Jury
Participants
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3rd Round of Qualification

Elina Garipova
Russia
Member of the Union of Photo Artists of Russia;
Member Art Portrait Association of Photo Artists;
Member of the International Federation of Photography FIAP;
Holder of the AFIAP international title;
Twice scholarship holder of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation;
Teacher of the School of Academic Photography of St. Petersburg; Member of the Union of Photo Artists of Russia;


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Nasser Saif Al Maskari
Oman
I am Nasser AL Maskari. I am a freelance photographer from the Sultanate of Oman. My journey with photography began at a young age. I have started pursuing professional photography in 2019, and since then, photography has become my language for sharing artful photography from Oman to the world.

https://theiaap.com/profile/27250/
Fisun Arabaci
Turkiye
An award-winning Turkish photographer based in Istanbul (Kadıköy).
She began her serious photographic journey between 2003 and 2005 at the prestigious Fotoğraf Evi, where she studied under some of Turkey’s most renowned photographers and educators, including Ara Güler, Prof. Sabit Kalfagil, Prof. Melih Akoğul, and Haluk Çobanoğlu. She later graduated from the Department of Photography and Cinematography at Anadolu University’s Open Education Faculty.
Distinctions and Honors:
  • EFIAP/g (Gold) – Excellence FIAP Gold, awarded by the International Federation of Photographic Art.
  • PFIAP (Portfolio) – A prestigious FIAP distinction recognizing excellence in an author's photographic portfolio.
  • PPSA / QPSA – Distinctions awarded by the Photographic Society of America (PSA).
  • IAAP-C – Certified International Judge of the International Association of Art Photographers (IAAP).
  • She also holds the titles TFSF-B (Turkish Federation of Photographic Art) and SUPREME COS DIAMOND.
Through her artistic vision and consistent international success, she has established herself as one of the leading contemporary photographers in Turkey, with her work regularly recognized in international exhibitions and competitions.

https://www.instagram.com/fisunarabaci/
Ryszard Lomnicki
Ireland
Born in Poland, he established his creative base in Ireland, where the wild landscapes of the Atlantic coast serve as his greatest source of inspiration.
Specialization: He is widely recognized for his technically flawless landscape photography and long-exposure images, which have become his artistic signature.
Major Achievements: He holds the highest photographic distinction, Grand Master (GM IAAP), and has been inducted into the prestigious IAAP Hall of Fame. In a single year alone, he achieved a remarkable record of 165 international awards.
Commercial Work: He is an official ambassador and promoter of leading photographic equipment brands, including Haida Filter systems, Leofoto tripods, and Shimoda professional camera backpacks.

https://www.instagram.com/rx70/
Irene Ehrenreich
Austria
MPSA 2, EFIAP/s, GPU CR4, GPU VIP2, GPU Aphrodite, RISF 7, ED-ISF

Irene Ehrenreich was born in Austria in 1960 and is a member of the National Photographic Association (OVF) and FIAP. For several years, she was active in the National Association as a treasurer. 
She has joined many international exhibitions all over the world and received more than 4500 acceptances and 300 awards from more than 50 countries. Since 2017, she has been an international juror and has received several honorary titles. 
She is a Member of PSA, GPU, IIWF since 2015, a lifetime member of WPAI, APU, GNG. In 2020, she was appointed to the OEGPH (Austrian Society for Photography) and is also a member of the ISF (IMAGE SANS FRONTIERE). Her preferred themes in photography are: sports, nature, studio, and travel.

https://www.facebook.com/irene.ehrenreich
Aleksandar Tomulic
Croatia
EFIAP, M IAAP, DPBA

Born in 1967 in Rijeka (Croatia). Graduated in mechanical engineering
at the Technical Faculty in Rijeka in 1991. Lives and works in Rijeka.
He is fascinated by photography because of the magic of the
unrepeatable frozen moment and with a feeling for light, composition
and the moment, in his work he prefers street photography and coastal motifs, and he
also likes experimenting with abstract motifs. In 2010 he received the title of Artist FIAP (AFIAP), in 2012 he received the high title of Excellence FIAP (EFIAP),
in 2024 he received the title of Excellence IAAP (E IAAP), while in
2025 he received the high titles of Master IAAP (M IAAP) and Diamond
PBA (DPBA). He is an active member of Photo Club Color (Rijeka), Photo Club Pag
and Photo Club Objektiv (Kragujevac). Exhibited at 21 solo exhibitions and at over 750 group exhibitions and received over 810 awards and recognitions on all continents.
He received a number of important awards for his work, the “Tošo
Dabac” award for 2023, the annual award of the City of Rijeka in 2019
and 2025, the annual award of the Croatian Association of Technical Culture for
2019, the annual awards of the Croatian Photographic Association for
2009 and 2010 and the “Apoksiomen” award for improving the quality of cultural creativity in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County for 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
and 2024. His photographs are in the collections of the International Museum of
Photography in Cerdanyola del Valles (Spain), the Museum of the City
of Rijeka (Croatia), Photo Club Kumanovo (North Macedonia) and Photo Club Zagreb (Croatia).
At the beginning of 2025 he became IAAP Official certified judge and
he was a selector and member of the jury for over 50 photography FIAP,
PSA and IAAP salons and contests. His photos were published in books, on the covers of books and catalogs, and in photography magazines and calendars.
Since the beginning of 2013, he has been working as a photography
instructor and holds photography courses and workshops,
and since the spring of 2015, he has been accepted as a mentor in the
field of photography in STARTUP Incubator Rijeka.
www.spotfoto.info
Sinisa Skenderija
Bosnia and Herzegovina
MFAUFBiH

I was born 1.6.1961. in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

I finished elementary and high school in Vitez, and studied in Sarajevo.
So far, I have had 6 solo exhibitions.
I prefer photographing nature and landscapes, but by observing the world around me, I discover many other photographic challenges.
For life motto, I adopted the saying from Andy Rooney: "I've learned … That's those small daily happenings that make life so spectacular.
Ivan Stojanovic
Serbia
Ivan Stojanović – computer engineering, born in Kragujevac in 1968.
He has participated in more than 150 exhibitions under the auspices of FIAP and FSS, and is a holder of over 100 awards and recognitions.
Author of five solo exhibitions (Strings, Leskovac, 2020; Rock Moments, Kragujevac and Leskovac, 2023; Decade, Kragujevac and Novi Sad, 2023). He organized and conducted seven inclusive photo-workshops in collaboration with the "Youth Forum with Disabilities," serving as the lead lecturer and organizer.
He is the conceptual inspirer and organizer of the photo safaris "Gruža-Borač-Knić" and "OpleNmeni."
Holder of the photographic title "Candidate Master of Photography FSS" and prestigious international titles EFIAP and cIAAP. President and founder of the photography club "Objektiv" in Kragujevac.
Chairman of the Assembly of the Photo Union of Serbia.
https://500px.com/p/ivanstojanovic1
https://fotoklubobjektiv.rs/
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