Winners 2025 Round3 (Sep – Dec)

Luca Chiarabini Memorial Contest 2025, Round September - December 2025 Winners & Finalists

Luca Chiarabini
MEMORIAL

Photo Contest
2026

Worldwide Edition
(Free participation)

RESULTS
ROUND SEPTEMBER - DECEMBER 2025

We will update this page regularly.
See the announcement schedule below – stay tuned!

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Start: 8 January 2025
End: 14 January 2025

ANNOUNCEMENTS CONCLUDED 23 May 2024

We will update this page with information about the
Round September-December 2023 winners & finalists.
Stay tuned!

ANNOUNCEMENTS WILL START WITHIN
21st January 2024

REMINDER: The 2025 contest is divided into two distinct stages:
🥇 ROUNDS: SHARING
· You can send unlimited canyoning/caving photos and videos throughout the year.
· Submissions are featured on a rotating and random basis on our socials to promote these sports .
· Winning in Rounds depends on being featured and liked on socials, with luck playing a big role.
🏆 FINALE 2025 (February 2026): COMPETING
· At year end, submit up to 5 best photos (or choose from those already sent).
· Photos in the TOP50📷 during Rounds gain extra entry to the Finale.
· The Jury will award the best photo of the year, based only on merit.

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INDEX:
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PRIZES & CALENDAR

RESULTS TO BE ANNOUNCED starting 21st January 2024

ANNOUNCEMENT IN PROGRESS
until 27th January

Round 3 (September - December) within the ‘Luca Memorial Contest 2025’.

🏁 Round 3 (September–December 2025) is now CLOSED
Below are the key dates and next steps for Round 3 and the FINALE 2025.
🙏 Thank you to all cavers and canyoneers worldwide who shared their photos and reels in Luca Memorial Contest, the ONE & ONLY worldwide photo contest exclusively dedicated to Caving & Canyoning.

1️⃣ ROUND 3 - Key dates:
📆 Starting 8 January '26
TOP nominations based on combined total likes on our Instagram ❤️ & Facebook 👍🏻
▪️ TOP 15 🎞️ Reels
▪️ TOP 50 📷 Photographers (25 Caving + 25 Canyoning)
All TOP 50 photographers enter the annual FINALE 2025,
competing for 🏆$3'000 'Photo of the Year' award and the FINALE ‘Brand Awards’.
📆 Starting 11 January '26
Random draw of winners among TOP and 🙌🏻Featured entries:
▪️ $100 cash x1 - from TOP 15 🎞️ Reels
▪️ $100 voucher x1 - from all 🙌🏻Featured 🎞️ Reels
▪️ $100 cash x3 - from TOP 50 📷 Photographers
▪️ $100 voucher x3 - from all 🙌🏻Featured 📷 Photographers

2️⃣ FINALE 🏆 2025 – Key dates:
ℹ️ Full details & updates, here
📆 ⚠️ 11 January '26
Deadline to select or upload photos for the FINALE.
📆 Starting 9 February '26
Nomination of finalists
📆 Starting 23 February '26
Announcement of winners
FINALE awards include:
▪️ $3'000 Photo of the Year award: for the #1 photo elected by the FINALE Jury
▪️ Brand awards, with Korda's, Seland, Bestard & Outex, will each award their favourite photo with premium sets (total value $2'000+)

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Round 3

ℹ️ 2025 CONTEST REMINDER

We remind you that starting this year, the contest is divided into two distinct stages:

🥇 ROUNDS: SHARING
· Throughout the year, you can submit as many photos and videos as you wish.
· We prioritize participation and sharing photos and videos that appeal to our audience and judges.
· Luck plays a significant role in winning prizes.

🏆 FINALE 2025 (in February 2026): COMPETING
· At the end of the year, you can submit your best 5 photos to participate in the FINALE 2025. Alternatively, you can select them from all those you have submitted during the year's Rounds.
· If any of your photos make it to the TOP50📷 during the Rounds, they may qualify for additional entry into the final 2025.
· The Final Jury will choose the best photo of the year based solely on merit.

