FIAP Biennials

16th FIAP Nature Biennial 2012, Norway

Host Country: Norway
Year: 2012
Wasp, Tuck Leong, Australia

The Norwegian Photographic Society (NSFF), organized the 16th FIAP Nature Biennial. The last time NSFF hosted a FIAP biennial was in 1966. The 9th FIAP Congress was held in Norway that year and, following tradition, we also organized the 9th FIAP Black and White Biennial. 1966 was also the year of the very first FIAP Youth Print Biennial.

NSFF celebrates its 85th anniversary this year, and the 16th Nature Biennial has been one of many activities during this special year.

As for the 16th Nature Biennial, all the practicalities were taken care of by Bodø Fotoklubb, and the committee definitely deserve credit for their organizing efforts: A big thank you goes to Hans Birkelund, Olav-Inge Alfheim, Bjørn Hagerupsen, Kent Even Grundstad, Eivind Nilsen, Geir-Arne Jørgensen and Øyvind Hansen. The jury consisted of Jacky Martin, vice president of FIAP, Ioannis Lykouris, FIAP board member and in charge of the FIAP biennials, and the Norwegian photographer Ernst Furuhatt.

Authors from 27 countries from all over the world took part in this biennial, and nearly 800 pictures were exhibited. In the print category, there were authors from 24 countries, and the projected images category saw authors from 25 countries. The photos taken by the medallists were on display in Bodø as well as in Kristiansund during the Nordic Light International Photo Festival in April. Congratulations to everyone and in particular to the authors from Italy, who won both categories.

Winners of the 16th FIAP Nature Biennial 2012, Norway
Winner Country Projected Section: Italy, Animals and food
Winner Country Print Section: Italy, Birds against Birds
Winner of the Country of “The Odette Bretscher Trophy”

Winner of the trophy: Italy
Judges
Jacky Martin, MFIAP (France); Ioannis Lykouris, EFIAP, ESFIAP (Greece); Ernst Furuhatt (Norway)
All results - Countries - Print images Country
Prize Country Works Authors Points Coherence points Total points
FIAP Gold Italy 10 10 105 58 163
FIAP Silver India 10 10 106 48 154
FIAP Bronze Belgium 10 10 98 53 151
Honourable mention Viet Nam 10 10 93 56 149
Honourable mention France 10 10 94 51 145
Honourable mention Denmark 10 10 90 41 131
Honourable mention United Kingdom 10 10 89 40 129
Honourable mention Czech Republic 10 10 89 39 128
Honourable mention Hungary 10 10 86 40 126
/ Austria 10 10 90 35 125
/ Germany 10 10 85 39 124
/ Australia 10 10 85 36 121
/ Finland 10 10 74 47 121
/ Luxembourg 10 10 68 53 121
/ Argentina 10 10 91 26 117
/ Turkey 10 10 70 45 115
/ Spain 10 10 69 37 106
/ Chile 10 10 54 46 100
/ Croatia 10 10 61 39 100
/ Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 10 62 37 99
/ Cyprus 10 10 54 37 91
/ San Marino 10 10 46 44 90
/ Norway 10 10 46 26 72
/ Bulgaria 10 10 21 17 38
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