Serbia, Bulgaria, South Africa, Montenegro
CONDITIONS OF ENTRY
The salon is open to amateur and professional photographers from all over the world. Entrants must be authors of the works they submit. Each participant may send a maximum of 4 photographs to each section. The organizer can use the exhibited works for reproduction in the catalogue and for promotion without paying any author’s fee.
DATA PROTECTION
By entering this exhibition, you are explicitly consenting to the personal details you have supplied, including email addresses, being held, processed, and used by the exhibition organizers for purposes associated with this exhibition. You also explicitly consent to such information being sent to organizations that have accorded official recognition, patronage, or accreditation to this exhibition. You acknowledge and accept that entering this exhibition means that the status and results of your entry may be made public. Your email address and contact information will not be made public.
SECTIONS:
A. Water – Color or Monochrome
B. Open – Color, Monochrome images may not be entered
C. Open – Monochrome, Color images may not be entered
D. Nature – Color or Monochrome
Each photo can be presented in only one section.
An author may not enter identical or similar photographs into the same salon. In such a case, the organizer has to filter these images out before the judging.
PICTURES CREATED BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THIS SALON!
Pictures created by artificial intelligence are not allowed in salons run under FIAP patronage.
It is reminded that all parts of the image have to be photographed by the author who holds the copyright of all works submitted. Offenders will be sanctioned for life!
PHOTOS
AUTHORS MUST FILL OUT ENTRY FORM AND SUBMIT PHOTOS ONLINE
Photos must be in JPG file format, Max. Image width (horizontal) is 1920 pix. Max. Image height (vertical) is 1080pix. In 300 dpi. Compression 7-12, max 2Mb.
FILE NAMING
No requirements for file names, file name should be as you would want it to appear in the catalogue (same as title name). Our program will later add the necessary data. Only English letters (a-z) are allowed. Words such as “Untitled” and “No Title” are not acceptable as part or all of an image’s title, nor are camera capture filenames or titles consisting of only numbers.
ENTRY FEE
An entry fee is required for all participants and is 35 EUR. The registration fee can be paid via PayPal. All instructions can be found at www.photoclub-danube.com
The works of the authors who did not pay the fee would not be taken into consideration. By participating in the contest, the author agrees with the propositions and the rules of the organizers. All entries shall conform to the stricter of these definitions for acceptances to be validated by all the International Organizations granting recognition or patronage.
Group discount: For group of 5 entrants – 10%, 10 entrants 20%, 20 entrants 30%.
REPORT CARD NOTIFICATIONS
All participants will receive report card notifications via e-mail.
The results of the exhibition will also be published on the website www.photoclub-danube.com
CATALOG
PDF Downloadable from web site by exhibitors on our web site: www.photoclub-danube.com
JURY
10th Danube Digital Circuit 2026 Serbia
• Hadzi Miodrag Miladinovic, EFIAP/b, MF FSS (Serbia)
• Adela Rusu, EFIAP/d1, EPSA, EDIPA/p, MAAFR (Romania)
• Pantelis Kranos, GM.ICS, EFIAP/D3, MDIPA, GM.HPS (Cyprus)
10th Danube Digital Circuit Bulgaria
• Velicka Todorova AFIAP, QPSA (Bulgaria)
• Heidi Broschk, AFIAP, DPSSA (South Africa)
• Ovi D. Pop, EFIAP/D1, MPSA, EDIPA/p, (Romania)
4th Danube Digital Circuit South Africa
• Dr.Ahmed Mohamed Hassan EFIAP/S, PPSA, GPU VIP 3, EDIPA/P, PIPC HORUS (Qatar)
• David Wolstencroft-DPSSA (South Africa)
• Aleksander Cufar EFIAP/d3, MPSA, MF FZS, (Slovenia)
3rd Danube Digital Circuit Montenegro
• Romos Kotsonis, EFIAP/D3, MDIPA,EPSA, c***MoL (Cyprus)
• Hanli Smit, LPSSA mono, APSSA colour, DPSSA (South Africa)
• Anton Savov,(Bulgaria)
JUDGING METHOD
It will be a remote online judging. Judges will be required to use color-calibrated monitors. Computer monitors will be capable of displaying images at 100% of the image resolution, and those images will be displayed at exactly 100% of their resolution (that is, that the images will not be enlarged beyond their native resolution).
