{"id":39,"date":"2025-07-24T19:45:40","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T19:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.backlightgroup.org\/?page_id=39"},"modified":"2026-03-15T22:09:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T22:09:21","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.backlightgroup.org\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"39\" class=\"elementor elementor-39\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-615e6565 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-full elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-items-top elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"615e6565\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct  penci-dmcheck penci-elbg-activate penci-elbg-img elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6cb1efbc\" data-id=\"6cb1efbc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-152f4709 penci-h-poswrap-center penci-v-poswrap-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-penci-custom-sliders\" data-id=\"152f4709\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"penci-custom-sliders.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-block-vc penci-custom-slides enable-fullscreen\"><div class=\"penci-block_content penci-slides-wrap swiper penci-owl-carousel penci-owl-carousel-slider pcdots-dots\"  data-items=\"1\" data-auto=\"false\" data-autotime=\"4000\" data-speed=\"800\" data-nav=\"true\" data-anim=\"slide\" data-ceffect=\"swing\" data-seffect=\"creative\"><div class=\"swiper-wrapper\"><div class=\"swiper-slide elementor-repeater-item-4083646 penci-ctslide-wrap\"><div class=\"penci-custom-slide\"><div class=\"penci-ctslide-bg penci-jarallax\"><\/div><div class=\"penci-ctslide-inner\"><div class=\"penci-ctslider-content penci-fadeInUp\"><h2 class=\"pencislider-title\">Empowering the Art of Photography<\/h2><div class=\"pencislider-caption\">Inspiring global creativity through contests and digital exhibitions<\/div><div class=\"penci-slider_btnwrap\"><a class=\"pencislider-btn pencislider-btn-1 penci-button\" href=\"https:\/\/soledaddemo.pencidesign.net\/soledad-electronic-accessories-store\/shop\/\"><span>Explore Our Contests<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-67e1e539 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"67e1e539\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"who\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-675adcc3\" data-id=\"675adcc3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e1f2f8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-penci-fancy_heading\" data-id=\"3e1f2f8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"penci-fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-fancy-heading penci-heading-text-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-fancy-heading-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"penci-heading-title\"><span class=\"inner-tit\">Who We Are<\/span><\/h2><div class=\"penci-heading-content entry-content\"><p>Backlight Group is an independent organization dedicated to the promotion of artistic photography through international competitions and curated digital exhibitions.<br \/>\nWe work with leading photography associations and offer a transparent, inclusive, and inspiring experience for photographers of all levels.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e07609 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4e07609\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7645b55 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7645b55\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8a64d1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d8a64d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2b0d4a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-penci-image-gallery\" data-id=\"a2b0d4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"penci-image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div data-sliderid=\"29957\" id=\"penci-image_gallery_29957\"\n             class=\"penci-block-vc penci-image-gallery penci-image-gallery-justified penci-image-not-caption\">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"penci-block_content \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-post-gallery-container justified column-\" data-height=\"150\" data-margin=\"3\"><a class=\"penci-gallery-ite item-gallery-justified added-caption\" href=\"https:\/\/www.backlightgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2FIAP.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" data-idwrap=\"penci-image_gallery_29957\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backlightgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2FIAP.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"2FIAP\"><\/a><a class=\"penci-gallery-ite item-gallery-justified added-caption\" href=\"https:\/\/www.backlightgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PSA47.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" data-idwrap=\"penci-image_gallery_29957\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backlightgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PSA47.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"PSA47\"><\/a><a class=\"penci-gallery-ite item-gallery-justified added-caption\" href=\"https:\/\/www.backlightgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/MOL-DIGITAL-copy.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" data-idwrap=\"penci-image_gallery_29957\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backlightgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/MOL-DIGITAL-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"MOL-DIGITAL copy\"><\/a><a class=\"penci-gallery-ite item-gallery-justified added-caption\" href=\"https:\/\/www.backlightgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/iaap-kvadrat.