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ℹ️ 2025 CONTEST REMINDER

We remind you that starting this year, the contest is divided into two distinct stages:

🥇 ROUNDS: SHARING
· Throughout the year, you can submit as many photos and videos as you wish.
· We prioritize participation and sharing photos and videos that appeal to our audience and judges.
· Luck plays a significant role in winning prizes.

🏆 FINALE 2025 (in February 2026): COMPETING
· At the end of the year, you can submit your best 5 photos to participate in the FINALE 2025. Alternatively, you can select them from all those you have submitted during the year's Rounds.
· If any of your photos make it to the TOP50📷 during the Rounds, they may qualify for additional entry into the final 2025.
· The Final Jury will choose the best photo of the year based solely on merit.

⚠️ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL NOTES:
· CAROUSELS: Please note that for your carousel submissions to the contest, ⚠️we always consider the cover photo as the main one. You can contact us via DM if you prefer otherwise for any of your submissions.
· LAST 15 DAYS OF ROUND: At the end of the Round, priority is given to authors who have not been published throughout the year. Your ⚠️photos received less than 15 days before the Round's closure may well not be published until the following round.

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JURY MEMBERS

ANNOUNCEMENT IN PROGRESS
until 20th May

TO BE ANNOUNCED 1st May 2024

To be ANNOUNCED 1st May 2024!

Below the Jury Members that evaluated this Round.
They took a great effort and much of their precious time to fairly evaluate all the amazing photos received.

MANY THANKS TO ALL OF THEM!

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📷 PHOTOS

ANNOUNCEMENT IN PROGRESS
until 20th May

TO BE ANNOUNCED September 9th to 11th 2025

ELECTED ⚖️ BY JURY
📷 WINNERS

TO BE ANNOUNCED 26th September 2024

TOP50 by + likes

TO BE ANNOUNCED 9 & 10 May 2025

TO BE ANNOUNCED on 9 & 10 January 2026

TOP25 CAVING

TOP25📷CAVING(🔗LINKS & list)
👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻 CLICK TO EXPAND

SEPTEMBER
#1 Romain Roussille (FRANCE) 1062Likes
#2 Pedro Diniz Ferraz (BRAZIL) 635Likes
#3 Ahmad (IRAN) 633Likes
#4 امیرعباس رحیمی (IRAN) 575Likes
#5 Alexandre Croissant (FRANCE) 510Likes

OCTOBER
#1 Antonio Corona (ITALY) 297Likes
#2 Jeroen Kirchner (BELGIUM) 295Likes
#3 Daniel Rudolph (GERMANY) 286Likes
#4 Jose Rodriguez Arenas (SPAIN) 284Likes
#5 Annabelle.Bsc (FRANCE) 275Likes

NOVEMBER
#1 Andrew Tanasescu (UNITED STATES) 557Likes
#2 Thomas Ruchat (SWITZERLAND) 381Likes
#3 Alex Arnold (SWITZERLAND) 378Likes
#4 Canyon Trip (BRAZIL) 322Likes
#5 Jason Mcfarlane (AUSTRALIA) 193Likes

DECEMBER
#1 Ines Ogorevc (SLOVENIA) 280Likes
#2 Diego Caballero (SPAIN) 273Likes
#3 Xabier Garcia (SPAIN) 264Likes
#4 Un Ojo En La Mirilla (SPAIN) 220Likes
#5 Arash Mahpeyma (IRAN) 213Likes

ADDITIONAL FROM ROUND RANKING
#1 Madeira Extreme (PORTUGAL) 416Likes
#2 Pascal Doyen (FRANCE) 325Likes
#3 Lorena Maldonado (SPAIN) 281Likes
#4 Guernat (SPAIN) 275Likes
#5 Ramonn Santos Tomaz (BRAZIL) 261Likes

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TOP25📷CAVING(🔗LINKS & list)
👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻 CLICK TO EXPAND

