BioPhotoContest 2020, the great beauty of planet

The Biomes, the great beauty of planet international nature photography competition

2020

international nature photography competition

2020

The Biomes the great beauty of planet

daniele marson editore

BioPhotoContest

Vol.1 - The temperate forests

Photos by various artists. - 128 pp. - 80 images Ed. Ita / Eng - € 30.00 ISBN: 9788897123101 - © 2014

Vol.2 - Rivers, lakes, marshes and lagoons Photos by various artists. - 128 pp. - 80 images Ed. Ita / Eng - € 30.00 ISBN: 9788897123163 - © 2015

Vol.3 - Deserts, rocks and screes

Photos by various artists. - 128 pp. - 80 images Ed. Ita / Eng - € 30.00 ISBN: 9788897123217 - © 2016

Vol.4 - The boreal forests

Photos by various artists. - 128 pp. - 80 images Ed. Ita / Eng - € 30.00 ISBN: 9788897123248 - © 2017

Vol.5 - Prairies, steppes and savannah

Photos by various artists. - 128 pp. - 80 images Ed. Ita / Eng - € 30.00 ISBN: 9788897123262 - © 2018

Cat.6 - The Biomas

Photos by various artists. - 96 pp. - 72 images Ed. Ita / Eng - € 25.00 ISBN: 9788897123262 - © 2019

Daniele Marson Editore

Via della Liberazione 6 - 33070 Budoia (PN) - ITALY www.danielemarson.com

international nature photography competition

2020

The Biomes, the great beauty of planet

daniele marson editore

daniele marson editore

international nature photography competition

2020

I Biomi, la grande bellezza del pianeta | The Biomes, the geat beauty of planet L’amore per la natura e la passione fotografica hanno spinto l’Associazione BioArt visual a voler organizzare un concorso fotografico in grado di coniugare l’attenzione per l’ambiente e la sensibilità artistica. Il BioPhotoContest nasce con l’idea di rappresentare con immagini singolari i Biomi della Terra, che altro non sono che le gigantesche tessere di un mosaico che formano il nostro pianeta, suscitando sia meraviglia per la bellezza in essa contenuta che consapevolezza dei delicati equilibri che li governano e che l’’uomo così prepotentemente mette in pericolo.

Tutte le immagini arrivate in finale e presenti in questo catalogo, hanno ricevuto la certificazione IRCC che ne attesta la veridicità e una corretto intervento di post produzione.

Un ringraziamento alla giuria per il suo non facile compito e agli sponsor che hanno sostenuto l’iniziativa.

The love for nature and the photographic passion have pushed the BioArt visual Association to organize a photographic competition capable of combining attention to the environment and artistic sensitivity. The BioPhotoContest was born with the idea of representing with singular images the Biomes of the Earth, which are nothing more than the gigantic pieces of a mosaic that form our planet, arousing both wonder for the beauty it contains and awareness of the delicate balances that they rule and that man so powerfully endangers.

All the images arrived in the final and present in this catalog, have received the IRCC certification which certifies their veracity and correct post production intervention.

Many thanks to the jury for its difficult task and sponsors who have supported this initiative.

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Sommario | Contents

4 | Vincitore assoluto edizione 2020 Overal winner 2020 edition 09 | Il Bioma delle foreste temperate, boreali e tropicali The Biomes of temperate, boreal and tropical forests 24 | Il Biome dei fiumi, laghi e lagune The Biomes of rivers, lakes and lagoons 38 | Il Bioma dei deserti, rocce e ghiaioni The Biomes of deserts, rocks and screes 53 | Il Bioma delle praterie, steppe e savane The Biomes of prairies, steppes and savannah 66 | Il Bioma dei mari, oceani e coste The Biomes of seas, oceans and coastlines 82 | Il Bioma dei ghiacciai, calotte polari e tundre The Biomes of glaciers, polars caps and tundra 92 | Indice dei fotografi Index of photographers

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international nature photography competition

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Vincitore assoluto | Overall winner

Juan Pablo Plaza | Spain

Farfalla (Graellsia isabellae) | Graellsia isabellae - Segovia, Spain.

Reflex, 50mm f2 at 1/200sec. f2 Iso 250.

Commento giuria Sembra nata direttamente dal sogno di un pittore impressionista questa splendida farfalla. Emerge tra la luce calda e magica di un’alba simbolica ai limiti della realtà. La Graellsia Isabelae è una falena notturna straordinariamente bella che vive nelle foreste di pini, un invertebrato in via d’estinzione.

Grazie alla maestria del fotografo si ha la netta sensazione di essere onorati nel poterla ammirare e di osservare qualcosa d’irripetibile e unico.

Jury comment This splendid butterfly seems to have been born directly from the dream of an impressionist painter. It emerges between the warm and magical light of a symbolic dawn on the edge of reality. The Graellsia Isabelae is an extraordinarily beautiful night moth that lives in pine forests, an endangered invertebrate. Thanks to the mastery of the photographer you have the distinct feeling of being honored in being able to admire it and observe something unrepeatable and unique.

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Vincitore assoluto | Overall winner

Juan Pablo Plaza | Spain

Come disse Jacques Cousteau, “Le persone amano solo ciò che sanno”.

Il rispetto per la Natura e la sua conservazione è la motivazione fondamentale che lo spinge prima alla realizzazione e poi alla condivisione delle sue opere fotografiche.

Con le sue immagini cerca di far emergere la bellezza del mondo sottomarino e propone nuovi punti di vista sugli animali e sulle piante terrestri, dando così il suo contributo alla conservazione del nostro Pianeta.

As Jacques Cousteau said, “People only love what they know”.

Respect for Nature and its conservation is the fundamental motivation that drives him first to the realization and then to the sharing of his photographic works.

