AWARDS

special awards

Best Author Award - IIG GOLD MEDAL: Josef Hinterleitner
Best Participating Club/Group - SPECIAL CUP: Club Art Portrait
Best Participating Club/Group runner-up – GPU GOLD MEDAL: India International Group
Best Portrait in the Open Color Section - ART PORTRAIT GOLD MEDAL: Anastasia Kartushina (Russia) - Kittens
AWARDS

OPEN COLOR [PIDC]

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IMAGES
752 arrived images
229 accepted images · 30%
PARTICIPANTS
189 arrived participants
105 accepted participants · 56%
PSA Gold Medal Jos BARTHOLMé (Luxembourg) · SVITLANA 40
IAAP Gold Medal Josef Hinterleitner (Austria) · Giant Slalom
SALON Gold Medal Chueh Fei Chen (Taiwan) · Childhood in the Village 4
IAAP Silver Medal Elina Garipova (Russia) · Danube
SALON Silver Medal Oxana Vedmedenko (Russia) · Qualm
SALON Bronze Medal CHI PAN CHAN (Macau) · Working 14
GPU Honorable Mention Olga Kazakova (Russia) · Hush
IIG Honorable Mention Dmitriy Vavilov (Russia) · Project of Box - Solitude
IAAP Diploma Lidija Novković (Croatia) · Ampi
ICAP Gold E-Certificate OSMAN FURKAN OZKAN (Turkiye) · rocking child
Judges Choice E-Certificate Anastasia Barmina (Russia) · St.Petersburg
Judges Choice E-Certificate Massimo Tommi (Italy) · The Jaipur Indian Acqueduct 02
Judges Choice E-Certificate NEVENKA PAPIC (Slovenia) · Sisterhood
ART PORTRAIT GOLD MEDAL Anastasia Kartushina (Russia) · Kittens
  • PSA Gold Medal
  • IAAP Gold Medal
  • SALON Gold Medal
  • IAAP Silver Medal
  • SALON Silver Medal
  • SALON Bronze Medal
  • GPU Honorable Mention
  • IIG Honorable Mention
  • IAAP Diploma
  • ICAP Gold E-Certificate
  • Judges Choice E-Certificate
  • Judges Choice E-Certificate
  • Judges Choice E-Certificate
  • ART PORTRAIT GOLD MEDAL
AWARDS

OPEN MONOCHROME [PIDM]

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IMAGES
729 arrived images
222 accepted images · 30%
PARTICIPANTS
183 arrived participants
113 accepted participants · 62%
PSA Gold Medal Lee Streeton (England) · Face of the save
IAAP Gold Medal Olga Kazakova (Russia) · Downy shawl
SALON Gold Medal Aleksey Puchkovskiy (Russia) · Pleasure
IAAP Silver Medal Phillip Kwan (Canada) · Dog Sled Race 18
SALON Silver Medal CHI PAN CHAN (Macau) · Clean the street
SALON Bronze Medal Maurizio Trifilidis (Italy) · Cleaning the cow at the sunset
GPU Honorable Mention Josef Hinterleitner (Austria) · Drei - Kampf
IIG Honorable Mention Elena Kononova (Russia) · Flowers
IAAP Diploma Jos BARTHOLMé (Luxembourg) · EMELIE 22
ICAP Gold E-Certificate Atle Helland (Norway) · Nattens vokter
Judges Choice E-Certificate Yulia Shestopalova (Russia) · Between Worlds
Judges Choice E-Certificate Tze Yuen Lee (Hong Kong) · Searching Fleas
Judges Choice E-Certificate Mohamed Nageeb (Qatar) · Ahmed Somalia
  • PSA Gold Medal
  • IAAP Gold Medal
  • SALON Gold Medal
  • IAAP Silver Medal
  • SALON Silver Medal
  • SALON Bronze Medal
  • GPU Honorable Mention
  • IIG Honorable Mention
  • IAAP Diploma
  • ICAP Gold E-Certificate
  • Judges Choice E-Certificate
  • Judges Choice E-Certificate
  • Judges Choice E-Certificate
AWARDS

NATURE GENERAL [ND]

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IMAGES
494 arrived images
146 accepted images · 30%
PARTICIPANTS
125 arrived participants
74 accepted participants · 59%
PSA Gold Medal Wolfgang Kaeding (Germany) · Attack from Lioness
IAAP Gold Medal Lu Miao (China) · Not in my mouth
SALON Gold Medal SANATH KUMAR (India) · WE ARE TOGETHER
IAAP Silver Medal Mohamed Nageeb (Qatar) · Compassion
SALON Silver Medal Nguyen Xuan Tuyen (VietNam) · Brown-footed langurs
SALON Bronze Medal Giovanni Morina (Italy) · La grande caccia
GPU Honorable Mention bob devine (England) · lion cub takes on elder
ICAP Gold E-Certificate Wojciech Smółkowski (Poland) · On the flower
Judges Choice E-Certificate Karolina Konsur (Poland) · Vestrahorn, Iceland
Judges Choice E-Certificate Ruediger Schulz (Germany) · Wall Of Prey 05
Judges Choice E-Certificate Alexander Hochhaus (Germany) · Two ticks in the head
  • PSA Gold Medal
  • IAAP Gold Medal
  • SALON Gold Medal
  • IAAP Silver Medal
  • SALON Silver Medal
  • SALON Bronze Medal
  • GPU Honorable Mention
  • ICAP Gold E-Certificate
  • Judges Choice E-Certificate
  • Judges Choice E-Certificate
  • Judges Choice E-Certificate
AWARDS