SEPTEMBER
#1 James Sweat (UNITED STATES) 532Likes
#2 Daniel Menin (BRAZIL) 433Likes
#3 Anna Hellawell (UNITED KINGDOM) 422Likes
#4 Cathy Odowd (ANDORRA) 399Likes
#5 Eduardo Castanedo (SPAIN) 336Likes

OCTOBER
#1 Alex Arnold (SWITZERLAND) 425Likes
#2 Milen Markov (BULGARIA) 407Likes
#3 Eneko Etxebarria (SPAIN) 348Likes
#4 Taira Kenya (JAPAN) 328Likes
#5 Arno Poppelaars (BELGIUM) 257Likes

NOVEMBER
#1 Israel Peña (SPAIN) 839Likes
#2 Miryam Good Vibes (SPAIN) 733Likes
#3 Komando Bokete (SPAIN) 727Likes
#4 Eugene Yeo (NEW ZEALAND) 660Likes
#5 Angel Zarza Roman (SPAIN) 325Likes

DECEMBER
#1 Cindy Tan (AUSTRALIA) 802Likes
#2 Cicciowanna (ITALY) 741Likes
#3 Lili.Underground (FRANCE) 477Likes
#4 Alexandre Lobo (BRAZIL) 414Likes
#5 Francesco Quercia (ITALY) 393Likes

ADDITIONAL FROM ROUND RANKING
#1 Laurent Bruxelles (FRANCE) 356Likes
#2 Dave Watts (UNITED KINGDOM) 329Likes
#3 Kevin Ditamore (UNITED STATES) 313Likes
#4 Elen Piri24 (SPAIN) 312Likes
#5 Upix (ITALY) 301Likes

TOP25📷CANYONING(🔗LINKS & list)
👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻 CLICK TO EXPAND

SEPTEMBER
#1 Romain Roussille (FRANCE) 1062Likes
#2 Pedro Diniz Ferraz (BRAZIL) 635Likes
#3 Ahmad (IRAN) 633Likes
#4 امیرعباس رحیمی (IRAN) 575Likes
#5 Alexandre Croissant (FRANCE) 510Likes

OCTOBER
#1 Antonio Corona (ITALY) 297Likes
#2 Jeroen Kirchner (BELGIUM) 295Likes
#3 Daniel Rudolph (GERMANY) 286Likes
#4 Jose Rodriguez Arenas (SPAIN) 284Likes
#5 Annabelle.Bsc (FRANCE) 275Likes

NOVEMBER
#1 Andrew Tanasescu (UNITED STATES) 557Likes
#2 Thomas Ruchat (SWITZERLAND) 381Likes
#3 Alex Arnold (SWITZERLAND) 378Likes
#4 Canyon Trip (BRAZIL) 322Likes
#5 Jason Mcfarlane (AUSTRALIA) 193Likes

DECEMBER
#1 Ines Ogorevc (SLOVENIA) 280Likes
#2 Diego Caballero (SPAIN) 273Likes
#3 Xabier Garcia (SPAIN) 264Likes
#4 Un Ojo En La Mirilla (SPAIN) 220Likes
#5 Arash Mahpeyma (IRAN) 213Likes

ADDITIONAL FROM ROUND RANKING
#1 Madeira Extreme (PORTUGAL) 416Likes
#2 Pascal Doyen (FRANCE) 325Likes
#3 Lorena Maldonado (SPAIN) 281Likes
#4 Guernat (SPAIN) 275Likes
#5 Ramonn Santos Tomaz (BRAZIL) 261Likes