With his images he tries to bring out the beauty of the underwater world and proposes new points of view on terrestrial animals and plants, thus making his contribution to the conservation of our planet. www.juanpabloplaza.com

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La giuria | Judges Michel Lucas, fotografo naturalista | wildlife photographer - Netherlands Luciano Gaudenzio, fotografo naturalista | wildlife photographer - Italy Serge Sorbi, fotografo naturalista | wildlife photographer - Belgium JosĂŠ Benito Ruiz, fotografa naturalista | wildlife photographer - Spain Armando Maniciati, fotografo naturalista | wildlife photographer - Italy

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La natura. Da vicino.

Foto scattata con RX10 IV da Gustav Kiburg

con super zoom ZEISS 24-600mm F2.4- 4

Scopri di più su www.sony.it/alphauniverse ‘Sony’ e i relativi loghi sono marchi registrati di Sony Corporation. Tutti gli altri marchi sono di proprietà dei rispettivi titolari.

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Il Bioma delle foreste temperate, boreali e tropicali Il grande “oceano d’alberi” del Pianeta.

Una fabbrica inesauribile di nuvole, di biodiversità e di bellezza, che riveste una importanza ecologica irrinunciabile.

The Biome of temperate, boreal and tropical forests The great “ocean of trees” of the planet.

An inexhaustible factory of clouds, biodiversity and beauty, which is of fundamental ecological importance.

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Vincitore categoria Piante e funghi | Plants and fungi category winner

Jonathan Lhoir | Belgium Felci (Pteridophytes - Dryopteris) | Pteridophytes - Dryopteris - Skuleskogen, Sweden.

Commento della giuria Alcune immagini hanno il merito di coinvolgere chi le osserva trasportandolo accanto al fotografo, in questo caso all’interno del bosco circondato da bellissime felci. Una sensazione cosÏ intensa e profonda da riuscire a sentire la fresca umidità del sottobosco, lo scricchiolio dei rami sotto i propri piedi, il profumo inebriante della foresta.

Jury comment Some images have the merit of involving the viewer by transporting him next to the photographer, in this case inside the forest surrounded by beautiful ferns. A sensation so intense and deep that you can feel the fresh humidity of the undergrowth, the crunching of the branches under your feet, the intoxicating scent of the forest.

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Foreste temperate, boreali e tropicali | Temperate, boreal and tropical forests

Reflex, 14mm f1,8 at 1/160sec. f1,8 Iso 250.

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Vittorio Ricci | Italy - second place Plants and fungi category.

Erioforo (Eriophorum angustifolium) in fiore e foresta di taiga | Flowering undergrowth in the light of the sunset - Upper Franconia, Germany.

Reflex, 200-400mm f4, at 220mm 1/800sec. f5,6 - 640 Iso.

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Foreste temperate, boreali e tropicali | Temperate, boreal and tropical forests

Leo Gayola | France - second place Others animals category.

Un aracnide si arrampica nella foresta profonda | An arachnid climbs into the deep forest - Alps, France.

Reflex, 14mm f4, at 1/800sec. f7,1 - 500 Iso.

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Vincitore categoria Altri animali | Other animals category winner

Juan Pablo Plaza | Spain Farfalla (Graellsia isabellae) | Graellsia isabellae - Segovia, Spain.

Commento giuria Sembra nata direttamente dal sogno di un pittore impressionista questa splendida farfalla. Emerge tra la luce calda e magica di un’alba simbolica ai limiti della realtà. La Graellsia Isabelae è una falena notturna straordinariamente bella che vive nelle foreste di pini, un invertebrato in via d’estinzione.

Grazie alla maestria del fotografo si ha la netta sensazione di essere onorati nel poterla ammirare e di osservare qualcosa d’irripetibile e unico.

Jury comment This splendid butterfly seems to have been born directly from the dream of an impressionist painter. It emerges between the warm and magical light of a symbolic dawn on the edge of reality. The Graellsia Isabelae is an extraordinarily beautiful night moth that lives in pine forests, an endangered invertebrate.

Thanks to the mastery of the photographer you have the distinct feeling of being honored in being able to admire it and observe something unrepeatable and unique.

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Foreste temperate, boreali e tropicali | Temperate, boreal and tropical forests

Reflex, 50mm f2 at 1/200sec. f2 Iso 250.

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Alfonso Lalastra | Spain first place Compositions and forms category.

Corteccia di eucalipto (Eucalyptus) Eucalyptus bark. Spain.

Reflex, 24-70mm f4 at 70mm 1/80sec. f9 - 1000 Iso 16

Foreste temperate, boreali e tropicali | Temperate, boreal and tropical forests

Bart Heirweg | Belgium - second place Compositions and forms category.

Le bellissime forme e colori di una foresta decidua in autunno vista dall’alto | The beautiful shapes and colours of a deciduous forest in Autumn seen from above Ename, Belgium.

Reflex, 28mm f2,8, 1/40sec. f4,5 - 100 Iso. 17

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Xavier Mas Ferrรก | Spain - first place Birds category.

Un piccione (Columba livia) si appollaia su un ramo durante una mattina nebbiosa | A pigeon perches on a branch during a foggy morning.

Sa Cabaneta, Maiorca, Spain.

Reflex, 17-55mm f2,8, at 55mm 1/400sec. f9 - 400 Iso. 18

Foreste temperate, boreali e tropicali | Temperate, boreal and tropical forests

Rob Blanken | Netherlands - second place Birds category.

Picchio nero (Dryocopus martius) nella foresta dei pini | Black woodpecker in pine trees forest - Finland.

Reflex, 70-200mm f2,8, at 100mm 1/800sec. f3,5 - 100 Iso.

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Bart Heirweg | Belgium - first place Landscapes category.

Resti di una foresta bruciata in contrasto con i colori autunnali e la neve | The remains of a burnt forest contrasting with autumn colors and snow.

