Awarded photos and authors 2026

Special Awards

 

LUMEN PHOTO AWARD:

Grand Prix

Irina Markova (Kazakhstan) – Family circle

Nominees for the Grand Prix

Each jury member will award 5 points to their first-choice photograph, 4 points to their second choice, and continue in descending order to 1 point for their fifth choice.

The photograph with the highest total number of points will receive the Salon Grand Prix.

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Eventer image
4 | 5 | 4 | = 13

12

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3 | 4 | 5 | = 12

8

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5 | 1 | 2 | = 8

5

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1 | 3 | 1 | = 5

7

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2 | 2 | 3 | = 7

Master of Light Golden badge:

Charles Ashton (United Kingdom) – The Morning Wash

Master of Light Golden badge:

Nominees for the Award

The members of the Master of Light Artistic Council—Tomas Okoniewski, Master of Light Artist; Aleksandar Budjevac, Master of Light Artist; and Romos Kotsonis, Associate Master of Light III—will vote for the photograph that best represents the artistic standards of Master of Light.

Each council member will award 10 points to their first-choice photograph, 9 points to their second choice, and continue in descending order to 1 point for their tenth choice.

The photograph with the highest total number of points will receive the Master of Light Golden Badge.

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5 | 8 | 6 | = 19

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10 | 6 | 9 | =25

27

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7 | 10 | 10 | = 27

19

Eventer image
6 | 5 | 8 | = 19

5

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1 | 3 | 1 | = 5

16

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9 | 2 | 5 | = 16

8

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3 | 1 | 4 | = 8

14

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8 | 4 | 2 | = 14

18

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4 | 7 | 7 | = 18

14

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2 | 9 | 3 | = 14

FIAP Best author:
Rysyard Lomnicki (Ireland)

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THEMES | Awarded photos

OPEN COLOR

OPEN MONOCHROME

NATURE / general

WATER

PORTRAIT

LIGHT AND SHADOWS

OPEN COLOR

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FIAP Gold Medal:  Irina Markova (Kazakhstan) – Family circle
PSA Gold Medal:  Dragoslav Mirkovic (Serbia) – Ivana 510
Master of Light Gold Plaquette:  Zhizhou Jiang (China) – Winter graze in northern country
DIPA Gold Medal:  Jan Sranko (Slovakia) – Boat – pier – sea
CLUB Gold Medal:  Istvan Kerekes (Hungary) – Camelia the goatherd
Master of Light Silver Plaquette:  Thomas E Stuehmer (Germany) – man with tree 0626
Master of Light Bronze Plaquette:  Manfred Kluger (Germany) – newborn-2
CLUB Silver Medal:  Alex Polli (Switzerland) – Echoes in Concrete
Photo Association of Serbia -Bronze medal:  Jovana Kuzmanovic (Serbia) – Veil of Whispers
Club Bronze Medal:  Mehmet Gokyigit (Cyprus) – Looking at the horizon
Master of Light Gold Ribbon:  Andrey Putilin (Russia) – Phantom of Ariadne
Master of Light Silver Ribbon:  Robert Kolbrich (Austria) – Kapelle
Master of Light Bronze Ribbon:  Jos Bartholme (Luxembourg) – Emelie And Jasmin 1
FIAP Blue Ribbon:  Janos Eifert (Hungary) – Appassionato
FIAP Blue Ribbon:  Jasmina Gorjanski (Croatia) – Red bicycle
IAAP Gold E-Certificate:  Hau Chi Chak (Hong Kong) – Old man n chick 701
IAAP Silver E-Certificate:  Davy Van Gestle (Belgium) – Majaonstairs
IAAP Bronze E-Certificate:  Pantelis Kranos (Cyprus) – Wheels below 107
IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate:  Elżbieta Wenda (Poland) – shaman
IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate:  Lubov Tolstova (Kazakhstan) – Princess
IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate:  Lewis Ka Yin Choi (Hong Kong) – Splash 2
DIPA-E-diplom:  Marcel Van Balken (Netherlands) – Colorhouses
DIPA-E-diplom:  Antonio Alcazar Ojeda (Spain) – Centinelas de la Marisma
Association of Serbian Photographers – E- diplom:  Rysyard Lomnicki (Ireland) – Fanad Head Lighthouse, Ireland
Association of Serbian Photographers – E- diplom:  Atle Sveen (Norway) – Ivory Flame in autumn forest II
Salon – E-ribbon:  Peter Marxer (Liechtenstein) – Chiostro di San Michele-03
Salon – E-ribbon:  Reinhard Becker (Germany) – Rosenlaube Aerochrome
Salon – E-ribbon:  Colin Price (Wales) – Coastal coloured houses

