MOBILENS INTERNATIONAL 2026 is international contest of art photography, organized by Mobilens Photographers' Circle from Nugegoda, Sri Lanka.

The contest is divided into the following sections:
• MOBILE PHOTOGRAPHY

Closing date: August 05 2026
Judging date: August 10 2026
Notification date: August 20 2026
Delivery date: August 31 2026

3 EUR
The entry fee can be paid in the following ways:
• PAYPAL ACCOUNT: [email protected]

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 5 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 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 cataloug.

• Cropping.
• Brightness & contrast adjustments/ Levels.
• Color correction.
• Sharpening (Slightly).
• Color or Monochrome.
❌ Not Allowed:
• AI-generated content.
• Image submitted with watermark, branding, lettering etc.
Photos violating these rules will be rejected.

Originality & Ownership
• Entries must be the original work of the participant.
• Copyright infringement or plagiarism will result in disqualification.
• Organizers will request original files (with EXIF data) to verify mobile usage.
• You must keep original files with metadata intact until the end of the competition.

Disqualification Rules
• Violation of any competition rule.
• Usage of DSLR or AI-generated content.
• Failure to provide original files when requested.
• Submission without payment or proof of payment.
• Inability to verify ownership of an image, even after results are announced.
• Image submitted with watermark, branding, lettering etc.

•Anna Perevozchikova (Russia)
•Hasintha Kularathna (Sri Lanka)
•Vladimir Jovanovski (North Macedonia)

The judges of the event will present the following awards:
1 x IAAP Gold E-certificate
1 x IAAP Silver E-certificate
1 x IAAP Bronze E-certificate
3 x IAAP Honorable E-mention
1 x MPC Gold E-certificate
1 x MPC Silver E-certificate
1 x MPC Bronze E-certificate
3 x MPC Honorable E-Mention
Total 12 awards. The organizer reserves the right to adjust the number of awards based on the total number of entrants.

Mobile Photography Category – Definitions
A mobile device is defined as a smartphone, mobile phone, tablet, or similar handheld device with an integrated camera.

Images captured using DSLR cameras, mirrorless cameras, action cameras, drones, compact cameras, or other dedicated photographic equipment are not permitted.

Notification cards will be sent by email.

Suresh S. Weerasinghe
Nugegoda, Sri Lanka.

email: [email protected]
website: www.mobillens.com