Rocky Mountains in Banff National Park, Canada.

Reflex, 80-400mm f4,5-5,6, at 320mm 1/320sec. f8 - 400 Iso. 20

Foreste temperate, boreali e tropicali | Temperate, boreal and tropical forests

Andrea Pozzi | Italy - second place Landscapes category.

Tardo autunno nella foresta di araucaria e faggi australi | Late autumn in the araucaria and southern beech forest - Cile.

Reflex, 70-200mm f2,8, at 142mm 1/13sec. f11 - 400 Iso.

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Roberto Marchegiani | Italy - first place Mammals category.

Giraffa (G. c. reticulata) nella fitta trama della foresta | Giraffe in the dense forest texture.- Nakuru National Park, Kenia.

Reflex, 600mm f4, at 1/250sec. f4 - 800 Iso.

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Foreste temperate, boreali e tropicali | Temperate, boreal and tropical forests

Marco Gaiotti | Italy - second place Mamals category.

Leopardo (Panthera pardus) nel suo habitat | A leopard in its habitat - Serengeti NP, Tanzania.

Reflex, 300mm f2,8 + 2x at 1/250sec. f9 - 1600 Iso.

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Il Bioma dei fiumi, laghi e lagune Ăˆ la grande riserva di acque dolci del Pianeta, che permea i biomi contigui, alimentando la vita e creando biodiversitĂ . I suoi elementi ridisegnano la geografia delle terre emerse.

The Biome of rivers, lakes and lagoons It is the great reserve of fresh waters of the Planet, which permeates the contiguous biomes, fueling life and creating biodiversity.

Its elements redraw the geography of emerged lands.

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Fiumi, laghi e lagune | Rivers, lakes and lagoons

Paolo Giudici | Italy - second place Compositions and forms category.

Bollicine intrappolate nel ghiaccio | Bubbles trapped in ice - Aveto Regional Park, Liguria, Italy.

Reflex, 200mm f4, at 0,5sec. f22 - 100 Iso.

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Vincitore categoria Composizione e forme | Compositions and forms category winner

Sergio Tapia Tejada | Spain Schiuma | Foam - Rio Tinto, Spain.

Commento della giuria Questa è un’immagine spettacolare contenente molti ingredienti propri dell’astrazione quali la trama, il movimento, la forma, il colore. La nostra immaginazione viene provocata, e cerchiamo di dare una risposta a quello che vediamo in base alle nostre esperienze. Cosa stiamo guardando? Un rappresentazione personale del famoso “Urlo” di Munch? Creature aliene ? Il volto della morte? È proprio questa libertà d’interpretazione dove la nostra fantasia corre libera a rendere questa scena così affascinante..

Jury comment This is a spectacular image containing many ingredients of abstraction such as texture, movement, shape, color. Our imagination is triggered, and we try to give an answer to what we see based on our experiences.

What are we looking at? A personal representation of Munch’s famous “Scream”? Alien creatures? The face of death? It is precisely this freedom of interpretation where our imagination runs free that makes this scene so fascinating.

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Fiumi, laghi e lagune | Rivers, lakes and lagoons

Reflex, 24mm f2,8 at 1/320sec. f7,1 Iso 125.

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Thomas Vijayan | Canada - first place Birds category.

Fenicotteri in volo (Phoenicopterus roseus) | Flamingos in flight - Bogoria Lake, Kenya.

Reflex, 70-200mm f2,8, at 1/4000sec. f5 - 560 Iso.

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Fiumi, laghi e lagune | Rivers, lakes and lagoons

Claudio Sferra | Italy - second place Birds category.

Merlo acquaiolo (Cinclus cinclus) alla ricerca di cibo nei pressi di una cascatella | White-throated dipper looking for food near a waterfall - Alto Adige, Italy.

Reflex, 100mm f2,8, at 1/4000sec. f5,6 - 1000 Iso.

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Paul Christener | Switzerland - first place Landscapes category.

Silenzio evanescente | Vanishing Silence - Switzerland.

Reflex, 70-200mm f2,8 at 70mm 10sec. f16 - 100 Iso.

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Fiumi, laghi e lagune | Rivers, lakes and lagoons

Andrea Pozzi | Italy - second place Landscapes category.

Cipressi (Taxodium distichum) nella palude | Cypresses in the swamp - Atchafalaya basin, Louisiana, United States.

Reflex, 200-400mm f4 at 286mm 1/200sec. f9 - 640 Iso.

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Vadim Balakin | Russian Federation - first place Mammals category.

Cucciolo di foca del Bajkal (Pusa sibirica) | Baikal seal - Lake Baikal, Buryatia, Russian Federation.

Reflex, 80-200mm f2,8 at 82mm 1/200sec. f4 - 100 Iso.

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Fiumi, laghi e lagune | Rivers, lakes and lagoons

Valerio Ferraro | Italy - second place Mammals category.

Orso della Kamchatka (Ursus arctos beringianus) | The Kamchatka brown bear - Kamchatka, Russian Federation.

Reflex, 600mm f4 at 1/1000sec. f5,6 - 1600 Iso.

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JosĂŠ Pesquero | Spain - first place Others animals category.

Luccio (Esox lucius) | The northern pike - Ciudad Real, Spain.

Reflex, 14mm f2,8 at 1/500sec. f2,8 - 140 Iso.

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Fiumi, laghi e lagune | Rivers, lakes and lagoons

Kai Kolodziej | Austria - second place Other animals category.

Rana temporaria | Common frog - Vienna, Austria.

Reflex, 11,5mm at 1/125sec. f16 - 200 Iso.

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Nicoletta Muscas | Italy - first place Plants and fungi category.

