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Luca Memorial Contest is a permanent annual contest for CAVING & CANYONING in memory of Luca Chiarabini (1970-2017). Organized, hosted and administered by the Luca Chiarabini Memorial Association, a non-profit 🇨🇭Swiss organization. 

Luca Memorial🏆Contest is OPEN WORLDWIDE for Caving & Canyoning photos.

LUCA MEMORIAL PARTNERS (partners' info here)

Luca Memorial
CONTEST 2022

LATEST NEWS

💥2021 CONTEST IS OPEN💥
Round Jan-Apr 2021

WHAT’S NEW:
We have maintained our CONCEPT but we adapted to the current COVID situation, simplified the contest and made it more social and distributive.
▫️ Almost no MEETINGs being held! Round Winners will vote and elect a MEETING to be sponsored in its next edition, whenever it will take place.
▫️ EXPLORATIONS are much more than a photo. Created separated annual contest for Exploration/Explorer of the year.
▫️ Added dedicated prizes for AMATEUR photographers
▫️ Added rule to avoid repetitive winners (round winner can not win another round during year, year winner can not win next year)
▫️ Simplified categories: 1. CAVING, 2. CANYONING, 3.VIDEOS
▫️ Round duration is now 4 months, to ensure reaching minimum quorum of photos and participants in each category.
▫️ New contest platform for submitting from SOCIALs: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Pinterest, Youtube.

ROUND Jan-April 2021

closes 30 April 11:59pm CET

FINAL 2023 is CONCLUDED
WINNERS announcement concluded 23rd February 2024

For updated info, click here

ROUND September-December 2023 is UNDER JUDGING
WINNERS & FINALISTS announcement starting 21st January 2024

For updated info, click here

ROUND January-April 2023 RESULTS
ANNOUNCEMENT IN PROGRESS
untill 19 May
2021 Photo Contest is now CLOSED

FINALE 2021 winners to be announced end of January
Click this link for updated status.

2022 Photo Contest will welcome new amazing photos taken in 2022 starting 1st February 2022.

📰 LATEST NEWS

🔥IT IS FINALLY HERE!🔥
FINAL Round 2020

“Photo of the year”” elected by Jury: 🏆5000 USD  
Online Voters , chances to win 🏅500 USD -> REPLACED by SOCIAL👍🏻CONTEST on INSTGRAM
https://lucamemorial.org/socialfinal2020/

“Guess the Photo of the Year” 
SOCIAL👍🏻CONTEST on INSTAGRAM
voters/likers opt to win 🏆500 USD

now🔥OPEN, ends 5th February 202.

ENTER instructions post
https://www.instagram.com/p/CKBc4Saqraa/

“Photo of the year” 
elected by Jury (click here): 
🏆5000 USD award

to be announced 5th February 2021.

FINALISTS’ GALLERY
https://www.instagram.com/lucamemorial.gallery/

🔥COMING SOON🔥
2021 Contest rules and NEW FORMAT
to be announced before 1st Feb 2021

The contests&sweepstakes hosted by Luca Chiarabini Memorial Association are in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Facebook&Instagram. No purchase to Luca Memorial is necessary to enter or win. A purchase to Luca Memorial does not increase the chances of winning. Participants explicitly release Facebook&Instagram of any implied responsibility.

Round Oct-Dec 2020 🏁CONCLUDED
Winners and photos here.

ROUND OCT-DEC2020

PRIZES:

  • Best photo in each category elected by Jury: 🏅500 USD  
  • 15 finalists in each category pass to Final Round 2020, chances to win “Photo of the year” award of 🏆5000 USD
  • Winning voter in each category: 🏅200 USD  (raffle among voters of winning photo)

PHOTOS accepted: taken in 2020, about Caving* and Canyoning*, 5 categories.

