Bestard Award FINALE 2024
‘BESTARD Award 2024’ within the Luca Memorial Photo Contest FINALE 2024
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BESTARD Award 2024 'within the ‘Luca Memorial Contest FINALE 2024’.
In February 2025, the @bestardboots team will select the BEST PHOTOS from the Luca Memorial Contest 2024 finalists, based on their internal criteria.
One winner photo will be awarded the ‘BESTARD Award 2024’ consisting of the best sellers:
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🔹CANYON GUIDE high-cut (218EUR)
🔹WILDWATER PRO mid-cut (209EUR)
💵 pack valued at 450USD
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The CANYON GUIDE – a classic model for swift water activities,and a favourite within the international canyonering community and for tough&demanding activities such as complex expeditions,jungle treks etc.
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The WILDWATER PRO - a new very exciting mid-cut boot.Its special construction with one fix & one removable footbed allows for use with normal socks for the approach,and with neoprene socks after removing the footbed.
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Founded in 1940, BESTARD (https://bestard.com) is a small,specialized family company that has grown & evolved to an internationally recognized manufacturer of technical,high quality mountain footwear.Selling in more than 30 countries,is one of the few companies in this field manufacturing most of their boots in their own factory in Mallorca,Spain
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🗓️The winner to be announced 18 February 2025.
(duties for delivery outside the EU to be covered by winner)
One winner photo will be awarded the ‘BESTARD Award 2024’ consisting of the best sellers:
.
🔹CANYON GUIDE high-cut (218EUR)
🔹WILDWATER PRO mid-cut (209EUR)
💵 pack valued at 450USD
.
The CANYON GUIDE – a classic model for swift water activities,and a favourite within the international canyonering community and for tough&demanding activities such as complex expeditions,jungle treks etc.
.
The WILDWATER PRO - a new very exciting mid-cut boot.Its special construction with one fix & one removable footbed allows for use with normal socks for the approach,and with neoprene socks after removing the footbed.
.
Founded in 1940, BESTARD (https://bestard.com) is a small,specialized family company that has grown & evolved to an internationally recognized manufacturer of technical,high quality mountain footwear.Selling in more than 30 countries,is one of the few companies in this field manufacturing most of their boots in their own factory in Mallorca,Spain
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🗓️The winner to be announced 18 February 2025.
(duties for delivery outside the EU to be covered by winner)
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Feb. 2025
Feb. 2025
BESTARD MOUNTAIN BOOTS
Announcements 20 FEB 2023:
in Paris Time:
10:00 Products & Company
12:00 Nominations
16:00 Winner
Announcements in progress TODAY:
Updates Central European Time:
12:00 Products & Company
15:00 Nominations
18:00 Winner
12:00 Products & Company
15:00 Nominations
18:00 Winner
NOMINATIONS:
TO BE ANNOUNCED 11 February 2025
BESTARD Award 2024 'within the ‘Luca Memorial Contest 2024’.
👉🏻BESTARD selection criteria:
•Visual Impact:We prioritise photos that transport us, capturing beauty&the thrill of extreme sports.
•Photo Quality:We consider framing, composition&exposure. Many shots were taken in tough conditions—fast-paced settings, risky situations, or low light—making them even more special.
•Bestard’s Values:As outdoor footwear makers&mountain lovers, we connect with nature in every image.
We also aim to showcase the variety of disciplines using our products, selecting photos of canyoning, winter canyoning&caving, among others.
Finally, our philosophy shines through these images:self-improvement, continuous progress, research, creativity, bravery&forward-thinking. They evoke exploration, the drive to improve&the determination to face new challenges.
Above all, they remind us that canyoning&caving are team sports, where friends&family work together toward their goals—just like teamwork is a core pillar of our company.
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💬 @bestardboots : "As always, it is a very difficult task due to the number of great photos."
🎫 Our NOMINATED photos, and why:
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Nº00744 : Abel Ibáñez (SPAIN)
💬'The Water’s Edge': Water vs. snow vs. ice. Finding a descent that manages to reflect the transformation of water into ice and snow, as well as the resilience and endurance required in this type of sport.
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Nº00749 : Pedro Diniz Fram Ferraz Henriques (BRAZIL)
💬'Rainbow': One of the most magical moments we can experience while descending a canyon is witnessing the perfect conjunction of sunlight and water from just the right angle to see the rainbow.
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Nº02274 : Alex Cantrell (UNITED STATES)
💬'Abyss': Capturing the abyss of the caves while illuminating the scene in a way that maintains the sense of depth of the chasm makes this photo truly special.
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Nº03731 : Adrián Román Trejo (MEXICO)
💬'Landscapes': We really like this image, as it encompasses mountainous landscapes, caves, and mountain sports all in a single shot. Very complete.
