Jury FINALE 2022
Luca Chiarabini Memorial Contest 2022, FINALE 2022 Jury Memebers
Luca Chiarabini
MEMORIAL
Photo Contest
2024
Worldwide Edition
(Free participation)
JURY MEMBERS
FINALE 2022
The Jury Members of the FINALE 2022.
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!
closing 31 Dec.
We thank our Jury Members for their time and cooperation!
closing 31 Dec.
Jean-Francois
DELHOM
SWITZERLAND 🇨🇭
Author of notorious photobooks. Trained in art and philosophy.
Pierre
HUMBLET
BELGIUM 🇧🇪
President of Court of Union Internationale des associations d’Alpinisme (UIAA)
Jean-François
PERNETTE
FRANCE 🇫🇷
Exploration speleologist since 1970, author & photographer
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.
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.
ALBERTO AYORA (Spain)
President of the Spanish Mountain and Climbing Federation (FEDME)
A lover of nature and the mountains from an early age, he has participated and led as a member of the High Mountain Military Group numerous international expeditions in the Pamirs, Altai, Himalayas, Greenland, Patagonia, Australia, New Zealand ...
Author of the books "Risk management in mountains and outdoor activities" and "Risk and leadership. How to organize and guide activities in the natural environment ”.
Colonel Alberto Ayora has been an intelligence analyst, Head of the Military Contingent and head of security for the European Community Monitoring Mission in the former Yugoslavia.
PHIL BENCE (France).
Director of Explos Film Festival in Ariège Pyrénées
A caver for more than 25 years.
I have participated in numerous expeditions and explorations in more than 40 different countries on 5 continents.
Expert in cave rescue and State-certified instructor. I participate in specialized technical training in France and abroad.
Ambassador and material tester for Petzl.
Photographer of the underground world since 2005, my images are regularly published and received prizes in various competitions.
I am also an expert rope access technician, documentary film maker and director of Explos Film Festival in Ariège Pyrénées (www.explos.fr ).
VICTOR FERRER RICO (Spain)
Editor of the Mediterranean Caves publishing house since 2000
Speleologist since 1969. He has participated in explorations of numerous new caves and also canyons. Underground photographer. He has published more than 20 books, various Speleology magazines and videos on speleology themes. Winner of various Underground photography contests.
Favorite sports, Diving, High Mountain, Canyons, etc.
RÉMI FLAMENT (France)
Fujifilm Ambassador and Cave Explorer.
I have been a professional photographer since 2015. I represent underground photography at international events with Fujifilm where I am a brand ambassador.
My photographic work is mainly devoted to the underground world. I work with all the players in the basement in France and abroad. In the image, I support scientists, equipment manufacturers, industrialists, and cavities developed for tourism.
This work fascinates me and it's rich in learning and discovery of know-how.
ANDREA FORNI (Italy)
President and Founder of 'Vertical Water'.
Born in 1978 in Milan, he lives in Airuno (LC).
Canyoning Instructor CAI & ASC, has experience in caving, free climbing, via ferrata, alpine skiing, canoeing, packraft and diving.
He has been practicing canyoning since 2000 and has covered more than 1500 gorges around the world.
President and founder of 'Vertical Water', he organized and participated with it in numerous expeditions: 2012 (Reunion), 2013 (Madeira, Mallorca, Sardinia), 2014 (Azores, Mallorca, Corsica), 2015 (Reunion, Tenerife, Sardinia), 2016 (Martinique, Dominica, Guadalupe, Crete).
Expedition leader in 2019 of the first full descent of Chamje Chola, Considered the K2 of canyoning,
In 2020 with the 'Vertical Water' team he explored the Mattenbach waterfalls in the Bernese Oberland (the second highest waterfalls in the world). In same year the Team explored the 'Cascate del Serio', the highest waterfalls in Italy.
ALEXANDRA BENGEL (GERMANY)
15 years of experience in Cave photography
My fascination for cave worlds began 20 years ago with the idea of trying something different. Those dark, dangerous and inhospitable places developed for me into a parallel universe, in which I could leave everyday life behind me and filled me with this unknown and exciting world could indulge. I made contacts at home and abroad relatively quickly. The obsession grew and so did the desire to take home more than memories. I was immediately enthusiastic about depicting the nature of the cave in the photo, in a way that no cave animal or researcher with his headlamp can see. Similar to a coral reef, whose colors can only be recognized with artificial light, I wanted to bring the cathedrals of the underground worlds out of their eternal darkness. And so, in about 15 years, a diverse experience of cave photography and an archive of cave pictures from different parts of the world developed, which were used in calendars and books.
Facebook: facebook.com/alexandra.bengel.1
ANTÓNIO JOÃO BRANDÃO (PORTUGAL)
President of the club "Canyon Descent" (ECDC - Portugal)
PhD in Sports Sciences, by the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), with the title “Perception of risk and safety in Canyoning, the experience and confidence necessary to practice the sport”. Coordinator of the Master in Nature Sport.
