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The FIAP Biennials are competitions between the representative FIAP affiliated photographic organisations from countries around the world. Each country selects images from photographers within it’s organisation’s membership to represent their country. Images in the competition itself are awarded points and the full set of images from that country are also awarded points for cohesion, as each country must enter a themed set of images. There are awards and placings for the most successful countries, and individual awards are also made for specific images. Those people, whose work is chosen to represent their country in this inter country competition, can count their selected image towards their APS honours. If the image then goes on to achieve a score of at least 8 when judged in the Biennial itself, it can also be counted on FIAP Distinctions applications.

A theme will be set for the Australian entry for each Biennial and advertised to APS members via E-News. APS members are encouraged to submit images, fitting the chosen theme, for possible selection at the applicable time. Submission details and forms will be available for download below as they become available. For any queries concerning the Biennials, please contact the relevant Coordinator shown below.

As the name implies, each Biennial is held every second year, alternating years.

Even years
Black and White Biennial (Print Section Only)
Nature Biennial (Print Section and Projected Image Section)

Odd years
Colour Biennial (Print Section and Projected Image Section)

Colour Biennial – Print and Digital
This Biennial will next run in 2023. Closing Date 11th April.
Coordinator: Paul Robinson AFIAP FAPS SAPS
Email: Paul Robinson AFIAP FAPS SAPS

2023 COLOUR BIENNIAL  - SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN.

pdf APS Colour FIAP Biennial Image Submission Form 2023 - PDF Format.pdf (254 KB)

document APS Colour FIAP Biennial Image Submission Form 2023 - Word Format.docx (81 KB)

Nature Biennial – Print and Digital
This Biennial will next run in 2024.
Coordinator: Brian Russell EFIAP FAPS
Email: Brian Russell EFIAP FAPS

 CLOSED

pdf FIAP Nature Biennial Overall Results 2022 (506 KB)

Black and White Biennial
This Biennial is for prints only. This Biennial will next run in 2024.
Coordinator: David Norris EFIAP/b FAPS
Email: David Norris EFIAP/b FAPS

CLOSED

pdf Black and White Biennial Results 2022 (1.10 MB)