Shadows of life 2026, International Exhibition of Art Photography is organized by the PC Simanovci from Serbia. Chairman: Ms. Jovanka Cavic, 22310 Simanovci, Belgrade-Srbija.
e-mail: [email protected]

The contest is divided into following sections, all digital:

1. OPEN COLOR (only color)
2. OPEN MONO (only mono)
3. WOMAN (color and mono)
4. CHILD (color and mono)
5. LIGHT AND SHADOW (color and mono)
6. PORTRAIT (color and mono)
7. PEOPLE (color and mono)
8. STREETS (color and mono)
9. JOURNALISM (color and mono)
10. TRAVEL (color and mono)
11. NATURE (color and mono)
12. NUDE (color and mono)

Closing date: 25.11.2026.
Judging date: 5.12.2026.
Notification date: 15.12.2026.
Delivery date: 25.12.2026
Gallery publish date: 14.01.2027.

Depending on the number of sections the participant enters (with a 50% discount included), the entry fee costs:
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- - any 1-3 sections = 8 EUR
- - any 4-6 sections = 10 EUR
- - any 7-9 sections = 15 EUR
- - any 10-12 sections = 20 EUR
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Payment of entry fee can be made in the following ways:
through our website: https://contests.ipaa-photo.com/shadowsoflife
- direct on email via PayPal: [email protected]
- Bankarski racun: 200-128946454-55 kod Postanske stedionice, Uplata kotizacije Shadows of life. Nakon uplate pozeljno obavestenje putem email-a o izvrsenoj uplati.

Images from participants who did not pay entry fee will not be taken into consideration.

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 4 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), or words such as 'untitled' or 'no title'. Titles may not consist solely of numbers.
Digital images cannot be altered, including resizing in either direction, by the exhibition or by the exhibitions equipment before or during judging.
The photographs of participants with the application are submitted in these ways:
- uploading thought our website: https://contests.ipaa-photo.com/shadowsoflife
- by e-mail: [email protected]

1. Slobodan Cavic, Serbia
2. Ivan Stojanovic, Serbia
3. Biljana Latinovic, BIH

The judges of the event will give following awards:

12 x IPAA Gold E-Certificate
12 x IPAA Silver E-Certificate
12 x IPAA Bronze E-Certificate
36 x IPAA Honorable Mention E-Certificate
12 x Salon Gold E-Certificate
12 x Salon Silver E-Certificate
12 x Salon Bronze E-Certificate
36 x Salon Honorable Mention E-Certificate
12 x IAAP Gold E-Certificate
12 x IAAP Silver E-Certificate
12 x IAAP Bronze E-Certificate
36 x IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate
Total 216 awards. The organizer reserves the right to change the number of awards, depending on the total number of the entrants.

Notification cards will be sent by email.