CONDITIONS OF ENTRY
The salon is open to amateur and professional photographers from all over the world. Entrants must be authors of theworks they submit. Each participant may send maximum of 4 photographs to each section.The organizer can use the exhibited works for reproduction in the catalogue and for promotion
without paying any author’s fee.
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 which 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.Your email address and contact information will not be made public.
SECTIONS:
A. Open– Color
B. Open – Monochrome
C. Nature – Open (color or monochrome)
D. World in focus (color or monochrome)
E. Faces of life (people in everyday situations)(color or monochrome)
F. Portrait (color or monochrome)
Each photo can be presented in only one section.
An author may not enter identical or similar photographs into the same salon. In such case the
organizer has to filter these images out before the judging.
PICTURES CREATED BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THIS SALON!
Pictures created by artificial intelligence are not allowed in salons run under FIAP patronage.
It is reminded that all parts of the image have to be photographed by the author who holds the
copyright of all works submitted. Offenders will be sanctioned for life!
PHOTOS
AUTHORS MUST FILLOUT ENTRY FORM AND SUBMIT PHOTOS ONLINE
Photos must be in JPG file format, Max.Image width (horizontal) is1920 pix.Max.Image height (vertical)
is 1080pix.In 300dpi. Compression 7-12, max 2Mb.
FILE NAMING
No requirements for file names, file names should be as you would want them to appear in the catalogue
(same as the title name). Our program will later add the necessary data. Only English letters (a-z) are
allowed. Word ssuch as “Untitled” and “NoTitle” are not acceptable as part or all of an image’stitle, nor
are camera capture file name so titles consisting of only numbers.
ENTRY FEE:
Entry fee is required for all participants and is:
15 EUR for 1-2 sections
20 EUR for 3-4 sections
25 EUR for 5-6 sections
Registration fee can be paid via PayPal. All instructions can be found at https://photobalkan.com/
The works of the authors who did not pay the fee would not be taken into consideration. By
participating in the contest, the author agrees with the propositions and the rules of the organizers. All entries shall conform to the stricter of these definitions for acceptances to be validated by all the
International Organizations granting recognition or patronage.
Group discount: For group of 5 entrants – 10%, 10 entrants 20%, 20 entrants 30%.
REPORT CARD NOTIFICATIONS
All participants will receive report card notifications via e-mail.
The results of the exhibition will also be published on the web site https://photobalkan.com/
CATALOG
PDFDownloadable from web site by exhibitors on our web site: https://photobalkan.com/
JURY:
– Vojislav Lukovic, EFIAP/b, KMF FSS (Serbia)
– Romos Kotsonis, EFIAP/d3, MDIPA,MPSA, c***MoL (Cyprus)
– Jan Hammerstad, EPSA, EFIAP/s, GPU-CR3, EDIPA/p, M-IAAP, NSMiF/p, MSDF/b, MSDF,
(Denmark )
JUDGING METHOD
It will be a remote on-line judging. Judges will be required to use color-calibrated monitors. Computer
monitorswill be capable of displaying images at 100% of the image resolution and that images will be
displayed at exactly 100% of their resolution (that is, that the images will not be enlarged beyond their
native resolution).
AWARDS
FIAP blue badge for best author
Open – Color
FIAP gold medal, FSS gold medal, DIPA gold medal, DIPA silver medal, DIPA bronze medal, 20 DIPA
PDF HM, 2 PIPC PDF HM
Open – Monochrome
FIAP gold medal, FSS gold medal, DIPA gold medal, DIPA silver medal, DIPA bronze medal, 20 DIPA
PDF HM, 2 PIPC PDF HM
Nature – Open (color or monochrome)
FIAP gold medal, FSS gold medal, DIPA gold medal, DIPA silver medal, DIPA bronze medal, 20 DIPA
PDF HM, 2 PIPC PDF HM
World in focus (color or monochrome)
FIAP gold medal, DIPA gold medal, DIPA silver medal, DIPA bronze medal, MoL gold medal, 20 DIPA
PDF HM, 2 PIPC PDF HM
Faces of life (people in everyday situation) (color or monochrome)
FIAP gold medal, DIPA gold medal, DIPA silver medal, DIPA bronze medal, MoL gold medal, 20 DIPA
PDF HM, 2 PIPC PDF HM
Portrait (color or monochrome)
FIAP gold medal, DIPA gold medal, DIPA silver medal, DIPA bronze medal, MoL gold medal, 20 DIPA
PDF HM, 2 PIPC PDF HM
THE EXHIBITION CALENDAR:
Closing date 08.04.2026
Selection (On Line) 22.04.2026
Notification 03.05.2026
Sending of the Awards 03.06.2026
Posting the on-line catalogue 03.06.2026
The results can be viewed at the website: www.photobalkan.com
PARTONAGES AND RECOGNITIONS
FIAP 2026/155
DIPA 2026/028
MoL 2026/11
FSS 2026/26
PIPC 056BK/2026
EMAILS SPAM BLOCKING:
Confirmations of entry submittals and Report Cards will be sent to entrants Please be sure that this
email address gets included in your “safe” email addresses to assure receipt of these emails instead of
having them blocked by your security system. Also check your Junk E-Mail or Spam folder to see if
your email software placed any messages from the exhibition there.
