AWARDS

special awards

Trophy for Best Belgian Author of Salon Jozef De Fraine (Belgium)
Trophy for Best Club of Salon India International Group (IIG) (India)
FIAP Best author Josef Hinterleitner (Austria)
AWARDS

OPEN Color [PIDC]

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IMAGES
1453 arrived images
345 accepted images · 24%
PARTICIPANTS
366 arrived participants
198 accepted participants · 54%
FIAP Gold Medal Eric TOURLET (France) · Karine au voile Rouge 2560
PSA Gold Medal Tze Yuen Lee (Hong Kong) · Hurray
IAAP Gold Medal Jozef De Fraine (Belgium) · GELE MUSHER
BFF-FBP Gold Medal Aleksey Puchkovskiy (Russia) · Yarn
FOCUS Gold Medal Chueh Fei Chen (Taiwan) · Little novice monk 7
IAAP Silver Medal Giuseppe Tomelleri (Italy) · Sunrise in Burano
BFF-FBP Silver Medal Jos BARTHOLMé (Luxembourg) · SVITLANA AND MARIA 1
FOCUS Silver Medal Johanna Leemans (Belgium) · Gele Trap 2680
IAAP Bronze Medal Michel Genève Mendoza Iglesias (Spain) · in the golden river
BFF-FBP Bronze Medal CHI PAN CHAN (Macau) · Tree fairy 3
FOCUS Bronze Medal H.W. CHAN (Hong Kong) · Park in raining C06
FIAP Blue Ribbon GUY GILSON (Belgium) · Dans les nuages
FIAP Blue Ribbon Roger Bonte (Belgium) · Vier op een rij
PSA Honorable Mention Siu Kit Ko (China) · string
PSA Honorable Mention Ivo Usar (Slovenia) · Riders in Rhythm
PSA Honorable Mention Figen Ayse Gunduz (Turkiye) · Floating Market
IAAP Diploma Istvan Kerekes (Hungary) · Maria and Diana
IAAP Diploma Linda Paps (Belgium) · Metro
IAAP Diploma Thomas E Stuehmer (Germany) · Antwerpen Draake
FOCUS HM Johan Verlinde (Belgium) · kerkuil met jongen
FOCUS HM Kostas Chalkiadakis (Greece) · Windows
FOCUS HM Josef Hinterleitner (Austria) · Maximum Risk
  • FIAP Gold Medal
  • PSA Gold Medal
  • IAAP Gold Medal
  • BFF-FBP Gold Medal
  • FOCUS Gold Medal
  • IAAP Silver Medal
  • BFF-FBP Silver Medal
  • FOCUS Silver Medal
  • IAAP Bronze Medal
  • BFF-FBP Bronze Medal
  • FOCUS Bronze Medal
  • FIAP Blue Ribbon
  • FIAP Blue Ribbon
  • PSA Honorable Mention
  • PSA Honorable Mention
  • PSA Honorable Mention
  • IAAP Diploma
  • IAAP Diploma
  • IAAP Diploma
  • FOCUS HM
  • FOCUS HM
  • FOCUS HM
AWARDS

OPEN Monochrome [PIDM]

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IMAGES
1339 arrived images
358 accepted images · 27%
PARTICIPANTS
340 arrived participants
199 accepted participants · 59%
FIAP Gold Medal Jos BARTHOLMé (Luxembourg) · SVITLANA 36
PSA Gold Medal Sara GABRIELS (Belgium) · Bhagwan
IAAP Gold Medal Fourneaux Isabelle (Belgium) · Mystique
BFF-FBP Gold Medal Harry Kraus (Germany) · Big heart
FOCUS Gold Medal Jean Luc Legrand (Belgium) · Ness a Junas
IAAP Silver Medal Katherine Wong (Canada) · Walt Disney Concert Hall 2
BFF-FBP Silver Medal CHI PAN CHAN (Macau) · Black beauty 17
FOCUS Silver Medal Greet Van Aerde (Belgium) · Galop
IAAP Bronze Medal Michel Genève Mendoza Iglesias (Spain) · misterius
BFF-FBP Bronze Medal Istvan Kerekes (Hungary) · Soulmates
FOCUS Bronze Medal Phillip Kwan (Canada) · Window 16
FIAP Blue Ribbon Marie José Gauthier (Belgium) · Calatrava à Mons
FIAP Blue Ribbon Mathieu De Bosscher (Belgium) · Mediahaven 8425
PSA Honorable Mention Livinus BLEYEN (Belgium) · Centre Niemeyer Visitor
PSA Honorable Mention marco manetti (Italy) · Letizia in studio
PSA Honorable Mention Jozef De Fraine (Belgium) · ROOD VS WIT
IAAP Diploma Mariam Hassan (Qatar) · Dassanach students
IAAP Diploma naresh agarwal (India) · family members one
IAAP Diploma Siu Kit Ko (China) · Masked Bright Eyes
FOCUS HM Sitanath Paul (India) · Rumeo
FOCUS HM Chueh Fei Chen (Taiwan) · Single leg rowing 1
FOCUS HM Rik VAN WEERDT (Belgium) · Fanny balancing
  • FIAP Gold Medal
  • PSA Gold Medal
  • IAAP Gold Medal
  • BFF-FBP Gold Medal
  • FOCUS Gold Medal
  • IAAP Silver Medal
  • BFF-FBP Silver Medal
  • FOCUS Silver Medal
  • IAAP Bronze Medal
  • BFF-FBP Bronze Medal
  • FOCUS Bronze Medal
  • FIAP Blue Ribbon
  • FIAP Blue Ribbon
  • PSA Honorable Mention
  • PSA Honorable Mention
  • PSA Honorable Mention
  • IAAP Diploma
  • IAAP Diploma
  • IAAP Diploma
  • FOCUS HM
  • FOCUS HM
  • FOCUS HM
AWARDS

