I have been awarded The Best Author Award in the 154th Edinburgh International Photography Exhibition, and will receive The FIAP Blue Badge, along with A FIAP Gold Medal and RPS Ribbon in two further awards.
This takes my current number of FIAP blue Badge awards into double figures, with Edinburgh's award making a total of ten Best Author Awards in International Photography Exhibitions.
The exhibition is one of the most highly regarded exhibitions in The UK, typically attracting over 3,000 worldwide entries from amateur and professional photographers.
There will be 202 prints exhibited at The Exhibition, which will be displayed at, and form part of The Edinburgh Fringe Festival for 4 weeks in august. The Exhibition usually receives around 3,000 visitors each year.
The exhibition was selected by a panel of three:
Romain Nero EFIAP/g HonEFIAP from Luxembourg,
Michael O'Sullivan FRPS FIPF from Ireland,
Simon Allen MPAGB EFIAP APAGB from Scotland.
The Exhibition had Patronage from:
FIAP (Federation Internationale de l'Art Photographique) 2016/133
The RPS (Royal Photographic Society) 2016/32
I had submitted 8 prints to be considered for the exhibition, and 7 of those were accepted, with 2 prints winning awards. Gold Carolina was awarded A FIAP Gold Medal, and Selfie Rabbit was awarded A RPS Ribbon.
Gold Carolina - FIAP Gold Medal
Selfie Rabbit - RPS Ribbon