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" data-idwrap=\"penci-image_gallery_29957\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backlightgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/iaap-kvadrat.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"iaap-kvadrat\"><\/a><a class=\"penci-gallery-ite item-gallery-justified added-caption\" href=\"https:\/\/www.backlightgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dipa-kvadrat.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" data-idwrap=\"penci-image_gallery_29957\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backlightgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dipa-kvadrat.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Dipa kvadrat\"><\/a><\/div>            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed5a519 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed5a519\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb12b6c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eb12b6c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23d82bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-penci-fancy_heading\" data-id=\"23d82bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"active\" data-widget_type=\"penci-fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-fancy-heading penci-heading-text-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-fancy-heading-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-heading-subtitle\">These exhibitions are still open.<\/div><h2 class=\"penci-heading-title\"><span class=\"inner-tit\">Active Calls<\/span><\/h2><div class=\"penci-heading-content entry-content\"><p>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a2d7b59 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a2d7b59\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b7c7970\" data-id=\"b7c7970\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48235d11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-penci-big-grid\" data-id=\"48235d11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"penci-big-grid.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"penci-clearfix penci-biggrid-wrapper penci-grid-col-3 penci-grid-tcol-3 penci-grid-mcol-1 penci-bgrid-based-custom penci-bgrid-style-1 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           <div class=\"pcbg-content\">\n                <div class=\"pcbg-content-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <a class=\"pcbg-bgoverlay\"\n\t\t\t\t\t                          title=\"Frame\"><\/a>\n                    <div class=\"pcbg-content-inner bgcontent-block\">\n                        <a                            title=\"Frame\"\n                           class=\"pcbg-bgoverlaytext item-hover\"><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div class=\"pcbg-above item-hover\">\n                                <div class=\"pcbg-sub-title\"> Deadline: 22 February<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div class=\"pcbg-heading item-hover\">\n                                <h3 class=\"pcbg-title\"><a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Frame<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div class=\"grid-post-box-meta pcbg-meta item-hover\">\n                                <div class=\"pcbg-meta-desc\">You can participate in FRAME 2026 with no entry fee \u2013 completely free for one theme. 10 themes, no strict rules.<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div class=\"pcbg-readmore-sec item-hover\">\n                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.photo-frame.org\/\"                                   class=\"pcbg-readmorebtn pcreadmore-icon-right\">\n                                    <span class=\"pcrm-text\">learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"penci-bgitem elementor-repeater-item-aff5f0f\">\n    <div class=\"penci-bgitin\">\n        <div class=\"penci-bgmain\">\n            <div class=\"pcbg-thumb\">\n                <div class=\"pcbg-thumbin\">\n                    <a class=\"pcbg-bgoverlay\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/www.photoexpo.me\/\"                       title=\"PhotoEXPO\"><\/a>\n\n                        <div  data-bgset=\"https:\/\/www.backlightgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/E-copy.png\" class=\"penci-lazy penci-image-holder\">\n\t                                                <\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"pcbg-content\">\n                <div class=\"pcbg-content-flex pcbg-overlap-hover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <a class=\"pcbg-cbgoverlap\"\n                           href=\"https:\/\/www.photoexpo.me\/\"                           title=\"PhotoEXPO\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <a class=\"pcbg-bgoverlay\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/www.photoexpo.me\/\"                       title=\"PhotoEXPO\"><\/a>\n                    <div class=\"pcbg-content-inner bgcontent-block\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.photoexpo.me\/\"                           title=\"PhotoEXPO\"\n                           class=\"pcbg-bgoverlaytext item-hover\"><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div class=\"pcbg-above item-hover\">\n                                <div class=\"pcbg-sub-title\">Dedline: 15 March<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div class=\"pcbg-heading item-hover\">\n                                <h3 class=\"pcbg-title\"><a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.photoexpo.me\/\">PhotoEXPO<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div class=\"grid-post-box-meta pcbg-meta item-hover\">\n                                <div class=\"pcbg-meta-desc\">You can participate in PhotoEXPO 2026 now.