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TOP25 CANYONING

TO BE ANNOUNCED on 11 September 2025

RANDOMLY 🎲 DRAWN
📷 WINNERS

TO BE ANNOUNCED on 14 & 15 January 2026

📣 Lottery WINNERS from TOP50 📷 featured photos in 2025 Round 3 (Sept. - Dec.) of Luca Memorial Photo Contest.
👉🏻👉🏻👉🏻ℹ️link in BIO: 'WINNERS 2025 Round 3'
🔜To be announced tomorrow:📣 Lottery winners FROM ALL 🙌🏻 📷 FEATURED photos
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Luca Memorial Contest: the ONE&ONLY Worldwide Photo Contest exclusively for Caving&Canyoning, ❤️in loving memory Luca Chiarabini.
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🏆 🏆 🏆 LOTTERY PRIZE
▪️ 3 x $100 cash for randomly picked winners from TOP50📷 photo authors
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Certificate by RandomPicker & lottery rules:
https://app.randompicker.com/record/891587x32618
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💠 DRAWN CANDIDATES 💠
✅ = confirmed Winner/s (*).
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1 : ✅ Israel Peña (SPAIN)
2 : ✅ Eneko Etxebarria (SPAIN)
3 : ✅ Dave Watts (UNITED KINGDOM)
4 : 🤞🏻 Komando Bokete (SPAIN)
5 : 🤞🏻 امیرعباس رحیمی (IRAN)
6 : 🤞🏻 Andrew_Tanasescu (UNITED STATES)
7 : 🤞🏻 Upix (ITALY)
8 : 🤞🏻 Guernat (SPAIN)
9 : 🤞🏻 Arash Mahpeyma (IRAN)
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👏🏻👏🏻 Cheer up to all Candidates, you were so close … best luck next time!
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🏅 🏅 🏅 TOP 50📷 / TOP 15🎞️
Top authors were selected based on combined total likes (Instagram + Facebook) on their top ‘🙌🏻FEATURED’ post during the Round (1 entry/ person).
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👉🏻 JOIN THE 2026 CONTEST from Instagram:
TAG lucamemorial.contest ON your PHOTOS 📷 and REELS 🎞 to submit them.
Link in bio: 'ℹ 🏆2026 PRIZES'
Link in bio '➡️ SUBMIT 2026 CONTEST' for upload or send from Facebook.
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(*) Failure to comply with Contest Eligibility Rules or to reply within 72 hours and complete registration despite prior requests may result in prize revocation. The next eligible participant in the ranking might then be awarded.
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📣 Lottery WINNERS from ALL 📷 FEATURED photos in 2025 Round 3 (Sept. - Dec.) of Luca Memorial Photo Contest.
👉🏻👉🏻👉🏻ℹ️link in BIO: 'WINNERS 2025 Round 3'
🏁 Announcements of 2025 Round 3 CONCLUDED!
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Luca Memorial Contest: the ONE&ONLY Worldwide Photo Contest exclusively for Caving&Canyoning, ❤️in loving memory Luca Chiarabini.
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🏆 🏆 🏆 LOTTERY PRIZE
▪️ 3 x $100 🛍️vouchers for randomly picked winners from ALL 🙌🏻 📷 FEATURED photo authors
To purchase caving/canyoning equipment at any of our Friend Stores.
ℹ️link in BIO'Friend Stores'
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Certificate by RandomPicker & lottery rules:
https://app.randompicker.com/record/891591x49080
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💠 DRAWN CANDIDATES 💠
[ ⚠️ WINNER/s STILL UNCONFIRMED, VERIFICATION IN PROCESS]
Candidates will be sequentially contacted for verification of Eligibility Rules(*).
✅ = confirmed Winner/s (*).
❓ = potential winner/s, currently being contacted.
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1 : ❓ Arash Mahpeyma (IRAN)
2 : ✅ Jose Huerta Marti (SPAIN)
3 : ✅ Dewar Nicolas (BELGIUM)
4 : 🤞🏻 Miryam Good Vibes (SPAIN)
5 : 🤞🏻 Pascal_Doyen (FRANCE)
6 : 🤞🏻 Svallej10 (COSTA RICA)
7 : 🤞🏻 Joanpere1979 (SPAIN)
8 : 🤞🏻 Laurent Bruxelles (FRANCE)
9 : 🤞🏻 Edgar Fella (FRANCE)
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🤞🏻🤞🏻 Finger crossed if you are in the Candidates list, you still have options to be the next to be contacted!
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👉🏻 JOIN THE 2026 CONTEST from Instagram:
TAG lucamemorial.contest ON your PHOTOS 📷 and REELS 🎞 to submit them.
Link in bio: 'ℹ 🏆2026 PRIZES'
Link in bio '➡️ SUBMIT 2026 CONTEST' for upload or send from Facebook.
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(*) Failure to comply with Contest Eligibility Rules or to reply within 72 hours and complete registration despite prior requests may result in prize revocation. The next eligible participant in the ranking might then be awarded.