  • Click on buttons SUBMIT to send photos, button VOTE to vote photos.
  • You can also submit photos from FACEBOOK or INSTAGRAM with Messenger / DM:   send your photo to   @lucamemorial.contest
  •  Or send an email with your photo to contest@lucamemorial.org

* explicitly included and accepted: CANYONS: Icy, wet and dry canyons CAVES: Rock, ice/glacier, and underwater natural/coral caves or man-made abandoned underground structures and mines, as well as urban caving.

    PRESENTATION

    Luca Chiarabini
    MEMORIAL

    Photo Contest
    2024

    Worldwide Edition
    (Free participation)

     Follow us on INSTAGRAM! click here @lucamemorial.contest

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    Luca Memorial Contest is a  permanent continuous annual contest for CAVING & CANYONING in memory of Luca Chiarabini (1970-2017). Organized, hosted and administered by the Luca Chiarabini Memorial Association, a non-profit 🇨🇭Swiss organization. 

    🔥

    click here read our CONCEPT

    Contest Concept

    READ

    PRESENTATION VIDEO

    at 2:02  :  Contest & Prizes explanation  
    at 4:06  :  How to submit photos explanation 

    Video slides here

    · Participation is FREE of CHARGE, and everybody can submit and vote CAVING and CANYONING photos. 

    · Every 4 months winners & finalists are picked in each category by A JURY⚖️

    · There are prizes for :
    a) PHOTOGRAPHERS who took the winning photos (learn more here)
    b) VOTERS/LIKERS who like the winning photos on INSTAGRAM  (learn more here)
    c) MEETING ORGANIZATIONS  (learn more here)
    d) EXPLORERS of new caves and canyon routes  (learn more here)

    · Local Special Editions can be organized in cooperation with partners at events (meetings, congresses, …), acting as Extra Round within the frame of the worldwide contest.

    · Winners in all rounds and finalists in Standard Rounds will have golden pass to FINAL ROUND.

    · In the annual Final Round the “Photo of the year” is awarded for amateur photographers with up to a maximum of:  5000 USD· (See ‘2021 Prizes Table‘ below for full details).


    · Beginner photographers and mobile photography are welcome
    .

    ⚠️We are setting up the 2023 CONTEST RULES 🙏🏻please come back after 10th February 2023

    BRAND AWARDS 2021

    within Luca Memorial Contest

    🏆
    January 2022
    🏆
    January 2022

    · In 2020, more than 32 countries have participated in Luca Memorial Contest Worldwide Edition.

    Algeria, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Mexico, Panama, Slovenia, Spain, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, Venezuela

    Algeria, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, France, Georgia, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Mexico, Morocco, Panama, Puerto Rico, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, Venezuela

    2021 PARTICIPATION
    (concluded)

    🌎 40 Countries


    Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina., Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, UK, USA,

    2021 FINALISTS
    (Instagram)
    2020 CONTEST PARTICIPATION
    (concluded):

    🌎 32 Countries

    Algeria, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, France, Georgia, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Mexico, Morocco, Panama, Puerto Rico, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, Venezuela

    2020 WINNER

    HOW TO PARTICIPATE:

    WHAT CAN BE WON?
    for the chance to win during the annual contest up to:
    PHOTOGRAPHERS
    $ 5000
    MEETING ORGANIZATIONS
    $ 3000
    INTERNET VOTERS/LIKERS
    $ 500

    (stated above maximum annual possible prize per winner type, in USD)

    for full prizes overview click here

    WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?

    The contest runs in rounds of 4 months
    +
    with an additional annual final round.
     
    (golden pass to final for winners of local special editions)

    A Jury will evaluate the submitted photos in each judging round (learn more clicking here)

    The Worldwide Edition contest runs in ROUNDS of 4 months + with an additional annual FINALE. (learn more here)

    The Contest is focused EXCLUSIVELY on CAVING^ & CANYONING^ photos.

