10TH ROMANIAN GRAND CIRCUIT 2026 – SPRING EDITION 2026 is circuit contest of art photography, organized by Asociatia Ovi D. Pop from Oradea, Romania.

The contest is divided into the following sections:
• OPEN COLOR
• OPEN MONOCHROME
• Face Body

Closing date: April 9 2026
Judging date: April 18 2026
Notification date: April 24 2026
Delivery date: April 24 2026
Gallery publish date: April 24 2026

The entry fee for any number of sections and any number of images is 26 EUR

Images from participants who have not paid the entry fee will not be considered.

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: http://spring.varadinumfoto.ro
- 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.

WALLACHIA SALON
• Rucsandra Călin; (Romania)
• Sefa Ulukan; (Turkiye)
• Bjarne Hyldgaard Pedersen; (Denmark)

MOLDAVIA SALON
• Bogdan Negoiţă; (Romania)
• Pertti Ylinen; (Finland)
• Marcel van Balken; (Netherlands)

TRANSYLVANIA SALON
• Adela Lia Rusu; (Romania)
• Ahmed Mohamed Hassan; (Egypt)
• Stefan Stuppnig; (Austria)

VARADINUM SALON
• Catalin Arcu; (Romania)
• Florentino Molero Gutierrez; (Spain)
• Sasa Blagojevic; (Serbia)

The judges of the event will present the following awards:
10 x FIAP Gold Medal, 4 x FIAP Silver Medal, 4 x FIAP Bronze Medal, 30 x FIAP Blue Ribbon,
10 x IAAP Gold Medal, 10 x IAAP Silver Medal, 10 x IAAP Bronze Medal, 30 x IAAP Diploma,
3 x NATIONAL Gold Medal, 3 x NATIONAL Silver Medal, 3 x NATIONAL Bronze Medal, 9 x NATIONAL Honorable Mention,
18 x DIPA Honorable Mentions, 9 x DIPA Honorable Mention,
3 x Rucsandra Calin Judge`s Choice,
3 x Sefa Ulukan Judge`s Choice,
3 x Bjarne Hyldgaard Pedersen Judge`s Choice,
3 x Wallachia Salon Gold Medal, 3 x Wallachia Salon Silver Medal, 3 x Wallachia Salon Bronze Medal, 9 x Wallachia Salon Honorable mention,
3 x Moldavia Salon Gold Medal, 3 x Moldavia Salon Silver Medal, 3 x Moldavia Salon Bronze Medal, 9 x Moldavia Salon Honorable Mention,
3 x Bogdan Negoiţă Judge`s Choice,
3 x Pertti Ylinen Judge`s Choice,
3 x Marcel van Balken Judge`s Choice,
4 x Varadinum Gold Medal, 2 x Varadinum Silver Medal, 2 x Varadinum Bronze Medal, 1 x Varadinum Salon Gold Medal, 1 x Varadinum Salon Silver Medal, 1 x Varadinum Salon Bronze Medal, 3 x Varadinum Salon Honorable Mention,
3 x Transylvania Salon Gold Medal, 3 x Transylvania Salon Silver Medal, 3 x Transylvania Salon Bronze Medal, 9 x Transylvania Salon Honorable Mention,
3 x Adela Rusu Judge`s Choice,
3 x Ahmed Mohamed Hassan Judge`s Choice,
3 x Stefan Stuppnig Judge`s Choice,
1 x Catalin Arcu Judge`s Choice,
1 x Florentino Molero Gutierrez Judge`s Choice,
1 x Sasa Blagojevic Judge`s Choice,
Chairman Choice Medal,
Total 254 awards. The organizer reserves the right to adjust the number of awards based on the total number of entrants.

Notification cards will be sent by email.

Ovi D. Pop, EFIAP/d2
Oradea, Romania

email: [email protected]
website: ovidpop.ro