We will update this page with information about the Round September-December 2023 winners & finalists. Stay tuned!
ANNOUNCEMENTS WILL START WITHIN 21st January 2024
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RESULTS TO BE ANNOUNCED starting 21st January 2024
ANNOUNCEMENT IN PROGRESS until 27th January
Round January - April within the ‘Luca Memorial Contest 2024’.
🙌🏻 During this Round, we have daily shared on our social media many photos and videos from Caving and Canyoning enthusiasts worldwide, just like you!
Due to the tremendous enthusiasm and unexpected increase in participation, we couldn't share the contributions of several authors before April 30th.
We have made adjustments to ensure we can highlight many more contributions in the upcoming Rounds, so we encourage you to continue sharing your amazing photos and experiences.
Additionally, to ensure a fairer contest given the overwhelming number of participants, the Round Jury will evaluate ALL AUTHORS who have submitted contributions during the Round 1, rather than just the TOP50 by likes +.
📆📆📆 Round 1 announcements' schedule 📆📆📆
👉🏻👉🏻👉🏻 On May 9th and 10th , we will announce, based on the likes received from our audience:
· The TOP50📷 featured photographers (25 Caving + 25 Canyoning)
· The TOP15🎞️ featured videos (without category distinction)
👉🏻👉🏻👉🏻 On May 16th and 17th , we will announce randomly selected potential winners to compete for the prizes:
· 2 x $100 (cash) 🎲 randomly selected from all TOP 50📷
· 2 x $100 (🛍️voucher) 🎲 randomly selected from all 🙌🏻📷 Featured photos
· 1 x $100 (cash) 🎲 randomly selected from the TOP 15🎞️
· 1 x $100 (🛍️voucher) 🎲 randomly selected from all 🙌🏻🎞️ Featured reels
👉🏻👉🏻👉🏻 On May 23rd, the winners selected by the Jury will be announced:
· $300 for the Best #1 overall photo
· $300 for the Best #1 Amateur photo, in the alternative category
We greatly thank all participants and wish them the best of luck in the awards!
🏆 Round 1
ℹ️ 2024 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 2024 (in February 2025): COMPETING · At the end of the year, you will need to select up to 10 photos from all those you have submitted. · If any of your photos make it to the TOP50📷 during the Rounds, they may qualify for additional entry into the final 2024. · 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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Round Sept. - December 'within the ‘Luca Memorial Contest 2023’.
Judging CONCLUDED Round September-December 2023 of Luca Memorial Photo Contest. 📆 Announcement of Round FINALISTS & WINNERS untill 27 January 2024 . 🙏🙏🙏Thank you! to all Jury⚖️Members for their precious time and cooperation. 🙏Thank you to all participants for the submitted 1720 photos from all over the 🌎. ❤️In loving memory Luca Chiarabini (1970 – 2017) .
Additionally, all FINALIST photos of the Round will enter in February 2024 the annual ⭐FINALE 2023⭐opting for: ▪️ 🏆$3000 'Photo of the Year' award (link) ▪️ ‘Brand Awards’ products (link) . . 🏆 🏆 🏆 PRIZES Round September–December 2023: ▪️ $300 Best photo CAVING elected by Jury ▪️ $300 Best Amateur photo CAVING, by Jury ▪️ $300 Best photo CANYONING, by Jury ▪️ $300 Best Amateur photo CANYONING, by Jury ▪️ 3 x $100 (cash) 🎲 random raffled among all 🏅FINALISTS photos ▪️ 3 x $100💵 (voucher) 🎲 random raffled among all valid PARTICIPATING photos. . . 🏅 🏅 🏅 38 ROUND FINALISTS: ▪️ 30📷: Top Ranked Elected by ⚖️JURY: 15caving + 15canyoning ▪️ 8📷: Most 👍🏻Liked ‘🙌🏻FEATURED’ on Instagram+Facebook: 1caving + 1canyoning each month (Sep, Oct, Nov&Dec)
• 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!
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)
📷 PHOTOS
ANNOUNCEMENT IN PROGRESS until 20th May
TO BE ANNOUNCED 9th May 2024
ELECTED ⚖️ BY JURY 📷 WINNERS
TO BE ANNOUNCED 23rd May 2024
#1 AMATEUR: 300USD
#1 BEST PHOTO: 300USD
TOP50 by +
TO BE ANNOUNCED 10th May 2024
FINALISTS best 15 photos ranked by the Jury are announced here.
