Association of photographers Eurasia (IAPE)

Contest is held in 3 categories:

Category A: under 14 years of age.
Category B: 15-18 years old.
Category C: 19 – 22 years old

Contest consists of 10 sections:
In each section you can download up to 4 works

1. Color photography. Free Theme
2. Black and white. Monochrome
3. Staged photography. Portrait.
4. Nature
5. Inanimate art. Still-life.
6. Urban Symphony
7. Daily life. The report.
8. Details surround us everywhere. Macro photography
9. Visions of Tomorrow
10. Heritage of Humanity

Closing date: 22 March 2026
Judging: 1 April 2026
Notification: 20 April 2026
Exhibition: 07 July 2026
Start of awards delivery: 15 Sep 2026
Start of PDF-catalogues delivery: 30 May 2026

There are no entry fees

The contest will be conducted according to FIAP regulations.
2. There are maximum of 4 digital files in each of 10 sections. One photo can only be submitted in one nomination. The choice of the nomination remains with the author.
3. The age of the participant is determined on the closing date of the acceptance of works (March 1, 2026). In the absence of the specified date of birth in the profile, the work is automatically transferred to the older age group or may be removed from judging.
4. The entrants for the “International youth photo contest « V INTERNATIONAL YOUTH PHOTO CONTEST "NO FRAMES"» have to register on our web-site. After registration and authorization the applicant enters his personal account and uploads his images for the contest. The images on CD sent via regular mail are subject to rejection.
5. Technical requirements for the uploaded images. Accepted file types *.jpg, *.jpeg. Maximum image width (horizontal) is 1920 pix, Maximum image height (vertical) is 1080 pix. File size maximum is 4 MB
6. The contest is open to anyone all young people between the ages of 18 and 22 when; 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 provision of false information by the Participant in the application, including, but not limited to: last name, first name, year of birth, citizenship, place of residence, grants the Organizer the right, at its discretion, to refuse admission to participation and / or exclude the Participant (as well as his work) from the list of participants in the competition without additional notice.
9. By submitting an Application, the Participant declares and guarantees that he is the sole author of the photographic works submitted for participation in the Review, including all their component elements and creative solutions (idea, compositional, artistic and technical execution), unless otherwise explicitly indicated by the Participant in the presence of co-authorship. The participant confirms that pedagogical, mentoring, or other creative assistance from third parties (including teachers, studio managers, mentors, and others) was not provided at key stages of the creation of the work, including: the formation of the author's idea, the organization of the filming process, the construction of the frame, the choice of angle, working with light, as well as post-processing, which has the nature of the author's interference.
10. The submitted work should not be the result of completing a task within the framework of a training session, master class, intensive course, or other similar event in which the creative contribution of the teacher/ mentor was decisive.
11. In the event that more than one author claims to be the "best author of the salon" by the total score, the jury team will evaluate the total collection of works by each author presented in the salon, after which a second round of judging will be launched. The choice of the best salon author is final and cannot be appealed.
12. The submission of entries signifies acceptance of the Conditions of Entry.
13. All notifications will be sent by e-mail.
14. Entries will be viewed by the judges using Acer H6510BD FHD 1920x1080 with 1920x1080 pixels resolution.
15. * An entrant’s four images will be distributed throughout four rounds of judging for all sections.
16. * 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.
17. All entries shall conform to the stricter of these definitions for acceptances to be validated by all the International Organizations granting recognition.

The entrants for the “V INTERNATIONAL YOUTH PHOTO CONTEST "NO FRAMES"
have to register on our web-site https:// noframes-photofest.com/. After registration and authorization, the applicant enters his personal account and uploads his images for the contest. The images on CD sent via regular mail are subject to rejection.