Author of the Book - Canyoning Guide, Magic Mountains Canyoning Guide and Mountains Guide for Canyoning (2021). Newex International Ambassador since 2022.
Articles in indexed publications.
·Brandão, A., Monteiro, D., Pereira J., Coelho, E., Quaresma, L. (2018).
"Perceived Risk Questionnaire in Canyoners: content validity, cross-validation and transcultural invariance across Portugal and Spain"
"Development of a tool to analyze risk perception in Canyoning using a Delphi technique".
Instagram: @ajmj.brandao
Facebook: facebook.com/antonio.brandao.14
JEAN-FRANCOIS DELHOM (SWITZERLAND)
Author of notorious photobooks. Trained in art and philosophy.
Author of notorious photo-books: CANYONS PLANÈTE, ENTRE CIEL ET PIERRE..
I have traveled 22 regions on 4 continents to photograph some of the most beautiful canyoning sites in the world. I got five books out of it. What I expect from the human in these marvelous settings are not exploits but sensitivity.
MARTIN EDSTRÖM (SWEDEN)
National Geographic Explorer Award Winner
Photographer Martin Edström goes beyond traditional media by using immersive tools like 360-video and interactive virtual reality to tell the important stories of our planet and the issues of human impact on our environment. Through numerous expeditions and exploration projects Martin has brought audiences inside the wild and forgotten corners of the world, working on assignment for outlets like National Geographic, New York Times and the Guardian.
Instagram: @martinedstrom
Facebook: facebook.com/martinivaredstrom
DIEGO L. GONZALÉZ (COLOMBIA)
Survival Consultant for Discovery Channel
Instructor SIWA (Survival Instructors World Association)
Instructor CONFESUR (South American Confederation of Survival and Preparation)
Survival Consultant for Discovery Channel (Naked and Afraid - Dual Survivor)
Speleocol Member (Colombian Speleological Association)
Member FEDEC (Federation of Eco parks, Ecotourism and Nature Tourism)
Auditor and Implementer in Management Systems for Adventure Tourism and Sustainability.
Instagram: @escuela.escapecolombia
Facebook: facebook.com/logan.gonzalez
CHRIS HOWES (UNITED KINGDOM)
Owner of Wild Places Publishing and Wild Places Photography
Chris is a professional photographer and author, concentrating on caving and other outdoor sports, as well as nature and travel photography.
He has been taking cave photos for over fifty years and has written many articles and books on caves and natural history, including Images Below (a manual on cave photography), To Photograph Darkness (the history of underground photography) and The Spice of Life (biodiversity).
He is the owner of Wild Places Publishing and Wild Places Photography, both specialising in the underground, and was the editor of the UK caving magazine Descent from 1984 to 2022. He has received many awards in photography competitions over the years. He is a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society (UK) and Fellow of the National Speleological Society (USA), and is experienced with assessing the impact and quality of photographs through publishing his own and others images.
PIERRE HUMBLET (BELGIUM)
President of Court of Union Internationale des associations d’Alpinisme (UIAA)
Former president of UIAA, International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation.
Former president of UIAA Mountaineering Commission.
Attorney at Law: Lebeau et Humblet SRL senior partner, a law firm at Liège, Belgium.
Arbitrator with the Belgian Court for Arbitration in Sports.
Photography lover.
Collector of Belgian paintings (specialized 1850- 2000).
YULIA IZMAYLOVA (UKRAINE)
Winner 2020 Luca Memorial Contest
I have been practicing speleology for 15 years.
Participated in a lot of cave exploration expeditions.
Most remarkable are in the to the deepest caves in the world (Krubera Voronya Cave (-2199 m) project “Call of The Abyss”, Sistem Illuzia–Snezhnaya-Mezhonnogo (-1760 m) etc) and National Geographic Expedition "Uncharted Caves of Kyrgyzstan". The second passion is canyoning.
Instagram: @yuliaizmaylova
Facebook: facebook.com/yulia.izmaylova.5
JAN KUĆMIERZ (POLAND)
Instructor of the Polish Speleology Federation
Speleologist with 30 years of experience. He has participated in the exploration of the great Alpine cave systems, including the Lamprechtsofen Cave in Austria, which in 1998 became the deepest cave in the world. For more than 10 years, he has been involved in cave photography, in which he tries to capture the toil of caving and the extraordinary raw beauty of the most inaccessible caves. Winner of several awards in international photography competitions.
Instagram: @speleofoto.pl
ERTUGRUL KULAKSIZOGLU (TURKEY)
Professional Adventure Cinematographer and Photographer
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.
Instagram: @ekulak
Facebook: facebook.com/ErtugrulKulaksizogluPhoto
GIOVANNI MATTIELLO (ITALY)
Hiking guide and photographer from the Dolomites
I'm a 25 years old outdoor enthusiast, hiking guide and photographer from the Dolomites.
I do a lot of activities: enduro mtb, ski touring, climbing, sunrises and sunsets on the top even in the wildest peaks.
Canyoning is the last sport I joined, just in 2021. The flow of the water is pure natural energy and there are always particular lights to caugh with the camera! It was love at first sight!