Winner and finalists get access to FINALE 2023, where they will compete for ‘Photo of the year 2023’ award of up to $3’000USD as well as the BRAND AWARDS. Learn more here
FINALISTS best 15 photos ranked by the Jury will be announced here. Winner and finalists get access to FINALE 2022, where they will compete for ‘Photo of the year 2023’ 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 3’000/1’500USDsponsorship for their next event
#2 Alessio ROMEO, Italy link #3 Alessio ROMEO, Italy link #4 YOSHIKI, Japan link #5 SUBTERRANOLOGIE, France link #6 Luca CASTELLANI, Italy link #7 SUBTERRANOLOGIE, France link #8 YOSHIKI, Japan link #9 YOSHIKI, Japan link #10 Daniel MACEDO, Venezuela link #11 YOSHIKI, Japan link #12 SUBTERRANOLOGIE, France link #13 YOSHIKI, Japan link #14 YOSHIKI, Japan link #15 SUBTERRANOLOGIE, France link
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.
RANDOMLY 🎲 DRAWN 📷 WINNERS
TO BE ANNOUNCED 17th May 2024
💥 Random drawn winner FROM TOP50 📷 featured authors in 2024 Round 1 (January-April) of Luca Memorial Photo Contest. . 🏆 🏆 🏆 PRIZE: ▪️ 2 x $100 USD (cash) for 🎲 randomly drawn winners . Certified by RandomPicker: 🔗 https://app.randompicker.com/protocol/836430x7482 . . 💠 DRAWN CANDIDATES 💠 . 1 : ✅ John Oakley werenka (Canada) 2 : ✅ Nidia Peinado Adan & Alberto Roca (Spain) 3 : Daniel Torres Carabante (Spain) 4 : ProTec Dive Centers (Mexico) 5 : Brice MAESTRACCI (France) 6 : Tristan_Gybels (Belgium) 7 : Michele Porceddu (Italy) 8 : Michela Pilloni Orrù (Italy) 9 : Pedro Diniz Fram Ferraz Henriques (Brazil)
. 👏🏻👏🏻 Cheer up to all Candidates, you were so close … best luck next time!
. . ⭐⭐⭐FINALE 2024 In addition, all TOP50📷 authors enter the annual FINALE 2024, opting for the 🏆$3000 'Photo of the Year' award & ‘Brand Awards’ products (in February 2025). . 🏅 🏅 🏅 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). . . 🏆 JOIN THE 2024 CONTEST! Submit your photos & reels! Open worldwide, participation is free. Access the link in our bio under '➡️ SUBMIT PHOTOS 2024'
💥 Random drawn winners FROM ALL 🙌🏻 📷 FEATURED photos in 2024 Round 1 (January-April) of Luca Memorial Photo Contest. . 🏆 🏆 🏆 PRIZE: ▪️ 2 x $100 (🛍️voucher) for 🎲 randomly drawn winners To purchase caving/canyoning equipment at any of our Friend Stores. . Certified by RandomPicker: 🔗 https://app.randompicker.com/protocol/836442x41467 . . 💠 DRAWN CANDIDATES 💠 WINNER/s CONFIRMED..
✅ = confirmed Winner/s (*).
. 1 : 😞 Alexandre Croissant (France) 2 : ✅ Aimee Elise (Australia) 3 : ✅ Tristan_Gybels (Belgium) 4 : Pascal_Doyen (France, Metropolitan) 5 : Edgar Fella (France) 6 : Jose Humberto Matias de Paula (Brazil) 7 : Svallej10 (Costa Rica) 8 : William Cade harvey (United States) 9 : Autumn_Moltz (United States) . 😞 = photo/reel/author ineligible for this prize .
. . . 🙌🏻📷FEATURED photos are posted daily, selected from htttp://Gallery.LucaMemorial.Org, based on gallery votes, random or discretionary criteria. . . . 🏆 JOIN THE 2024 CONTEST! Submit your photos & reels! Open worldwide, participation is free. Access the link in our bio under '➡️ SUBMIT PHOTOS 2024' .
