AWARDS

WOMEN-COLOR/MONOCHROME

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IMAGES
160 arrived images
40 accepted images · 25%
PARTICIPANTS
40 arrived participants
22 accepted participants · 55%
IAAP Gold E-Certificate Zeka Slavisa Stanković (Serbia) · lolita
IAAP Silver E-Certificate Nevra Topalismailoglu (Turkiye) · Woman spinning wool
IAAP Bronze E-Certificate YILDIRAN YILDIRIM (Turkiye) · Alone Together
IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate Mualla Arici Ustun (Turkiye) · GREEN AND ACTIVE
IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate ömer sarıtaş (Turkiye) · borekci
IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate Pavel Surovy (Serbia) · Etno Geisha
CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION jan kopal (Czech Republic) · black and white madness
CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION Niklaus Fringeli (Switzerland) · Whispers of the Rain
CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION Serif Ozege (Cyprus) · AUNT SEPETCHER
CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION Barun Dey (India) · Looking Beyond
CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION yagmur battal (Turkiye) · colorful
CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION Krisztian Seiner (Hungary) · Sötét árnyék
  • IAAP Gold E-Certificate
  • IAAP Silver E-Certificate
  • IAAP Bronze E-Certificate
  • IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate
  • IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate
  • IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate
  • CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION
  • CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION
  • CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION
  • CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION
  • CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION
  • CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION
AWARDS

TRAVEL PHOTO-COLOR/MONOCHROME

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IMAGES
116 arrived images
38 accepted images · 33%
PARTICIPANTS
29 arrived participants
23 accepted participants · 79%
IAAP Gold E-Certificate Jan Sranko (Slovakia) · Trains Bangladesh 80V
IAAP Silver E-Certificate Yuliyan Ivanov (Bulgaria) · Vitosha sunset
IAAP Bronze E-Certificate SEMIHA BERKEM (Turkiye) · OMO VALLEY AND YOUNG BOY
IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate Yasemin Akşit (Belgium) · Lines of Istanbul
IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate ANITA ŽIVALJIĆ (Croatia) · Seceda
IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate Zeynep Hüsman (Turkiye) · Dolly
CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION filiz koprulu (Turkiye) · saraydansehir
CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION Amy Jažić (Croatia) · Family
CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION GUL CETIN (Cyprus) · FAMILY
CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION Nasser Al Maskari (Oman) · Desert Daredevils
CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION ORHAN OLMEZ (Turkiye) · Musicians
CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION FISUN ARABACI (Turkiye) · Hallstatt
  • IAAP Gold E-Certificate
  • IAAP Silver E-Certificate
  • IAAP Bronze E-Certificate
  • IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate
  • IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate
  • IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate
  • CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION
  • CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION
  • CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION
  • CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION
  • CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION
  • CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION
AWARDS

OPEN COLOR

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IMAGES
176 arrived images
33 accepted images · 19%
PARTICIPANTS
44 arrived participants
23 accepted participants · 52%
IAAP Gold E-Certificate Pavel Reband (Estonia) · Sofia jewelry
IAAP Silver E-Certificate yagmur battal (Turkiye) · BULL RACE
IAAP Bronze E-Certificate Ismael Holanda (Brazil) · Engenho
IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate Barun Dey (India) · Un Momento Sorprendente 1
IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate Serif Ozege (Cyprus) · Kara Lahana
IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate Amy Jažić (Croatia) · Tradition
CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION Pavel Surovy (Serbia) · Little Red Riding Hood
CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION FISUN ARABACI (Turkiye) · Accept
CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION Zeynep Hüsman (Turkiye) · TINSMITH
CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION GAMZE ALTINISIK KIRATLI (Turkiye) · Waiting Together
CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION Hamza Erol (Turkiye) · Danseden_kadinlar
CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION GUL CETIN (Cyprus) · PERENDE
  • IAAP Gold E-Certificate
  • IAAP Silver E-Certificate
  • IAAP Bronze E-Certificate
  • IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate
  • IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate
  • IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate
  • CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION
  • CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION
  • CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION
  • CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION
  • CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION
  • CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION
AWARDS

PORTRAIT-COLOR/MONOCHROME

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IMAGES
156 arrived images
31 accepted images · 20%
PARTICIPANTS
39 arrived participants
18 accepted participants · 46%
IAAP Gold E-Certificate Krisztian Seiner (Hungary) · In a web of triangles
IAAP Silver E-Certificate Pavel Reband (Estonia) · Sad Clown
IAAP Bronze E-Certificate Veronika Mašková (Czech Republic) · The life of one
IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate Barun Dey (India) · Maravillosa Evelina 2
IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate Aydın Musaballı (Turkiye) · DSCF5132
IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate Pavel Surovy (Serbia) · Saint Theresa
CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION GAMZE ALTINISIK KIRATLI (Turkiye) · LEATHER MAN
CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION Eugen Bibo (Romania) · My Mustache
CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION Ivo Yordanov (Bulgaria) · Charming
CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION Nevra Topalismailoglu (Turkiye) · Cattle market 2
CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION Amy Jažić (Croatia) · Saxophonist
CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION Zeynep Hüsman (Turkiye) · Mother
  • IAAP Gold E-Certificate
  • IAAP Silver E-Certificate
  • IAAP Bronze E-Certificate
  • IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate
  • IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate
  • IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate
  • CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION
  • CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION
  • CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION
  • CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION
  • CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION
  • CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION
AWARDS

