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Summer Photography Competition
SPECSAVERS ÓPTICAS ’
Summer Photography country, with incredible natural beauty, a vibrant culture of arts, music and dance and of course incredible food. This summer we are asking keen photographers living close to our stores to show us, through an image, what makes Spain so special to them.
Competition offers prizes of a €100 Amazon voucher and a pair of designer sunglasses for the best photo.
On Monday July 3, Specsavers Ópticas launched a Summer Photography Competition to find an image which captures the essence of Spain. In doing so, they hope to shine a spotlight on all the wonderful aspects of Spain and find out what images encapsulate its very best elements.
They are asking local residents on the Costa Blanca, Costa del Sol and Mallorca, to send in beautiful photographs to be in with a chance of winning a €100 Amazon voucher and a pair of designer sunglasses.
“We are very excited to see these fantastic images and celebrate the talented photographers on the Costa Blanca, Costa del Sol and Mallorca, where our nine stores are located.
The competition is open until September 1 and photographs can be submitted on social media by tagging @ SpecsaversOpticas on Facebook and @specsavers spain on Instagram, sending photos via Messenger or via email to spain.marketing@ specsavers.com formation of the Black Rock Coalition with the late Greg Tate which not only fought for more exposure for black artists, but he was ‘honoured and humbled to be part of the Afrofuturism exhibit at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture’ earlier this year.
Speaking to Euro Weekly News, Vernon said “We have got Living Colour back together again as our 40th anniversary is coming up and we are currently about to record some new tracks before setting off on a South American tour with Extreme.”
Many will remember Extreme for their huge hit More Than Words Can Say and Vernon has nothing but praise for guitarist Nuno Bettencourt of whom he said “Nuno is a great guy and an amazing guitar player and we are really looking forward to touring with the band and getting in front of live audiences again.”
Like many musicians Vernon Reid suffered during the lockdown, but he formed an association with DJ Logic who is credited with introducing the sounds of jazz into hiphop and together they formed the Yohimbe Brothers.
As soon as they could escape from the USA, they headed for Mallorca for a special concert and Vernon explained “It was so great to visit that beautiful island where we were well received and we had the added bonus of being able to enjoy viewing artwork by its incredible adopted son, the artist Joan Miró.”
Apart from performing, Vernon is also very proud of his radio show An Underground Railroad of the Mind which is soon likely to become a podcast where he plays some favourites from his vinyl record collection.
Martin Blake from Specsavers Ópticas in Santa Ponça commented, “Spain is such a stunning and diverse
“The person who takes the best picture and best explains why this is the essence of Spain to them, will be rewarded with a
A jury formed of three Specsavers Ópticas store directors will judge the entries and shortlist the top five entries. These will then be posted on social media and the image with the most likes and comments will be declared the overall winner. Competition is open to residents of the provinces of Alicante and Malaga and the island of Mallorca and you must be aged 18 and above. The competition closes on Friday September 1, 2023. Terms and conditions apply, which can be found at www.specsavers.es/sorteo.
John Ensor AUTHORITIES at a beach in Galicia have gone one step further in inclusivity by adopting flags for people suffering from colour blindness.
It was announced that from Wednesday, July 5, the municipality of Sanxenxo, near Pontevedra in Galicia, has introduced lifeguard flags adapted for people with colour blindness onto its beaches.
The flags are a well known sight on Spanish beaches which combine colours and symbols that inform bathers about the condition of the sea.
The flags use the award winning ‘ColorADD’, a system which was developed by a Portuguese graphic designer and a university professor. It remains the only language in the world adapted to people with colour blindness.
According to statistics from ColorADD, there are 350 million colourblind people worldwide, with one in 12 males and one in 200 females.
The Sanxenxo Council issued a statement: “This makes the beaches more inclusive, as people with colour blindness will be able to access the information on the flags independently.”
It is worth remembering that the most frequent variant of colour blindness makes it difficult to distinguish between the colours red and green, which are two of the main colours used in any code related to risk and safety.
Therefore, the red, yellow and green flags are accompanied by a new symbolism. Specifically, the red flag has a triangle, the yellow flag has a diagonal stripe and the green flag has a diagonal line and a triangle.
The authorities at Sanxenxo have again decided not to place showers on its beaches in order to save water.