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Nº04206 : Thibaud Galai (FRANCE)
💬'Cold Fragility': We find this to be one of the most interesting images, representing the fragility of ice and the multitude of shapes that can be found in such a constantly changing environment as a glacier.
•Visual Impact:We prioritise photos that transport us, capturing beauty&the thrill of extreme sports.
•Photo Quality:We consider framing, composition&exposure. Many shots were taken in tough conditions—fast-paced settings, risky situations, or low light—making them even more special.
•Bestard’s Values:As outdoor footwear makers&mountain lovers, we connect with nature in every image.
We also aim to showcase the variety of disciplines using our products, selecting photos of canyoning, winter canyoning&caving, among others.
Finally, our philosophy shines through these images:self-improvement, continuous progress, research, creativity, bravery&forward-thinking. They evoke exploration, the drive to improve&the determination to face new challenges.
Above all, they remind us that canyoning&caving are team sports, where friends&family work together toward their goals—just like teamwork is a core pillar of our company.
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💬 @bestardboots : "As always, it is a very difficult task due to the number of great photos."
🎫 Our NOMINATED photos, and why:
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Nº00744 : Abel Ibáñez (SPAIN)
💬'The Water’s Edge': Water vs. snow vs. ice. Finding a descent that manages to reflect the transformation of water into ice and snow, as well as the resilience and endurance required in this type of sport.
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Nº00749 : Pedro Diniz Fram Ferraz Henriques (BRAZIL)
💬'Rainbow': One of the most magical moments we can experience while descending a canyon is witnessing the perfect conjunction of sunlight and water from just the right angle to see the rainbow.
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Nº02274 : Alex Cantrell (UNITED STATES)
💬'Abyss': Capturing the abyss of the caves while illuminating the scene in a way that maintains the sense of depth of the chasm makes this photo truly special.
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Nº03731 : Adrián Román Trejo (MEXICO)
💬'Landscapes': We really like this image, as it encompasses mountainous landscapes, caves, and mountain sports all in a single shot. Very complete.
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Nº04206 : Thibaud Galai (FRANCE)
💬'Cold Fragility': We find this to be one of the most interesting images, representing the fragility of ice and the multitude of shapes that can be found in such a constantly changing environment as a glacier.
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11 Feb 2025
11 Feb 2025
WINNER:
TO BE ANNOUNCED 18 February 2025
ANNOUNCEMENT IN PROGRESS
until 20th September
BESTARD Award 2024 'within the ‘Luca Memorial Contest 2024’.
💥The @bestardboots AWARD goes to :
Nº04206 : Thibaud Galai (FRANCE)
Instagram: @thib.mountain
📍 Location: FRANCE
🔗 https://LucaMemorial.Org/04206
💬 @bestardboots : "'Cold Fragility': We find this to be one of the most interesting images, representing the fragility of ice and the multitude of shapes that can be found in such a constantly changing environment as a glacier."
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻Congratulations Thibaud!
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🏅 VERY HONORABLE MENTIONS!!:
👏🏻👏🏻Congratulations also to Abel, Pedro, Alex and Adrián, for their magnificent photographs and impressive sporting achievements. Well done!
Nº00744 : Abel Ibáñez (SPAIN)
Nº00749 : Pedro Diniz Fram Ferraz Henriques (BRAZIL)
Nº02274 : Alex Cantrell (UNITED STATES)
Nº03731 : Adrián Román Trejo (MEXICO)
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🔥🏆🔥The Winner prize consisting of @bestardboots best-selling products:
🔹CANYON GUIDE high-cut (218EUR)
🔹WILDWATER PRO mid-cut (209EUR)
💵 set valued $450 USD
Nº04206 : Thibaud Galai (FRANCE)
Instagram: @thib.mountain
📍 Location: FRANCE
🔗 https://LucaMemorial.Org/04206
💬 @bestardboots : "'Cold Fragility': We find this to be one of the most interesting images, representing the fragility of ice and the multitude of shapes that can be found in such a constantly changing environment as a glacier."
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻Congratulations Thibaud!
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🏅 VERY HONORABLE MENTIONS!!:
👏🏻👏🏻Congratulations also to Abel, Pedro, Alex and Adrián, for their magnificent photographs and impressive sporting achievements. Well done!
Nº00744 : Abel Ibáñez (SPAIN)
Nº00749 : Pedro Diniz Fram Ferraz Henriques (BRAZIL)
Nº02274 : Alex Cantrell (UNITED STATES)
Nº03731 : Adrián Román Trejo (MEXICO)
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🔥🏆🔥The Winner prize consisting of @bestardboots best-selling products:
🔹CANYON GUIDE high-cut (218EUR)
🔹WILDWATER PRO mid-cut (209EUR)
💵 set valued $450 USD
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18 Feb 2025
18 Feb 2025
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BESTARD Award 2022 'within the ‘Luca Memorial Contest 2022’.