AWARDS
10th Danube Digital Circuit 2026 Serbia
FIAP badge for best author
A) Water
FIAP gold medal, FSS gold medal, DIPA gold medal, DIPA silver medal, DIPA bronze medal, MoL gold medal, PIPC Digital Gold medal, PIPC Digital Silver medal, PIPC Digital Bronze medal, 20 DIPA PDF HM, 2 PIPC HM PDF
B) Open – Color
FIAP gold medal, FSS gold medal, DIPA gold medal, DIPA silver medal, DIPA bronze medal, MoL gold medal, PIPC Digital Gold medal, PIPC Digital Silver medal, PIPC Digital Bronze medal, 20 DIPA PDF HM, 2 PIPC HM PDF
C) Open – Monochrome
FIAP gold medal, FSS gold medal, DIPA gold medal, DIPA silver medal, DIPA bronze medal, MoL gold medal, PIPC Digital Gold medal, PIPC Digital Silver medal, PIPC Digital Bronze medal, 20 DIPA PDF HM, 2 PIPC HM PDF
D) Nature
FIAP gold medal, FSS gold medal, DIPA gold medal, DIPA silver medal, DIPA bronze medal, MoL gold medal, PIPC Digital Gold medal, PIPC Digital Silver medal, PIPC Digital Bronze medal, 20 DIPA PDF HM, 2 PIPC HM PDF
10th Danube Digital Circuit 2026 Bulgaria
FIAP badge for best author
A) Water
FIAP gold medal, APB gold medal, DIPA gold medal, DIPA silver medal, DIPA bronze medal, MoL gold medal, PIPC Digital Gold medal, PIPC Digital Silver medal, PIPC Digital Bronze medal, 20 DIPA PDF HM, 2 PIPC HM PDF
B) Open – Color
FIAP gold medal, APB gold medal, DIPA gold medal, DIPA silver medal, DIPA bronze medal, MoL gold medal, PIPC Digital Gold medal, PIPC Digital Silver medal, PIPC Digital Bronze medal, 20 DIPA PDF HM, 2 PIPC HM PDF
C) Open – Monochrome
FIAP gold medal, APB gold medal, DIPA gold medal, DIPA silver medal, DIPA bronze medal, MoL gold medal, PIPC Digital Gold medal, PIPC Digital Silver medal, PIPC Digital Bronze medal, 20 DIPA PDF HM, 2 PIPC HM PDF
D) Nature
FIAP gold medal, APB gold medal, DIPA gold medal, DIPA silver medal, DIPA bronze medal, MoL gold medal, PIPC Digital Gold medal, PIPC Digital Silver medal, PIPC Digital Bronze medal, 20 DIPA PDF HM, 2 PIPC HM PDF
4th Danube Digital Circuit South Africa
FIAP badge for best author
A) Water
FIAP gold medal, PSSA gold medal, DIPA gold medal, DIPA silver medal, DIPA bronze medal, MoL gold medal, PIPC Digital Gold medal, PIPC Digital Silver medal, PIPC Digital Bronze medal, 20 DIPA PDF HM, 2 PIPC HM PDF
B) Open – Color
FIAP gold medal, PSSA gold medal, DIPA gold medal, DIPA silver medal, DIPA bronze medal, MoL gold medal, PIPC Digital Gold medal, PIPC Digital Silver medal, PIPC Digital Bronze medal, 20 DIPA PDF HM, 2 PIPC HM PDF
C) Open – Monochrome
FIAP gold medal, PSSA gold medal, DIPA gold medal, DIPA silver medal, DIPA bronze medal, MoL gold medal, PIPC Digital Gold medal, PIPC Digital Silver medal, PIPC Digital Bronze medal, 20 DIPA PDF HM, 2 PIPC HM PDF
D) Nature
FIAP gold medal, PSSA gold medal, DIPA gold medal, DIPA silver medal, DIPA bronze medal, MoL gold medal, PIPC Digital Gold medal, PIPC Digital Silver medal, PIPC Digital Bronze medal, 20 DIPA PDF HM, 2 PIPC HM PDF
3rd Danube Digital Circuit Montenegro
FIAP blue badge for best author
A) Water
