Organizer  

The contest is organized by the International Club of Art Portrait (ICAP) under the patronage of the International Association of Art Photographers (IAAP).  

Categories  

All categories are united by a pursuit of aesthetics, expressiveness, and the power of visual imagery.

The contest includes 6 digital sections:

• OPEN COLOR (Only Color)

• OPEN MONOCHROME (Only Monochrome)

• FEMALE PORTRAIT (Color and Monochrome)

• MALE PORTRAIT (Color and Monochrome)

• CHILDREN (Color and Monochrome)

• FINE ART (Color and Monochrome) 

NOTE:
Each photograph may be submitted to only one section.   

Contest calendar  

CALENDAR

Closing Date: June 1, 2026

Judging: June 11, 2026

Results Announcement: June 25, 2026

Catalog: September 2026

Awards Dispatch Begins: September 2026

Gallery Publication: July 2026

Entry fee  

FREE    

Awards

Best Author - Gold Badge ICAP

6 GOLD MEDALS IAAP

12 HM certificates IAAP

6 GOLD MEDALS Art Portrait

12 HM certificates Art Portrait

18 HM E-Diplomas Art Portrait

Jury

1. Vladimir Jovanovski (North Macedonia) President of IAAP, Member of the Art Council IAAP, Certified Judge (EJ IAAP), M IAAP, M NPUM, MPSA, RISF5, GPU CR3 Hermes

2. Barbara Schmidt (Germany) Member of the Art Council IAAP, GM IAAP, GMPSA/g, BPSA, EFIAP/d3, PFIAP, MDVF, GPU VIP-5 CR-5 Zeus, RISF-10, A-ISF

3. Aleksey Puchkovskiy   (Russia) Member of the Art Council IAAP, Certified Judge (CJ IAAP), M IAAP

4. Ranko Djurovic (Serbia) President of PhotOlympic, MF FSS     

5. Dimitrina Vasileva (Bulgaria) AFIAP

6. Elina Garipova (Russia) Member of the Art Council IAAP, Certified Judge (CJ IAAP), S IAAP, EFIAP/b

7. Ovi D. Pop (Romania) MAAFR (The Association of Romanian Artist Photographers), EFIAP/d2

8. Anastasia Barmina (Russia) Certified Judge (CJ IAAP), C IAAP, EFIAP    

9. Maja  Stosic (Serbia) MF FSS, EFIAP