Participate: The MedFoto 2022 submission period is open!
Today, Friday, April 1, 2022, MedFoto, the only photo contest in the world that deals exclusively with the Mediterranean Sea and its relationship with people, has opened the submission period for its second edition, a period that will last until the 15th May.
An open contest
New edition of a photography contest that aims to invite both professional and amateur photographers to submit their images of the Mediterranean.
Photographs that, on the theme of the relationship between the sea and people, may deal with both what happens on its surface and what happens under its waters; from sports and professional nautical activities. That’s why MedFoto offers up to seven contest categories and, among them, one dedicated to images taken with mobile devices.
Contestants may submit up to 15 photographs distributed in any of the seven proposed categories: Landscape, Wildlife, Sports and Leisure, Sea Trades, Underwater, Conservation and Climate Change and With Mobile Phone.
More than 3,000 euros in prizes
More than 3,000 euros of cash prizes will be given to the winners, in addition to four special prizes. The best image taken within the photographic limits of the Costa Brava will win a weekend in a bungalow at Camping La Ballena Alegre for four people. The winner of the L’Escala division, a very special experience in L’Escala for two people that includes a night in a hotel with breakfast, lunch or dinner and a visit to the Anchovy and Salt Museum or to the Alfolí la Sal – Museum of l’Escala. The author under the age of 16 who presents the best photograph will win a course in dinghy sailing, cruising or coastal rowing at the Club Nàutic L’Escala.
Finally, an award will also be given to the finalist image that obtains the most “Like” on the contest’s Instagram account. The popular vote to discover the winner of a sailing trip along the Costa Brava will take place between July 1 and 15.
The time to know the winners
The publication of the finalists on the MedFoto Instagram account will coincide with the public communication of the 42 finalist images of MedFoto 2022. The verdict that will announce both the finalists and the winners of the other categories will be made by a jury of experts in the world of photography and the marine environment such as Oriol Alamany, Josep Pallí and Laura Carrau, the naturalist and photographer Bernat Garrigós and the biologist Josep Vilanova. This year, Xavier Salvador, winner of MedFoto 2021, also joins.
The winners will be announced during the awards ceremony, which will take place at the Club Nàutic l’Escala on August 5. During the event it will also be inaugurated the exhibition of the 42 finalist images, which will be available to visit in the Club’s Board Room until September 4.
A contest with values
MedFoto is an initiative born from the collaboration between Alive Foundation and Club Nàutic l’Escala and aims to highlight the fragile relationship between people and the sea, as well as promote the natural values of the marine environment and encourage a responsible attitude of all agents operating in the marine world and the general public. With the collection and dissemination of the visual material of the contest, the contest aims to contribute to the knowledge and preservation of the marine environment.
In this edition, the event has the support of the City Council of L’Escala, Ports de la Generalitat of Catalonia, La Ballena Alegre campsite, Portalblau Festival and Improcat.