COLORFUL LIFE-ONLY COLOR

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IMAGES
112 arrived images
28 accepted images · 25%
PARTICIPANTS
28 arrived participants
18 accepted participants · 64%
IAAP Gold E-Certificate Nevra Topalismailoglu (Turkiye) · Tobacco Man
IAAP Silver E-Certificate GAMZE ALTINISIK KIRATLI (Turkiye) · CLOTHES AND TOO MUCH SMILES
IAAP Bronze E-Certificate ömer sarıtaş (Turkiye) · anadolu_lezzetleri
IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate Mualla Arici Ustun (Turkiye) · ADA
IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate Serif Ozege (Cyprus) · Davar
IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate Jan Sranko (Slovakia) · Trains Bangladesh 80V
CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION Yuliyan Ivanov (Bulgaria) · Smoke on the water
CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION filiz koprulu (Turkiye) · soguktaisci
CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION Zeynep Hüsman (Turkiye) · Leather workers
CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION YILDIRAN YILDIRIM (Turkiye) · CHILD AND GOOSES
CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION GUL CETIN (Cyprus) · DEDE VE TORUNLAR
CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION Nasser Al Maskari (Oman) · Balance
  • IAAP Gold E-Certificate
  • IAAP Silver E-Certificate
  • IAAP Bronze E-Certificate
  • IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate
  • IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate
  • IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate
  • CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION
  • CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION
  • CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION
  • CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION
  • CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION
  • CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION
AWARDS

PEOPLE-COLOR/MONOCHROME

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IMAGES
132 arrived images
38 accepted images · 29%
PARTICIPANTS
33 arrived participants
20 accepted participants · 61%
IAAP Gold E-Certificate YILDIRAN YILDIRIM (Turkiye) · GRAPHICS AND HUMAN STAIN
IAAP Silver E-Certificate SEMIHA BERKEM (Turkiye) · GAME IN ETHIOPIAN VILLAGE
IAAP Bronze E-Certificate Serif Ozege (Cyprus) · TIME
IAAP Gold E-Certificate yagmur battal (Turkiye) · The Weight of the Gaze
IAAP Silver E-Certificate INCI KOYUNCU (Turkiye) · SURU VE COCUK
IAAP Bronze E-Certificate Mualla Arici Ustun (Turkiye) · SIBLINGS
IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate Yasemin Akşit (Belgium) · Three Generations
IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate Nevra Topalismailoglu (Turkiye) · Flow
IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate GUL CETIN (Cyprus) · MAN AND HIS DOG
CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION FISUN ARABACI (Turkiye) · Return
CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION GAMZE ALTINISIK KIRATLI (Turkiye) · The Rhythm of Hands
CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION ĐURĐICA KOCIJANČIĆ (Croatia) · Connection double
CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION Zeynep Hüsman (Turkiye) · Colorful Dolls
CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION Flip De Cnodder (Belgium) · Taking picture
CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION ömer sarıtaş (Turkiye) · makas
  • IAAP Gold E-Certificate
  • IAAP Silver E-Certificate
  • IAAP Bronze E-Certificate
  • IAAP Gold E-Certificate
  • IAAP Silver E-Certificate
  • IAAP Bronze E-Certificate
  • IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate
  • IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate
  • IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate
  • CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION
  • CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION
  • CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION
  • CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION
  • CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION
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RULES

ORGANIZER
CANYTELLIS 2026 is international contest of art photography, organized by CAMERA OBSCURA SOCIETY TURKIYE from MERSIN, Turkiye.
SECTIONS
The contest is divided into the following sections:
• WOMEN-COLOR/MONOCHROME
• TRAVEL PHOTO-COLOR/MONOCHROME
• OPEN COLOR
• PORTRAIT-COLOR/MONOCHROME
• COLORFUL LIFE-ONLY COLOR
• PEOPLE-COLOR/MONOCHROME
CALENDAR
Closing date: March 31 2026
Judging date: April 8 2026
Notification date: April 15 2026
Delivery date: April 30 2026
Gallery publish date: April 30 2026
ENTRY FEE
The entry fee depends on the number of sections the participant enters. The fees are as follows:
• 1 sections = 5 EUR
• 2 sections = 10 EUR
• 3 sections = 15 EUR
• 4 sections = 20 EUR
• 5 sections = 25 EUR
• 6 sections = 30 EUR

The entry fee can be paid in the following ways:
• through our website: https://theiaap.com/e/canytellis
• PAYPAL ACCOUNT: [email protected]

Images from participants who have not paid the entry fee will not be considered.
JURY
• HULKI MURADI; (Turkiye)
• OKTAY DEMIRKESEN; (Turkiye)
• VLADIMIR JOVANOVSKI; (North Macedonia)
AWARDS
The judges of the event will present the following awards:
7 x IAAP Gold E-Certificate, 7 x IAAP Silver E-Certificate, 7 x IAAP Bronze E-Certificate, 18 x IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate,
36 x CAMERA OBSCURA E-HONOR MENTION,
Total 75 awards. The organizer reserves the right to adjust the number of awards based on the total number of entrants.
NOTIFICATION & CATALOG
Notification cards will be sent by email.
CONTACT
PATRIZIA MURADI
MERSIN, Turkiye

email: [email protected]
website: https://theiaap.com/e/canytellis
CALENDAR
closing Mar 31, 2026
judging Apr 12, 2026
notification Apr 18, 2026
delivery May 17, 2026
OVERVIEW
participants 52
images 852
countries 22
entry fee 5 EUR
iaap members get 50% discount
AWARDS
awards 75
ribbons 54
RECOGNITION NUMBER
IAAP 2026/247
COS 004
SECTIONS
Womencolormonochrome 4 images
Travel Photocolormonochrome 4 images
Open Color 4 images
Portraitcolormonochrome 4 images
Colorful Lifeonly Color 4 images
Peoplecolormonochrome 4 images
JURY
HM
HULKI MURADI CJ IAAP
Turkiye
OD
VJ
North Macedonia