Outex Award FINALE 2024

‘OUTEX Award 2024’  within the Luca Memorial Photo Contest FINALE 2024

OUTEX Award 'within the ‘Luca Memorial Contest FINALE 2024’.

In February 2025, the Outex.com team @realoutex will select a prize winner for BEST PHOTO among the finalists of the Luca Memorial Contest 2024, based on their own inernal criteria.
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The winning photo will be awarded the ‘OUTEX Award 2024’ and their best-selling camera product:
🔹 Outex Pro Camera Kit
Underwater camera housing for professional photographers
https://outex.com/products/camera-pro-kit
💵 valued at $369USD
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The Outex Camera Pro Kit works with ALL cameras: Mirrorless, DSLR, film, medium format, etc, And any brand or model, #Canon,#Nikon,#Sony, #Fuji, etc. Features include:
· Optical glass ports (not acrylic),
· Upgrade compatibility with optical glass domes and accessories
· Tactile control over all functions & settings of the camera and lens
· Adds no weight or bulk to your imaging gear
· Patented modular design uses strong, durable materials for outdoor and underwater use
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OUTEX (https://outex.com)makes professional outdoor and waterproof housings for imaging gear, including cameras, lenses, and smartphones. Visit Outex.com to learn more about ways to protect your imaging gear - #Outexstyle
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🗓️The winner will be announced 17 February 2025.
(duties for delivery outside the EU to be covered by winner)
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🔥 ENTER THE CONTEST! You too can submit your photos!
Open worldwide, free participation. Closing SOON on 31 December 2024.
ℹ️‘ at ’FINALE 🏆 2024’’or visit 🔗https://lucamemorial.org/ff24upload
⚠️Only photos taken in 2024 can enter the FINALE 2024
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Feb. 2025

THE PRO KIT

Announcements in progress 19 FEB 2023:
in Paris Time:
10:00 Products & Company
12:00 Nominations
16:00 Winner

NOMINATIONS:

TO BE ANNOUNCED 10 February 2025

OUTEX Award 2023 'within the ‘Luca Memorial Contest 2023’. /

There are so many stunning images it’s very difficult to select consensus favorites.
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👉🏻 To differentiate from last year, we decided to include an unique criteria this year; “posing”. In other words, the main subjects are posing/aware of the photo, rather than just “in it”
We’re not proposing that’s right or wrong, better or worse. We simply used that to help us differentiate amongst so many great images, and to highlight the passion for photography by all involved in the image. We did that in part because we felt these “winners” would appreciate the benefits of Outex to unleash their passion further thru the use of cameras & lenses that help remove any limits on what can be captured.
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🏅NOMINATED opting to be the one @realoutex winner (in ascending photo Nº):
Nº01048 Luca Castellani [ Upix ] (ITALY)
Nº02662 Luca Castellani [ Upix ] (ITALY)
Nº02941 Jonathan Cervera (FRANCE)
Nº03390 Ken-Ya Taira (JAPAN)
Nº04452 Romain Venot (FRANCE)
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19 Feb 2024

WINNER:

TO BE ANNOUNCED 17 February 2025

ANNOUNCEMENT IN PROGRESS
until 20th September

OUTEX Award 2023 'within the ‘Luca Memorial Contest 2023’.

💥The @realoutex AWARD goes to Nº03390 Ken-Ya Taira (JAPAN)!
👏🏻👏🏻Congratulations!
Ranked high in multiple “categories”/rankings from our Outex team: framing,composition,colors,lighting,uniqueness,mood,etc.The synchronization of the outfits,subjects,& symetry take it to the next level,overlaying the human creativity&curiosity atop an already magical environment.
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🏅 VERY HONORABLE MENTIONS!!:
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Nº02662 Luca Castellani [Upix] (ITALY)
Ranked high in multiple “categories” as well.Captures the essence of the “sport” so well,with all of its wonder,danger,juxtapositions,& challenges.The spacial composition of the photo makes you think the subject is coming from the ceiling/top,adding to the magic of the environment.
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Nº02941 Jonathan Cervera (FRANCE)
Loved this image’s lighting,framing,& composition,perfectly placing the human subject within this seemingly unimaginable environment,while perfectly framing the shot between/amongst the foreground elements & the background.Wonderful photo.
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Nº04452 Romain Venot (FRANCE)
Spectacular framing,composition,& lighting,in painting both the mood&scale of the environment.The lighting both reveals the absurdity of space,while leaving the viewer wondering “what’s outside the frame”.
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Nº01048 Luca Castellani [Upix] (ITALY)
Loved the taker’s perspective&ability to see the magic in not only the normally large scale spaces,but also in the smallest details of their environment.
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👏🏻OUTEX congratulates all participants in Luca Memorial Contest 2023!!
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19 Feb 2024

ANNOUNCEMENT
OUTEX AWARD 2021

TUTORIAL
'How to Submit Photos'
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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.
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    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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    ℹ️ 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 435USD
    An underwater camera housing for professional photographers
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    <<OUTEX💬>>

    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 2021
    🥇Xabier 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.

      Still doubts? / Aún tienes dudas?
      💬 contact us 💬

      Luca Chiarabini
      MEMORIAL

      Photo Contest
      2024

      Worldwide Edition
      (Free participation)

      🙏🏻 THANK YOU OUTEX!

      For your great support and cooperation with Luca Memorial Contest.