OPEN MONOCHROME

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FIAP Gold Medal:  Johann Schrittwieser (Austria) – Mit dem Pferd
PSA Gold Medal:  Irina Markova (Kazakhstan) – In palm
Master of Light Gold Plaquette:  Istvan Kerekes (Hungary) – Shepherds
DIPA Gold Medal:  Pantelis Kranos (Cyprus) – The grace of the underwater world 105
CLUB Gold Medal:  Andrey Putilin (Russia) – Agatha laughs
Master of Light Silver Plaquette:  Borislav Milovanovic (Serbia) – Julia
CLUB Silver Medal:  Rysyard Lomnicki (Ireland) – Vestrahorn, Iceland
Master of Light Bronze Plaquette:  Irina Budnichenko (Russia) – part
Club Bronze Medal:  Nuwair Alhajeri (United Arab Emirates) – A moment with life and rain
Master of Light Gold Ribbon:  Normunds Kaprano (Latvia) – Jump
Master of Light Silver Ribbon:  Suniel Marathe (India) – Hand Stand Swing
Master of Light Bronze Ribbon:  Thejas Rajaram (India) – After
FIAP Blue Ribbon:  Charles Ashton (United Kingdom) – The Morning Wash
FIAP Blue Ribbon:  Lars Nedergaard (Denmark) – Devine Light
IAAP Gold E-Certificate:  David Lyon (England) – Noir style
IAAP Silver E-Certificate:  Karen Moffatt-mcleod (New Zealand) – Between Us
IAAP Bronze E-Certificate:  Mehmet Gokyigit (Cyprus) – trapped
IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate:  John Mcnairn (Scotland) – Wash me with Darkness
IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate:  Jasmina Gorjanski (Croatia) – In the Silence of Light
IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate:  Zvonko Kezic (Croatia) – Prijatelji
DIPA-E-diplom:  Danlei Ye (Canada) – Living in Bangladesh17
DIPA-E-diplom:  Eva Lambropoulou (Greece) – The Keeper
Association of Serbian Photographers – E- diplom:  Amal Alameer (Saudi Arabia) – The three windows
Association of Serbian Photographers – E- diplom:  Jos Bartholme (Luxembourg) – Fanny 39
Association of Serbian Photographers – E- diplom:  Phillip Kwan (Canada) – Stick Walkers 9
Salon – E-ribbon:  Atle Sveen (Norway) – Artemis and Holly on a bench III
Salon – E-ribbon:  Rumen Somov (Bulgaria) – the weather is crying
Salon – E-ribbon:  Seyed Ali Miremadi (United Kingdom) – Departed

NATURE / general

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FIAP Gold Medal:  Nina Jonsson (Norway) – Pingviner st andrews
PSA Gold Medal:  Alexander Hochhaus (Germany) – Rapeseed field
Master of Light Gold Plaquette:  Bob Chiu (USA) – Zebras drinking water38
CLUB Gold Medal:  Joan Sheppard (England) – Food for cubs
Master of Light Silver Plaquette:  Atle Sveen (Norway) – Jackal versus vultures
CLUB Silver Medal:  Alfio Urso (Italy) – Eruzioe Etna
Master of Light Bronze Plaquette:  Michal Zidek (Czech Republic) – Depthwatcher
Club Bronze Medal:  Pantelis Kranos (Cyprus) – Flamingos beauties 143
Master of Light Gold Ribbon:  Sanath Kumar (India) – We Are Three
Master of Light Silver Ribbon:  Kenneth Opeskin (Australia) – Flock of dots
Master of Light Bronze Ribbon:  Pavel Reband (Estonia) – Underwater
FIAP Blue Ribbon:  Norman Johnson (USA) – Two Cubs with Mom
FIAP Blue Ribbon:  Rysyard Lomnicki (Ireland) – Lower Antelope Canyon, Arizona, USA
IAAP Gold E-Certificate:  Phani Bhushan Ramasastry (India) – Mom to the Rescue
IAAP Silver E-Certificate:  David Lyon (England) – Barn owl hunting in the marsh
IAAP Bronze E-Certificate:  Borislav Milovanovic (Serbia) – Little One
IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate:  Jennifer  Margaret Webster (England) – Hippo Fight They mean it
IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate:  Zhizhou Jiang (China) – African wildebeest
IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate:  Heather Flint (Australia) – Mum and Bubs
DIPA-E-diplom:  Rene Van Echelpoel (Belgium) – Godwit in the snow
DIPA-E-diplom:  Claude Simon (Belgium) – Antelopes Marienfluss valley
Association of Serbian Photographers – E- diplom:  Reinhard Becker (Germany) – Ziesel 8
Association of Serbian Photographers – E- diplom:  Amal Alameer (Saudi Arabia) – The giants meeting
Association of Serbian Photographers – E- diplom:  Bernard Decaudin (France) – Springboks again 36
Salon – E-ribbon:  Dave Bowen (England) – Wild Iberian Lynx Drinking At Sunrise
Salon – E-ribbon:  Ernoe Dr. Barsi (Hungary) – Mating wheel
Salon – E-ribbon:  Achintya Murthy (India) – Fight For The Nectar