🎞️ REELS

TO BE ANNOUNCED on 8 January 2026

TOP15 by + likes

TO BE ANNOUNCED on 9th September 2025

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TOP15🎞️ Reels (🔗LINKS & list)
👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻 CLICK TO EXPAND

SEPTEMBER
#1 Alejandro Ménendez Gonzalez (SPAIN) 3015Likes [39,3k Views]
#2 Israel Peña (SPAIN) 1855Likes [56,4k Views]
#3 Komandobokete (SPAIN) 1540Likes [37,1k Views]

OCTOBER
#1 Octavian Voda (ROMANIA) 7031Likes [216k Views]
#2 Jorge Ferreira (PORTUGAL) 5774Likes [201,8k Views]
#3 Alireza Noormohamady (IRAN) 1058Likes [27,9k Views]

NOVEMBER
#1 Judith Piedras (SPAIN) 1147Likes [33,1k Views]
#2 Antonio Zedda (ITALY) 1051Likes [12,4k Views]
#3 Md-Canyoning (SPAIN) 756Likes [22,8k Views]

DECEMBER
#1 Miryam Good Vibes (SPAIN) 1283Likes [24,1k Views]
#2 Alexandre Croissant (FRANCE) 833Likes [18k Views]
#3 Baroudeurlamoukate (REUNION) 707Likes [9,2k Views]

ADDITIONAL FROM ROUND RANKING
#1 Juupafilms (FRANCE) 1524Likes [26,4k Views]
#2 Ramonn Tomaz & Daniel Lima (BRAZIL) 1500Likes [28,1k Views]
#3 Thomas R. (SWITZERLAND) 1253Likes [29,3k Views]

TOP15🎞️ Reels (🔗LINKS & list)
👆🏻👆🏻 click to hide detail

SEPTEMBER
#1 Alejandro Ménendez Gonzalez (SPAIN) 3015Likes [39,3k Views]
#2 Israel Peña (SPAIN) 1855Likes [56,4k Views]
#3 Komandobokete (SPAIN) 1540Likes [37,1k Views]

OCTOBER
#1 Octavian Voda (ROMANIA) 7031Likes [216k Views]
#2 Jorge Ferreira (PORTUGAL) 5774Likes [201,8k Views]
#3 Alireza Noormohamady (IRAN) 1058Likes [27,9k Views]

NOVEMBER
#1 Judith Piedras (SPAIN) 1147Likes [33,1k Views]
#2 Antonio Zedda (ITALY) 1051Likes [12,4k Views]
#3 Md-Canyoning (SPAIN) 756Likes [22,8k Views]

DECEMBER
#1 Miryam Good Vibes (SPAIN) 1283Likes [24,1k Views]
#2 Alexandre Croissant (FRANCE) 833Likes [18k Views]
#3 Baroudeurlamoukate (REUNION) 707Likes [9,2k Views]

ADDITIONAL FROM ROUND RANKING
#1 Juupafilms (FRANCE) 1524Likes [26,4k Views]
#2 Ramonn Tomaz & Daniel Lima (BRAZIL) 1500Likes [28,1k Views]
#3 Thomas R. (SWITZERLAND) 1253Likes [29,3k Views]

