Association of Photographers Eurasia

Contest consists of 6 sections:
In each section you can download up to 4 works

Open (only monochrome)
World in focus (only monochrome)
Portrait (only monochrome)
People (only monochrome)
Lines, graphic, minimalism (only monochrome)
Concept and create (only monochrome)

Closing date: 25 April 2026
Judging: 15 May 2026
Notification: 30 May 2026
Exhibition: 20 October 2026
Start of awards delivery: 15 September 2026
Start of catalogues delivery: 15 September 2026

For applications received by 25 April, 2026:

For single entries, the fee:
1-2 sections – 12 euros
3-4 sections – 18 euros
5-6 sections – 22 euros
For group entries, discounts are available, provided there is a minimum of 5 participants per club.

Club discounts:
5-10 participants club = 10% discount
10-20 participants club = 15% discount
20 participants club = 20% discount

To complete your application, please log into your registered account and select your preferred payment method.
Payments for single entries can be made directly on the website after submitting your application. You may use PayPal to make your payment to the following address: [email protected]
To pay for the club's participation will appeal to Usmanov Rashid [email protected]
If you encounter any issues with the payment process, please reach out to us at [email protected] and we will assist you in finding a solution.

Для участников из России:

Оплата принимается до 20 апреля 2026 года.

Взносы:
Для всех российских индивидуальных авторов:
1-2 секции - 1160р
3-4 секции - 1790р
5-6 секции - 1980р

Для участников клубов: 1400р вне зависимости от кол-ва секций.
Оплату производить по реквизитам:
Получатель: АФ Евразия
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Чеки присылать на почту [email protected]

1. The contest will be conducted according to FIAP regulations.
2. There are maximum of 4 digital files in each of 6 sections.
3. ONLY MONOCHROME images are allowed in the competition. Color photos are not accepted.
4. The entrants for the «Open Cup of Russia, Monochrome - 2026» ave to register on our web-site https://russian-cup-mono.com/ After registration and authorization, the applicant enters his personal account and uploads his images for the contest.
5. Technical requirements for the uploaded images;
JPG format. Size of digital files: maximum 1920 pixels on the horizontal side, 1080 on the vertical side, 300 ppi.; maximum 2MB.;
Important: when uploading the image, its title must be stated!
6. The contest is open to anyone; however, an entry may be rejected when the sponsoring organization, 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. All final work must be digital file.
7. By virtue of submitting an entry, the applicant certifies the work as his own and 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 contest. This may include low resolution posting on a web-site.
8. The submission of entries signifies acceptance of the Conditions of Entry.
9. All notifications will be sent by e-mail.
10. 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.
11. Entries will be viewed by the judges using Acer H6510BD FHD 1920x1080 with 1920x1080 pixels resolution.
12. An entrant’s four images will be distributed throughout four rounds of judging for all sections. The images received from the photographer will be judged at 100% of the maximum permitted pixel size. Digital images must not be altered, including resizing, by the Exhibition before judging.
13. All entries shall conform to the stricter of these definitions for acceptances to be validated by all the International Organizations granting recognition or patronage.

The entrants for the «Open Cup of Russia, Monochrome - 2026» have to register on our web-site https://russian-cup-mono.com/ After registration and authorization the applicant enters his personal account and uploads his images for the contest.

Technical requirements for the uploaded images;
JPG format. Size of digital files: maximum 1920 pixels on the horizontal side, 1080 on the vertical side, 300 dpi; maximum 2 MB.;

Judging will be online format. Judges will use color-calibrated Full HD Display 1080P (1920x1080 pixels). The equipment will be capable of displaying images at 100% of the image resolution.
- The judging will be held that each jury vote for each image from 1 to 10 points.
- The one who has achieved the highest number of total acceptances of all the sections of the salon added together will be proclaimed “FIAP best author”.
- The score of accepted images is counted by sum of all jury member points together.

The author should be a copyright holder of the submitted material. By virtue of submitting an entry to the «Open Cup of Russia, Monochrome - 2026» salon, the author permits sponsors to use all or part of the submitted material for any purpose, related to the contest and future exhibitions.
The sponsors of the competition have a right to: Reproduce the entries in any part of «Open Cup of Russia, Monochrome - 2026» website (https://russian-cup-mono.com/ and www.fiap.ru ).
Exhibit of the accepted entries in printed or digital format at the exhibitions «Open Cup of Russia, Monochrome - 2026» contest;
Reproduction of the accepted images on any printed or electronic medium to inform the public about the competition and its results;
Reproduce of the accepted images in the photo albums, informative brochures, digital media and other publications related to the contest and exhibitions;
Use winning images for further specialized activities, aimed at the popularization of the contest; Offer the options for the commercial usage of the images to their authors.
The sponsors of the competition pledge to specify the name of the image-maker when reproducing it in any form.
Exhibition copies to be shown at the exhibition and printed at the cost of the sponsors of «Open Cup of Russia, Color - 2025» salon will remain with sponsors and may be used within the framework of the competition activity. Submitting the entry, you automatically grant your consent with the contest policy and rules mentioned above.