FIAP gold medal, DIPA gold medal, DIPA silver medal, DIPA bronze medal, MoL gold medal, PIPC Digital Gold medal, PIPC Digital Silver medal, PIPC Digital Bronze medal, 20 DIPA PDF HM, 2 PIPC HM PDF
B) Open – Color
FIAP gold medal, DIPA gold medal, DIPA silver medal, DIPA bronze medal, MoL gold medal, PIPC Digital Gold medal, PIPC Digital Silver medal, PIPC Digital Bronze medal, 20 DIPA PDF HM, 2 PIPC HM PDF
C) Open – Monochrome
FIAP gold medal, DIPA gold medal, DIPA silver medal, DIPA bronze medal, MoL gold medal, PIPC Digital Gold medal, PIPC Digital Silver medal, PIPC Digital Bronze medal, 20 DIPA PDF HM, 2 PIPC HM PDF
D) Nature
FIAP gold medal, DIPA gold medal, DIPA silver medal, DIPA bronze medal, MoL gold medal, PIPC Digital Gold medal, PIPC Digital Silver medal, PIPC Digital Bronze medal, 20 DIPA PDF HM, 2 PIPC HM PDF
THE EXHIBITION CALENDAR
Closing date 15.07.2026
Selection (Online) 29.07.2026
Notification: 08.08.2026
Sending of awards: 14.10.2026
Online Catalog: 01.09.2026.
The results can be viewed at the website: www.photoclub-danube.com
PARTONAGES AND RECOGNITIONS
Serbia
FIAP 2026/293
DIPA 2026/036
MoL 2026/16
FSS 2026/44
PIPC EG502/2026
Bulgaria
FIAP 2026/294
DIPA 2026/037
MoL 2026/16
APB 2026/04
PIPC EG502/2026
South Africa
FIAP 2026/295
DIPA 2026/038
MoL 2026/16
PSSA 2026/02
PIPC EG502/2026
Montenego
FIAP 2026/296
DIPA 2026/039
MoL 2026/16
MAPA 048/2026
PIPC EG502/2026
REPORT CARD NOTIFICATION
All participants will receive report card notification via e-mail.
The results of the exhibition will also be published on the website: www.photoclub-danube.com
EMAILS SPAM BLOCKING:
Confirmations of entry submittals and Report Cards will be sent to entrants. Please be sure that this email address gets included in your “safe” email addresses to assure receipt of these emails instead of having them blocked by your security system. Also, check your Junk E-Mail or Spam folder to see if your email software
placed any messages from the exhibition there.
EXHIBITION PUBLIC SHOWINGS
Serbia
10.09.2026.
17.09.2026.
Bulgaria
10.09.2026.
17.09.2026.
South Africa
10.09.2026.
17.09.2026.
Montenego
10.09.2026.
17.09.2026.
Electronic Slide Show Program will be shown on a high resolution Projector.
NOTE:
“With the sole act of submitting his/her images or files to a salon under FIAP Patronage, the entrant accepts without exception and with no objection that the submitted images can be investigated by FIAP to establish if these obey to FIAP regulations and definitions even if the entrant is not a member of FIAP; that FIAP will use any means at its disposal for this undertaking; that any refusal to cooperate with FIAP or any refusal to submit the original files as captured by the camera, or failure to provide sufficient evidence, will be sanctioned by FIAP and that in case of sanctions following the non compliance with FIAP regulations, the name of the entrant will be released in any form useful to inform the breaches of the rules. It is recommended to leave the EXIF data in the
submitted files intact in order to ease eventual investigations.”