Technical requirements for the uploaded images;
 Accepted file types *.jpg, *.jpeg
 Maximum image width (horizontal) is 1920 pix, Maximum image height (vertical) is 1080 pix.
 File size maximum is 4 MB
 Embedding a source ICC profile is recommended

Judging will be offline 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 “International youth photo contest «V INTERNATIONAL YOUTH PHOTO CONTEST "NO FRAMES» 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 the "Eurasia" website (www.eurasia-photo.com https:// noframes-photofest.com/ and www.fiap.ru).
Exhibit of the accepted entries in printed or digital format at the exhibitions of the “International youth photo contest «V INTERNATIONAL YOUTH PHOTO CONTEST "NO FRAMES» 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 the 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.

Any deviation of the participant from the rules gives the organizer the right to refuse to participate, without giving reasons.

Mr. Rashid Usmanov EFIAP
Ms. Alena Ivochkina AFIAP
Mr. Sergei Koliaskin

At the contest there will be 168 international awards from FIAP, IAAP, Salon Eurasia Awards:

IMPORTANT! The awards will be distributed in three age categories!

Best Club Award:
Grand Prix «No Frames»
Best photo-club Award:
1x Gold cup
1x Silver cup
1x Bronze cup
Individual Award:
Best Authors Award
FIAP: 3 FIAP AUSPICES medals,
IAAP: 3 Gold medals, 6 diploma
IAPE: 30 gold medals, 30 silver medals, 30 bronze medals, 60 e-honorable mention

Color photography. Free theme
Color photography, any color images are a free theme.
Black and white. Monochrome. Free theme
Monochrome or black-and-white photography, which consists of images using black and white colors, as well as intermediate shades of the same color.
Staged photography. Portrait
Photos depicting staged or artificially created scenes. As well as scenes with cinematic quality, where all the objects or people on them "play roles". A photo can show either one person or a group. This is any photograph in which the objects are not randomly arranged, but in accordance with the instructions of the author. The category also includes a studio portrait.
Nature Definition
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, humancreated 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.
Editing Guidelines:
Processing or editing must be limited to making the image look as close to the original scene as possible, except that conversion to grayscale monochrome is allowed.
Allowed editing techniques:
• Cropping, straightening and perspective correction
• Removal or correction of elements added by the camera or lens, such as dust spots, noise, chromatic aberration and lens distortion
• Global and selective adjustments such as brightness, hue, saturation and contrast to restore the appearance of the original scene
• Complete conversion of colour images to grayscale monochrome
• Blending of multiple images of the same subject and combining them in camera or with software (exposure blending or focus stacking)
• Image stitching - combining multiple images with overlapping fields of view that are taken consecutively (panoramas).
Editing techniques that are not allowed:
• Removing, adding to, moving or changing any part of an image, except for cropping and straightening.
• Adding a vignette during processing
• Blurring parts of the image during processing to hide elements in the original scene
• Darkening parts of the image during processing to hide elements in the original scene
• All conversions other than to complete grayscale monochrome
• Conversion of parts of an image to monochrome, or partial toning, desaturation or over- saturation of color

Inanimate art. Still-life.

An image of inanimate objects organized into a group or as independent objects arranged in a certain order with meaning. We also accept "Food photos" aimed at creating an attractive image of food. There may be human hands in these photos if it is related to cooking.
Urban Symphony
Architecture, urban landscapes, street photography. The dynamics of megacities, the silence of alleys, the play of light and shadow on the walls.

Daily life. The report.

The life of a person or society, including various aspects of his life, everyday life, leisure, work. Everything that surrounds him and what he encounters on a daily basis. A photo dedicated to real events (documentary) and taken in a public place: on the street, in the park, on the beach, on public transport, etc. Dynamic urban environment and people in it. In the report it is necessary to convey the atmosphere of the event, to capture it in faces, emotions and poses. These can be photographs that combine landscape, portrait, everyday and other genres of photography.

Details surround us everywhere. Macro photography

Macro photography, snapshots of natural elements, sketches, miniatures, and sketches. We take photos taken with microscopes.

Visions of Tomorrow

Conceptual and experimental photography. Collages, surrealism, digital art, research of social trends and technologies.

Heritage of Humanity

Cultural traditions that tell about the unique cultural heritage of different nations.

Results will be sent by email to all participants

Chairman
Elena Petrunina
[email protected]