By the sole act of submitting his/her images or files to a salon under FIAP Patronage, the participant 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 participant 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;
• that in case of sanctions following the non compliance with FIAP regulations, the name of the participant 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.
The mention that by 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 the following terms:
- 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,
- 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. If, at any time, it is determined in the reasonable discretion of the exhibition organizer or the judges before, during, or after the judging of an exhibition that an entrant has submitted entries where one or more images may fail to comply with these Conditions of Entry, including the stated definitions, the exhibition organizers reserve the right to delete the entry from the exhibition and void any or all acceptances or awards in connection with the exhibition. Fees may be forfeited or refunded in these circumstances. The entrant acknowledges that the decision of the exhibition organizers or the judges is final.

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!

Bazhenovskaya Anna EFIAP
Ivochkina Alena AFIAP
Kargapolov Oleg AFIAP
Koliaskin Sergei
Dymnikov Alexandr
Golubeva Julia AFIAP

The awards will be distributed among clubs, as well as among individual participants.

CLUB AWARDS:
Grand Prix "Cup of Russia" - the absolute champion club (among all countries)
Silver cup of Russia
Bronze cup of Russia
7x Club Honorable Mention

The result among the clubs is counted according to the results of the top 5 authors.

INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANTS:
FIAP Blue Badge
FIAP: 6 Gold medals, 12 Honorable Mention
IAAP: 6 Gold Medals, 12 Honorable Mention
IAPE: 6 Gold Medals, 6 Silver Medals, 6 Bronze Medals, 72 Honorable Mention, 36 E-Honorable Mention

- E-Certificates/E-Honorable Mention in PDF format, which will be sent via email.
- All Medals and honorable mention will be sent via post.

Monochrome Definition
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 colour 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 colour becomes a colour work (polychrome) to stand in the colour category; such a work requires colour reproduction in the catalogue of a salon under FIAP Patronage.
Greyscale Monochrome images may be entered for Nature, Photojournalism and Photo Travel but toned images are not permitted for these sections.
World in Focus
Just as with travel and tourism pictures, this section encompasses 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 optimise an image in terms of finetuning of levels and colours is allowed as long as the image looks natural. The same applies 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.

Portrait
Is a type of photography aimed toward capturing the personality of a person or group of people by using effective lighting, backdrops, and poses.

People
Images show us people in all situations; such as man, woman, child/children, single or group persons, daily life, street photography, traditions, portraits, people at work, social events, human relations etc.

Lines, graphics, minimalism
This nomination welcomes works where simplicity of forms, purity of lines and conciseness of composition create a powerful visual effect. This trend values the aesthetics of emptiness, geometric precision and the ability to see beauty in restraint.

• Graphics in photography
• Geometry of space
• Minimalistic plots
• Urban abstraction
• Natural minimalism

Concept and create
An important task of conceptual and creative photography is to depict the author's idea through the creation of an image, without using ready-made forms.
The image may be of any subject matter and must obviously display a change in natural color, form, shape or any combination of these three. All images must be original and may not incorporate elements produced by anyone else. Artwork or computer graphics generated by the entrant may be incorporated if the original photographic content predominates. Images may not be constructed entirely within a computer. High Dynamic Range (HDR) images without further changes are not considered “Altered Reality.” Original image must be made by entrant on photographic emulsion or captured digitally. All images must be original and may not incorporate elements produced by anyone else. Original images must be altered by the maker; artwork or computer graphics generated by the entrant may be incorporated, if the original photographic content predominates. Images may not be constructed entirely within a computer. Image's core content must be identifiable. Non-creative images are not eligible for this competition. Any subject matter is acceptable as long as the Altered Reality guidelines are apparent.
A conceptual photo is a photo of meanings, while a creative photo is a photo using applied elements, including collages and embroidery.

Results will be sent by email to all participants with a link to the PDF salon catalogue, which can be downloaded from the web site.

Chairman Rashid Usmanov, EFIAP
[email protected]