WELCOME NOTE

Ours is a saga of an eventful journey of a fraternity of amateur photo-enthusiasts enjoying to freeze the frames of moments and visualizing life through lenses with an appreciation of the aesthetics. Our beloved North Bengal Photography Club. a Govt. registered outfit and an affiliate to FIP , since its inception on 17th June, 2007 in a little known district town of West Bengal, India, has been relentlessly pursuing its object to promote the essence of photography in this region and to engage in various social activities and endorsements for the betterment of the weaker sections of our locality. An authentic and successful organizer of salons ( 8 Nationals & 4 Internationals consecutively), NBPC has always been regarded as a fair play arena for the umpteenth no. of photo-artists across the globe challenging themselves in front of stalwarts of international repute. For our 18th salon (18th NBPC International Salon of Photography 2025) we earnestly long for your friendship, co-operation and support.

A quest for our tryst with passion

Our passion, our love, our focus – photography, our beautiful town Raiganj with the renowned “Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary” (also popularly known as Kulik Bird Sanctuary) flowing beside the serene river Kulik and promotion of photographic arts – get boosted up as Mr. Dwiparna K Dutta (DFO, North & South Dinajpur) provided NBPC the opportunity to make a documentary: “On the Wings of Kulik” under the sponsorship of Forest Dept. With stupendous effort of all our members and superb editing by Subrata Kar, NBPC could land up with a product overwhelmingly lauded by one & all. Our challenge is resist yourself before loving it.

SALON CALENDER

SALON CALENDER

Closing Date: 17 November 2025

All Judging Completed by: 15 December 2025

Notifications Sent by: 22 December 2025

Awards Mailed by: 13 February 2026

On-Line Gallery Posted by: 05 January 2026

Catalogs Posted by: 13 February 2026

Status page and website available until: 15 December 2026

SECTIONS

OPEN COLOR (Color only) PIDC
OPEN MONOCHROME (Monochrome only) PIDM
NATURE GENERAL Color or Grayscale Monochrome only (ND)
PHOTOJOURNALISM Color or Monochrome only) (PJD)

SALON APPROVALS

JURY PANEL

Star studded Jury panel of our prestigious contest consists of Three high-profile Judges, most respected Photo-artists across the Globe. We are honored and grateful as they have agreed to enlighten our podium donning the mantle of Jury.

 

OPEN MONOCHROME, OPEN COLOUR, NATURE GENERAL & PHOTOJOURNALISM


1. Silvana Retter
(EFIAP, PPSA, GAPU, EAAFR,
GPU Crown 3, GPU VIP 2,
MPASAP, Hon. FPI,Hon. WPAI,
Hon. FGNG, Hon. FTPAS, Hon. PIPC Amun) Germany

2. Anil Rishal Singh (MFIAP, ARPS, Hon.FIP) India

3. Buket Ozatay (APSA, EPSA, EFIAP/d2) Cyprus

DOWN MEMORY LANE

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KEY FEATURES

High profile Jury Panel

$ 12 USD or equivalent for all sections.

 All participants must submit their entries through online submission procedure in our website. Entry fees have to be sent online through the

PAYPAL: basudebch@gmail.com

Bank Details for Indian Participants:

Saving’s Account Number: 40110100000534

Account Holder’s Name: NORTH BENGAL PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB

Bank Name: Bank of Baroda

Branch: RAIGANJ

IFSC Code: BARB0RAIGAN (Fifth place is a Zero)

Online payment mode is also available.

AWARD LIST

OPEN MONOCHROME

PSA GOLD (ONE)

FIAP GOLD (ONE)

GPU GOLD (ONE)

FIP GOLD (ONE)

CLUB GOLD (ONE)

CLUB SILVER (ONE)

CLUB BRONZE (ONE)

PSA RIBBON (TWO)

FIAP RIBBON (TWO)

GPU RIBBON (THREE)

FIP RIBBON (FIVE)

E CERTIFICATE OF MERIT (THREE)

OPEN COLOUR

PSA GOLD (ONE)

FIAP GOLD (ONE)

GPU GOLD (ONE)

FIP GOLD (ONE)

CLUB GOLD (ONE)

CLUB SILVER (ONE)

CLUB BRONZE (ONE)

PSA RIBBON (TWO)

FIAP RIBBON (TWO)

GPU RIBBON (THREE)

FIP RIBBON (FIVE)

E CERTIFICATE OF MERIT (THREE)

NATURE

PSA GOLD (ONE)

FIAP GOLD (ONE)

GPU GOLD (ONE)

FIP GOLD (ONE)

CLUB GOLD (ONE)

CLUB SILVER (ONE)

CLUB BRONZE (ONE)

PSA RIBBON (TWO)

FIAP RIBBON (TWO)

GPU RIBBON (THREE)

FIP RIBBON (FIVE)

E CERTIFICATE OF MERIT (THREE)

PHOTO TRAVEL

PSA GOLD (ONE)

FIAP GOLD (ONE)

GPU GOLD (ONE)

FIP GOLD (ONE)

CLUB GOLD (ONE)

CLUB SILVER (ONE)

CLUB BRONZE (ONE)

PSA RIBBON (TWO)

FIAP RIBBON (TWO)

GPU RIBBON (THREE)

FIP RIBBON (FIVE)

E CERTIFICATE OF MERIT (THREE)

Best entrant- FIAP Blue Pin
* E – Certificates can be downloaded from exhibition website.

MEET OUR TEAM

We used to love sketching with camera; the sweet sound of shutter regaled our senses. We were from different professions enjoying our exploration through lens. And we were destined to tread on the same boulevard. We decided to join hands in our small picturesque town Raiganj surrounded by the serene river Kulik and also the second largest Bird sanctuary of Asia, Kulik Bird Sanctuary, acted as a catalyst. And our very own North Bengal Photography Club started its journey on 17th June 2007. This never-failing soul mate will always remain our dream-boat to sail past the mundane world and anchor into a land of fulfillment where bonhomie is the mantra. click here to meet our team.