Winners May-August 2025
Luca Chiarabini Memorial Contest 2025, Round May-August 2025 Winners & Finalists
Luca Chiarabini
MEMORIAL
Photo Contest
2025
Worldwide Edition
(Free participation)
RESULTS
ROUND MAY-AUGUST 2025
We will update this page regularly.
See the announcement schedule below – stay tuned!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Start: 9 September 2025
End: 19 September 2025
ANNOUNCEMENTS CONCLUDED 23 May 2024
We will update this page with information about the
Round September-December 2023 winners & finalists.
Stay tuned!
ANNOUNCEMENTS WILL START WITHIN
21st January 2024
🥇 ROUNDS: SHARING
· You can send unlimited canyoning/caving photos and videos throughout the year.
· Submissions are featured on a rotating and random basis on our socials to promote these sports .
· Winning in Rounds depends on being featured and liked on socials, with luck playing a big role.
🏆 FINALE 2025 (February 2026): COMPETING
· At year end, submit up to 5 best photos (or choose from those already sent).
· Photos in the TOP50📷 during Rounds gain extra entry to the Finale.
· The Jury will award the best photo of the year, based only on merit.
INDEX:
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PRIZES & CALENDAR
RESULTS TO BE ANNOUNCED starting 21st January 2024
ANNOUNCEMENT IN PROGRESS
until 27th January
Round January - April within the ‘Luca Memorial Contest 2025’.
Update info and announcements on our web page Lucamemorial.org/winners-mayaug2025 (link in bio)
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📆 Starting September 9th: '2025 Round 2' 📣TOPs announcement based on combined total likes (Instagram + Facebook) on featured posts on our social accounts.
▪️The TOP50📷 featured photographers (25Caving+25Canyoning)
▪️The TOP15🎞️ featured reels (with no category distinction)
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All TOP 50 📷 photographers of the Round will enter the annual⭐FINALE 2025⭐opting for 🏆$3000 'Photo of the Year' award&FINALE ‘Brand Awards’ products.
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📆 Starting September 16th: '2025 Round 2' 📣 WINNERs announcement, random drawn from among TOP and 🙌🏻Featured photos/reels, with below PRIZES:
▪️ 1 x $100 (cash) randomly drawn from TOP 15🎞️reels
▪️ 1 x $100 (🛍️voucher) drawn from all 🙌🏻Featured 🎞️
▪️ 3 x $100 (cash) drawn from all TOP 50📷 photographers
▪️ 3 x $100 (🛍️voucher) drawn from all 🙌🏻Featured 📷
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🏁🏁🏁 FINALE 2025 (to be held in February 2026):
Photos in the annual FINALE have the chance to win:
▪️ $3'000 Photo of the Year award: for the #1 photo elected by FINALE Jury
▪️ FINALE Brand awards: renowned Brands awarding their selected #1 photo with a pack of their best products. Participating brands to be announced within November 2025.
Round 2
ℹ️ 2025 CONTEST REMINDER
🥇 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 2025 (in February 2026): COMPETING
· At the end of the year, you can submit your best 5 photos to participate in the FINALE 2025. Alternatively, you can select them from all those you have submitted during the year's Rounds.
· If any of your photos make it to the TOP50📷 during the Rounds, they may qualify for additional entry into the final 2025.
· The Final Jury will choose the best photo of the year based solely on merit.
ℹ️ 2025 CONTEST REMINDER
🥇 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 2025 (in February 2026): COMPETING
· At the end of the year, you can submit your best 5 photos to participate in the FINALE 2025. Alternatively, you can select them from all those you have submitted during the year's Rounds.
· If any of your photos make it to the TOP50📷 during the Rounds, they may qualify for additional entry into the final 2025.
· 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.
JURY MEMBERS
ANNOUNCEMENT IN PROGRESS
until 20th May
TO BE ANNOUNCED 1st May 2024
To be ANNOUNCED 1st May 2024!