Petali di ranuncolo (Ranunculus aquatilis) sulla superficie di un acquitrino | Buttercup petals on the surface of a marsh - Giara Park, Sardegna, Italy.

Reflex, 90mm f2,8 at 1/80sec. f14 - 2500 Iso.

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Fiumi, laghi e lagune | Rivers, lakes and lagoons

Aitor Badiola | Spain - second place Plants and fungi category.

Delicatezza orientale (Typha latifolia) | Oriental delicacy - Salburua lagoon, Alava, Spain.

Reflex, 100-400mm f4,5-5,6 at 300mm 1/200sec. f8 - 400 Iso.

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Il Bioma dei deserti, rocce e ghiaioni Ăˆ un bioma assolutamente prezioso, perchĂŠ è la patria elettiva degli specialisti e dunque degli organismi vegetali e animali che, per colonizzarlo, hanno adottato soluzioni estreme.

The Biome of deserts, rocks and screes It is an absolutely precious biome, because it is the elective home of specialists and therefore of plant and animal organisms which, to colonize it, have adopted extreme solutions.

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Deserti, rocce e ghiaioni | Deserts, rocks and screes

Sergey Gorshkov | Russian Federation - second place Mammals category.

Orici nel deserto (Oryx gazzella) | Gemsbook - Namib Desert, Namibia.

Reflex, 70-200mm f2,8 at 70mm 1/5000sec. f5,6 - 1000 Iso.

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Vincitore categoria Mammiferi | Mammals category winner

Beltrand Muffat | France Corteggiamento di stambecchi (Capra ibex) | Courtship of ibex - Prealps, France.

Commento della giuria L’idea di questa immagine non è nuova, ma il modo in cui il fotografo ha ripreso la scena la rende sicuramente vincente. L’interessante comportamento e postura dello stambecco maschio che interagisce con le due femmine, eleva questa immagine al di sopra di ogni cliché. Una composizione pulita e semplice, ma resa misteriosa e magica grazie al controluce che esalta i profili dei soggetti e la debole luce delle stelle in cielo.

Jury comment The idea of this image is not new, but the way in which the photographer shot the scene certainly makes it a winner. The interesting behavior and posture of the male ibex interacting with the two females elevates this image above any cliché. A clean and simple composition, but made mysterious and magical thanks to the backlight that enhances the profiles of the subjects and the faint light of the stars in the sky.

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Deserti, rocce e ghiaioni | Deserts, rocks and screes

Reflex, 200mm at 1/640sec. f11 Iso 200.

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Marco Gaiotti | Italy - first place Birds category.

L’avvoltoio di Rüppell (Gyps rueppellii) | Rüppell’s griffon vulture - Jinbar falls, Ethiopia.

Reflex, 70-200mm f2,8 at 170mm 1/2500sec. f6,3 - 640 Iso.

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Deserti, rocce e ghiaioni | Deserts, rocks and screes

Claudio Sferra | Italy - second place Birds category.

Pernice bianca (Lagopus muta) | The rock ptarmigan - Alto Adige, Italy.

Reflex, 70-200mm f2,8 at 170mm 1/3200sec. f8 - 450 Iso.

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Nicoletta Muscas | Italy - first place Compositions and forms category.

Particolare di roccia | Detail of rock - Petra, Giordania.

Compact camera, 24-200mm f2,8-4,5mm at 72mm 1/25sec. f11 - 100 Iso.

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Deserti, rocce e ghiaioni | Deserts, rocks and screes

Leonardo Papèra | Italy - second place Compositions and forms category.

Forme e geometrie basaltiche scolpite dal tempo | Basaltic shapes and geometries sculpted by time - Iceland.

Reflex, 70-200mm f2,8 at 120mm 1/125sec. f8 - 400 Iso.

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Kai Kolodziej | Austria - first place Other animals category.

Vipera della sabbia (Cerastes vipera) | Avicenna viper - Morocco.

Reflex, 15mm f4 at 1/8sec. f32 - 250 Iso.

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Deserti, rocce e ghiaioni | Deserts, rocks and screes

Kai Kolodziej | Austria - second place Other animals category.

Geco (Stenodactylus mauritanicus) | Northern Elegant Gecko - Morocco.

Reflex, 90mm f2,8 at 1/100sec. f4,5 - 250 Iso.

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Leonardo Papèra | Italy - first place Landscapes category.

Paesaggio all’ora blu | Landscape at blue hour - Landmannalaugar, Iceland.

Reflex, 70-200mm f2,8 at 70mm 1/2sec. f9 - 100 Iso.

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Deserti, rocce e ghiaioni | Deserts, rocks and screes

Luigi Ruoppolo | Italy - second place Landscapes category.

Incontro tra l’oceano e le immense dune | Meeting between the ocean and the huge dunes - Namibia.

Reflex, 70-200mm f2,8 at 70mm 1/1000sec. f5,6 - 200 Iso.

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Cristian Rota | Italy - first place Plants and fungi category.

Pino loricato (Pinus heldreichii) | Bosnian pine - Pollino National Park, Italy.

Reflex, 70-200mm f2,8 at 200mm 1/800sec. f8 - 250 Iso.

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Deserti, rocce e ghiaioni | Deserts, rocks and screes

Jean-Philippe Delobelle | France - second place Plants and fungi category.

Kleinia neriifolia | Verode - Canary Island - Spain.

Reflex, 12-24mm f4 at 12mm 1/125sec. f9 - 64 Iso.

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Il Bioma delle praterie, steppe e savane Il grande e frammentato “Oceano d’erba” del Pianeta.

Un bioma ricchissimo, in cui le mandrie dei grandi erbivori e i grandi predatori, offrono uno spettacolo primordiale.

The Biome of prairies, steppes and savannah The large and fragmented “Ocean of grass” of the Planet.

A very rich biome, in which the herd of large herbivores and large predators, they offer a primordial spectacle.