RANDOMLY 🎲 DRAWN
🎞️ WINNERS

TO BE ANNOUNCED on 12 & 13 January 2026

Lottey WINNER from TOP15 🎞️ featured reels in 2025 Round 3 (Sept. - Dec.) of Luca Memorial Photo Contest.
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Luca Memorial Contest: the ONE&ONLY Worldwide Photo Contest exclusively for Caving&Canyoning, ❤️in loving memory Luca Chiarabini.
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🏆 🏆 🏆 LOTTERY PRIZE
▪️ 1 x $100 cash for a randomly picked winner from TOP15 🎞️ reel authors
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Certificate by RandomPicker & lottery rules: http://app.randompicker.com/record/891564x64287
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💠 DRAWN CANDIDATES 💠
✅ = confirmed Winner/s (*).
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1 : ✅ Baroudeurlamoukate (REUNION)
2 : 🤞🏻 Antonio Zedda (ITALY)
3 : 🤞🏻 Ramonn Tomaz & Daniel Lima (BRAZIL)
4 : 🤞🏻 Jorge Ferreira (UNITED STATES)
5 : 🤞🏻 Thomas R. (SWITZERLAND)
6 : 🤞🏻 Octavian Voda (ROMANIA)
7 : 🤞🏻 Alireza Noormohamady (IRAN)
8 : 🤞🏻 Juupafilms (FRANCE)
9 : 🤞🏻 Judith Piedras (SPAIN)
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👏🏻👏🏻 Cheer up to all Candidates, you were so close … best luck next time!
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🏅 🏅 🏅 TOP 50📷 / TOP 15🎞️
Top authors were selected based on combined total likes (Instagram + Facebook) on their top ‘🙌🏻FEATURED’ post during the Round (1 entry/ person).
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👉🏻 JOIN THE 2026 CONTEST from Instagram:
TAG @lucamemorial.contest ON your PHOTOS 📷 and REELS 🎞 to submit them.
click here for 'ℹ 🏆2026 PRIZES'
click here for '➡️ SUBMIT 2026 CONTEST' for upload or send from Facebook.
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(*) Failure to comply with Contest Eligibility Rules or to reply within 72 hours and complete registration despite prior requests may result in prize revocation. The next eligible participant in the ranking might then be awarded.

📣 Lottey WINNER from ALL 🎞️ featured reels in 2025 Round 3 (Sept. - Dec.) of Luca Memorial Photo Contest.
👉🏻👉🏻👉🏻ℹ️link in BIO: 'WINNERS 2025 Round 3'
🔜To be announced tomorrow:📣 Lottery winner from TOP50📷 photos
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Luca Memorial Contest: the ONE&ONLY Worldwide Photo Contest exclusively for Caving&Canyoning, ❤️in loving memory Luca Chiarabini.
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🏆 🏆 🏆 LOTTERY PRIZE
▪️ 1 x $100 🛍️voucher for a randomly picked winner from ALL 🙌🏻 🎞️ FEATURED reel authors
To purchase caving/canyoning equipment at any of our Friend Stores.
ℹ️link in BIO'Friend Stores'
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Certificate by RandomPicker & lottery rules: https://app.randompicker.com/record/891580x56397
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💠 DRAWN CANDIDATES 💠

✅ = confirmed Winner/s (*).
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1 : ✅ Javier Pinto (PANAMA)
2 : Ricard Mp (SPAIN)
3 : Adri & Cam Adventures (NEW ZEALAND)
4 : Octavian Voda (ROMANIA)
5 : Gustavo Arciga Cardenas (MEXICO)
6 : Jaqueline De Almeida Samila (BRAZIL)
7 : Alejandro Ménendez Gonzalez (SPAIN)
8 : Yousef Asadi (IRAN)
9 : Edgar Fella (FRANCE)
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👏🏻👏🏻 Cheer up to all Candidates, you were so close … best luck next time!
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👉🏻 JOIN THE 2026 CONTEST from Instagram:
TAG @lucamemorial.contest ON your PHOTOS 📷 and REELS 🎞 to submit them.
Link in bio: 'ℹ 🏆2026 PRIZES'
Link in bio '➡️ SUBMIT 2026 CONTEST' for upload or send from Facebook.
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(*) Failure to comply with Contest Eligibility Rules or to reply within 72 hours and complete registration despite prior requests may result in prize revocation. The next eligible participant in the ranking might then be awarded.
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