In January 2023 an internal Bestard Mountain Boots team will pick by their own criteria which are the BEST PHOTOS among the resulting finalists in Luca Memorial Contest 2022.
The winner photo will be awarded the ‘BESTARD Award 2022’ consisting of the best sellers of the brand:
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CANYON GUIDE high-cut WILDWATER PRO mid-cut 
pack valued at aprox. 430USD (407EUR)
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The CANYON GUIDE – already a classic model designed for swift water activities. Its stability, ruggedness, low weight, confort, durability, built in gravel-gater etc. has made it a favourite within the international canyonering community, not the least for tough and demanding activities such as expeditions to remote and complicated canyons including long approach marches and jungle treks; for sea- and mountain rescue teams; subacuatic caving etc.
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The WILDWATER PRO is a new very exciting mid-cut boot for activities such as canyoneering, backrafting, swift water kayaking, caving etc. Its special construction with one fix and one removable footbed allows for use with normal socks for the approach, and with neoprene socks after removing the footbed.
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Founded in 1940, BESTARD (https://bestard.com) is a small, specialized family company that has grown and evolved to an internationally recognized manufacturer of technical, high quality mountain footwear. It is now selling in more than 30 countries around the world, and is one of the few companies in this field still manufacturing most of their boots in their own factory in Mallorca, Spain.
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The winner will be announced at the beginning of February 2023. (duties for delivery outside the EU to be covered by winners)
ENTER THE CONTEST! You too can submit your photos!
Open worldwide, free participation. Closing on 31 December 2022.
Visit https://CONTEST.LucaMemorial.Org
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30 Jan 2023
30 Jan 2023
ANNOUNCEMENT
OUTEX AWARD 2021
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OUTEX brand has been invited to pick by their own criteria which are the BEST PHOTOS among the resulting finalists in Luca Memorial Contest 2022..
OUTEX (https://outex.com) makes professional outdoor and waterproof housings for cameras & lenses. With a unique patented product design to universally fit all brands & models, maintains all functional control, optical glass ports, in a compact & lightweight size.
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OUTEX Award announcement (link in bio)
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The prize consists of one of the best sellers of the brand: the Pro Kit!
valued at 435USDAn underwater camera housing for professional photographers
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<<OUTEX
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We congratulates all participants!
The quality and scope of the photos is tremendous!, and it was very difficult to narrow it down….let alone select a preference.
OUTEX teams in Europe and USA are impressed and torn!
Given the pandemic and our geographical locations, team members were able after some iterations to narrow down the selection to a consensual choice:
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We now proceed to announce the images that the OUTEX jury has chosen as the three best:
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#1 OUTEX WINNER, Photo of the Year 2021Xabier Garcia (SPAIN)Congratulations!
“Between a Rock & a Hard Place”: An image that elicited much emotional reactions from our staff!
this image seemed to capture so many attributes of canyoning: adventure, skill, knowledge, perseverance, teamwork, humanity, & beauty.
While there are elements of photographic integrity that depict framing, composition, depth of field, shutter speed, and focus, the image ultimately illustrates humanity against the beauty, thrills, and challenges of nature at a particular point in time that’s metaphorical to what photography means in all of our lives.
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Number 2!, Honorable Mention!!Matthias Holzinger (SWITZERLAND)Congratulations!
Amazing juxtaposition of elements coming together; water, rock, gravity, seemed like a great metaphor for the sport of canyoning.
The framing and composition help create the magical illusion of walking on the rainbow, while capturing the backdrop against which the feat seems even more amazing.
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Number 3!, Honorable Mention!!Guillermo Sánchez (SPAIN)Congratulations!
The photo captures much of the essence of canyoning, not to mention the complexities of photographing it in the process.
Masterfully negotiating the elements, while maintaining depth of field, the backlight, and giving an unique perspective on the thrills & challenges of the sport.
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Want more photos?View FINALIST 2021 GALLEY (the 90 Best photos of 2021):.
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️ The Luca Memorial photo contest is the only annual international contest focused exclusively on photos of Caves & Canyons.2022 Edition is OPEN for photo submission from Instagram / Facebook / Twitter, or file.
Luca Chiarabini
MEMORIAL
Photo Contest
2026
Worldwide Edition
(Free participation)
THANK YOU BESTARD!
For your great support and cooperation with Luca Memorial Contest.
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FINALISTS 2022 Gallery
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