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 - Projected images Country
Prize Country Works Authors Points Coherence points Total points
World Cup Italy 20 13 184 49 233
FIAP Gold India 20 / 169 51 220
FIAP Silver United Kingdom 20 / 166 53 219
FIAP Bronze France 20 / 165 48 213
Honourable mention Bulgaria 20 / 167 38 205
Honourable mention Viet Nam 20 / 142 58 200
Honourable mention Finland 20 / 153 42 195
Honourable mention Belgium 20 / 149 45 194
Honourable mention Australia 20 / 149 43 192
Honourable mention Argentina 20 / 156 29 185
/ Scotland 20 / 142 42 184
/ Hungary 20 / 135 48 183
/ Denmark 20 / 146 27 173
/ Croatia 20 / 143 26 169
/ Turkey 20 / 120 48 168
/ Luxembourg 20 / 119 45 164
/ Netherlands 20 / 111 49 160
/ Greece 20 / 105 42 147
/ Germany 20 / 99 46 145
/ Austria 20 / 104 40 144
/ Cyprus 20 / 101 42 143
/ Chile 20 / 93 43 136
/ Bosnia and Herzegovina 20 / 108 27 135
/ Spain 20 / 112 23 135
/ Norway 20 / 100 28 128
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