Jury MayAug2021
Luca Chiarabini Memorial Contest 2021, Round Jan-Apr Jury Memebers
Luca Chiarabini
MEMORIAL
Photo Contest
2024
Worldwide Edition
(Free participation)
JURY MEMBERS
Round May-Aug 2021
We thank our Jury Members for their time and cooperation!
closing 31 Aug.
JURY BIOGRAPHY
JUAN JAVIER BERDUGO ARÓN (COLOMBIA)
More than 15 years in the mountain world as Aircraft Rescuer, Mountain Rescuer, and other specialties such as swift water and vertical water rescue. Wild environment Survival Instructor.
Canyoning lover for more than 14 years and since 9 years Canyoning Instructor in Colombia.
Teaching courses in other Latin American countries, contributing and supporting canyoning and mountaineering. Passionate Canyon Explorer throughout Latin America.
Photographer and audiovisual communicator for more than 15 years as, Film and Television Producer for more than 12 years. Director of Canyoning Documentaries, as "Caballeros del agua". Lover of the mountains and the Audiovisual World.
PAOLO GIANNELLI (ITALY)
I have been practicing canyoning for 20 years, I enjoy trekking and ‘via ferrata’, and many years ago I also went caving.
I have scouted many canyons teaming up with canyoning instructors, accumulating a fair amount of expertise in its practice and equipment handling..
For 6 years I have been Secretary of Italian Canyoning Association (AIC), and currently in charge of the association IT. I am in computer science since more than 30 years.
For quite a long time I have been canyon photographer, first with film and currently with digital reflex. For many years I have also been a sports event photographer.
Currently the activity of photographer has remained as a passion that I often enjoy while canyoning.
ERTUGRUL KULAKSIZOGLU (TURKEY)
Ertuğrul Kulaksızoğlu is a professional commercial, nature, adventure cinematographer and photographer.
He was born 1985 in Ankara. He graduated from TED Ankara College in 2003. In high school, he enjoyed being in nature with his school's scouting group. During his high school years, he discovered caving with Hacettepe University Cave Research Club. Between 2004-2010, he completed his university education at Ankara University, Radio, Cinema and Television department. He was one of the founders of the Ankara University Cave Research Society. The idea of combining image taking abilities with adventures flourished during university years. In addition to commercial photography and video shooting, he continues to take photos and videos of landscapes and adventures.
STÉPHANE LOZACMEUR (FRANCE)
I joined at Petzl Foundation in October 2017 as a Project Manager, after having worked for 5 years in the communication department of the company Petzl. I practice mountain sports and I am passionate about photography.
SAVVAS PARAGKAMIAN (GREECE)
I have been fortunate to have started from very young age to explore caves and learn about cave life with my father. Since 2012, I have been a certified instructor (moniteur) in canyoning by the French Federation of Speleology. I have instructed more than 25 seminars for both speleology and canyoning for over 150 participants. My favorite activity is exploring new places which has led me to organize and join several expeditions to canyons and caves.
NICOLA REGGIORI (SWITZERLAND)
One of the few canyoneers living in Ticino; the canyoning Eldorado. He has been practicing canyoning for 5 years, mostly in Ticino, but is mainly known as the Pioneer of Homecanyoning.
In fact, Nicola Reggiori is more popular under his alias “ReggioFromTicino”, which he used to produce his homecanyoning lessons on social media during the pandemic.
Additionally, “Reggio” was a member of the organization committee of the RIC (CHNO) that took place in Ticino in 2018: CANYONLAND.
DAVID MUNILLA (SPAIN)
He has published in all the mountain magazines in the world, being the first Spanish freelance photographer dedicated exclusively to this subject. He has countless articles and reports in national and foreign press. Author of several books on photography and mountains, he is also a photography teacher and mountain guide, facets that he combines by organizing photographic trips to mountain areas and remote places. He has been judge of several international photography competitions.
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