AWARDS

ABSTRACTION

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49 arrived images
13 accepted images · 27%
PARTICIPANTS
49 arrived participants
13 accepted participants · 27%
IAAP Gold Medal Yana Kamenskaya (Russia) · Abstraction
IAAP Silver Medal EDWIN SETIABUDI (Indonesia) · Abstraction
IAAP Bronze Medal Annmarie Finn (Australia) · urban jungle
  • IAAP Gold Medal
  • IAAP Silver Medal
  • IAAP Bronze Medal
AWARDS

ACCENT

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IAAP Gold Medal Yana Kamenskaya (Russia) · Accent
IAAP Silver Medal Maxim Rozhin (Kazakhstan) · Solitude
IAAP Bronze Medal Flora Rikin (Indonesia) · A Touch of Red
  • IAAP Gold Medal
  • IAAP Silver Medal
  • IAAP Bronze Medal
AWARDS

ARCHITECTURE

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49 arrived images
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IAAP Gold Medal Urs Albrecht (Switzerland) · Architecture
IAAP Silver Medal Nataliya Odintsova (Russia) · Straight lines
IAAP Bronze Medal Carlos Cabral (Portugal) · A2966
  • IAAP Gold Medal
  • IAAP Silver Medal
  • IAAP Bronze Medal
AWARDS

BRIDGES

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IAAP Gold Medal Yana Kamenskaya (Russia) · Bridge
IAAP Silver Medal Slavi Kotarov (Bulgaria) · 4
IAAP Bronze Medal Nataliya Odintsova (Russia) · Structures
  • IAAP Gold Medal
  • IAAP Silver Medal
  • IAAP Bronze Medal
AWARDS

CULTURE

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IAAP Gold Medal Yana Kamenskaya (Russia) · Culture
IAAP Silver Medal ozgur secmen (Turkiye) · chess
IAAP Bronze Medal Irina Vlasova (Russia) · Theater
  • IAAP Gold Medal
  • IAAP Silver Medal
  • IAAP Bronze Medal
AWARDS

DIAGONAL

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IAAP Gold Medal Dmitriy Vavilov (Russia) · Diagonal
IAAP Silver Medal Maxim Rozhin (Kazakhstan) · Diagonal Flow
IAAP Bronze Medal Vanja Djordjevic Krvavac (Serbia) · 6
  • IAAP Gold Medal
  • IAAP Silver Medal
  • IAAP Bronze Medal
AWARDS

DOORS

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IAAP Gold Medal Nevin Cig (Turkiye) · the long walk
IAAP Silver Medal Vojislav Lukovic (Serbia) · Double door
IAAP Bronze Medal Yuliya Onuchina (Russia) · Ancient facade
  • IAAP Gold Medal
  • IAAP Silver Medal
  • IAAP Bronze Medal
AWARDS

FRAME WITHIN A FRAME

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IAAP Gold Medal Marian Plaino (Romania) · DSC_6922 copybun
IAAP Silver Medal Nenad Ilic (North Macedonia) · The kid and the bear
IAAP Bronze Medal ozgur secmen (Turkiye) · cross
  • IAAP Gold Medal
  • IAAP Silver Medal
  • IAAP Bronze Medal
AWARDS

HANDS

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IAAP Gold Medal Flora Rikin (Indonesia) · Held Together
IAAP Silver Medal Olga Dodonova (Russia) · Hands_Hands_Olga Dodonova
IAAP Bronze Medal Metin Gonen (Turkiye) · ORGU
  • IAAP Gold Medal
  • IAAP Silver Medal
  • IAAP Bronze Medal
AWARDS

ILLUSION

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IAAP Gold Medal Urs Albrecht (Switzerland) · Illusion kk
IAAP Silver Medal Mahendra Putra Lim (Indonesia) · The skull 383
IAAP Bronze Medal Minja Jovetic (Serbia) · Free kick
  • IAAP Gold Medal
  • IAAP Silver Medal
  • IAAP Bronze Medal
AWARDS

