The results of the Nordic Photography Championship Slideshow 2026 are here! Susanna Mansner, the winner of the NFFF Gold medal, has been awarded the honorary title NMiFB 2026—Nordic Champion in Photography Bildspel 2026. Congratulations!
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The judges had the following remarks to the winning slideshow:
—This was stunning. Beautiful Macro images that captured the quiet of nature at dusk. The words emphasised the peace and tranquillity that was shown by the images. The font and size of the text was perfect and care had been taken to use white or black so that it was easy to read against the background. The music had been carefully chosen and the images were played to the rhythm so that they flowed effortlessly. A worthy winner.
—I thought this was an exquisite production, beautiful photography and a wonderful choice of music. The author is to be congratulated on their skills.
—A lovely, gentle, slide show taking us on a journey through the forest.
There was some beautiful photography, very neatly presented with a good consistent aspect ratio. The pace of the movement was just right, enough time to take on board both the words and images. No sound effects were needed, the words and picture told their own story. An excellent presentation set to exactly the right piece of music.
Awards
Gold
- NFFF Gold: Susanna Mansner (Finland) «An Ode to Silence»
- RSF Gold: Jussi Jyvälahti (Finland) «Sleep, sleep my child»
- SKsL Gold: Camilla Ekendal (Sweden) «Diabetes – ett annorlunda liv»
- SDF Gold: Roland Kjellberg (Sweden) «Boktankar»
- NSFF Gold: Wille Markkanen (Finland) «Breaking trough»
Silver
- NFFF Silver: John Colbensen (Norway) «The Meadow»
- RSF Silver: Harald K Andersen (Norway) «Vikings never die»
- SKsL Silver: Carina Johansson (Sweden) «Min lilla värld av blommor»
- SDF Silver: Ann Thomstad (Norway) «In the valley of the mist»
- NSFF Silver: Jorma Ikonen (Finland) «Morning mist»
Bronze
- NFFF Bronze: Catrine Lilja Kanon (Sweden) «Holy Smoke»
- RSF Bronze: Jorma Hevonkoski (Finland) «Finnmark in winter»
- SKsL Bronze: Tommy Lie (Sweden) «When the ice sets»
- SDF Bronze: Klaus Kannas (Finland) «Varanger Magic»
- NSFF Bronze: Christer Granberg (Sweden) «Det var en gång»
Acceptances
- Harald Lundstein (Norway) «Moonjourney»
- Mats Grimfoot (Sweden) «Namibia»
- Torbjørn Sundheim (Norway) «Melancholia»
- Seppo Vatanen (Finland) «Arctic swimmer»
- Leif Alveen (Denmark) «Green land of ice and fire»
Our congratulations!
Jury
- Jill K. Bunting, CPAGB/AV LACI
- Cathy Fordham, CPAGB/AV
- Ian Bennett
The jury’s general remarks
Thank you to everyone who entered this competition. It was enjoyable to see all the beautiful landscapes and places of interest. There was some outstanding and creative photography that was a pleasure to view. For those who didn’t manage to win an award this year, some tips to look out for that could help improve your future shows are:
- Several of the shows had variable aspect ratio images rather than keeping them all the same. This is visually distracting as you see the edges of the frame moving during the transitions. Some were just a collection of images which could have been in any order, rather than telling a story or creating a visually harmonious piece. Look at the colour, lines, and shapes between adjacent images so they flow smoothly from one to the next. Keeping horizon lines constant is another important aspect.
- Also, a lot were not played to the music, and all the images and transitions were of similar duration. A show needs pace to keep viewers’ attention and interest. The music needs to match the mood of the images, and in some cases, the choice was poor and did nothing to reinforce the mood; it was just background. Also, take care to use the natural ending of a piece of music rather than just cutting off abruptly or fading out. It is better to adjust a piece in the middle by removing or repeating a section.
- Some movement can be advantageous in adding interest, but constant zooming or panning just for the sake of it is distracting. Much better to use slower soft-edge wipes to draw the viewer’s eye to an interesting part of the image. Using slower dissolves that create the magical 3rd image also enhances a show.
We hope that these comments and suggestions will prove helpful.
Statistics
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
| Denmark | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Finland | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
| Norway | 7 | 9 | 8 | 12 |
| Sweden | 18 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
| Participants | 35 | 34 | 34 | 41 |
| Slideshows in total | 35 | 34 | 34 | 41 |