetitia and concrete
Master of Light Gold Ribbon: Bob Goode (United Kingdom) – Saucy Bathroom
Master of Light Silver Ribbon: Alex Polli (Switzerland) – walking in shapes
Master of Light Bronze Ribbon: H.w. Chan (Hong Kong) – Beautiful Design C01
FIAP Blue Ribbon: Mark Dhanens (Belgium) – Modern Mosaic
FIAP Blue Ribbon: Badal Chandra Sarker (Bangladesh) – Jute processing
IAAP e Certificate: Li’ping Hu (USA) – Mysterious Icelandic church
IAAP e Certificate: Max Van Son (Netherlands) – Circles of Frequency
IAAP e Certificate: Carlos Cabral (Portugal) – Perspectives of Oporto
DIPA e Certificate: Achintya Murthy (India) – Varanga 0315 D