The photo above is: “Forever drifting” by Anita Ashworth LRPS BPE 1 (Wales), FIAP Gold Colour, Danish jury 2023
The Nordic Society of Photography cordially invites photographers from all over the world, amateurs and professionals, to participate in the 2nd Nordic International Small Print Circuit 2025.
The exhibition will be conducted following requirements from the organizations mentioned below.
This is your best chance to get those important print acceptances. Please remember that FIAP has reinstated the requirement for print acceptances for the AFIAP and EFIAP distinctions.
The exhibition is a four-country circuit in collaboration with the national organizations in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark:
- Selskabet for Dansk Fotografi – SDF (Denmark) – FIAP Patronage 2025/023
- Riksförbundet Svensk Fotografi – RSF (Sweden) – FIAP Patronage 2025/024
- Suomen Kameraseurojen Liitto – AFCC (Finland) – FIAP Patronage 2025/025
- Norsk Selskap For Fotografi – NSFF (Norway) – FIAP Patronage 2025/026
Sections:
- Small Colour Prints
- Small Monochrome Prints
All prints must be printed on A4 paper (29,7 x 21 cm/30 x 20 cm/equivalent US standard).
Entry fee:
US$ 38 / € 35
Payment via PayPal only. PayPal address: payment@nordic.photo
Entries for which no or insufficient payment has been received by the salon deadline will not be judged.
Salon calendar:
- Submission closing date: Jan. 31, 2025
- Judging: Feb. 22–April 27, 2025
- Notification: May 15, 2025
- Awards sent: Aug. 31, 2025
- PDF catalogue on website: Aug. 31, 2025
- Exhibitions: to be announced
Conditions of entry:
- All prints must be printed on A4 paper (29,7 x 21 cm/30 x 20 cm/equivalent US standard).
- Each photo can be presented in only one section.
- Digital copies (1920×1080 px) must be sent via WeTransfer to secretary@nordic.photo. You will then get postal labels and an address to send the prints.
- The prints must be in Finland by January 31 2025. Please post early due to very long postal delivery times.
- The exhibition will be conducted according to the requirements of the organisations mentioned below. All acceptances will count for FIAP, GPU, ISF, and NFFF distinctions.
PICTURES CREATED BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THIS SALON!
It is reminded that all parts of the image must be photographed by the author, who holds the copyright of all works submitted.
Offenders will be sanctioned for life.
You can read the full requirements and rules here: Conditions of Entry 2nd Nordic International Small Prints Circuit 2025 (PDF).
Awards
In each section will be awarded:
- FIAP Gold, Silver, Bronze
- NFFF Gold, Silver, Bronze
- GPU Gold, Silver, Bronze
- ISF Gold, Silver, Bronze
- RSF Gold
- NSFF Gold
- AFCC (SKsL) Gold
- SDF Gold
- 6 FIAP Ribbons
- 12 ISF HMs
- 6 GPU ribbons
- 6 NFFF HMs
In the colour section of each salon, a Lanterna Magica gold medal will also be awarded to the best Fantasy/Horror/Ghost story-themed image.
Best Nordic entry in each salon.
FIAP Blue Badge, in each salon, to the author with the highest number of total acceptances.
1 award for the Best Author overall.
The medals will be engraved in accordance with FIAP regulations. A total of 378 awards!
Instructions for sending prints
- All prints must be printed on A4 paper (29,7 x 21 cm/30 x 20 cm/equivalent US standard).
- Prints larger or smaller than the specified sizes will not be submitted for judging.
- Prints must be UNMOUNTED and sent flat, NOT as a roll!
- Prints will not be returned! They will be destroyed after the exhibition.
- For foreign entries, please mark your packages as “Photographs for an exhibition, no commercial value”.
- If sending from outside the EU, tick the “Gift” box on the customs label and enter the value to 0 (zero). Otherwise, VAT and additional charges will be added, and the exhibition cannot pay those.
Information and contact:
Exhibition General Chairman:
Ari Haimi, Kymenlaaksonkatu 2 A 18, 48100 Kotka, Finland
+358 40-5456486, ari.haimi@sulo.fi
Danish jury:
- Jan Romanowski (Germany), EFIAP/s, EPSA, L.APS/B
- Herdis Halvas-Nielsen (Germany), GMPSA, AFIAP, GM.APS, GPU CR4
- Jörn Lützen (Germany), AFIAP
Chairman Denmark: Arvid Nielsen, EFIAP, PPSA, GPUCR2, NSMiF/p, MNFFF/b, ASDF
Swedish jury:
- Nils-Erik Jerlemar, EFIAP/d3, ESFIAP, GMPSA, ARPS, GPU CR5, ER.ISF
- Elsebet Borg
- Maria Sjöström
Chairman Sweden: Olle S Lundgren, AFIAP, ARSF
Finnish jury:
- Jan Ekström, EFIAP/s, QPSA
- Susa Tyrniluoto
- Markku Turunen
Chairman Finland: Ari Haimi, EFIAP, SKsLE
Norwegian jury:
- Oddhild Lien
- Jan Standal, EFIAP, EsFIAP, HonENFFF, HonENSFF
- Terje Kolbeinsen, EFIAP/b, EPSA, HonENSFF
Chairman Norway: Roald Synnevåg, MFIAP, EFIAP/d3, ESFIAP, GMPSA, NSMiF/d1