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
JANUARY #1 Azahara Colina (SPAIN) 457Likes [5,9k Plays] postpost #2 Rodrigo Mota (PORTUGAL) 359Likes [4,7k Plays] postpost #3 Abel Ibáñez (SPAIN) 299Likes [4,2k Plays] postpost
FEBRUARY #1 Edgar Fella (FRANCE) 702Likes [8,8k Plays] postpost #2 Joachim Riegger (GERMANY) 516Likes [4,6k Plays] postpost #3 Adrián Román Trejo (MEXICO) 345Likes [3,7k Plays] postpost
MARCH #1 Società di Studi Carsici A.F. Lindner APS & Alessandro Pintus (ITALY) 490Likes [5,4k Plays] postpost #2 Espeleoparatodos (SPAIN) 324Likes [7,5k Plays] postpost #3 Andre & Jason Nuñez (COSTA RICA) 315Likes [3,6k Plays] postpost
APRIL #1 Alex Arnold (SWITZERLAND) 541Likes [4,2k Plays] postpost #2 Bek Burns (AUSTRALIA) 281Likes [4k Plays] postpost #3 Gael Hun (FRANCE) 266Likes [3,1k Plays] postpost
ADDITIONAL FROM ROUND RANKING #1 Annabelle.bsc (FRANCE) 307Likes [3,3k Plays] postpost #2 Aranzazu Del moral pardo (SPAIN) 286Likes [2,6k Plays] postpost #3 ProTec Dive Centers (MEXICO) 275Likes [2,8k Plays] postpost
JANUARY #1 Azahara Colina (SPAIN) 457Likes [5,9k Plays] postpost #2 Rodrigo Mota (PORTUGAL) 359Likes [4,7k Plays] postpost #3 Abel Ibáñez (SPAIN) 299Likes [4,2k Plays] postpost
FEBRUARY #1 Edgar Fella (FRANCE) 702Likes [8,8k Plays] postpost #2 Joachim Riegger (GERMANY) 516Likes [4,6k Plays] postpost #3 Adrián Román Trejo (MEXICO) 345Likes [3,7k Plays] postpost
MARCH #1 Società di Studi Carsici A.F. Lindner APS & Alessandro Pintus (ITALY) 490Likes [5,4k Plays] postpost #2 Espeleoparatodos (SPAIN) 324Likes [7,5k Plays] postpost #3 Andre & Jason Nuñez (COSTA RICA) 315Likes [3,6k Plays] postpost
APRIL #1 Alex Arnold (SWITZERLAND) 541Likes [4,2k Plays] postpost #2 Bek Burns (AUSTRALIA) 281Likes [4k Plays] postpost #3 Gael Hun (FRANCE) 266Likes [3,1k Plays] postpost
ADDITIONAL FROM ROUND RANKING #1 Annabelle.bsc (FRANCE) 307Likes [3,3k Plays] postpost #2 Aranzazu Del moral pardo (SPAIN) 286Likes [2,6k Plays] postpost #3 ProTec Dive Centers (MEXICO) 275Likes [2,8k Plays] postpost
RANDOMLY 🎲 DRAWN 🎞️ WINNERS
TO BE ANNOUNCED 17th May 2024
💥 Random drawn winner FROM TOP15 🎞️ featured videos in 2024 Round 1 (January-April) of Luca Memorial Photo Contest. . 🏆 🏆 🏆 PRIZE: ▪️ 1 x $100 USD (cash) for a 🎲 randomly drawn winner . Certified by RandomPicker: 🔗 https://app.randompicker.com/protocol/836326x22711 . . 💠 DRAWN CANDIDATES 💠
✅ = confirmed Winner. . . 1 : ✅ Gael Hun (France) 2 : Adrián Román Trejo (Mexico) 3 : Rodrigo Mota (Portugal) 4 : ProTec Dive Centers (Mexico) 5 : Andre & Jason Nuñez (Costa Rica) 6 : Annabelle.bsc (France) 7 : Alex Arnold (Switzerland) 8 : Edgar Fella (France) 9 : Bek Burns (Australia) . . 👏🏻👏🏻 Cheer up to all Candidates, you were so close … best luck next time! . . 🏅 🏅 🏅 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). . . 🏆 JOIN THE 2024 CONTEST! Submit your photos & reels! Open worldwide, participation is free. Access the link in our bio under '➡️ SUBMIT PHOTOS 2024' . 🔔 FOLLOW for FRESH 2024 photos/reels EVERY DAY! . . . . (*) 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.
💥 Random drawn winner FROM ALL 🙌🏻 🎞️ FEATURED reels in 2024 Round 1 (January-April) of Luca Memorial Photo Contest. . 🏆 🏆 🏆 PRIZE: ▪️ 1 x $100 (🛍️voucher) for a 🎲 randomly drawn winner . Certified by RandomPicker: 🔗 https://app.randompicker.com/protocol/836377x28853 . 💠 DRAWN CANDIDATES 💠 ✅ = confirmed Winner. 😞 = ineligible for this prize . 1 : 😔 Edgar Fella (France) 2 : ✅ Kévin de Berterèche (Reunion) 3 : Adrián Román Trejo (Mexico) 4 : ProTec Dive Centers (Mexico) 5 : Brooke Nolan (Australia) 6 : madie g canyons (New Zealand) 7 : canyoningpanama (Panama) 8 : montagne friulane e dintorni (Italy) 9 : Abel Ibáñez (Spain) . . 👏🏻👏🏻 Cheer up to all Candidates, you were so close … best luck next time!
. . 🙌🏻🎞️FEATURED reel are posted twice a week, selected from submitted videos based on random or discretionary criteria. . . . 🏆 JOIN THE 2024 CONTEST! Submit your photos & reels! Open worldwide, participation is free. Access the link in our bio under '➡️ SUBMIT PHOTOS 2024' . 🔔 FOLLOW for FRESH 2024 photos/reels EVERY DAY! . . . . (*) 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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