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SPECIAL AWARDS
Master of Light Golden Badge – Ocular 2025
We are honored to announce the recipient of the Master of Light Golden Badge, the highest artistic recognition awarded by the Master of Light Photographic Association.
Author: Andreas Friedmann (Austria)
Photo: “Athletic Nude 2”
With exceptional control of light and form, “Athletic Nude 2” reveals the harmony between strength and elegance — a study of the human body transformed into pure visual poetry.
Andras Friedmann’s refined artistic vision and technical mastery embody the very essence of the Master of Light philosophy.
Congratulations to the author for this remarkable achievement, and gratitude to all participants who continue to elevate the art of photography through their creativity and dedication.
MAIN OCULAR AWARD: NOMINEE
Each jury member selected three best photos and awarded points as follows: First place – 3 points, Second place – 2 points, Third place – 1 point.
Master of Light Golden badge: Nominee
Each jury member selected three best photos and awarded points as follows: First place – 3 points, Second place – 2 points, Third place – 1 point.
FIAP Blue Pin: Aleksey Zakharov (Russia)
Open Color
FIAP Gold Medal: Aleksandar Jovanovic (Serbia) – Green
Master of Light Gold Medal: Djani Bardoti (Serbia) – The oath
SALON Gold Medal: Alexandr Vlassyuk (Kazakhstan) – beach season
SALON Silver Medal: Daria Mogilevtseva (Russia) – The milk tooth
SALON Bronze Medal: Jos Bartholme (Luxembourg) – EMELIE AND JASMIN 1
Master of Light Silver Medal: Grzegorz Lewandowski (Poland) – On the roof of imagination
Master of Light Bronze Medal: Michele Spadafora (Italy) – Lighted Solar Panels Croatia 2
FIAP Blue Ribbon: Ole Suszkiewicz (Denmark) – Landscape
FIAP Blue Ribbon: Gerd Preinerstorfer (Austria) – Chair
Master of Light Gold Ribbon: Eva Lambropoulou (Greece) – LIVING WITH LONELINESS
Master of Light Silver Ribbon: Phillip Kwan (Canada) – Horses in Water 95
Master of Light Bronze Ribbon: Wei Chin Ho (Taiwan) – The joy of ear cleaning
IAAP Gold E-Certificate: Dragan Lapcevic (Serbia) – In dreams
IAAP Silver E-Certificate: Istvan Kerekes (Hungary) – Life with lamb
IAAP Bronze E-Certificate: Mirjana Jovanovic (Serbia) – Avignon 24
IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate: Gordon Spruce (United Kingdom) – Cindy Sember
IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate: Mehmet Gokyigit (Cyprus) – mayday
IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate: Peter Marxer (Liechtenstein) – aufgeweckt
Serbian Photo Association Ribbon: Manfred Kluger (Germany) – springtime-1
Serbian Photo Association Ribbon: Sheshadri V (India) – Sankranthi
Serbian Photo Association Ribbon: Kruno Schmidt (Germany) – Kirkjufell in autumn
Open Monochrome
FIAP Gold Medal: Grzegorz Lewandowski (Poland) – Willow alley
Master of Light Gold Medal: Ravich Boris (Israel) – The Life of Woman in Big City-11
DIPA Medal: Istvan Kerekes (Hungary) – Silvia 105 year old
SALON Gold Medal: Jozef Danyi (Czech Republic) – Bikers
SALON Silver Medal: Dario Riva (Italy) – Purple punch 20
SALON Bronze Medal: Peter Jackson (England) – Leanne silhouette in window
Master of Light Silver Medal: Andreas Friedmann (Austria) – Athletic Nude 2
Master of Light Bronze Medal: Djani Bardoti (Serbia) – Sonata
FIAP Blue Ribbon: Phillip Kwan (Canada) – Horse Round Up 32
FIAP Blue Ribbon: Pierre Evrard (France) – la relève
Master of Light Gold Ribbon: Marian Plaino (Romania) – Noodles (1)
Master of Light Silver Ribbon: Jos Bartholme (Luxembourg) – SVITLANA 36
Master of Light Bronze Ribbon: Dragoslav Mirkovic (Serbia) – Ana 161 (3)