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Dario Podestรก | Argentina - first place Birds category.

Maschio di tiranno dalla coda strana (Alectrurus risora) nel suo habitat | Male Strange-tailed Tyrant in its habitat - Corrientes, Argentina.

Reflex, 500mm f4 at 1/640sec. f4 - 500 Iso.

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Praterie, steppe e savane | Prairies, steppes and savannah

Massimo Santoro | Italy - second place Birds category.

Gallo forcello (Lyrurus tetrix) nella prateria alpina | Black grouse in the alpine prairie - Italy.

Reflex, 150-600mm f5-6,3 at 260mm 1/500sec. f5,6 - 200 Iso.

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Florence Dabenoc | France - first place Compositions and forms category.

Leone (Panthera leo) sotto la pioggia | Lion in the rain - Kruger National Park, South Africa.

Reflex, 200mm at 1/3sec. f19 - 1600 Iso.

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Praterie, steppe e savane | Prairies, steppes and savannah

Rob Blanken | Netherlands - second place Compositions and forms category.

Ragno tra i riflessi | Spider in the reflections - Bergum, Netherlands.

Reflex, 180mm f2,8 at 1/1250sec. f13 - 320 Iso

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Silvan Lamprecht | Italy - first place Landscapes category.

Dune di neve | Snow dunes - Alto Adige, Italy.

Reflex, 150-600mm f5-6,3 at 401mm 1/800sec. f13 - 320 Iso.

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Praterie, steppe e savane | Prairies, steppes and savannah

Anne Mäenurm | Estonia - second place Landscapes category.

Meraviglie invernali | Winter wonders - Monti Sibillini National Park, Italy.

Reflex, 24-70mm f2,8 at 35mm 1,3sec. f16 - 100 Iso.

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Loulou Beavers | Netherlands - first place Mammals category.

Bisonte (Bison bison) alla ricerca di pascoli migliori | Bison moving to better pastures - Yellowstone National Park, United States.

Reflex, 80-400mm f4,5-5,6 at 240mm 1/250sec. f8 - 640 Iso.

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Praterie, steppe e savane | Prairies, steppes and savannah

Arnfinn Johansen | Norway - second place Mammals category.

Gigante in solitudine (Loxodonta africana) | Giant in solitude - Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

Reflex, 70-200mm f2,8 at 135mm 1/400sec. f4 - 500 Iso.

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Csaba Daroczi | Hungary - first place Other animals category.

Formicaleone (Myrmeleon mariaemathildae) in volo | Antlion in flight - Hungary.

Reflex, 120-300mm f2,8 at 270mm 1/1600sec. f6,3 - 200 Iso.

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Praterie, steppe e savane | Prairies, steppes and savannah

Hugo Wassermann | Italy - second place Other animals category.

Farfalla galatea (Melanargia galathea) | The marbled white butterfly - Alto Adige, Italy.

Reflex, 100mm f2,8 at 1/40sec. f18 - 2000 Iso.

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Gerd Kirchner | Germany - first place Plants and fungi category.

Un campo di erioforo (Eriophorum vaginatum) alla luce del tramonto | A field of cottongrass in the light of sunset - Black Forest, Germany.

Reflex, 100-400mm f4,5-5,6 at 400mm 1/125sec. f5,6 - 200 Iso.

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Praterie, steppe e savane | Prairies, steppes and savannah

Rupert Kogler | Austria - second place Plants and fungi category.

Fritellaria (Fritillaria meleagris) in un campo di rugiada | Chess flower in a field of dew - Styria, Austria.

Reflex, 120-300mm f2,8 at 128mm 1/320sec. f2,8 - 100 Iso.

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Il Bioma dei mari, oceani e coste Ăˆ il piĂš vasto in assoluto tra i biomi del Pianeta.

Monotono, sconfinato e profondo, custodisce e genera gioielli viventi che rimangono tuttora sconosciuti in larga parte.

The Biome of seas, oceans and coastlines It is the largest of all the biomes on the planet.

Monotonous, boundless and deep, it preserves and generates living jewels which remain largely unknown.

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Mari, oceani e coste | Seas, oceans and coastlines

Luigi Ruoppolo | Italy - second place Landscapes category.

Inverno sulla spiaggia | Winter on the beach - Reynsfjara, Vik, Iceland.

Reflex, 24-70mm f2,8 at 32mm 3sec. f16 - 64 Iso.

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Vincitore categoria Paesaggio | Landscapes category winner

Robert Canis | United KIngdom Alghe e rocce sul litorale al crepuscolo | Shore algae and boulders at dusk.

Tungeneset, Senja, Norway.

Commento della giuria Per raggiungere la perfezione compositiva di una foto di paesaggio come questa, è necessaria la consapevolezza degli elementi visivi della scena e una accurata posizione della fotocamera.

Una grande capacità dell’autore che ha creato un’immagine equilibrata basata sulla diagonale e sull’uso isolato del colore. Una linea verde che cattura l’osservatore e lo trasporta lontano oltre lo sfondo delimitato dalle montagne.

Jury comment To achieve the compositional perfection of a landscape photo like this, you need to be aware of the visual elements of the scene and an accurate camera position. A great skill of the author who created a balanced image based on the diagonal and the isolated use of color. A green line that captures the observer and carries him far beyond the background bordered by the mountains.

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Reflex, 20mm f2,8, at 1sec. f11 100 Iso.

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Francis De AndrĂŠs | Spain - first place Birds category.

Gazza marina (Alca torda) sulle rocce della scogliera | Razorbills rest on the cliff rocks - Irland.

Reflex, 500mm f4 at 1/400sec. f8 - 72 Iso.

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JosĂŠ Pesquero | Spain second place Birds category.

Colonia di sule (Morus bassanus).