EXHIBITION PUBLIC SHOWINGS
12.05.2026.
19.05.2026.
Electronic Slide Show Program will be showno na high resolution Projector.
NOTE:
“With 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 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 and 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.”
“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.”
Licenseagreement:
By submitting an entry, the entrant certifies legal Age, and own all rights to these images, including
copyright or parents or guardians gives permission on his/her behalf if he/she is not of Legal Age. The
exhibition assumes no liability for any misuse of copyright.
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Definition of Nature Photography
Nature photography records all branches of natural history except anthropology and archaeology. This
includes all aspects of the physical world, both over water and underwater.
Nature images must convey the truth of the scene. A well-informed person should be able to identify
the subject of the image and be satisfied that it has been presented honestly and that no unethical
practices have been used to control the subject or capture the image. Images that directly or indirectly
show any human activity threatening a living organism’s life or welfare are not allowed.
The most important part of a Nature image is the nature story it tells. High technical standards are
expected, and the image must look natural.
- Objects created by humans, and evidence of human activity, are allowed in Nature images only
when they are a necessary part of the Nature story. - Photographs of human-created hybrid plants, cultivated plants, feral animals, domesticated
animals, human-created hybrid animals, and mounted or preserved zoological specimens are not
allowed. - Photographs made where the scene is natural and the animal is unharmed in a carefully managed
environment, such as Zoo, rescue centers, and ethically managed natural environment farms are
permitted. - Attracting or controlling subjects through the use of food or sound for the purpose of
photographing them is not allowed. Maintained situations such as provided supplemental food due
to hardship caused by weather conditions or other conditions beyond the animals’ control, where
photography is incidental to the feeding of the animal does not fall under this provision. - Controlling live subjects by chilling, anaesthetic, or any other method of restricting natural
movement for a photograph is not allowed. - Human-made elements shall be permitted under the following circumstances:
a) When they are an integral part of the nature story, such as a songbird singing atop a fence post a
manmade object used as nest material, or a weather phenomenon destroying a man-made structure.
b) When they are a small but unavoidable part of the scene, such as an unobtrusive footprint or track in
the background.
c) Scientific tags, collars, and bands are specifically allowed.
When photographing at a zoo, sanctuary, or rehabilitation centre, it would be construed that the
photographer ensured that it’s properly accredited and conforms to best practices.
Definition of the black and white photography (monochrome)
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 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.
Definition of “World in focus”
Just as travel and tourism pictures, this section englobes the full range of photographic genres from
architecture, culture,events, food, landscape, portraits, etc.
A “WORLD IN FOCUS” image expresses the spirit of an era, the essence of a place or of a culture
whether it is shown in an authentic scene or whether it is arranged. Digital manipulation to optimize an
image in terms of fine tuning of levels and colors is allowed as long as the image is looking natural.
The same counts for removal of dust or digital noise.
Techniques that add, relocate, replace, or remove any element of the original image, except by
cropping, are not permitted.
CONTACT-SALON CHAIRMAN:
Sladjana Aleksic
- juli 16/8
19210Bor, Serbia
Tel: +381 6912 80 614
E-mail: balkaninternationalphoto@gmail.com
Conditions of entry and upload are available at the website: www.photobalkan.com
All information about form or submitting entries may be obtained at:
www.photobalkan.com
balkaninternationalphoto@gmail.com
Balkan International
Postanski fah 2
19218Bor 5
Serbia
Tel: +381 691280614
Software provider and technical support
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