WORLD IN FOCUS [PTD]

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IMAGES
476 arrived images
132 accepted images · 28%
PARTICIPANTS
121 arrived participants
72 accepted participants · 60%
PSA Gold Medal Maurizio Trifilidis (Italy) · Gli ultimi lavori della giornata
GPU Gold Medal Phillip Kwan (Canada) · Candle Light 90
SALON Gold Medal Mohamed Nageeb (Qatar) · drought
IAAP Silver Medal SANATH KUMAR (India) · BURJ KHALIFA
SALON Silver Medal Giuseppe Cacciatore (Italy) · _DSC3938-Modifica
SALON Bronze Medal Liudmila Kovaleva (Russia) · Consecration of water
GPU Honorable Mention Duy Khang Duong (VietNam) · ngay hoi vat cau
ICAP Gold E-Certificate Todor Bozhkov (Bulgaria) · India.Hairdresser
Judges Choice E-Certificate Mia Miteva (Bulgaria) · The Rhythm of Tokyo
Judges Choice E-Certificate Emil Fodor (Hungary) · Gray road...
Judges Choice E-Certificate HAU CHI CHAK (Hong Kong) · Fire party 702
  • PSA Gold Medal
  • GPU Gold Medal
  • SALON Gold Medal
  • IAAP Silver Medal
  • SALON Silver Medal
  • SALON Bronze Medal
  • GPU Honorable Mention
  • ICAP Gold E-Certificate
  • Judges Choice E-Certificate
  • Judges Choice E-Certificate
  • Judges Choice E-Certificate
AWARDS

LANDSCAPE [PIDC]

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IMAGES
481 arrived images
146 accepted images · 30%
PARTICIPANTS
123 arrived participants
76 accepted participants · 62%
PSA Gold Medal Josef Hinterleitner (Austria) · Villnoesstal
GPU Gold Medal Karolina Konsur (Poland) · Hamnøy, Lofoten
SALON Gold Medal Boyko Valchev (Bulgaria) · The yellow peonies
SALON Silver Medal Yuliyan Ivanov (Bulgaria) · Wild Crocuses
IAAP Bronze Medal YUN-I CHOU (Taiwan) · The Beauty of the Hills
SALON Bronze Medal Roman Lyubimsky (Russia) · On a mystical autumn morning at the lake
GPU Honorable Mention Phillip Kwan (Canada) · Aurora Over Mountain 5
ICAP Gold E-Certificate Nguyen Xuan Tuyen (VietNam) · Rice harvest season in Van Go
Judges Choice E-Certificate CHIDI CHEN (USA) · Crisscrossing Rice Paddies
Judges Choice E-Certificate Duy Khang Duong (VietNam) · Tu Le vao vu moi
Judges Choice E-Certificate Stoyan Velikov (Bulgaria) · Shabla
  • PSA Gold Medal
  • GPU Gold Medal
  • SALON Gold Medal
  • SALON Silver Medal
  • IAAP Bronze Medal
  • SALON Bronze Medal
  • GPU Honorable Mention
  • ICAP Gold E-Certificate
  • Judges Choice E-Certificate
  • Judges Choice E-Certificate
  • Judges Choice E-Certificate
AWARDS

PEOPLE [PIDC]

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IMAGES
633 arrived images
191 accepted images · 30%
PARTICIPANTS
162 arrived participants
99 accepted participants · 61%
PSA Gold Medal Olga Kazakova (Russia) · In daisies
GPU Gold Medal Mohamed Nageeb (Qatar) · no arms talent
SALON Gold Medal Josef Hinterleitner (Austria) · Free climber
SALON Silver Medal Maurizio Trifilidis (Italy) · IL controllo
IAAP Bronze Medal Phillip Kwan (Canada) · Soccer 18
SALON Bronze Medal CHI PAN CHAN (Macau) · Catch fish
GPU Honorable Mention Milena Gigova (Bulgaria) · Sisters
ICAP Gold E-Certificate Duy Khang Duong (VietNam) · mua coi su thanh
Judges Choice E-Certificate Elina Garipova (Russia) · Cardinal
Judges Choice E-Certificate Yu Lin (USA) · Love Stays
Judges Choice E-Certificate Emil Fodor (Hungary) · Do it yourself...
  • PSA Gold Medal
  • GPU Gold Medal
  • SALON Gold Medal
  • SALON Silver Medal
  • IAAP Bronze Medal
  • SALON Bronze Medal
  • GPU Honorable Mention
  • ICAP Gold E-Certificate
  • Judges Choice E-Certificate
  • Judges Choice E-Certificate
  • Judges Choice E-Certificate

RULES

RULES
CALENDAR
closing Jul 30, 2026
judging Aug 28, 2026
notification Sep 9, 2026
delivery Oct 13, 2026
OVERVIEW
participants 216
images 3565
countries 51
entry fee 14 EUR
15 EUR early bird discount ends at Jun 7, 2026
AWARDS
awards 75
medals 40
ribbons 10
special awards 4
RECOGNITION NUMBER
IAAP 2026/371
PSA 2026-1179
GPU L260076
ARTPORTRAIT 11/2026
IIG 2026-272
SECTIONS
Open Color 4 images
Open Monochrome 4 images
Nature General 4 images
World In Focus 4 images
Landscape 4 images
People 4 images
JURY
US
Udayan Sankar Pal
India
MN
Miсhal Nega CJ IAAP
Czech Republic
MM
Minko Mihaylov
Bulgaria