Gannets colony - Saltee Islands, Ireland.

Reflex, 180mm f2,8, at 1/500sec. f2,8 - 140 Iso.

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Gunar Streu | Sweden - first place Compositions and forms category.

Formazioni rocciose colorate dalle alghe | Rock formations colored by algae - Arctic Sea, Soroya Island, Norway.

Mirrorless, 24-70mm f2,8 at 30mm 1/3sec. f16 - 64 Iso.

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Csaba Darรณczi | Hungary - second place Compositions and forms category.

Ciottoli colorati nella sabbia | Colored pebbles in the sand - Poland.

Reflex, 16-35mm f4 at 22mm 1/500sec. f11 - 400 Iso.

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Scott Portelli | Australia first place Mammals category.

Pseudorche (Pseudorca crassidens).

False Killer whales. Kingdom of Tonga.

Reflex, 8-15mm f4, at 15mm 1/320sec. f4 - 320 Iso.

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Scott Portelli | Australia - second place Mammals category.

Maschio di megattera (Megaptera novaeangliae) in fase di corteggiamento | Male humpback whale in courting stage - Kingdom of Tonga.

Reflex, 8-15mm f4, at 15mm 1/320sec. f4 - 320 Iso.

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Marc Casanovas Felix | Spain - first place Other animals category.

Sbadiglio di rana pescatrice (Lophius piscatorius) | Yawn of Monkfish - Tossa de Mar, Spain.

Mirrorless, 8-15mm f3,5-4,5 at 15mm 1/40sec. f13 - 200 Iso.

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Duncan Murrell | United Kingdom - second place Other animals category.

Corteggiamento di manta (Mobula mobular) | Courtship of spinetail devil ray - Honda Bay, Palawan, Philippines.

Reflex, 15mm f2,8 at 1/200sec. f7,1 - 500 Iso.

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Herman van der Hart | Netherlands - first place Plants and fungi category.

Olivello spinoso (Elaeagnus rhamnoides) sulla sabbia bianca | Sea buckthorn on white sand - Schiermonnikoog Island, Netherlands.

Reflex, 70-200mm f2,8 at 200mm 1/320sec. f5 - 200 Iso.

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Mauro Battistelli | Italy second place Plants and fungi category Ranuncolacea del genere Delphinium.

Ranunculaceae plant Playa de la Arnia, Spain.

Reflex, 16-35mm f4, at 24mm 1/325sec. f13 - 100 Iso.

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Il Bioma dei ghiacciai, calotte polari e tundre Rappresenta l’altro e antitetico aspetto dei deserti planetari: quello freddo.

Come tale è splendidamente dotato di organismi del tutto speciali e di paesaggi di indescrivibile bellezza.

The Biome of glaciers, polars caps and tundra It represents the other and antithetical aspect of planetary deserts: the cold one.

As such it is beautifully endowed with very special bodies and of landscapes of indescribable beauty.

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Sergey Gorshkov | Russian Federation - second place Birds category.

Pernice bianca (Lagopus muta) | The rock ptarmigan - Northvest-Spitsbergen National Park, Svalbard Islands, Norway.

Reflex, 24-70mm f2,8 at 32mm 1/500sec. f8 - 400 Iso.

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Vincitore categoria Uccelli | Birsd category winner

Benoist Clouet | France Corteggiamento polare, pinguini antartici (Pygoscelis antarcticus) | Polar courtship, chinstrap penguin Useful Island, Antartide.

Commento della giuria È un’immagine particolarmente suggestiva, che sembra evocare la scena di una celebrazione ancestrale.

I pinguini sembrano “ululare” alla luna nascente eseguendo quello che sembra un rituale secolare immersi in una magica atmosfera notturna. Una scelta compositiva eccellente, con i due pinguini di destra, sulle rocce affioranti coperte di neve, bilanciata dal pinguino solitario e la Luna che posta in mezzo agli uccelli ascolta il loro canto.

Jury comment It is a particularly suggestive image, which seems to evoke the scene of an ancestral celebration. The penguins seem to “howl” at the rising moon performing what seems like a centuries-old ritual immersed in a magical nocturnal atmosphere. An excellent compositional choice, with the two penguins on the right, on the outcropping rocks covered with snow, balanced by the solitary penguin and the Moon that, placed among the birds, listens to their song.

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Ghiacciai, calotte polari e tundre | Glaciers, polars caps and tundra

Reflex, 80-400mm f4-5,6 at 1/80sec. f5,6 Iso 400.

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Davide Biagi | Italy - first place Compositions and forms category.

Dettaglio | Detail - Svalbard Islands, Norway.

Reflex, 100-400mm f4,5-5,6 at 117mm 1/100sec. f13 - 160 Iso.

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Ghiacciai, calotte polari e tundre | Glaciers, polars caps and tundra

Javier Lafuente | Spain - second place Compositions and forms category.

Albero blu nella tundra | Blue tree in the tundra - Icelands.

Reflex, 28mm f2,8 at 1/1000sec. f4 - 400 Iso.

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PĂĽl Hermansen | Norway - first place Landscapes category.

Paesaggio artico | Arctic landscape - Svalbard, Norway.

Reflex, 24-70mm f4 at 24mm 1/1000sec. f9 - 400 Iso.

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Enrique Lopez-Tapia de Ines | Spain - second place Landscapes category.

Labirinto ghiacciato | Frozen labyrinth - Antarctic Peninsula.

Reflex, 24-70mm f2,8 at 26mm 1/400sec. f8 - 200 Iso.

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Arnfinn Johansen | Norway - first place Mammals category.

Orso polare (Ursus maritimus) | The polar bear - Svalbard Island, Norway.

Reflex, 24-70mm f2,8 at 34mm 1/500sec. f8 - 500 Iso.

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Dario Podestรก | Argentina - second place Mammals category.

