Winners Round JanApr23
Luca Chiarabini Memorial Contest 2023, Round January-April 2023 Winners & Finalists
Luca Chiarabini
MEMORIAL
Photo Contest
2024
Worldwide Edition
(Free participation)
NEW photos every day!
RESULTS
ROUND JANUARY-APRIL 2023
We will daily update this page with information about the Round January-April 2023 winners & finalists. Stay tuned!
>> ANNOUNCEMENTS WILL START AFTER 12th MAY 2023
>> ANNOUNCEMENTS WILL CONCLUDE WITHIN 19th MAY 2023
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PRIZES & CALENDAR
Round January-April 2023 'within the ‘Luca Memorial Contest 2023’.
Thank you! to all Jury
Members for their precious time and cooperation.
Thank you to all participants for the submitted 1400 photos from all over the world.
In loving memory Luca Chiarabini (1970 – 2017)
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Calendar of Announcements (executed).
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12-May-2023: START of announcements. 
FINALIST photos elected by Jury: (Top Ranked 15 CAVING + 15 CANYONING).
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16-May-2023: FINALIST among most 
Liked ‘DAILY
FEATURED’ on Instagram+Facebook+TikTok* (1 CAVING + 1 CANYONING each month Feb-...-Apr)
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18-May-2023: Round 
WINNER photos
$300 Best CAVING, among Top Ranked
by Jury
$300 Best Amateur CAVING, "
$300 Best CANYONING, "
$300 Best Amateur CANYONING, "
AllFINALIST enter random raffle on 18-May-2023, and opt to be elected for OUTEX Product Award
Additionally, they enter the annual FINALE opting for
$3000 'Photo of the Year' award & FINALE ‘Brand Awards’ products (in January 2024).
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18-May-2023: OUTEX product award WINNER photo and Random
Raffle results.
OUTEX Phone Pro Kit (valued $169) elected by OUTEX among all FINALISTS.
3 x $100 (cash) randomraffled among all FINALISTS
3 x $100
(voucher) randomraffled among all valid PARTICIPATING .
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CALENDAR
• We thank all PHOTOGRAPHERS submitting photos.
• We thank all online VOTERS voting photos.
• We thank the JURY Members for their time and dedication.
• We thank our PARTNERS for their help and support.
ALL the photos we received ARE AMAZING, without exception!, but regrettably only one can win in each category.
In short we will announce the start of our FINAL ROUND 2020 where all winners and finalist in the standard and special round during the year will compete for the PHOTO OF THE YEAR award of 🎯5000USD.
👍🏻The ‘VOTERs contest’ will have a NEW FORMAT during FINAL ROUND 2020…
´Guess the winning photo´
to run on INSTAGRAM @lucamemorial
for chances to win 🎯500 USD
Everybody can participate.
FINAL ROUND 2020 STARTS 15th JANUARY
DETAILS TO BE ANNOUNCED on Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter
Scroll down this page to learn about the Winners and Finalists in each category.
ENJOY THE VIEW!
2021 Contest is getting ready… click here
JURY MEMBERS
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!
(click on image to learn more about the Jury Members)
OUTEX PRODUCT AWARD
WINNER #1 PHOTO: 300USD
💬OUTEX TEAM:
"Wow, what great photos have been submitted, very difficult for us to select a winner!
We’re often looking for some technical component in the photo, such as framing, composition, use of sharpness and depth of field to capture the story-telling element of the photo, etc. But never letting the technical aspects of an image overcome first impact and the emotional reaction it creates for the viewer. After narrowing down the field into to less than 10 finalists, we ask our staff to vote on their favorite.
☞ Photo 1368 impresses on multiple fronts, by eliciting a strong 'first emotional impact', for encapsulating the magic of it’s unusual environmental circumstances (location & lighting), as well as the use of technical aspects such as framing, composition, and depth of field for reflections and mood."
Steven MOORE
AUSTRALIA
TO BE ANNOUNCED 16th January
THE PHONE PRO KIT
CATEGORY: CAVING
FINALISTS best 15 photos ranked by the Jury will be announced within Mid January 2023.
Winner and finalists get access to FINALE 2022, where they will compete for ‘Photo of the year 2022’ award of up to $3’000USD as well as the BRAND AWARDS.
Learn more here
Below the best 15 ROUND FINALISTS & ROUND WINNERS photos elected by Jury, as well as the monthly most liked featured photos on Instagram & Facebook.
They all get access to FINAL ROUND 2022, where they will compete for ‘Photo of the year 2022’ award of up to $3’000USD.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THEM!
ROUND WINNERS elected by Jury announced
September 2022:
Winner #1 Photo (
500USD)
Winner #1 Amateur Photo (300USD)
Below the best 15 photos scored and ranked by the Jury.
WINNER: #1 photo
FINALISTS: #2…#15 photos
Winner and finalists get access to FINAL ROUND 2021.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THEM!
#1 WINNERS and FINALISTS ranking announced on 14 May 2021.