Nature [ND]

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IMAGES
1082 arrived images
310 accepted images · 29%
PARTICIPANTS
275 arrived participants
158 accepted participants · 57%
FIAP Gold Medal JOYDEEP DEB (India) · PRIDE BARRICADE
PSA Gold Medal SANATH KUMAR (India) · FAMILY BOND
IAAP Gold Medal Jixian Chen (China) · Snatching food
BFF-FBP Gold Medal Risto Raunio (Finland) · Emperor family
FOCUS Gold Medal Jean Pierre Van Coillie (Belgium) · Visje geven
IAAP Silver Medal H.W. CHAN (Hong Kong) · Polar Bear 13
BFF-FBP Silver Medal Leah Gray (Canada) · Grizzly Bared Teeth
FOCUS Silver Medal GUY GILSON (Belgium) · Ballerines aquatiques
IAAP Bronze Medal David Been (Norway) · Food for small cheetahs
BFF-FBP Bronze Medal Christian Stubbe (Belgium) · Bleek blauwtjes 9198
FOCUS Bronze Medal Johan Verlinde (Belgium) · ransuilen
FIAP Blue Ribbon Kristien Cambron (Belgium) · Gletsjermeer
FIAP Blue Ribbon Greet Van Aerde (Belgium) · Hebbes
PSA Honorable Mention Figen Ayse Gunduz (Turkiye) · Leader
PSA Honorable Mention Angela Poggioni (USA) · Do not be sad
PSA Honorable Mention Minh Nguyen (USA) · Bromo
IAAP Diploma Mathieu De Bosscher (Belgium) · Weidebeekjuffer 5198
IAAP Diploma Jozef Reynaert (Belgium) · 2.Pluimpjes
IAAP Diploma Johanna Leemans (Belgium) · Twee witjes 3649
FOCUS HM Jozef Smeulders (Belgium) · Natuurstrand
FOCUS HM Katherine Wong (Canada) · Penguin colony in Gold Harbour
FOCUS HM Sandor Kibedi (Romania) · Der Steinadler
  • FIAP Gold Medal
  • PSA Gold Medal
  • IAAP Gold Medal
  • BFF-FBP Gold Medal
  • FOCUS Gold Medal
  • IAAP Silver Medal
  • BFF-FBP Silver Medal
  • FOCUS Silver Medal
  • IAAP Bronze Medal
  • BFF-FBP Bronze Medal
  • FOCUS Bronze Medal
  • FIAP Blue Ribbon
  • FIAP Blue Ribbon
  • PSA Honorable Mention
  • PSA Honorable Mention
  • PSA Honorable Mention
  • IAAP Diploma
  • IAAP Diploma
  • IAAP Diploma
  • FOCUS HM
  • FOCUS HM
  • FOCUS HM
AWARDS

Photojournalism [PJD]