LIGHTS OF NOVI SAD

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IAAP Gold Medal TINNEKE LAYADI (Indonesia) · Twilight Over Old Roofs
IAAP Silver Medal Yana Kamenskaya (Russia) · Light Novi Sad
IAAP Bronze Medal Oxana Vedmedenko (Russia) · LightofNoviSad
  • IAAP Gold Medal
  • IAAP Silver Medal
  • IAAP Bronze Medal
AWARDS

LONG EXPOSURE

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IAAP Gold Medal Maria Avanesova (Russia) · Novi lights
IAAP Silver Medal Marian Plaino (Romania) · DSC_6417 copyb
IAAP Bronze Medal Sladjana Pantelić (Serbia) · speed
  • IAAP Gold Medal
  • IAAP Silver Medal
  • IAAP Bronze Medal
AWARDS

LOVE STORY

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IAAP Gold Medal Marian Plaino (Romania) · DSC_6345 copyb
IAAP Silver Medal Nataliya Odintsova (Russia) · Emotions
IAAP Bronze Medal Mahendra Putra Lim (Indonesia) · Side by side 127
  • IAAP Gold Medal
  • IAAP Silver Medal
  • IAAP Bronze Medal
AWARDS

MOVEMENT

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IAAP Gold Medal Marian Plaino (Romania) · DSC_6153 copyb
IAAP Silver Medal Urs Albrecht (Switzerland) · Movement3
IAAP Bronze Medal Yuliya Onuchina (Russia) · Ready to fly
  • IAAP Gold Medal
  • IAAP Silver Medal
  • IAAP Bronze Medal
AWARDS

PEOPLE

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IAAP Gold Medal Maxim Rozhin (Kazakhstan) · Kitchen Break
IAAP Silver Medal Minja Jovetic (Serbia) · Floating thoughts
IAAP Bronze Medal Liudmila Kovaleva (Russia) · My friend
  • IAAP Gold Medal
  • IAAP Silver Medal
  • IAAP Bronze Medal
AWARDS

PHOTOJOURNALISM

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IAAP Gold Medal Olga Dodonova (Russia) · Photojurnalism_Priest_Olga Dodonova
IAAP Silver Medal Marian Plaino (Romania) · DSC_6558 copyb
IAAP Bronze Medal YASASIN OGUZHAN (Turkiye) · YSN-16
  • IAAP Gold Medal
  • IAAP Silver Medal
  • IAAP Bronze Medal
AWARDS

PORTRAIT

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IAAP Gold Medal Vojislav Lukovic (Serbia) · A Portrait Within Reach
IAAP Silver Medal Olga Dodonova (Russia) · Portrait_Granny_Olga Dodonova
IAAP Bronze Medal Elena Budanova (Russia) · Portrait_Look_ Elena Budanova
  • IAAP Gold Medal
  • IAAP Silver Medal
  • IAAP Bronze Medal
AWARDS

REFLECTION

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IAAP Gold Medal Halil Ibrahim Uzmezoglu (Turkiye) · heykel
IAAP Silver Medal Vanja Djordjevic Krvavac (Serbia) · 18
IAAP Bronze Medal RUMEN SOMOV (Bulgaria) · _N3A3281
  • IAAP Gold Medal
  • IAAP Silver Medal
  • IAAP Bronze Medal
AWARDS

ROAD

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IAAP Gold Medal Maxim Rozhin (Kazakhstan) · Crossing
IAAP Silver Medal Elena Budanova (Russia) · Road_Traffic__ Elena Budanova
IAAP Bronze Medal Irina Moshkovskaia (Russia) · ROAD
  • IAAP Gold Medal
  • IAAP Silver Medal
  • IAAP Bronze Medal
AWARDS

STAIRS

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IAAP Gold Medal Nataliya Odintsova (Russia) · A moment of rest
IAAP Silver Medal Marian Plaino (Romania) · DSC_4860 copyb
IAAP Bronze Medal Yagmur Battal (Turkiye) · stairs
  • IAAP Gold Medal
  • IAAP Silver Medal
  • IAAP Bronze Medal
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STREET CAFÉ