Coming up next week:
a) IN FOCUS of winners: biografy & how was the photo taken
b) MEETING ELECTION: #1 Winners will be asked to elect ONE/TWO meetings from https://meetings.lucamemorial.org to receive 3’000/1’500USD sponsorship
for their next event
FINALISTS
CAVING FINALISTS:
in random order, NOT by ranking result.
HOW WAS THE PHOTO TAKEN?:
The photo was taken during the exploration of the aerial branch of the Grotta del Presepe, a cave already known but purely underwater. Our friend Francesco Papetti managed to reconnect it by air with the nearby Grotta dei Terni and we took the opportunity to take some shots. The main difficulty was the transport of the materials along the demanding and sharp bottlenecks that you have to do to get there, they barely managed to pass the speleo bags. The technical difficulty, on the other hand, was being able to illuminate the cave and the lake without causing the sediment to rise in the water. The photos were taken with our Sony α7RII and Zeiss lenses.
Steven MOORE
AUSTRALIA
TO BE ANNOUNCED 16th January
NOTE: Dane Mullinax nominated on 19 May 2021 WINNER #1BEST PHOTO CAVING. Previous winner announced on 15 May was found during audit not eligible for monetary prize and he renounced.
WINNER #1 AMATEUR: 300USD
WINNER #1 PHOTO: 300USD
Gustavo PADILLA
MEXICO
TO BE ANNOUNCED 16th January
#2 Alessio ROMEO, Italy 
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#3 Alessio ROMEO, Italy link
#4 YOSHIKI, Japan 
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#5 SUBTERRANOLOGIE, France 
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#6 Luca CASTELLANI, Italy link
#7 SUBTERRANOLOGIE, France link
#8 YOSHIKI, Japan link
#9 YOSHIKI, Japan link
#10 Daniel MACEDO, Venezuela 
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#11 YOSHIKI, Japan link
#12 SUBTERRANOLOGIE, France link
#13 YOSHIKI, Japan link
#14 YOSHIKI, Japan link
#15 SUBTERRANOLOGIE, France link
CATEGORY: CANYONING
FINALISTS best 15 photos ranked by the Jury will be announced within Mid January 2022.
Winner and finalists get access to FINALE 2022, where they will compete for ‘Photo of the year 2022’ award of up to $3’000USD, as well as the BRAND AWARDS
Learn more here
Below the best 15 ROUND FINALISTS & ROUND WINNERS photos elected by Jury, as well as the monthly most liked featured photos on Instagram & Facebook.
They all get access to FINAL ROUND 2022, where they will compete for ‘Photo of the year 2022’ award of up to $3’000USD.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THEM!
ROUND WINNERS elected by Jury announced
September 2022:
Winner #1 Photo (500USD)
Winner #1 Amateur Photo (300USD)
#1 WINNERS and FINALISTS ranking announced on 14 May 2021.
Coming up next week:
a) IN FOCUS of winners: biografy & how was the photo taken
b) MEETING ELECTION: #1 Winners will be asked to elect ONE/TWO meetings from https://meetings.lucamemorial.org to receive 3’000/1’500USD sponsorship
for their next event
Below the best 15 photos scored and ranked by the Jury.
WINNER: #1 photo
FINALISTS: #2…#15 photos
Winner and finalists get access to FINAL ROUND 2021.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THEM!
Below the best 15 ROUND FINALISTS photos elected by Jury.
They all get access to FINAL ROUND 2021, where they will compete for ‘Photo of the year 2021’ award of up to $5’000USD.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THEM!
ROUND WINNERS elected by Jury among the FINALISTS will be announced within 17th September:
Winner #1 Photo (500USD)
Winner #1 Amateur Photo (300USD)
CANYONING FINALISTS:
in random order, NOT by ranking result.
WINNER #1 AMATEUR PHOTO: 300USD
WINNER #1 PHOTO: 300USD
Miryam Good VIBES
SPAIN
TO BE ANNOUNCED 16th January
HOW WAS THE PHOTO TAKEN?:
I always take my Nikon D850 with me, storing it in a sturdy waterproof box. In particular I took this photo in a very narrow section of that canyon. I rappeled down the waterfall before my friend. I decided the spot to shoot in order to frame the pic with the dark walls and that narrow overhead rock bridge. The roaring waterfall was plunging into the dark around me. I had to cover the camera with my body and turn my back to the scene due to the pouring rain. I knew I had only a few istants to take that picture before the lense would be soaking wet. So I waited till the very best moment, turned to waterfall and shot a couple of pics in a row. I didn't manage to portrait the strong wind and rain but I got a nice pic of my friend enjoing the scenery
Michele PORCEDDU
ITALY
TO BE ANNOUNCED 16th January
#2 The ADVENTURE PHOTOGRAPHERS, United Kingdom 
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#3 Johan AGUILAR VARGAS, Costa Rica 
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#4 Georges MARVALO, France link
#5 Cris BORGES, Brazil 
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#6 Georges MARVALO, France link
#7 Gabriel ASSIS, Brazil link
#8 Juan CARLOS ESCOBAR, Colombia 
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#9 Georges MARVALO, France link
#10 Gabriel ASSIS, Brazil link
#11 Johan AGUILAR VARGAS, Costa Rica link
#12 Juan CARLOS ESCOBAR, Colombia link
#13 Juan CARLOS ESCOBAR, Colombia link
#14 Johan AGUILAR VARGAS, Costa Rica link
#15 ESPELEOPR, United States of America 
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The random raffle will be held on 8th January 2020
MEETING TO SPONSOR
# 1 Photo Winners of ROUND JAN-APR 2021 in LUCA MEMORIAL PHOTO📷CONTEST have voted 🗳️ for a MEETING to be SPONSORED among the ones that have applied to opt for a sponsorship at 🔗https://meetings.lucamemorial.org.
