{"id":6121,"date":"2016-02-12T20:05:04","date_gmt":"2016-02-12T20:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/srbijafoto.rs\/?p=6121"},"modified":"2016-02-12T20:10:02","modified_gmt":"2016-02-12T20:10:02","slug":"salon-singidunum-2016-fiap-plava-znacka-marcel-van-balken-holandija","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/srbijafoto.rs\/en\/2016\/02\/12\/salon-singidunum-2016-fiap-plava-znacka-marcel-van-balken-holandija\/","title":{"rendered":"Salon Singidunum 2016 &#8211; FIAP Blue Badge &#8211; Marcel van Balken, Netherlands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_6122\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6122\" style=\"width: 202px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/media.srbijafoto.rs\/2016\/02\/MarcelvanBalken.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-6122\" src=\"http:\/\/media.srbijafoto.rs\/2016\/02\/MarcelvanBalken-171x215.jpg\" alt=\"Marcel van Balken\" width=\"202\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.srbijafoto.rs\/2016\/02\/MarcelvanBalken-171x215.jpg 171w, https:\/\/media.srbijafoto.rs\/2016\/02\/MarcelvanBalken.jpg 472w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6122\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marcel van Balken<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p><strong>Serbia PHOTO Salon Singidunum 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Winnwer of <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>FIAP Blue Badge award<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Marcel van Balken EFIAP\/p EPSA<\/strong><br \/>\nMarcel van Balken has been a photographer in the Netherlands for about 35 years and is a member of FIAP and PSA. He won lots of awards in international salons and exhibitions.<\/p>\n<p>His photography has been published all over the world in photo magazines &#038; books, on calendars, on television and several websites.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>As a photographer he is interested in specific themes. He believes in working thematically with an absolute preference for surrealistic and creative photography. He gives himself a kind of theme or assignment and will not stop making photographs unless he thinks he got everything out of this assignment.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Honours<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>\u2022 EFIAP\/p<\/strong> (Excellence F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Internationale de l&#8217;Art Photographique PLATINUM) &#8211; 2014<br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 EPSA<\/strong> (Excellence in Photography Photographic Society of America) &#8211; 2011<br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 EFIAP\/g<\/strong> (Excellence F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Internationale de l&#8217;Art Photographique GOLD) &#8211; 2009<br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 PPSA<\/strong> (Proficiency in Photography Photographic Society of America) &#8211; 2008<br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 RISF-3<\/strong> (Reconnaissance level 3) Image sans frontier &#8211; 2008<br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 EFIAP\/s<\/strong> (Excellence F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Internationale de l&#8217;Art Photographique silver) &#8211; 2006<br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 EFIAP\/b<\/strong> (Excellence F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Internationale de l&#8217;Art Photographique bronze) &#8211; 2004<br \/>\n\u2022 Ehrenloge Deutscher Amateurfotogafen (<strong>ELDAF<\/strong>) &#8211; 1997<\/p>\n<p><strong>Favourite techniques<\/strong><br \/>\naltered reality, surrealism<\/p>\n<p><strong>Favourite subjects<\/strong><br \/>\nCitylife, people, movements, travel, lines<\/p>\n<p><strong>Awarded photographs<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6128\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6128\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/media.srbijafoto.rs\/2016\/02\/FIAP-Gold-Landscape-Marcel-van-Balken-Netherlands-B4Stumps..jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6128\" src=\"http:\/\/media.srbijafoto.rs\/2016\/02\/FIAP-Gold-Landscape-Marcel-van-Balken-Netherlands-B4Stumps..jpg\" alt=\"\u00a9 FIAP Gold, Landscape, Marcel van Balken, Netherlands, B4Stumps.\" width=\"900\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.srbijafoto.rs\/2016\/02\/FIAP-Gold-Landscape-Marcel-van-Balken-Netherlands-B4Stumps..jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.srbijafoto.rs\/2016\/02\/FIAP-Gold-Landscape-Marcel-van-Balken-Netherlands-B4Stumps.-309x215.jpg 309w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6128\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 FIAP Gold, Landscape, Marcel van Balken, Netherlands, B4Stumps.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6131\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6131\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/media.srbijafoto.rs\/2016\/02\/UPI-Mention-Open-Monochrome-PRINT-Marcel-van-Balken-Netherlands-F2Railway-station.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6131\" src=\"http:\/\/media.srbijafoto.rs\/2016\/02\/UPI-Mention-Open-Monochrome-PRINT-Marcel-van-Balken-Netherlands-F2Railway-station.jpg\" alt=\"\u00a9 UPI Mention, Open Monochrome PRINT, Marcel van Balken, Netherlands, F2Railway station\" width=\"900\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.srbijafoto.rs\/2016\/02\/UPI-Mention-Open-Monochrome-PRINT-Marcel-van-Balken-Netherlands-F2Railway-station.