





Sociable weaver birds often have large nests around campsites, and are friendly little birds, a bit like our sparrows. They turned out to be good friends as well as good photo subjects! We'd been camping in the same spot for a couple of days and the birds often came to clear up our crumbs, but one day they started to mass beside a log and make a terrible racket. Looking more closely we saw there was a horned viper very well camouflaged under it. We'd collected kindling from that area so we were glad our little friends had given us the warning. The snake soon got fed up with the noise and moved on, and we were a little more careful picking up wood from then on.





















LISABukalders LRPS CPAGB EFIAP
nature and wildlife photography
FIAP Award (FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE L’ART PHOTOGRAPHIQUE - The International Federation of Photographic Art)
I first achieved the criteria for the distinction: "Artist FIAP" (AFIAP). It is awarded to ‘photographic artists whose artistic qualities, technique and production of work have been acknowledged through their participation in international salons under FIAP Patronage’. The candidate for this distinction must have taken part with success in at least 15 international salons under FIAP Patronage in at least 8 different countries.
I went on to achieve "Excellence FIAP" (EFIAP), which is awarded to photographic artists who, ‘apart from having excellent techniques, have significant numbers of their works often accepted in many international salons under FIAP Patronage’. The candidate must have taken part with success in at least 30 international salons under FIAP Patronage in at least 20 different countries and have obtained at least 250 acceptances with at least 50 different works in international salons under FIAP Patronage.
Accepted images can also be awarded Gold, Silver & Bronze medals, and 'Honourable Mention', 'Ribbon' and 'Chairman's/Judge's Choice' (not quite a medal but more than an 'acceptance'!)
Here are my most successful images:
![]() FIAP Gold medal 3 Honourable Mention 1 Chairman's Choice | ![]() FIAP Silver medal Judge's Choice FIAP Ribbon Honourable Mention | ![]() FIAP Silver medal Midland Salon PSA Gold medal Southampton Salon FIAP Gold medal South Devon Salon |
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