<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div class=\"pcbg-readmore-sec item-hover\">\n                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.photoexpo.me\/\"                                   class=\"pcbg-readmorebtn pcreadmore-icon-right\">\n                                    <span class=\"pcrm-text\">learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"penci-bgitem elementor-repeater-item-524591e\">\n    <div class=\"penci-bgitin\">\n        <div class=\"penci-bgmain\">\n            <div class=\"pcbg-thumb\">\n                <div class=\"pcbg-thumbin\">\n                    <a class=\"pcbg-bgoverlay\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/www.goodlight.me\/\"                       title=\"Good Light\"><\/a>\n\n                        <div  data-bgset=\"https:\/\/www.backlightgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/kvadrat-585x585.png\" class=\"penci-lazy penci-image-holder\">\n\t                                                <\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"pcbg-content\">\n                <div class=\"pcbg-content-flex pcbg-overlap-hover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <a class=\"pcbg-cbgoverlap\"\n                           href=\"https:\/\/www.goodlight.me\/\"                           title=\"Good Light\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <a class=\"pcbg-bgoverlay\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/www.goodlight.me\/\"                       title=\"Good Light\"><\/a>\n                    <div class=\"pcbg-content-inner bgcontent-block\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodlight.me\/\"                           title=\"Good Light\"\n                           class=\"pcbg-bgoverlaytext item-hover\"><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div class=\"pcbg-above item-hover\">\n                                <div class=\"pcbg-sub-title\">Deadline: 19 April<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div class=\"pcbg-heading item-hover\">\n                                <h3 class=\"pcbg-title\"><a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.goodlight.me\/\">Good Light<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div class=\"grid-post-box-meta pcbg-meta item-hover\">\n                                <div class=\"pcbg-meta-desc\">The Good Light Grand Prix is the highest distinction of the salon, awarded to the author who achieves the strongest overall artistic impact.<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div class=\"pcbg-readmore-sec item-hover\">\n                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodlight.me\/\"                                   class=\"pcbg-readmorebtn pcreadmore-icon-right\">\n                                    <span class=\"pcrm-text\">learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"penci-bgitem elementor-repeater-item-0126aa7\">\n    <div class=\"penci-bgitin\">\n        <div class=\"penci-bgmain\">\n            <div class=\"pcbg-thumb\">\n                <div class=\"pcbg-thumbin\">\n                    <a class=\"pcbg-bgoverlay\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/photobalkan.com\/\"                       title=\"7th EXHIBITION Mystic 2026\"><\/a>\n\n                        <div  data-bgset=\"https:\/\/www.backlightgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mystic-1-585x576.jpg\" class=\"penci-lazy penci-image-holder\">\n\t                                                <\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"pcbg-content\">\n                <div class=\"pcbg-content-flex pcbg-overlap-hover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <a class=\"pcbg-cbgoverlap\"\n                           href=\"https:\/\/photobalkan.com\/\"                           title=\"7th EXHIBITION Mystic 2026\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <a class=\"pcbg-bgoverlay\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/photobalkan.com\/\"                       title=\"7th EXHIBITION Mystic 2026\"><\/a>\n                    <div class=\"pcbg-content-inner bgcontent-block\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/photobalkan.com\/\"                           title=\"7th EXHIBITION Mystic 2026\"\n                           class=\"pcbg-bgoverlaytext item-hover\"><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div class=\"pcbg-above item-hover\">\n                                <div class=\"pcbg-sub-title\">Deadline: 22 January<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div class=\"pcbg-heading item-hover\">\n                                <h3 class=\"pcbg-title\"><a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/photobalkan.com\/\">7th EXHIBITION Mystic 2026<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div class=\"pcbg-readmore-sec item-hover\">\n                                <a href=\"https:\/\/photobalkan.com\/\"                                   class=\"pcbg-readmorebtn pcreadmore-icon-right\">\n                                    <span class=\"pcrm-text\">learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"penci-bgitem elementor-repeater-item-0e68531\">\n    <div class=\"penci-bgitin\">\n        <div class=\"penci-bgmain\">\n            <div class=\"pcbg-thumb\">\n                <div class=\"pcbg-thumbin\">\n                    <a class=\"pcbg-bgoverlay\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/salon.ypsbengaluru.in\/\"                       title=\"YPS International Salon 2026\"><\/a>\n\n                        <div  data-bgset=\"https:\/\/www.backlightgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot_10-585x592.jpg\" class=\"penci-lazy penci-image-holder\">\n\t                                                <\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"pcbg-content\">\n                <div class=\"pcbg-content-flex pcbg-overlap-hover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <a class=\"pcbg-cbgoverlap\"\n                           href=\"https:\/\/salon.ypsbengaluru.in\/\"                           title=\"YPS International Salon 2026\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <a class=\"pcbg-bgoverlay\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/salon.ypsbengaluru.in\/\"                       title=\"YPS International Salon 2026\"><\/a>\n                    <div class=\"pcbg-content-inner bgcontent-block\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/salon.ypsbengaluru.in\/\"                           title=\"YPS International Salon 2026\"\n                           class=\"pcbg-bgoverlaytext item-hover\"><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div class=\"pcbg-above item-hover\">\n                                <div class=\"pcbg-sub-title\">Deadline: 1 March<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div class=\"pcbg-heading item-hover\">\n                                <h3 class=\"pcbg-title\"><a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/salon.ypsbengaluru.in\/\">YPS International Salon 2026<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div class=\"grid-post-box-meta pcbg-meta item-hover\">\n                                <div class=\"pcbg-meta-desc\">Youth Photographic Society (YPS) is one of the oldest photo clubs in India with 54 successful years behind it. Over the last few years,<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div class=\"pcbg-readmore-sec item-hover\">\n                                <a href=\"https:\/\/salon.ypsbengaluru.in\/\"                                   class=\"pcbg-readmorebtn pcreadmore-icon-right\">\n                                    <span class=\"pcrm-text\">learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"penci-bgitem elementor-repeater-item-c4bca9c\">\n    <div class=\"penci-bgitin\">\n        <div class=\"penci-bgmain\">\n            <div class=\"pcbg-thumb\">\n                <div class=\"pcbg-thumbin\">\n                    <a class=\"pcbg-bgoverlay\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/photoclub-danube.com\/\"                       title=\"People of the World Digital Circuit 2026\"><\/a>\n\n                        <div  data-bgset=\"https:\/\/www.backlightgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot_11-585x399.jpg\" class=\"penci-lazy penci-image-holder\">\n\t                                                <\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"pcbg-content\">\n                <div class=\"pcbg-content-flex pcbg-overlap-hover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <a class=\"pcbg-cbgoverlap\"\n                           href=\"https:\/\/photoclub-danube.com\/\"                           title=\"People of the World Digital Circuit 2026\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <a class=\"pcbg-bgoverlay\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/photoclub-danube.com\/\"                       title=\"People of the World Digital Circuit 2026\"><\/a>\n                    <div class=\"pcbg-content-inner bgcontent-block\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/photoclub-danube.com\/\"                           title=\"People of the World Digital Circuit 2026\"\n                           class=\"pcbg-bgoverlaytext item-hover\"><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div class=\"pcbg-above item-hover\">\n                                <div class=\"pcbg-sub-title\">Deadline: 15 April<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div class=\"pcbg-heading item-hover\">\n                                <h3 class=\"pcbg-title\"><a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/photoclub-danube.com\/\">People of the World Digital Circuit 2026<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div class=\"grid-post-box-meta pcbg-meta item-hover\">\n                                <div class=\"pcbg-meta-desc\">Serbia, Denmark, Bulgaria, North Macedonia. 4 salons in one.<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div class=\"pcbg-readmore-sec item-hover\">\n                                <a href=\"https:\/\/photoclub-danube.com\/\"                                   class=\"pcbg-readmorebtn pcreadmore-icon-right\">\n                                    <span class=\"pcrm-text\">learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"penci-bgitem elementor-repeater-item-a2d8d31\">\n    <div class=\"penci-bgitin\">\n        <div class=\"penci-bgmain\">\n            <div class=\"pcbg-thumb\">\n                <div class=\"pcbg-thumbin\">\n                    <a class=\"pcbg-bgoverlay\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/www.pipcegypt.com\/\"                       title=\"7th Pharaohs International Photographic Salon 2026\"><\/a>\n\n                        <div  data-bgset=\"https:\/\/www.backlightgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot_12-585x426.jpg\" class=\"penci-lazy penci-image-holder\">\n\t                                                <\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"pcbg-content\">\n                <div class=\"pcbg-content-flex pcbg-overlap-hover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <a class=\"pcbg-cbgoverlap\"\n                           href=\"https:\/\/www.pipcegypt.com\/\"                           title=\"7th Pharaohs International Photographic Salon 2026\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <a class=\"pcbg-bgoverlay\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/www.pipcegypt.com\/\"                       title=\"7th Pharaohs International Photographic Salon 2026\"><\/a>\n                    <div class=\"pcbg-content-inner bgcontent-block\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pipcegypt.com\/\"                           title=\"7th Pharaohs International Photographic Salon 2026\"\n                           class=\"pcbg-bgoverlaytext item-hover\"><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div class=\"pcbg-heading item-hover\">\n                                <h3 class=\"pcbg-title\"><a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.pipcegypt.com\/\">7th Pharaohs International Photographic Salon 2026<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div class=\"grid-post-box-meta pcbg-meta item-hover\">\n                                <div class=\"pcbg-meta-desc\">Egypt, rare country on map of photo salons<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div class=\"pcbg-readmore-sec item-hover\">\n                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pipcegypt.com\/\"                                   class=\"pcbg-readmorebtn pcreadmore-icon-right\">\n                                    <span class=\"pcrm-text\">learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"penci-bgitem elementor-repeater-item-5ef2986\">\n    <div class=\"penci-bgitin\">\n        <div class=\"penci-bgmain\">\n            <div class=\"pcbg-thumb\">\n                <div class=\"pcbg-thumbin\">\n                    <a class=\"pcbg-bgoverlay\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/www.copper-photoclub.com\/\"                       title=\"Copper Spring salon 2026\"><\/a>\n\n                        <div  data-bgset=\"https:\/\/www.backlightgroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot_13-585x372.jpg\" class=\"penci-lazy penci-image-holder\">\n\t                                                <\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"pcbg-content\">\n                <div class=\"pcbg-content-flex pcbg-overlap-hover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <a class=\"pcbg-cbgoverlap\"\n                           href=\"https:\/\/www.copper-photoclub.com\/\"                           title=\"Copper Spring salon 2026\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <a class=\"pcbg-bgoverlay\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/www.copper-photoclub.com\/\"                       title=\"Copper Spring salon 2026\"><\/a>\n                    <div class=\"pcbg-content-inner bgcontent-block\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.copper-photoclub.com\/\"                           title=\"Copper Spring salon 2026\"\n                           class=\"pcbg-bgoverlaytext item-hover\"><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div class=\"pcbg-above item-hover\">\n                                <div class=\"pcbg-sub-title\">Deadline: 24 March<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div class=\"pcbg-heading item-hover\">\n                                <h3 class=\"pcbg-title\"><a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.copper-photoclub.com\/\">Copper Spring salon 2026<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div class=\"grid-post-box-meta pcbg-meta item-hover\">\n                                <div class=\"pcbg-meta-desc\">SECTIONS:\nA. Open\u2013 Color\nB. Open \u2013 Monochrome\nC. Nature \u2013 Open (color or monochrome)\nD. Landscape (color\/monochrome digital)\nE. Street life (color\/monochrome digital)\nF. World in Focus (color\/monochrome digital)<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div class=\"pcbg-readmore-sec item-hover\">\n                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.copper-photoclub.com\/\"                                   class=\"pcbg-readmorebtn pcreadmore-icon-right\">\n                                    <span class=\"pcrm-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Empowering the Art of Photography Inspiring global creativity through contests and digital exhibitionsExplore Our Contests Who We Are Backlight Group is an independent organization dedicated to the promotion of artistic&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-fullwidth.php","meta":{"content-type":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-39","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backlightgroup.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backlightgroup.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backlightgroup.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backlightgroup.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backlightgroup.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=39"}],"version-history":[{"count":81,"href":"https:\/\/www.backlightgroup.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":186,"href":"https:\/\/www.backlightgroup.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39\/revisions\/186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backlightgroup.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=39"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}