Thanks to the vote of:
🥇# 1 BEST PHOTO CANYONING
Matthias HOLZINGER (SWITZERLAND 🇨🇭)
&
🥇# 1 BEST AMATEUR PHOTO CANYONING
Claudia MAGNANI (ITALY 🇮🇹)
The $1500USD MEETING💛SPONSORSHIP for CANYONING MEETINGS has been offered to:
🙌🏻El Vagante Canyoning - BOLIVIA
Who is planning to organize in Autumn 2022 in BOLIVIA, the CANYONING MEETING:
"2o Encuentro de Canyoning Nacional e Internacional - COROICO”
🔗 http://www.elvagante.com
🤝 Associazione Luca Chiarabini Memorial is now proudly sponsoring this event.
FINALIST🏅 RANDOM RAFFLE
WINNER #1 PHOTO: 300USD
💥Finalist Random🏅Raffle Round January-April 2023 in @LucaMemorial.Contest: the ONE & ONLY Worldwide Photo Contest exclusively for Caving & Canyoning.
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Raffled among all 🏅Finalists: 💵 3 x $100USD Cash.
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💠 VALID WINNERS 💠
Alternate 1: ✅Mohammad Goudarzi (Iran)
Alternate 2: ✅Andrew_Tanasescu (USA)
Alternate 3: ✅Hojjat tarahomi (Iran)
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💠 RAFFLE RESULTS 💠
Alternate 4: Roberto Atzori (Italy)
Alternate 5: Milen Markov (aka Kan Kubrat) (Bulgaria)
Alternate 6: Romain Venot (France)
Alternate 7: Luca Castellani - uPIX (Italy)
Alternate 8: Cristiane Gellert (Brazil)
Alternate 9: Gustavo Padilla (Mexico)
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👏🏻👏🏻 Cheer up to all Alternates, you were so close … best luck next time!
🙏🏻 🙏🏻 🙏🏻 Thanks to all 🏅Finalists in Luca Memorial Contest 2023 and their amazing photos.
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Random raffle certified by RandomPicker:
🔗https://app.randompicker.com/protocol/802450x97923
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🔥COME ON IN! Everybody worldwide can participate in the contest submitting CAVING & CANYONING 📷 taken in 2023.
link in bio 'ℹ️ Prizes & How to participate'
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(*) During post-verification, failure to comply with the Contest Eligibility Rules for the author and/or photograph may result in prize revocation. In that case, the next eligible in the ranking will be awarded.
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PARTICIPANT 📷 RANDOM RAFFLE
WINNER #1 PHOTO: 300USD
💥Participant Random📷Raffle Round January-April 2023 in @LucaMemorial.Contest: the ONE & ONLY Worldwide Photo Contest exclusively for Caving & Canyoning.
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Raffled among 📷 submitted to the contest: 🎫 3 x $100USD Store Voucher
for purchasing caving /canyoning equipment at one of the Friend Stores.
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Random raffle certified by RandomPicker:
🔗https://app.randompicker.com/protocol/802504x34106
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💠 VALID WINNERS 💠
Alternate 1: ✅Michaela Lutz (Germany)
Alternate 2: ✅Naiara Valverde (Spain)
Alternate 3: ✅Richard Schlautmann (Switzerland)
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💠 RAFFLE RESULTS 💠
Alternate 4: Freed Explore (France)
Alternate 5: Alexandre Croissant (France)
Alternate 6: Guides_speleo_ardeche (France)
Alternate 7: Stanislav Kovačič (Slovakia)
Alternate 8: Johan Aguilar Varjas (Costa Rica)
Alternate 9: Christian_Roustan (France)
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👏🏻👏🏻 Cheer up to all Alternates, you were so close … best luck next time!
🙏🏻 🙏🏻 🙏🏻 Thanks to all 🏅Finalists in Luca Memorial Contest 2023 and their amazing photos.
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🔥COME ON IN! Everybody worldwide can participate in the contest submitting CAVING & CANYONING 📷 taken in 2023.
link in bio 'ℹ️ Prizes & How to participate'
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(*) During verification, failure to comply with the Contest Eligibility Rules for the author and/or photograph may result in prize revocation. Then next eligible in the ranking will be awarded.
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