“I hereby expressly agree to FIAP document 040/2023 « Conditions and regulations for FIAP Patronage » and FIAP document 038/2023 « Sanctions for breaching FIAP regulations and the red list ». I am particularly aware of chapter II « Regulations for International photographic events under FIAP patronage » of FIAP document 040/2023, dealing under Section II.2 and II.3 with the FIAP participation rules, the sanctions for breaching FIAP regulations and the red list.”
License agreement:
By submitting an entry, the entrant certifies legal Age, and own all rights to these images, including copyright or parents or guardians gives permission on his/her behalf if he/she is not of Legal Age. The exhibition assumes no liability for any misuse of copyright.
Definition of Nature Photography
Nature photography records all branches of natural history except anthropology and archaeology. This includes all aspects of the physical world, both over water and underwater. Nature images must convey the truth of the scene. A well-informed person should be able to identify the subject of the image and be satisfied that it has been presented honestly and that no unethical practices have been used to control the subject or capture the image. Images that directly or indirectly show any human activity threatening a living organism’s life or welfare are not allowed. The most important part of a Nature image is the nature story it tells. High technical standards are expected, and the image must look natural.
– Objects created by humans, and evidence of human activity, are allowed in Nature images only when they are a necessary part of the Nature story.
– Photographs of human-created hybrid plants, cultivated plants, feral animals, domesticated animals, human-created hybrid animals, and mounted or preserved zoological specimens are not allowed.
– Photographs made where the scene is natural and the animal is unharmed in a carefully managed environment, such as Zoo, rescue centers, and ethically managed natural environment farms are
permitted.
– Attracting or controlling subjects through the use of food or sound for the purpose of photographing them is not allowed. Maintained situations such as provided supplemental food due to hardship caused by weather conditions or other conditions beyond the animals’ control, where photography is incidental to the feeding of the animal does not fall under this provision.
– Controlling live subjects by chilling, anaesthetic, or any other method of restricting natural movement for a photograph is not allowed.
– Human-made elements shall be permitted under the following circumstances:
a) When they are an integral part of the nature story, such as a songbird singing atop a fence post a manmade object used as nest material, or a weather phenomenon destroying a man-made structure.
b) When they are a small but unavoidable part of the scene, such as an unobtrusive footprint or track in the background.
c) Scientific tags, collars, and bands are specifically allowed. When photographing at a zoo, sanctuary, or rehabilitation centre, it would be construed that the photographer ensured that it’s properly accredited and conforms to best practices.
Definition of the black and white photography (monochrome)
A black and white work fitting from the very dark grey (black) to the very clear grey (white) is a monochrome work with the various shades of grey. A black and white work toned entirely in a single color will remain a monochrome work able to stand in the black and white category; such a work can be reproduced in black and white in the catalogue of a salon under FIAP Patronage. On the other hand a black and white work modified by a partial toning or by the addition of one color becomes a color work (polychrome) to stand in the color category; such a work requires color reproduction in the catalogue of a salon under FIAP Patronage.
CONTACT-SALON CHAIRMAN
Borislav Milovanovic, EFIAP/D3, ESFIAP, MPSA, MDIPA, GPU CR4
7. juli 16/8
19210 Bor, Serbia
Tel: +381 69 12 80 614
E-mail: borabora030@gmail.com
Conditions of entry and upload are available at the website: https://photoclub-danube.com/
All information about form or submitting entries may be obtained at:
www.photoclub-danube.com
photoclub.danube@gmail.com
Or at the address:
Photo club Danube
Postanski fah 16
19218 Bor 5, Serbia