Instagram: @wild_mattiello
Facebook: facebook.com/100001972395116
JEAN-FRANÇOIS PERNETTE (FRANCE)
Exploration speleologist since 1970, author & photographer
Head of expeditions in Papua New Guinea, Chilean Patagonia,
Larra-Pierre Saint Martin (BU 56).
Author of "The Abyss under the Jungle", "Rivers under the Stone",
"Discovering the chasms of PSM".
Rolex Laureate, National Geographic grantee, International Fellow The Explorer Club.
Instagram: @jeanfrancois.pernette
Facebook: facebook.com/passionexploration
HERVÉ KRUMMENACHER (Switzerland)
Winner 2018 Luca Memorial Contest
Passionate about adventure and travel. Diver, speleologist, canyoner, subglacial exploration, mountaineers. I am also involved in action and underwater photography.
RAJENDRA LAMA (Nepal)
President Nepal Canyoning Association
Founder Director of Friends Adventure Team Pvt. Ltd. and President of NCA (Nepal Canyoning Association). As general Member of Nepal Mountaineering Association I gathered an experience of 18 years in organizing and managing trekking, mountaineering and canyoning in Nepal. Winner of 6th nature and wildlife photography competition 2010 in Landscape category (Wildlife Conservation Nepal). Awarded in 2008 with "Note of thanks" by NCA, for my team rescue and saving the life of a 3 year old girl who slipped a gorge in Pokhara.
I am a travel and photography fanatic. I have been actively participating in social services of the needy people in Nepal, specially the victims of devastating earthquake of 2015.
YUNIOR RONDON (VENEZUELA)
Winner 2019 Luca Memorial Contest
Geographer by profession, consultant in rural-based tourism projects, explorer and evaluator of routes for tourism purposes with low environmental impact, trekking, biking, birding, among others.
Amateur photographer and novice in Canyoning, but with the desire to continue learning from the great family that is generated in this activity.
Instagram: @yr_rondony
Facebook: facebook.com/yunior.rondon.9
GUSTAVO VELA (MEXICO)
Co-leader of the Sierra Negra Speleological Project
I was born in Mexico City and for 27 years I have dedicated myself to caving, from exploration to photographic documentation. I have participated in countless expeditions in Mexico and in various countries such as Cuba, Abhazia, Chile, Iran, Spain, China among other places.
In Mexico I am co-leader of the Sierra Negra Speleological Project where together with several colleagues and friends we discovered a cave more than 1000 meters deep: Santito Cave.
PREDRAG VUČKOVIĆ (SERBIA)
Red Bull Extreme-Photographer
Predrag Vuckovic is known by the nickname Extreme Photographer which indicates the sphere of his interest, his narrow specialty are extreme sports, aerial photography, underwater photography, expeditions, extreme conditions and action photography.
Over time, he became recognizable in the world, and became a synonym for extraordinary photographs, which transform ordinary moments into extraordinary ones, and phenomenal moments into spectacular ones. Exclusivity, the uniqueness of the moment or an unusual frame were always constants in his works. The reason for Predrag’s success lies in the combination of his lifestyle, special skills and personal abilities with huge photographic experience.
Professional photographer and official Red Bull International photographer (for 18 years), Scuba diving Instructor, founder and owner of the Extreme Canyoning company!
Instagram: @predragvuckovic
Facebook: facebook.com/predragvuckovic
Web: www.extreme-photographer.com
IRENE YEE (UNITED STATES)
Rock Climbing & Adventure Photographer, @natgeoadventure contributor
Irene is a professional west coast based rock climbing and adventure photographer. She started rock climbing out of pure joy, picked up a camera soon after, and continues that journey on her instagram @ladylockoff. Her focus is to uplift women, BIPOC, and the LGBTQIA2S+ communities; choosing to highlight those pushing their own personal limits and finding inspiration in those with passion over muscle. She is internationally published, a @natgeoadventure contributor, and works with today's largest outdoor brands and non-profits.
Instagram: @ladylockoff
Facebook: facebook.com/ladylockoff
Web: www.ladylockoff.com
PIETRO TORELLINI (Italy)
Former Official Photographer of AIC (Italian Canyoning Association)
Photographer since 1972. I have been practicing Canyoning for 25 years and, in search of high quality shots with my reflex camera, I went down in over 130 canyons.
For many years Official photographer of the Italian Canyoning Association (AIC), I collaborated with specialized magazines and contributed to several books on the subject.
I love any photographic genre, but photography in the canyons has given me the greatest satisfaction.
THOMAS WAIBEL (Germany)
President of the Commission Internationale de Canyon - CIC
Founder purelements® and Instructor at International Canyoning Acadamy - ICA.
Professional Canyoning Guide since 1999 and Instructor for CIC und ICA training Guides all around the globe. Canyoning and Caving are some of my outdoor sports passions where I have been dedicated workwise full time. The beauty, simplicity and uniqueness of nature in our sport is amazing. And having this captured in beautiful images is simply amazing.
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.
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.
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