Dates / Classes

2025: Digital Open Colour , ‘Feathered Friends’ by Martin Horton SIE Medal – Judge’s Award (Sue O’Connell) England

Dates and Classes for 2027

Class – Awards List
You can enter up to four images in each class.

Please note: Some dates have changed from previously published.

Sunday 15th November 2026
Opening date for online entries          

Sunday 31st January 2027
Closing date for online entries            

Sunday 7th February 2027
Closing date for receipt of prints        

Saturday 27th  and Sunday 28th February 2027
Judging weekend                                

Week beginning Monday 1st March 2027
Result cards sent by email

Saturday  and Sunday 17th – 18th  April 2027
Exhibition

Week beginning Monday 19th April 2027
Post prints, awards & catalogues        

  • Professor David Wheeler
    FRPS MFIAP EFIAP/d4 DPAGB

  • Cherry Larcombe
    ARPS EFIAP DPAGB BPE5

  • David Smith
    LRPS CPAGB BPE1

FIAP Light Blue Pin winner

A FIAP Light Blue Pin is awarded to the entrant with the highest number of acceptances across all of the classes. If there is a tie, then the highest number of awards is the deciding factor.

Best of the Best >

Best of the best | FIAP

In each salon with FIAP Patronage, the author who has achieved the highest number of acceptances, is awarded with the special FIAP Light Blue Pin and considered as FIAP Best …

FIAP Gold Medal: Best in Class
GPU Gold Medal : Best Architecture
PAGB Gold Medal : Best Portrait
FIAP Silver Medal:
GPU Silver Medal:
PAGB Silver Medal: 
SIE Medals: Judges Awards x 3
SIE Medal: Chairman’s Award : x 1
FIAP HM Ribbons: x 3
GPU HM Ribbons: x 3
PAGB HM Ribbons: x 3
SCC Certificates  of Merit x 3

FIAP Gold Medal: Best in Class
GPU Gold Medal: Best Creative
PAGB Gold Medal: Best Landscape
FIAP Silver Medal:
GPU Silver Medal:
PAGB Silver Medal: 
SIE Medals: Judges Awards x 3
SIE Medal: Chairman’s Award x 1
FIAP HM Ribbons : x 3
GPU HM Ribbons : x 3
PAGB HM Ribbons: x 3
SCC Certificate of Merit x 3

FIAP Gold Medal:  Best in Class
GPU Gold Medal:  Best Wildlife
PAGB Gold Medal: Best Behaviour
FIAP Silver Medal: 
GPU Silver Medal:
PAGB Silver Medal:
SIE Medals: Judges Awards x 3
SIE Medal Chairman’s Award:  x 1
GPU HM Ribbons : x 3
PABG HM Ribbons: x 3
FIAP HM Ribbons : x 3
SCC Certificates of Merit: x 3

FIAP Gold Medal: Best in Class
GPU Gold Medal: Best Social Architecture
PAGB Gold Medal: Best Portrait
FIAP Silver Medal:
GPU Silver Medal:
PAGB Silver Medal:
SIE Medals (Judges Awards) : x 3
SIE Medal Chairman’s Award: x 1
FIAP HM Ribbons: x 3
GPU HM Ribbons: x 3
PAGB HM Ribbons: x 3
SCC Certificates of Merit x 3

FIAP Gold Medal: Best in Class
GPU Gold Medal: Best Creative
PAGB Gold Medal: Best Landscape
FIAP Silver Medal:
GPU Silver Medal:
PAGB Silver Medal:
SIE Medals: Judges Awards x 3
SIE Chairman’s Medal Award:  x 1
FIAP HM Ribbons  x 3
GPU HM Ribbons x 3
PAGB HM Ribbons: x 3
SCC Certificates of Merit: x 3

FIAP Gold Medal: Best in Class
GPU Gold Medal: Best Wildlife
PAGB Gold Medal: Best Behaviour
FIAP Silver Medal: 
GPU Silver Medal:
PAGB Silver Medal:
SIE Medals: Judges Awards x 3
SIE Chairman’s Medal / Award:  x 1
FIAP HM Ribbons  x 3
GPU HM Ribbons  x 3
PAGB HM Ribbons x 3
SCC Certificates of Merit:  x 3