International Imaging Competition (IIC)
Advancing creativity on the world stage
Andrew Bowen Studios is proud to have so many dancers represented in our successes at IIC.
What is the International Imaging Competition?
The International Imaging Competition (IIC), hosted by Master Photographers International (MPI), stands among the premier photographic competitions worldwide. Now entering its 11th year in 2026 under new leadership, the IIC continues to attract top talent from over 80 countries, offering a platform for photographers to challenge themselves and be celebrated at the highest level.
What drew me to IIC was its commitment to fostering photographic excellence across diverse categories—and the unique inclusion of a dedicated section for dance photography. This competition offers not only a chance to compete but also to receive detailed, constructive feedback from an international panel of judges.
Why It Matters
Competing in IIC has been instrumental in refining my work. The detailed feedback from an international panel of judges offers invaluable insight into both technical execution and artistic vision. More importantly, the IIC’s commitment to a dance photography class has been particularly valuable.
An award at IIC is more than a medal; it’s a recognition that your images resonate beyond borders and photographic traditions—celebrating the unique movement, emotion, and individuality dancers bring to every session.
Results
- Gold Awards — Fine Art
- Boundless
- Fading Away
- In the Moment
- Interlude
- Gold Awards — Portrait
- Intertwined
- Keeping a Low Profile
- Silver Awards — Fine Art
- Arm Day
- Silver Awards — Portrait
- Dance Bodies
- Defying Gravity
- Justice Denied
- Metamorphosis
- Ominous Arrival
- Parting Ways
- Power Lines
- Protecting Spirits
- A Rhapsody in Blue
- Ripple Effect
- Spirals
- Strutting Her Stuff
- Taking Flight
- Bronze Awards — Portrait
- Barefoot Cinderella
- Big Dreams
- Breaking Away From Your Own Chaos
- Confidence
- Light in the Darkness
- My Selves
- Table for One
- Special Accolades:
- Not announced yet.
- August 2025
- Gold Awards — Portrait
- Bird of Prey
- After the Storm
- Aspirations
- Silver Awards — Portrait
- Arsenic and Old Lace
- Breezing By
- Confidence
- Departure
- Enablement
- Farewell
- Finding Balance in an Out-of-Balance World
- Indomitable Spirit
- No Option to Retreat
- Plumb Line
- Split Down the Middle
- Taking the High Road
- Trust
- Uplifted
- Verticality
- Bronze Awards — Portrait
- And All That Sass
- At One With the Music
- Atlas
- At the Edge of the Light
- The Dancing Astronaut
- Greeting the Light
- In-flight Nap
- Seeking Understanding
- Vertical Shift
- Special Accolades:
- First Place in Dance Photography
- Bird of Prey
- First Place in Monochrome Portrait Photography
- Confidence
- First Runner-Up in Dance Photography
- After the Storm
- Second Runner-Up in Monochrome Portrait Photography
- Arsenic and Old Lace
- Second Runner-Up in Figure Studies
- Plumb Line
- Top 100 across all categories:
- Bird of Prey
- Third Place Overall in Portrait Photography Category
- Aggregate score of 362.03 points
- Bird of Prey
- After the Storm
- Aspiration
- Indomitable Spirit
- First Place in Dance Photography
I’m grateful to MPI and IIC for creating an educational space that allows us to evaluate the art we create. The feedback is invaluable, and having categories for images with different vibes allows for more varied art to be celebrated.
Gold Medal Gallery
2025 brought a little more finesse in what images were entered, as well as a very successful first set of entries in the Fine Art Category—entering images in the Minimalism class. Once again, I’m thrilled that the artistry of my dancers was so well received.
2024 was my first year entering this jury. I wish I had found it earlier! I was over the moon happy with the results.
