35th FIAP Black & White Biennial, 2022 The FIAP Biennial is a competition organised by FIAP for all member countries. It alternates between a colour PI salon (20 images) one year and a monochrome print salon the alternate year. Despite Covid restrictions this year, the 35th FIAP Black & White salon went ahead and was judged in Oman. The print sets consist of 10 prints which are viewed as a set but must also look balanced and cohesive. We had already collected submissions from members for the 2020 B&W Biennial but that salon was cancelled because of Covid. The images were saved for the next B&W Biennial which is held this year. The selectors, Ian Walls FPSNZ and Mike White APSNZ spent many hours shuffling images around to choose the best set that would work together and showcase New Zealand internationally. The final score is comprised of two parts:1) The scoring of each image of the set, by three judges, each from different countries and each scoring 1 to 5, making a total possible score of 15 and 2) The global judgement of the set. This is scored on the set's flow and cohesiveness. (NZ gained 6th place for cohesiveness, with a score of 37 out of a possible 60.) Both scores are combined for the final result and position. We gained 13th place from 46 countries entering.
PSNZ also recognises the scores gained by the authors of the NZ entry. • David Skinner LPSNZ gained the highest (New Zealand) personal score for his image, Shinobue Flautist. • Bill Hodges APSNZ EFIAP gained 2nd highest (New Zealand) personal score with his image, Illegal Fend. • Liz Hardley FPSNZ EFIAP/s EPSA LRPS with The Catch, and Chris Conroy with Headless One-Armed Shot Putter, shared the 3rd highest (New Zealand) personal score.
A big thank you to the selectors and all who submitted their images for consideration. Without your participation, none of this would be possible. I look forward to next year’s competition which will be for Colour PI again, with a subject yet to be decided. Remember also that any image scoring 8 or more qualifies for an acceptance when applying for FIAP distinctions. FIAP number 2022/997. (Qualifying authors have been notified of their scores.) Our set: Recreation
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