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.srbijafoto.rs\/2016\/02\/UPI-Mention-Open-Monochrome-PRINT-Marcel-van-Balken-Netherlands-F2Railway-station-309x215.jpg 309w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6131\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 UPI Mention, Open Monochrome PRINT, Marcel van Balken, Netherlands, F2Railway station<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6130\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6130\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/media.srbijafoto.rs\/2016\/02\/Salon-Mention-Experiment-Marcel-van-Balken-Netherlands-D1Balloons.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6130\" src=\"http:\/\/media.srbijafoto.rs\/2016\/02\/Salon-Mention-Experiment-Marcel-van-Balken-Netherlands-D1Balloons.jpg\" alt=\"\u00a9 Salon Mention, Experiment, Marcel van Balken, Netherlands, D1Balloons\" width=\"900\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.srbijafoto.rs\/2016\/02\/Salon-Mention-Experiment-Marcel-van-Balken-Netherlands-D1Balloons.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.srbijafoto.rs\/2016\/02\/Salon-Mention-Experiment-Marcel-van-Balken-Netherlands-D1Balloons-309x215.jpg 309w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6130\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Salon Mention, Experiment, Marcel van Balken, Netherlands, D1Balloons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6129\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6129\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/media.srbijafoto.rs\/2016\/02\/PSA-Mention-Street-Marcel-van-Balken-Netherlands-A4Cotton-candy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6129\" src=\"http:\/\/media.srbijafoto.rs\/2016\/02\/PSA-Mention-Street-Marcel-van-Balken-Netherlands-A4Cotton-candy.jpg\" alt=\"\u00a9 PSA Mention, Street, Marcel van Balken, Netherlands, A4Cotton candy\" width=\"900\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.srbijafoto.rs\/2016\/02\/PSA-Mention-Street-Marcel-van-Balken-Netherlands-A4Cotton-candy.jpg 900w, https:\/\/media.srbijafoto.rs\/2016\/02\/PSA-Mention-Street-Marcel-van-Balken-Netherlands-A4Cotton-candy-309x215.jpg 309w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6129\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 PSA Mention, Street, Marcel van Balken, Netherlands, A4Cotton candy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>List of Accepted photographs on Singidunum 2016 Salon:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Street<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Marcel van Balken, A1 Containerboy<br \/>\nMarcel van Balken A2 Cosmopolite<br \/>\nMarcel van Balken A3 Expire<br \/>\nMarcel van Balken A4 Cotton candy<\/p>\n<p><strong>Landscape<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Marcel van Balken B1Five trees Toscane<br \/>\nMarcel van Balken B2 Slow rock<br \/>\nMarcel van Balken B3 Stripes Toscane<br \/>\nMarcel van Balken B4 Stumps<\/p>\n<p><strong>Portrait<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Marcel van Balken C1 Praying<br \/>\nMarcel van Balken C2 Female hat<br \/>\nMarcel van Balken C3 Oldster2<br \/>\nMarcel van Balken C4 Cockscomb<\/p>\n<p><strong>Experiment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Marcel van Balken D1 Balloons<br \/>\nMarcel van Balken D2 Waterfall<br \/>\nMarcel van Balken D4 Chess<\/p>\n<p><strong>Open Color PRINT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Marcel van Balken E2 Moslima<br \/>\nMarcel van Balken E4 Baywatch<\/p>\n<p><strong>Open Monochrome PRINT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Marcel van Balken F2 Railway station<br \/>\nMarcel van Balken F4 Villa Albanaise<\/p>\n<div id=\"gt-input-tool\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"gt-res-content\" class=\"almost_half_cell\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"zoom: 1;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span id=\"result_box\" class=\"short_text\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"hps\">We congratulate<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">the award-winning<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">author!<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"zoom: 1;\"><em>President of Serbia PHOTO Association &#038; Serbia PHOTO Team<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Serbia PHOTO Salon Singidunum 2016 The Winnwer of FIAP Blue Badge award Marcel van Balken EFIAP\/p EPSA Marcel van Balken has been a photographer in the Netherlands for about 35 years and is a member of FIAP and PSA. He won lots of awards in international salons and exhibitions. His photography has been published all &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/srbijafoto.rs\/en\/2016\/02\/12\/salon-singidunum-2016-fiap-plava-znacka-marcel-van-balken-holandija\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Salon Singidunum 2016 &#8211; FIAP Blue Badge &#8211; Marcel van Balken, Netherlands<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6142,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-foto-notes","category-vesti"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/srbijafoto.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6121","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/srbijafoto.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/srbijafoto.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/srbijafoto.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/srbijafoto.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6121"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/srbijafoto.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6121\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6144,"href":"https:\/\/srbijafoto.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6121\/revisions\/6144"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/srbijafoto.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/srbijafoto.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/srbijafoto.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/srbijafoto.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}