Fotosquare 4th International Salon 2021 Digital
Fotosquare 4th International Salon 2021 Digital is proudly organised by Omniq Art Foundation for the promotion recognition of photographers of the age. This international level photography salon is based on four sections which are Monochrome Open, Colour Open, Nature, and Photo Travel. Fotosquare 4th International Salon 2021 is recognised by Federation of Indian Photography (2020/FIP/242/2021), Fédération Internationale de l’Art Photographique (FIAP 2021/121), The Image Colleague Society (ICS 2021/112), Global Photographic Union (GPU L210074), Image Sans Frontiere (ISF 20/2021), and Master of Light Photographic Association (MOL 2021/50). The salon is powered by Pixel Clash, a Photography Contest Software.
The submission of entries for participation in Fotosquare 4th International Salon 2021 Digital closes on 29 March 2021. Judging of all the sections is conducted on 4 April 2021. Notification is sent via web and mail on 11 April 2021. SDAS will be sent to FIP and Salon File will be sent to FIAP on 3 May 2021. The exhibition of the accepted photographs will be held from 29 May 2021 to 30 May 2021. Awards and catalogue will be distributed from 1 June 2021.
Jury Panel
Monochrome and Nature sections are evaluated by Mr. Madhu Sarkar MFIAP,FAPU, Hon. FBPS, Hon. FPSG, Hon. TAMA, Hon. PESGSPC, Hon. EUSPA, Hon. F.ICS, M.USPA, Mr. Goutam Sen EFIAP/B, FFIP, and Mr. Satyajit Majumder FIAP, FFIP. Colour and Photo Travel sections are judged by Mr. Debidas Banerjee EFIAP, ARPS, APSA, AIIPC, A.BPS,HON.FCOS, Mr. Chanchal Kumar Banerjee EFIAP, FFIP, and Mr. Tamal Goswami EFIAP/B, FFIP, Dip,in Photography (PAD).
Result of Fotosquare Salon 2021
Fotosquare 4th International Salon 2021 has presented 169 high-quality awards to deserving photographers. Mr. Wei Chang Kuo has received FIAP Badge for being selected as the Best Author of the Salon. Mr. Barun Sinha (MFIAP, ARPS, HON FIP) has been awarded MOL Badge+2 GPU HM for being selected as the Best Indian Entrant. The Photographic Society of Madras has been selected as the Best Club in this salon. The notable awards in each section of Fotosquare Salon 2021 are following:
Open Monochrome
IMRE TOTH from Hungary receives FIAP GOLD award for the image SORROW. ALAN YOUNG from England receives FIP GOLD for the image HARRY THE OLD BEVIN BOY. OLE SUSZKIEWICZ from Denmark receives ICS GOLD award for ENDING STORY. AGI SAGI from Hungary receives GPU GOLD for RUN BACK OVER and MIHAI ROMEO BOGDAN from Romania receives MOL GOLD for ASIMERA BK. Six OAF GOLD awarded images are AFTER EGO (by OSCAR IUSTIN MARGAR INTONI from Romania), CONTEMPLATION (by RAKTIM BANDYOPADHYAY from India), LEVEL 12 MEETINGS (by HENRYK TKOCZ from Poland), MONO CONTPIEP (by DANIEL LYBAERT from Netherlands), MEMORIES OF THE PAST (by PETER GENNARD from England), and PILING UP (by MOLOY MUKHERJEE from India).
Open Colour
EILEEN MURRAY from England wins FIAP GOLD for the photo INNOCENCE. DANIEL MAUKO from Slovenia wins FIP GOLD for the photo ACROBAT 1. ALAN YOUNG from England wins ICS GOLD for the photo IN HIS ELEMENT. ELS KEURLINCKX from Belgium wins ISF GOLD for the photo SALTADO PURPURA. Six OAF Gold awarded images are ARTISTS CONTEMPLATING (by ROBERT MILLIN from England), MYSTERIOUS NINE (by ZEE KEK HENG from Singapore), DJI_0029_RESIZE (by HOAI AN DO TRONG from Vietnam), GLOVES ARE ON (by MALCOLM JENKIN from England), THE MIRROR OF THE SOUL (by BOTH GYULA from Romania), and TO A DUTCH OFFICE (by WILLEM HALBACH from Netherlands).
Nature
BARUN SINHA from India wins FIAP GOLD for the photo CHEETAH BROTHERS ON HUNT. AJIT HUILGOL from India wins FIP GOLD for the photo CHEETAH TUG-OF-WAR. GERARD MOREL from France wins GPU GOLD for the photo A LA PECHE 2. SUBRATA NATH from India wins ISF GOLD for the photo ROMANTIC JUMP. Six OAF Gold awarded images are ECSTACY (by GAUTAM CHAKRABORTY from India), GOOD CATCH (by THOMAS PICHLER from Austria), MATING MOMENT (by RAJU PONAGANTI from India), DOUBLE ATTACK (by SATHYANARAYANA C.R.from India), WHITE TIGERS HAVING FUN 1920 1080 (by HAN KIM TEO from Singapore), and TARGET (by CHITRA JOSHI from India).
Photo Travel
MALCOLM JENKIN from England wins FIAP GOLD for the photo STAIRS TO CLIMB. IVANA SANCANDI from Italy wins FIP GOLD for the photo RED CAR. WEI CHANG KUO from Taiwan wins GPU GOLD for the photo FIREWORKS. MINH NGUYEN from USA wins ISF GOLD for the photo SNOWING CHURCH. Six OAF Gold award-winning images are JOHANN SCHRITTWIESER_ RED HOUSE (by JOHANN SCHRITTWIESER from Austria), THE DOG (by GUR GURELLI from Turkey), NATURE REFLECTS (by MADAN MOHAN DAS from India), FLYOVER DUBAI (by KRISHNAN KV from India), RED BARN (by MICHAEL TRAN from USA), and LONELINESS OF COVID (by CHRISTOS KONSTANTINOU – ACHERIOTIS from Cyprus).
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References: the official website of Fotosquare 4th International Salon 2021