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IMAGES
870 arrived images
250 accepted images · 29%
PARTICIPANTS
221 arrived participants
156 accepted participants · 71%
FIAP Gold Medal Giuseppe Tomelleri (Italy) · The big tide nr 60
PSA Gold Medal Johanna Leemans (Belgium) · Boerenbetoging 0318
IAAP Gold Medal Chris Discart (Belgium) · trio
BFF-FBP Gold Medal Jean Luc Legrand (Belgium) · Mort de la tour
FOCUS Gold Medal Josef Hinterleitner (Austria) · Hurdles - Fight
IAAP Silver Medal Johan Verlinde (Belgium) · zijspan nr 25 en nr 27
BFF-FBP Silver Medal LUC MAIRESSE (Belgium) · the treasure hunt
FOCUS Silver Medal Yves Ceuterick (Belgium) · Paracyc_1
IAAP Bronze Medal Figen Ayse Gunduz (Turkiye) · Class
BFF-FBP Bronze Medal Jozef Reynaert (Belgium) · 1.Ganges
FOCUS Bronze Medal Jozef De Fraine (Belgium) · NOORSE
FIAP Blue Ribbon ALEXANDRA HAUVILLE (France) · Entre Elles
FIAP Blue Ribbon Katherine Wong (Canada) · Sunning the Buddha
PSA Honorable Mention PIERANGELO CAVALLERI (Italy) · CAMPIONI DI VITA#4
PSA Honorable Mention Dorine Maene (Belgium) · zwart en gele jetski
PSA Honorable Mention Phillip Kwan (Canada) · Invictus Racer 92
IAAP Diploma Lewis Ka Yin Choi (Hong Kong) · No Crossing 11
IAAP Diploma Joan Buxó Briqets (Spain) · Llar i Animals
IAAP Diploma Friedrich FUCHSHUBER (Austria) · Inklusion
FOCUS HM Marc LEBRUN (France) · Following the ball
FOCUS HM Lillian Roberts (USA) · Young Masai Men Dancing 02
FOCUS HM Imre Kiss (Hungary) · In heavy dust
  • FIAP Gold Medal
  • PSA Gold Medal
  • IAAP Gold Medal
  • BFF-FBP Gold Medal
  • FOCUS Gold Medal
  • IAAP Silver Medal
  • BFF-FBP Silver Medal
  • FOCUS Silver Medal
  • IAAP Bronze Medal
  • BFF-FBP Bronze Medal
  • FOCUS Bronze Medal
  • FIAP Blue Ribbon
  • FIAP Blue Ribbon
  • PSA Honorable Mention
  • PSA Honorable Mention
  • PSA Honorable Mention
  • IAAP Diploma
  • IAAP Diploma
  • IAAP Diploma
  • FOCUS HM
  • FOCUS HM
  • FOCUS HM
AWARDS

Portrait (PIDC) [PIDC]

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IMAGES
992 arrived images
271 accepted images · 27%
PARTICIPANTS
253 arrived participants
164 accepted participants · 65%
FIAP Gold Medal Istvan Kerekes (Hungary) · Visage from Viseu valley
PSA Gold Medal Davy Van Gestel (Belgium) · Kedist Deltour2
IAAP Gold Medal LUC Wabbes (Belgium) · golden lady
BFF-FBP Gold Medal Olha Kuznietsova (Spain) · Liliana
FOCUS Gold Medal Pavel Surovy (Serbia) · Mary Magdalene
IAAP Silver Medal Sara GABRIELS (Belgium) · Prakash
BFF-FBP Silver Medal Rudi Carton (Belgium) · Boete
FOCUS Silver Medal Risto Raunio (Finland) · A boy
IAAP Bronze Medal Chris Discart (Belgium) · Kumar
BFF-FBP Bronze Medal SHUVOJIT RAKSHIT (India) · RAGE
FOCUS Bronze Medal Josef Hinterleitner (Austria) · Unser Lied
FIAP Blue Ribbon HAU CHI CHAK (Hong Kong) · Be frightened 005
FIAP Blue Ribbon Katherine Wong (Canada) · Chumb pipe smoker
PSA Honorable Mention Jozef De Fraine (Belgium) · GELADEN
PSA Honorable Mention GUY GILSON (Belgium) · Le poing fermé
PSA Honorable Mention Sonja Vander Meulen (Belgium) · athalia
IAAP Diploma CHI PAN CHAN (Macau) · Eyes and fingers
IAAP Diploma JOYDEEP DEB (India) · THE FACES 02
IAAP Diploma Eric TOURLET (France) · Andrea encadree 8096
FOCUS HM Phillip Kwan (Canada) · Dana Reflection 74
FOCUS HM Thu Ha Tran (VietNam) · Cụ già người H'Mông
FOCUS HM Rudi Vandenbempt (Belgium) · African Queen
  • FIAP Gold Medal
  • PSA Gold Medal
  • IAAP Gold Medal
  • BFF-FBP Gold Medal
  • FOCUS Gold Medal
  • IAAP Silver Medal
  • BFF-FBP Silver Medal
  • FOCUS Silver Medal
  • IAAP Bronze Medal
  • BFF-FBP Bronze Medal
  • FOCUS Bronze Medal
  • FIAP Blue Ribbon
  • FIAP Blue Ribbon
  • PSA Honorable Mention
  • PSA Honorable Mention
  • PSA Honorable Mention
  • IAAP Diploma
  • IAAP Diploma
  • IAAP Diploma
  • FOCUS HM
  • FOCUS HM
  • FOCUS HM

RULES

RULES
CALENDAR
closing Apr 23, 2026
judging May 21, 2026
notification May 28, 2026
delivery Jul 22, 2026
OVERVIEW
participants 407
images 5736
countries 51
entry fee 15 EUR
AWARDS
awards 113
medals 55
ribbons 40
special awards 3
RECOGNITION NUMBER
IAAP 2026/123
FIAP 2026/030
PSA 2026-1020
BFF 2026-02
SECTIONS
Open Color 4 images
Open Monochrome 4 images
Nature 4 images
Photojournalism 4 images
Portrait Pidc 4 images
JURY
IE
Irene Ehrenreich CJ IAAP
Austria
FM
Florentino Molero Gutierrez CJ IAAP
Spain
JA
Jozef AERTS
Belgium