Cuccioli di foca elefante meridionale (Mirounga leonina) che riposano sul ghiaccio | Southern Elephant Seals pups resting on ice - Antarctica.

Reflex, 24-105mm f4 at 50mm 1/80sec. f10 - 200 Iso.

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Marco Gaiotti | Italy - first place Plants and fungi category.

Abeti rossi (Picea abies) sferzati dal vento | Spruces whipped by the wind - Manitoba, Canada.

Reflex, 70-200mm f2,8 at 142mm 1/80sec. f14 - 500 Iso.

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Christine Sonvilla | Austria - second place Plants and fungi category.

Oceano viola (Lupinus nootkatensis) | Purple oceans, Alaskan lupine - Seljalandsfoss, Iceland.

Reflex, 70-200mm f2,8 at 90mm 1/13sec. f18 - 100 Iso.

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Aitor Badiola

Robert Canis

Francis de Andrés

Avenida Diputación 10, 3º B 01300 Laguardia (Alava) Spain e-mail: aitorbadiola@hotmail.com https://www.aitorbadiola.com

Flat 4, Wingate Court, Anselm Close ME101EY Sittingbourne, Kent - England, UK. e-mail: rmcanis@msn.com http://www.robertcanis.com

Rambla 1 (SPB) 07003 - Palma de Mallorca - Spain e-mail: info@fjamphoto.com https://www.fjamphoto.com

Vadim Balakin

Marc Casanovas Felix

Jean-Philippe Delobelle

Onezhskaya str 4A-47 620089 Ekaterinburg - Russian Federation e-mail:vadimbalakin78@gmail.com

C/ Sant Llorenç, 31, 2n 08340 Vilassar de Mar - Spain e-mail: fotosub70@hotmail.com http://www.marccasanovas.net

13 rue Bovagne 01420 - Seyssel - France e-mail: jpdelobelle@aol.com http://www.jean-philippe-delobelle.com

Mauro Battistelli

Paul Christener

Valerio Ferraro

Via Fiamme Gialle 75 38037 Predazzo (TN) - Italy e-mail: maurobattistelli@gmail.com http://: www.maurobattistelli.it

Dorfmattweg 3 3532 Zaeziwil - Switzerland e-mail: paul@christener.ch http://www.in-search-of-silence.art

Via Arena 16 21021 Angera (VA) Italy e-mail: ferrarovalerio@gmail.com http://www.fotografianaturalistica.net

Loulou Beavers

Benoist Clouet

Marco Gaiotti

Blaupot ten Catehof 5 3775 KX Kootwijk - Netherlands e-mail: info@photo-moments.ml https://photo-moments.nl

35 rue des Clématites 44300 Nantes - France e-mail: benoist.clouet@gmail.com http://www.face-nature.com

Via Nicolò Daste 26 16149 Genova (GE) - Italy e-mail: marcogaiotti@hotmail.com https://500px.com/marcogaiotti

Davide Biagi

Florence Dabenoc-Devaux

Léo Gayola

Località Erspameri 144 38064 Folgaria (TN) - Italy e-mail: davidebiagi1985@gmail.com http://www.davidebiagi.com

Lac Rouge 24370 Peyrillac et Millac - France e-mail: florencedabenoc@gmail.com https://www.florencedabenoc.com

La combe, 05600 Risoul - France e-mail: leogayola@natureauvol.com http://www.natureauvol.com

Rob Blanken

Csaba Daróczi

Paolo Giudici

Moark 9 9269MC Veenwouden - Netherlands e-mail: robblanken@mac.com http:// www.robblankenphotography.com

Kiss Erno u. 27 6230 Soltvadkert, Bacs-Kiskun - Hungary e-mail: daroczics@gmail.com

Via de Medici 6 39100 Bolzano (BZ) - Italy e-mail: paolo.giudici.fotografia@gmail.com http:// www.paologiudici.it

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Sergey Gorshkov

Kai Kolodziej

Anne Mäenurm

Zvenigorodskay 5-1 121433 Moscow - Russian Federation e-mail: gsvl@mail.ru http://www.gorshkov-photo.com

Georg Teiblergasse 10, 2380 Perchtoldsdorf - Austria e-mail: kai.kolodziej@gmx.at http://www.kaikolodziej.com

Via della Villa 55/H, 33050 Bagnaria Arsa (UD) - Italy e-mail: annemaenurm@gmail.com http:// www.annemaenurm.com

Bart Heirweg

Javier Lafuente

Roberto Marchegiani

Braambrugstraat 20 9700 Oudenaarde - Belgium e-mail: info@bartheirweg.com http://www.bartheirweg.com

C/Archiduque Alberto 23, 5º B 28050 Madrid - Spain e-mail: javierlafuentep@gmail.com

Via Menicucci 3 60121 Ancona (AN) - Italy e-mail: roberto.marchegiani1@gmail.com http://www.joyoflight.it

Pål Hermansen

Alfonso Lalastra

Xavier Mas Ferrà

Siggerudveien 908 NO-1400 SKI - Norway e-mail: palhermansen@hotmail.com http://www.palhermansen.com

Barrio Sierra Hermosa 14 A 39720 La Cavada (Cantabria) Spain e-mail: alfonsolalastra@gmail.com

C. Can Nebot n. 24 07817 Sa Carroca - Spain e-mail: xaviermasferra@yahoo.es http://www.xaviermasferra.com

Arnfinn Johansen

Silvan Lamprecht

Bertrand Muffat Joly

Gamle Røislivegen 40 NO-2611 Lillehammer - Norway e-mail: mail@arnfinnjohansen.com http://www.arnfinnjohansen.com