IAAP Gold E-Certificate: Willem Halbach (Netherlands) – Together 3
IAAP Silver E-Certificate: Amal Alameer (Saudi Arabia) – Alone in Kanyon
IAAP Bronze E-Certificate: Eva Lambropoulou (Greece) – SULMONESE GIRL JUNE 2025
IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate: Massimo Cavalletti (Italy) – Chiara 14
IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate: Zhong An Yu (China) – Trinity of Tranquility
IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate: Chamara Ranathunga (Sri Lanka) – Liberty
Serbian Photo Association Ribbon: Holger Buecker (Germany) – Ambassador21 ML 2025 I
Serbian Photo Association Ribbon: Dejan Sklopic (Serbia) – Magla
Serbian Photo Association Ribbon: Petros Zervos (Greece) – CYCLIST
Photojournalism
FIAP Gold Medal: Djani Bardoti (Serbia) – Contrast
Master of Light Gold Medal: Istvan Kerekes (Hungary) – Life near the chemical plant
DIPA Medal: Peter Marxer (Liechtenstein) – in the mud hollow-01
SALON Gold Medal: Dario Riva (Italy) – Kick boxing 95
SALON Silver Medal: Aleksandar Jovanovic (Serbia) – Lazars Saturday 18
SALON Bronze Medal: Negovan Pesic (Serbia) – Pump it
Master of Light Silver Medal: Holger Buecker (Germany) – Andy of Combichrist and Fans
Master of Light Bronze Medal: Dragan Lapcevic (Serbia) – Player
FIAP Blue Ribbon: Taraknath Dey (Canada) – FIRE RESCUE 2996
FIAP Blue Ribbon: Carlos Cabral (Portugal) – Till the end
Master of Light Gold Ribbon: Mirjana Jovanovic (Serbia) – Winter 8316
Master of Light Silver Ribbon: Mehmet Gokyigit (Cyprus) – critical escape
Master of Light Bronze Ribbon: Haiping Huang (China) – The Siberian boy is chopping wood
IAAP Gold E-Certificate: Petros Zervos (Greece) – CANDLEMAS
IAAP Silver E-Certificate: Wolfgang Kaeding (Germany) – Autocrosser 129 in the air
IAAP Bronze E-Certificate: Minja Jovetic (Serbia) – Triumf
IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate: Kruno Schmidt (Germany) – Living under bridge
IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate: Wei Chin Ho (Taiwan) – Temple activities 1
IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate: Aleksey Zakharov (Russia) – quenching thirst
Serbian Photo Association Ribbon: Jennifer Margaret Webster (England) – Irish rider dismounts mid air
Serbian Photo Association Ribbon: Dejan Sklopic (Serbia) – Strpljenje
Serbian Photo Association Ribbon: Pera Nikolic (Serbia) – Horse race 2
Photo Association of Serbia Gold Medal: Oleg Malovitskyi (Ukraine) – Last lap
Nature
FIAP Gold Medal: Angela Poggioni (USA) – Conversation between seals
Master of Light Gold Medal: Marian Plaino (Romania) – Brotherhood
DIPA Medal: Ann Healey (United Kingdom) – Contemplation
SALON Gold Medal: Jos Bartholme (Luxembourg) – SCAFFA 2
SALON Silver Medal: Vinay Bv (India) – hop skip and jump
SALON Bronze Medal: Emil Enchev (Bulgaria) – moody morning
Master of Light Silver Medal: Phillip Kwan (Canada) – Two Cubs and Mom
Master of Light Bronze Medal: Bob Devine (United Kingdom) – lions mate at sunset
FIAP Blue Ribbon: Ian Whiston (United Kingdom) – Cheetah with Siblings
FIAP Blue Ribbon: Jennifer Margaret Webster (England) – Juvenile males play hard
Master of Light Gold Ribbon: Alexander Hochhaus (Germany) – Rapeseed field
Master of Light Silver Ribbon: Peter Jackson (England) – Kestrel grab
Master of Light Bronze Ribbon: Wolfgang Kaeding (Germany) – Dusty
IAAP Gold E-Certificate: Charles Ashton (United Kingdom) – Fishing Round The Clock
IAAP Silver E-Certificate: Umberto Deramo (Italy) – HUGS
IAAP Bronze E-Certificate: Luc Wabbes (Belgium) – dancing duck
IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate: Istvan Kerekes (Hungary) – Dragonflies lake
IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate: Achintya Murthy (India) – Fight For The Nectar
IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate: Rene Van Echelpoel (Belgium) – Gaai met noot
Serbian Photo Association Ribbon: Potse Chen (Taiwan) – Mudskipper S 6818
Serbian Photo Association Ribbon: Max Van Son (Netherlands) – Watchful
Serbian Photo Association Ribbon: Taraknath Dey (Canada) – OPEN AIR LOVE
Light
FIAP Gold Medal: Petros Zervos (Greece) – Daydreaming
Master of Light Gold Medal: Mehmet Gokyigit (Cyprus) – cigar making
DIPA Medal: Istvan Kerekes (Hungary) – Charcoal burners no1
SALON Gold Medal: Dragan Lapcevic (Serbia) – City bus driver
SALON Silver Medal: Charles Ashton (United Kingdom) – The Lovers
SALON Bronze Medal: Jos Bartholme (Luxembourg) – EMELIE 22
Master of Light Silver Medal: Marian Plaino (Romania) – Silent prayer
Master of Light Bronze Medal: Alexander Hochhaus (Germany) – Moonlight symphony
FIAP Blue Ribbon: Massimo Cavalletti (Italy) – Lucca 16
FIAP Blue Ribbon: Kjell Eirik Henanger (Norway) – Opel Rekord 2025
Master of Light Gold Ribbon: Phillip Kwan (Canada) – Candle Light 90
Master of Light Silver Ribbon: Max Van Son (Netherlands) – Between the Concrete
Master of Light Bronze Ribbon: Potse Chen (Taiwan) – Boat Light 915O
IAAP Gold E-Certificate: Eva Lambropoulou (Greece) – LIGHT AND REFLECTION
IAAP Silver E-Certificate: Ole Suszkiewicz (Denmark) – Colored Tunnel
IAAP Bronze E-Certificate: Ravich Boris (Israel) – Along the snakes path
IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate: Vladeta Milojevic (Serbia) – SELF-PORTRAIT HOMAGE RODIN
IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate: Pavel Reband (Estonia) – portrait with a light painting
IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate: Somdutt Prasad (United Kingdom) – Shadow of the Beest 2
Serbian Photo Association Ribbon: Serge Murschel (France) – Light On The Mountain
Serbian Photo Association Ribbon: Grzegorz Lewandowski (Poland) – Palisade
Serbian Photo Association Ribbon: Dario Riva (Italy) – L’ombra misteriosa
Photo Association of Serbia Silver medal: Andre Magarao (USA) – Eric and the spray
In The Summertime
FIAP Gold Medal: Edo Iglic (Serbia) – Leisure 4
Master of Light Gold Medal: Dragan Lapcevic (Serbia) – Love is in the air
DIPA Medal: Pierre Evrard (France) – deux sur une chaise
SALON Gold Medal: Daria Mogilevtseva (Russia) – The northern mermaid2
SALON Silver Medal: Djani Bardoti (Serbia) – Marina
SALON Bronze Medal: Peter Marxer (Liechtenstein) – under the red beach umbrella
Master of Light Silver Medal: Dragoslav Mirkovic (Serbia) – Klaudija 07036-3
Master of Light Bronze Medal: Kruno Schmidt (Germany) – On the beach
FIAP Blue Ribbon: Mehmet Gokyigit (Cyprus) – dancing with myself
FIAP Blue Ribbon: Max Van Son (Netherlands) – Afternoon Paddling
Master of Light Gold Ribbon: Romos Kotsonis (Cyprus) – Jet ski and boat
Master of Light Silver Ribbon: Ute Jackisch (Germany) – end of season
Master of Light Bronze Ribbon: Petros Zervos (Greece) – SIREN
IAAP Gold E-Certificate: Phillip Kwan (Canada) – Soccer 18
IAAP Silver E-Certificate: Michele Spadafora (Italy) – Armenia
IAAP Bronze E-Certificate: Istvan Kerekes (Hungary) – Summer jump
IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate: Serge Murschel (France) – Feet In The Water
IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate: Grzegorz Lewandowski (Poland) – Light is everything
IAAP Honorable Mention E-Certificate: Holger Buecker (Germany) – All eyes on Eric
Serbian Photo Association Ribbon: Aleksandar Jovanovic (Serbia) – Santorini 8704
Serbian Photo Association Ribbon: Charles Ashton (United Kingdom) – Cheers
Photo Association of Serbia Bronze Medal: Alexis Saveriades (Cyprus) – Family ride 1