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IAAP Gold Medal Yana Kamenskaya (Russia) · Cafe
IAAP Silver Medal Nataliya Odintsova (Russia) · Passerby
IAAP Bronze Medal Elena Budanova (Russia) · Street cafe_Morning_ Elena Budanova
  • IAAP Gold Medal
  • IAAP Silver Medal
  • IAAP Bronze Medal
AWARDS

TEMPLES

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IAAP Gold Medal OLEG ZHYLIN (Czech Republic) · 22 Храми
IAAP Silver Medal Slavi Kotarov (Bulgaria) · 22
IAAP Bronze Medal Olga Kazakova (Russia) · Church of the Name of Mary
  • IAAP Gold Medal
  • IAAP Silver Medal
  • IAAP Bronze Medal
AWARDS

THE CITY IN DETAILS

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IAAP Gold Medal Yana Kamenskaya (Russia) · Traces
IAAP Silver Medal RUMEN SOMOV (Bulgaria) · _N3A2664
IAAP Bronze Medal Elena Vtorushina (Russia) · the city in detail
  • IAAP Gold Medal
  • IAAP Silver Medal
  • IAAP Bronze Medal
AWARDS

TRACES OF HISTORY

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IAAP Gold Medal Liudmila Kovaleva (Russia) · Everything will pass
IAAP Silver Medal Yana Kamenskaya (Russia) · Traces of History
IAAP Bronze Medal Sladjana Pantelić (Serbia) · figura
  • IAAP Gold Medal
  • IAAP Silver Medal
  • IAAP Bronze Medal

RULES

ORGANIZER
PHOTOLYMPIC is a prestigious photography competition organized by:
Photo Community “Frame24” from Novi Sad, Serbia, in collaboration with
the International Association of Art Photographers (IAAP) and ICAP Russia.
SECTIONS
There are 24 sections, all digital.
The subjects are announced when submission opens, at 8 p.m. on 29.09.2026.
NOTE: Artificial Intelligence (AI) photography is not allowed in any section.
NOTE: Each photo can be presented in only one section
ENTRY FEE
FREE
SUBMISSION
Photographs must be in JPEG format, file size 5 - 8 Mb. No title or identification of the maker shall be written anywhere on the face of an image.
IDENTIFICATION
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.
DATA PROTECTION
Photos can be submitted from 8 p.m. on 29.09. until 8 p.m. on 30.09.2026.
JURY
Angelo Di Tommaso - France
Ivica Nikolac - Croatia
Igor Šljivančanin - Montenegro
Jan Hammerstad - Denmark
Zoltan Bisak - Serbia
Ivan Stojanovic - Serbia
AWARDS
24 themes
IAAP Gold, Silver and Bronze medal
in each theme
NOTIFICATION & CATALOG
Notification cards will be sent by email.
CONTACT
Ranko Djurovic
Novi Sad, Serbia
email: [email protected]
website: https://photolympic.com
website: https://theiaap.com/e/photolympicsemifinal/
CALENDAR
closing Sep 30, 2026
judging Sep 30, 2026
notification Oct 11, 2026
delivery Nov 10, 2026
OVERVIEW
participants 51
images 1191
countries 16
entry fee free event
AWARDS
awards 72
medals 72
RECOGNITION NUMBER
IAAP 2026/520
SECTIONS
Abstraction 1 images
Accent 1 images
Architecture 1 images
Bridges 1 images
Culture 1 images
Diagonal 1 images
Doors 1 images
Frame Within A Frame 1 images
Hands 1 images
Illusion 1 images
Lights Of Novi Sad 1 images
Long Exposure 1 images
Love Story 1 images
Movement 1 images
People 1 images
Photojournalism 1 images
Portrait 1 images
Reflection 1 images
Road 1 images
Stairs 1 images
Street Café 1 images
Temples 1 images
The City In Details 1 images
Traces Of History 1 images
JURY
AD
Angelo Di Tommaso
France
IN
Ivica Nikolac
Croatia
IŠ
Igor Šljivančanin
Montenegro
RD
Ranko Djurovic
Serbia
ZB
Zoltan Bisak
Serbia
IS
Ivan Stojanovic CJ IAAP
Serbia