Kirchsteig 25 39042 Bressanone (BZ) - Italy e-mail: silvanlamprecht@yahoo.de

361, Epine Road 74920 Combloux - France e-mail: lesmuffat@gmail.com

Gerd Kirchner

Jonathan Lhoir

Duncan Murrell

Rubensallee 95 D-55127 Mainz - Germany e-mail: gkirchner@onlinehome.de

19, route du littoral 34380 Saint Martin de Londres - France e-mail: jonathanlhoir@hotmail.com http://www.jonathanlhoir.com

25 Hillrise Brixham Devon TQ4 0PP - United Kingdom e-mail: thewhaleman1@gmail.com http://www.duncanmurrell.com

Enrique López-Tapia de Inés

Nicoletta Muscas

Siena 13, 7º derecha 28027 Madrid - Spain e-mail: quiquediapo@hotmail.com http://www.enriquelopeztapia.com

Via Serchio 58 09045 Quartu Sant’Elena (CA) - Italy e-mail: nicolettamuscas@gmail.com http://www.nicolettamuscas.com

Rupert Kogler Waldweg 3, 4040 Linz - Austria e-mail: photo@rupertkogler.com http://www.rupertkogler.com

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Leonardo Papèra

Vittorio Ricci

Gunar Streu

Viale Dezza 2 55025 Calavorno (LU) - Italy e-mail: leo.papera@gmail.com http://www.leonardopapera.com

Via G. Murtola 33C 16157 Genova (GE) - Italy e-mail : ricci.v@libero.it http://www.vittorioricci.com

Snöfallsgatan 4, 98241 Gällivare - Sweden e-mail:gunarstreu@googlemail.com https://500px.com/p/gunar_streu

José Pesquero

Cristian Rota

Sergio Tapia Tejada

Avenida de Europa 40 P1-2D 28224 - Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid - Spain e-mail: jose.pesquero@jpgbirding.com http://www.jpgbirding.com

Via Aldo Moro 2/a 24048- Treviolo (BG) - Italy e-mail: cris@crisrota.com http://www.crisrota.com

Calle Numancia 9, 3C. 41010 Sevilla - Spain e-mail: info@sergiotapiaphoto.com http://www.sergiotapiaphoto.com

Juan Pablo Plaza Pozo

Luigi Ruoppolo

Herman van der Hart

Calle Mar Mediterraneo nº 68, piso 1º C 28221 Majadahonda, Madrid – Spain e-mail: jpplazapozo@yahoo.es http://www.juanpabloplaza.com

Traversa San Giovanni 18 4122 - Salerno (SA) - Italy email: luigi_ruoppolo@yahoo.it

van Dijksweg 3 8276BD Zalk - Netherlands e-mail: her.hart@planet.nl http://www.natuurfotovanderhart.nl

Dario Podesta

Massimo Santoro

Thomas Vijayan

La Rioja 1342 9120 Puerto Madryn - Argentina e-mail: dhpodesta@yahoo.com.ar http://www.dariopodesta.com

Via Sarnes 12 39042 Bressanone - Italy email: santoro.massimo@hotmail.com http://www.massimo-santoro.com

104 Wolfdale Ave L6L4R8 Oakville Ontario - Canada e-mail:thomasvijayanphotos@gmail.com http://thomasvijayan.com

Scott Portelli

Claudio Sferra

Hugo Wassermann

46 Clarence St 2160 Merrylands - Australia e-mail: scott.portelli@gmail.com http://www.scottportelli.com

Via dei Vigneti 5/a 39042 Bressanone (BZ) – Italy e-mail: claudio.bx7@gmail.com

Schießstandstraße 3 39042 Bressanone (BZ) - Italy e-mail: hugo.wassermann@gmail.com http:// www.hugo-wassermann.it

Andrea Pozzi

Christine Sonvilla

Via Pietro Pedranzini 7 23032 Bormio (SO) - Italy e-mail: info@forgottenlands.it http://www.forgottenlands.it

Obere Berggasse 33/4 8680 Mürzzuschlag - Austria e-mail: office@sonvilla.at www.sonvilla-graf.com

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L’Associazione BioArt visual si propone di promuovere la fotografia e altre forme d’arte per la valorizzazione del patrimonio naturalistico, artistico e culturale in particolare della Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia, del territorio nazionale e internazionale.

Incontri, conferenze, mostre, pubblicazioni, e corsi sono le attività proposte all’importante evento internazionale denominato BioPhotoFestival, che l’associazione organizza in occasione della celebrazione dei vincitori della competizione fotografica da cui sono tratte le immagini di questo catalogo.

The BioArt visual association aims to promote photography and other art forms for the valorization of the natural heritage, arts and culture, especially of the Friuli Venezia Giulia region, in the national and international territory.

The association organizes the important international event called BioPhotoFestival with the awards ceremony of the photography competition (the source of the images in this catalog) and proposes meetings, conferences, exhibitions, publications, courses and other activities.

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Cover photo by: Gunar Streu | Sweden

international nature photography competition

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The Biomes, the great beauty of planet

In questo catalogo sono raccolte le 70 immagini arrivate alla finale della competizione internazionale indetta dall’associazione BioArt visual. Le immagini, attraverso l’estro e la competenza di fotografi amatori e professionisti internazionali, raccontano il tema di questa sesta edizione. Una competizione diversa, unica, che vuol far conoscere e salvaguardare la grande bellezza di questi ambienti naturali attraverso alcuni capitoli che descrivono, paesaggi, animali, piante, insetti, colori e forme visti e raccontati con un occhio e sensibilità particolari.

This book is a compilation of 70 finalist images of the international competition launched by BioartVisual association. The images, through the creativity and the competence of advanced and professional international photographers, tell the theme of this sixt edition.

A different and unique competition, that let us know and preserve the rich beauty of these natural environments through chapters that describe landscapes, animals, plants, insects, colours and shapes seen and told with a special eye and feeling.

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