WATER

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FIAP Gold Medal:  Jean Claude Bertin (France) – Vague a l’ame
PSA Gold Medal:  Emil Enchev (Bulgaria) – Blue point
Master of Light Gold Plaquette:  Saurabh Bhattacharyya (India) – Thirsty
DIPA Gold Medal:  Wolfram Wildner (Germany) – Wellenmuster
CLUB Gold Medal:  John Mcnairn (Scotland) – Sunken Treasure
Master of Light Silver Plaquette:  Bernd Thaller (Austria) – Mongolian Road Trip
Photo Association of Serbia Silver Medal:  Dragan Lapcevic (Serbia) – On the ocean shore
CLUB Silver Medal:  Alain Morata (France) – Inondations salies 2
Master of Light Bronze Plaquette:  George Baladakis (Greece) – storm at the port 8020
Club Bronze Medal:  Christos Konstantinou Acheriotis (Cyprus) – Are you ok
Master of Light Gold Ribbon:  Volker Meinberg (Germany) – Kapitan Dranitsyn 01
Master of Light Silver Ribbon:  Xrysa Marketaki (Greece) – The wave 2670
Master of Light Bronze Ribbon:  Ursula Bruder (Germany) – Lofoten wind 1
FIAP Blue Ribbon:  Marcel Van Balken (Netherlands) – Underwater
FIAP Blue Ribbon:  Simon Remec (Slovenia) – Sea love
IAAP Gold E-Certificate:  Chun Woo Lee (South Korea) – Holy water for lady 23
IAAP Bronze E-Certificate:  Inga Ivanova (Latvia) – Boat
IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate:  Karen Moffatt-mcleod (New Zealand) – Melusina
IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate:  Bob Chiu (USA) – Walks of life14
IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate:  Jan Jaskula (Poland) – Mists Observer
DIPA-E-diplom:  Chueh Fei Chen (Taiwan) – Childhood in the Village  2
DIPA-E-diplom:  Pantelis Kranos (Cyprus) – Diver and the net structures 103
Association of Serbian Photographers – E- diplom:  Petros Zervos (Greece) – SIREN
Association of Serbian Photographers – E- diplom:  Amal Alameer (Saudi Arabia) – Colorful market
Association of Serbian Photographers – E- diplom:  Ilgar Jafarov (Azerbaijan) – Swimmer
Salon – E-ribbon:  Janos Eifert (Hungary) – Dawn ceremony Bali
Salon – E-ribbon:  Achintya Murthy (India) – Varanga 0315 D
Salon – E-ribbon:  Atle Sveen (Norway) – Artemis and Ivory Flame below III