    FINAL 2023 is CONCLUDED
    WINNERS announcement concluded 23rd February 2024

    For updated info, click here

    ROUND September-December 2023 is UNDER JUDGING
    WINNERS & FINALISTS announcement starting 21st January 2024

    For updated info, click here

    ROUND January-April 2023 RESULTS
    ANNOUNCEMENT IN PROGRESS
    untill 19 May
    2021 Photo Contest is now CLOSED

    FINALE 2021 winners to be announced end of January
    Click this link for updated status.

    2022 Photo Contest will welcome new amazing photos taken in 2022 starting 1st February 2022.

    Submitting Photos

    Anyone worldwide can submit Caving and Canyoning photos taken in 2021 in TWO categories, for the chances to win:

    EXPLICITLY INCLUDED:
    CANYONING: Icy, wet and dry canyons
    CAVING: Rock, ice/glacier, and underwater natural/coral caves or man-made abandoned underground structures and mines, as well as urban caving.

    SOCIAL CONTEST
    NEXT EDITION STARTS: 15th January 2022 

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    VOTING Photos

    INSTAGRAM & FACEBOOK user can join the parallel
    'SOCIAL👍🏻CONTEST'
    "Guess the Winner📷Photo" that starts at the end of each round.

    contest starts at the end of each round.

    ⏩FANS of caving and canyoning 🌎worldwide are invited to PARTICIPATE in the Luca Memorial ‘SOCIAL👍🏻CONTEST’: “Guess the Winner📷Photo”. With chances to win …

    $100 STORE VOUCHER 

    For purchasing caving/canyoning equipment at one of the Friend Stores .
    Raffled among all submitted comments on the SOCIAL CONTEST POST guessing correctly the elected ROUND winner photos to be announced at the end of the Round.

    Free participation, open worldwide, random certified.

    By clicking the SUBSCRIBE button you are agreeing to our Privacy Policy.
    CALENDAR & JURY
    CONCEPT & PRIZES

    (+) 15 FINALISTS in each of the PHOTO categories pass to FINAL ROUND opting to win $5000 (learn more here)

    (#) #1 Winners in the 3 categories opt to agree for a MEETING to be SPONSORED with $3000 for next edition. (learn more here)

    (*)  In each category a random winner is picked to be awarded at his choice with a: 

    $50 amazon card
    OR
    $100 voucher for caving /canyoning partner stores 
    (learn more here)

    Full Rules

    (THE LEGAL STUFF, read it if you want to participate)

    for full prizes overview click here

    2021 PRIZES TABLE

    click table to enlarge, prizes in USD. X’000 = X thousand

    Round
    Jul-Sep 2020🏁
    Winner & Finalists

    click here for FULL publication of WINNERS and FINALISTS for Round Jul-Sep 2020

    2021 CONTEST
      ROUND JAN-MAR 2021  

    start: 1st February 2020 00:01
    end: 31 March 2020 23:59


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    UPDATED Rules and contest mechanics for 2021 are UNDER DEVELOPMENT.
    🚧

    If you wish to participate and stay updated:

    • subscribe to Newsletter clicking here
    • or follow us on Instagram clicking here
    • or come back after 1st February 2021

    ENTER CONTEST

    INSTAGRAM!

    ☑️SUBMIT PHOTOS DIRECTLY FROM INSTAGRAM:
    mentioning in post  @lucamemorial.contest
    & hashtag  #LucaMemorialContest2020

    (must write both).

    FACEBOOK!

    ☑️SUBMIT PHOTOS DIRECTLY FROM FACEBOOK:
    mentioning in post  @lucamemorial
    & hashtag  #LucaMemorialContest2020

    (must write both).

    The contests&sweepstakes hosted by Luca Chiarabini Memorial Association are in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Facebook&Instagram. No purchase to Luca Memorial is necessary to enter or win. A purchase to Luca Memorial does not increase the chances of winning. Participants explicitly release Facebook&Instagram of any implied responsibility.

    Contest Short Overview

    (RECCOMENDED for easy and fast comprehension)

    PARTNERS

    We thank our Partners for their great support and cooperation.
    ( click on logo to learn more about each Partner )