MYSTIC TRIBEC INTERNATIONAL PHOTO SALON is international contest of art photography, organized by O.Z. Mala Lehota Biele More, Slovakia.

Blue World
Images where the dominant color is blue. Any subject and any photographic technique are allowed.

Green World
Nature and environment must be the main subject. Human-made elements may appear but must not dominate the composition.

Mystic & Magic
Images with fantasy, supernatural, surreal or magical atmosphere. Creative editing and digital art are allowed.

Emotion
Images that express strong human feelings or emotional storytelling. Color or monochrome accepted.

Closing date: Maj 01 2026
Judging date: Maj 22 2026
Notification date: Maj 29 2026
Delivery date: Maj 31 2026
Gallery publish date: Maj 31 2026

Entry Fee
• 3 EUR per section
• Maximum total fee: 20 EUR
• Entries without payment will not be judged.

Payment methods:

PayPal (for payments only):
Email: [email protected]
Note: Please include the author’s full name in the payment note.

Bank transfer (for payments only):
IBAN: SK33 1100 0000 0029 4713 8300
SWIFT/BIC: TATRSKBX
Account holder: Jan Sranko - O.Z Mala Lehota Biele More

Organizer Contact (not for payments):
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 421 908 157 225

The contest is open to anyone (amateur and professional photographers from all over the world); however, an entry may be rejected when the sponsoring organization or its agent, in its reasonable discretion, believes the entry does not conform to the contest rules and conditions.
Entries must originate as photographs (image-captures of objects via light sensitivity) made by the entrant on photographic emulsion or acquired digitally. By virtue of submitting an entry, the entrant certifies the image as his own (aliases are not permitted). 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.
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 of any misuse of copyright. Images may be altered, either electronically or otherwise, by the maker. All final image must be on photographic film, or on electronic file, or on photographic or electronic print material, mounting excepted.
No title or identification of the maker shall be visible anywhere on the face of an image, print mat or mount.

Photographs must be in JPEG format, with dimensions 1920x1080 pixels at 300, JPEG compression (if Photoshop used for export): 7-12, file size maximum 4 Mb. Each image must have a unique title. Titles must not include file extensions such as .jpg or .jpeg (or any other camera capture filenames). No title or identification of the maker shall be written anywhere on the face of an image.
The photographs of participants with the application are submitted in these ways:
- uploading thought our website: https://theiaap.com//contests/join/xxx
- by e-mail: [email protected]

The judging will be done by remote online judging. All judges will be using equipment capable of displaying images at 100% of the image resolution. Judges will be using color calibrated equipment. Target Range will be max 30%.

By entering this contest, you are explicitly consenting to the personal details you have supplied, including physical addresses, email addresses, being held, processed and used by the contest organizers for purposes associated with this contest. You also explicitly consent to such information being sent to organizations that have accorded official recognition, patronage or accreditation to this contest. You acknowledge, agree and accept that by entering this contest, your participation status which includes your first and last name, name of the country used during registration at the contest, 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.

Breach of Rules
Entries that do not comply with the contest rules, image definitions, or ethical standards will be disqualified without refund.
Any form of plagiarism, AI-generated elements, excessive manipulation in restricted sections, or misrepresentation of authorship will lead to removal of all entries from judging.
Decision of the judges and the organizer is final and cannot be appealed.

• Garik Avanesian, MFIAP Avanesian; (Czech Republic)
• Alex Kharvat MFIAP ( Sasa Alexander ) Kharvat; (Ukraine)
• Istvan Kerekes EFIAP/d3; (Hungary)
• Aliah Jan; AFIAP, FPSNZ (Fellow of Photographic Society of NZ), (New Zealand)
• Martin Skrivanek (Czech Republic)

Awards
The judging panel will grant the following awards in each section:
• 1 Gold E-Certificate
• 1 Silver E-Certificate
• 1 Bronze E-Certificate
• 2 Honorable Mention E-Certificates

Total number of awards: 108

Special Awards:
• IAAP Best Author – 50 € Prize
• 3× IAAP Jury Medal E-Certificate
• IAAP Country Winner E-Certificate

The organizer reserves the right to adjust the number of awards depending on participation volume.

All entries shall conform to the stricter of these definitions for acceptances to be validated by all organizations granting recognition or patronage.

[IAAP Definition of Monochrome]
Black and white photography is an image displaying a range of shades from black to white, including all tones of gray. Any image modified by the addition of color becomes a color work and no longer qualifies as monochrome.

Notification cards will be sent by email.

Jan Sranko, Champion, C IAAP, EFIAP/b, MZSF
Mala Lehota 263, ZIP 966 42, Slovakia

email: [email protected]
website: https://theiaap.com/e/tribec