PORTRAIT

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FIAP Gold Medal:  Joan Sheppard (England) – Where Petals become Memories
PSA Gold Medal:  Miguel Martínez Frías (Spain) – The Transparent Wall
Master of Light Gold Plaquette:  Irina Markova (Kazakhstan) – Heart
DIPA Gold Medal:  Karen Moffatt-mcleod (New Zealand) – Holding Fire
Photo Association of Serbia Gold Medal:  Vojislav Lukovic (Serbia) – Silent prayer
CLUB Gold Medal:  Andrey Putilin (Russia) – Nastya
Master of Light Silver Plaquette:  Jayne Mapp (United Kingdom) – The Young Student
CLUB Silver Medal:  Danlei Ye (Canada) – Living in Bangladesh2
Master of Light Bronze Plaquette:  Mehmet Gokyigit (Cyprus) – happy always
Club Bronze Medal:  Lubov Tolstova (Kazakhstan) – Masha
Master of Light Gold Ribbon:  Dellea Claudio (Italy) – Tokyo
Master of Light Silver Ribbon:  Istvan Kerekes (Hungary) – Life with cigarettes
Master of Light Bronze Ribbon:  Marian Plaino (Romania) – Elena
FIAP Blue Ribbon:  Yuri Shepelev (Israel) – Rina
FIAP Blue Ribbon:  Seyed Ali Miremadi (United Kingdom) – Gypsy
IAAP Gold E-Certificate:  Charles Ashton (United Kingdom) – Workshop Boy
IAAP Silver E-Certificate:  Inga Ivanova (Latvia) – Waiting for guests Color
IAAP Bronze E-Certificate:  Dave Bowen (England) – Piety
IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate:  Pavel Reband (Estonia) – Blue eyes portrait Helen
IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate:  John Mcnairn (Scotland) – I See Many Things
IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate:  Phillip Kwan (Canada) – Nonnie 23
DIPA-E-diplom:  Claire Russell (United Kingdom) – Elizabethan Beauty
DIPA-E-diplom:  Eva Lambropoulou (Greece) – Emerging From Shadow
Association of Serbian Photographers – E- diplom:  Rysyard Lomnicki (Ireland) – Aleksandra
Association of Serbian Photographers – E- diplom:  Nora Maher (Qatar) – Empty Ballon
Association of Serbian Photographers – E- diplom:  Petros Zervos (Greece) – NUDE 78
Salon – E-ribbon:  Elżbieta Wenda (Poland) – Lady with irises
Salon – E-ribbon:  Normunds Kaprano (Latvia) – The Dreamer

LIGHT AND SHADOWS

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FIAP Gold Medal:  Vojislav Lukovic (Serbia) – Belgrades litany 2
PSA Gold Medal:  Holger Buecker (Germany) – Sabaton Christmas Truce III
Master of Light Gold Plaquette:  Eva Lambropoulou (Greece) – Edge of shadow
DIPA Gold Medal:  Miguel Martínez Frías (Spain) – His Shadow Below
CLUB Gold Medal:  Raymond Conus (Switzerland) – Eglise de Botta
Master of Light Silver Plaquette:  Zhizhou Jiang (China) – Fun beneath the sky
CLUB Silver Medal:  Istvan Kerekes (Hungary) – Mysteries of Dracula castle
Master of Light Gold Ribbon:  Ahmet Remzi Tuluce (Turkiye) – Sunshine and Man
Master of Light Silver Ribbon:  Mehmet Gokyigit (Cyprus) – Body and shadow
Master of Light Bronze Ribbon:  Yuri Shepelev (Israel) – Bubbles1
FIAP Blue Ribbon:  Angelo Di Tommaso (France) – Maman avec enfants
FIAP Blue Ribbon:  Adrian Whear (Australia) – Prism Walk
IAAP Gold E-Certificate:  Charles Ashton (United Kingdom) – In The Light
IAAP Silver E-Certificate:  Christos Konstantinou Acheriotis (Cyprus) – The lady and the…
IAAP Bronze E-Certificate:  Dave Bowen (England) – Sunrise At Castildetierra
Master of Light Bronze Plaquette:  Jan Hammerstad (Denmark) – Ray of Light 9
Club Bronze Medal:  Nasser Al Maskari (Oman) – Old Town New Girl
IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate:  Lubica Janecova (Slovakia) – Woman in the window light
IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate:  Dusan Ignac (Slovakia) – Tour
IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate:  Bernd Thaller (Austria) – Galaxy and Light Pattern
DIPA-E-diplom:  Thomas E Stuehmer (Germany) – colorful Malaga
DIPA-E-diplom:  Petros Zervos (Greece) – Dancing In The Light 03
Association of Serbian Photographers – E- diplom:  Frank Callens (Belgium) – Ron
Association of Serbian Photographers – E- diplom:  Karen Moffatt-mcleod (New Zealand) – Play time
Association of Serbian Photographers – E- diplom:  Gulay Tansu (Turkiye) – Golden hours
Salon – E-ribbon:  Atle Sveen (Norway) – Underwater sirens II
Salon – E-ribbon:  Marian Plaino (Romania) – Intervals 1
Salon – E-ribbon:  Pantelis Kranos (Cyprus) – Glorious Zen wreck 102