The Vision
Bringing professional photographers together, creating world class exposure and a monthly publication of the "Absolute 100 "
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Building a client to client "community" for the distribution, sale, and commission of artistic work.
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Annual photographic art "competition" presenting our prestigious awards in 13 Fine Art categories.
The Professionalism of an elite group dedicated to the artistic technique of a creative work..."IPPA"
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The Mission
The Gallery
The Absolute 100 is a monthly publication of photographic art offering the artist exposure and prints to the public from
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Submit
Submit your entry to our monthly gallery for a chance to be published. Each month we publish the 100 best submitted and send out a “Certificate of Publication” via your email.
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when you're ready to submit your image, you can also include additional information about your personal photography genre, gear and a back story on the shoot.
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The Slots
If your image is selected for our publication, we will assign it to a slot from 1 to 100, with special recognition for our “Top 10” slots. The very best images will remain in the gallery for consecutive months receiving new "Certificate of Publication" with a monthly multiplier added to the new certification.
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Build your ranks
Establish your ranking among the rest with five earned badges as
A1G Best of 100
A1G XMultiplier
A1G Top 10
A1G Silver
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A1G Published
Badges
Each month the gallery will market and advertise our top 10 to industries, corporations and local businesses that acquire the services of professional photographers via social media platforms and outlets. Giving additional exposure to both our members and gallery.
Our Community
Bringing photographers and clients together in a single community.
Artist
Our community welcomes photography from a wide range of photographer's genre including but not limited to
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Abstract
Architectural
Astrophotography
Commercial/advertising
Event
Fashion
Fine Art
Food
Landscape
Lifestyle
Macro
Portraiture
Still life
Travel
Wildlife
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& More
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Join us in our community and establish yourself as a member today
Membership
Our gallery is public but our community is a private members only and consist of four memberships depending on your activities and participation.
Here is a breakdown of our available memberships.
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Lifetime Memberships
Offered free to our published photographers with the
"A1G Published"
Badge
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Qualified Artist
Will automatically be sent a "Request to join" our community in their "Certificate of Publication" via our Newsletter.
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IPG Memberships
Available to all photographers as a one year membership regardless of publication status. IPG members will have access to our private community.
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IPPA Memberships
Reserved for the Professional artist who wants be join the "International Panel of Photographic Arts".
(Restrictions Apply)
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Client Memberships
Available to business and private photographic art collectors as a two year membership.
Qualified Client's
and their representatives will receive
a "request to join" sent via email to join in our community.
In addition, Clients can advertise their brand and needs in our community.
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All Memberships include
Private account with public profiles, and options displaying their business and links to portfolio's etc.
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Clients
On the other side of the artist is the client. These are the Big and Small businesses that have a need or interest in photography. Either for product shots, fashion and beauty work etc, or a collector of fine arts looking for their next addition in their collection.
With our publication showcasing 100 examples every month, that adds up quickly to 1200 artist and 1200 examples of their abilities every year.
Clients can follow our Photographers and artist by joining our community with links to their porfolio and of course the direct correspondence is a nice and simple way of creating Client to Client relations.
The Competition .
Beginning in 2024, we will host a annual fine art photo competition with 13 categories taking place annually in September of every year.
Annual IPPA Awards
Category 01
Abstract
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Prestigious Panel Award of Fine Arts
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Distinguished Award of Fine Arts
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Preeminent Award of Fine Arts
Non-objective, experimental, or conceptual photography depicting a visual image not immediately associated with the object world
Category 02
Architectural
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Prestigious Panel Award of Fine Arts
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Distinguished Award of Fine Arts
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Preeminent Award of Fine Arts
Buildings or structures, interior or exterior, and any part thereof; dynamic images of architecture or architectural details.
Category 03
Composites
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Prestigious Panel Award of Fine Arts
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Distinguished Award of Fine Arts
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Preeminent Award of Fine Arts
Any image created by combining or pasting several images or parts of images together to create a new composition or interpretation of reality.
Category 04
Environmental
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Prestigious Panel Award of Fine Arts
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Distinguished Award of Fine Arts
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Preeminent Award of Fine Arts
Including images of the natural environment or natural events (global warming, ecological footprint, etc.), taken for artistic, research, or monitoring purposes
Category 05
Floral
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Prestigious Panel Award of Fine Arts
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Distinguished Award of Fine Arts
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Preeminent Award of Fine Arts
Floral photography in any form​
Category 06
Landscape
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Prestigious Panel Award of Fine Arts
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Distinguished Award of Fine Arts
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Preeminent Award of Fine Arts
Photography featuring landscapes in an artistic way, often enhanced, showing scenes in nature through the creative eye and techniques of the photographer
Category 07
Minimalism
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Prestigious Panel Award of Fine Arts
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Distinguished Award of Fine Arts
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Preeminent Award of Fine Arts
Images using a minimum amount of components such as colour, shape, line and texture
Category 08
Nudes
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Prestigious Panel Award of Fine Arts
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Distinguished Award of Fine Arts
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Preeminent Award of Fine Arts
Photos depicting the nude human body with an emphasis on form, composition, emotional content, and other aesthetic qualities
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Portraits
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Prestigious Panel Award of Fine Arts
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Distinguished Award of Fine Arts
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Preeminent Award of Fine Arts
Artistic images of a person or group of people, capturing the personality of the subject by use of lighting, backdrops, poses, etc.
Category 10
Sports
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Prestigious Panel Award of Fine Arts
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Distinguished Award of Fine Arts
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Preeminent Award of Fine Arts
Editorial images documenting any sport or sporting event, professional or amateur
Category 11
Still Life
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Prestigious Panel Award of Fine Arts
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Distinguished Award of Fine Arts
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Preeminent Award of Fine Arts
Photos depicting inanimate subject matter, typically a small group of objects or with a single object in focus
Category 12
Street
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Prestigious Panel Award of Fine Arts
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Distinguished Award of Fine Arts
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Preeminent Award of Fine Arts
Photos that capture the essence of the urban lifestyle, random moments, real life, chance encounters
Category 13
Other
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Prestigious Panel Award of Fine Arts
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Distinguished Award of Fine Arts
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Preeminent Award of Fine Arts
Fine Art photography which falls outside the scope of the above categories​
I.C.E
Impact - Composition - Exposure
The IPPA is a carefully selected panel of professional photographers specializing in fine art photography from all over the world. Every photo has a story and we look for how the story is told with I.C.E. or what the artist did to makes us take a deeper look into their technique.
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The Adjudicators of IPPA
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Adjudicator of Impact
Overview
Impact is the effect the photo has on the view from the use of photographic skill and technique.
Adjudicator of Composition
Overview
Composition uses several artistic elements to arrange the subject within the frame.
Adjudicator of Exposure
Overview
Exposure is the practice of creating and shaping light to bring dimension and definition to the photo.