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 September 9th to 11th 2025
📷 WINNERS
by + likes
MAY
#1 Seth Null (UNITED STATES) 698Likes post post
#2 David Madrid & Jaime (SPAIN) 691Likes post post
#3 Makel (SPAIN) 438Likes post post
#4 Florian Luciano (FRANCE) 385Likes post post
#5 Jean-Michel Ostermann (FRANCE) 347Likes post post
JUNE
#1 Berke Albayrak (TURKEY) 494Likes post post
#2 Marek Štika (CZECH REPUBLIC) 381Likes post post
#3 Luca Morgantini (ITALY) 358Likes post post
#4 Eduardo Castanedo (SPAIN) 255Likes post post
#5 Edu Alcaniz (SPAIN) 247Likes post post
JULY
#1 Jose Huerta Marti (SPAIN) 427Likes post post
#2 Michaela Lutz (GERMANY) 369Likes post post
#3 Paige (UNITED KINGDOM) 334Likes post post
#4 Daniel Menin (BRAZIL) 306Likes post post
#5 Israel Peña (SPAIN) 296Likes post post
AUGUST
#1 Upix (ITALY) 522Likes post post
#2 Agustin Vago (SPAIN) 332Likes post post
#3 Eugenio Griffoni (ITALY) 318Likes post post
#4 Cave Critter (AUSTRALIA) 289Likes post post
#5 Brice Maestracci (FRANCE) 222Likes post post
ADDITIONAL FROM ROUND RANKING
#1 Annabelle.Bsc (FRANCE) 346Likes post post
#2 David Rios (SPAIN) 312Likes post post
#3 Federico Baldussi (ITALY) 275Likes post post
#4 Photokarst (FRANCE) 267Likes post post
#5 Gema Fernández Ponce (SPAIN) 262Likes post post
MAY
#1 Seth Null (UNITED STATES) 698Likes post post
#2 David Madrid & Jaime (SPAIN) 691Likes post post
#3 Makel (SPAIN) 438Likes post post
#4 Florian Luciano (FRANCE) 385Likes post post
#5 Jean-Michel Ostermann (FRANCE) 347Likes post post
JUNE
#1 Berke Albayrak (TURKEY) 494Likes post post
#2 Marek Štika (CZECH REPUBLIC) 381Likes post post
#3 Luca Morgantini (ITALY) 358Likes post post
#4 Eduardo Castanedo (SPAIN) 255Likes post post
#5 Edu Alcaniz (SPAIN) 247Likes post post
JULY
#1 Jose Huerta Marti (SPAIN) 427Likes post post
#2 Michaela Lutz (GERMANY) 369Likes post post
#3 Paige (UNITED KINGDOM) 334Likes post post
#4 Daniel Menin (BRAZIL) 306Likes post post
#5 Israel Peña (SPAIN) 296Likes post post
AUGUST
#1 Upix (ITALY) 522Likes post post
#2 Agustin Vago (SPAIN) 332Likes post post
#3 Eugenio Griffoni (ITALY) 318Likes post post
#4 Cave Critter (AUSTRALIA) 289Likes post post
#5 Brice Maestracci (FRANCE) 222Likes post post
ADDITIONAL FROM ROUND RANKING
#1 Annabelle.Bsc (FRANCE) 346Likes post post
#2 David Rios (SPAIN) 312Likes post post
#3 Federico Baldussi (ITALY) 275Likes post post
#4 Photokarst (FRANCE) 267Likes post post
#5 Gema Fernández Ponce (SPAIN) 262Likes post post
MAY
#1 Groupe Spéléologique Auvergnat & Stef Dmr (FRANCE) 512Likes post post
#2 Mohammad Saleh (IRAN) 256Likes post post
#3 Edu Alcaniz (SPAIN) 201Likes post post
#4 Pavel Urbánek (SWITZERLAND) 181Likes post post
#5 Wolfgang Held (GERMANY) 154Likes post post
JUNE
#1 Michele Grillo (ITALY) 767Likes post post
#2 Rmain Roussille (FRANCE) 750Likes post post
#3 Alexandre Croissant (FRANCE) 544Likes post post
#4 Simone Poli & Lorenzo Rossato (ITALY) 323Likes post post
#5 Jordi Vives Ortega (SPAIN) 303Likes post post
JULY
#1 Lucca Canyoning Team & Angela Sardella (ITALY) 571Likes post post
#2 Amir Khorsand (IRAN) 405Likes post post
#3 Carlos Torres & Joe Storms & Sebastian (PUERTO RICO) 304Likes post post
#4 Cathy Odowd (ANDORRA) 288Likes post post
#5 Bonczi Péter (HUNGARY) 282Likes post post
AUGUST
#1 Michele Porceddu (ITALY) 715Likes post post
#2 Nuria Sanchezb (SPAIN) 660Likes post post
#3 Teresa Lecchi (ITALY) 352Likes post post
#4 Arash Mahpeyma (IRAN) 265Likes post post
#5 Grisel Nagovitch (PUERTO RICO) 254Likes post post
ADDITIONAL FROM ROUND RANKING
#1 Gabriela Cristina Mota Ribeiro (BRAZIL) 268Likes post post
#2 Alex Arnold (SWITZERLAND) 251Likes post post
#3 Mohammad Ranjbar (IRAN) 249Likes post post
#4 Canyonig Group & Edu Ktion (SPAIN) 241Likes post post
#5 Commission Canyon Nice-Mercantour (FRANCE) 233Likes post post
📷 WINNERS
📣 Random drawn winners FROM TOP50 📷 featured photos in 2025 Round 1 (January - April) of Luca Memorial Photo Contest.
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Luca Memorial Contest: the ONE&ONLY Worldwide Photo Contest exclusively for Caving&Canyoning, ❤️in loving memory Luca Chiarabini.
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🏆 🏆 🏆 LOTTERY PRIZE for TOP50 📷 featured authors
▪️ 3 x $100 USD (cash) for 🎲 randomly drawn winners
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Certificate by RandomPicker & lottery rules:
🔗 https://app.randompicker.com/protocol/867439x61012
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💠 DRAWN CANDIDATES 💠
✅ = confirmed Winner/s (*).
😞 = photo/reel/author ineligible for this prize
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1: ✅Juan Montero Cerolumenes (Spain)
2: ✅Jonathan_cervera (France)
3: 😞Daniel Menin (Brazil)
4: ✅Taira Kenya (Japan)
5: 🤞🏻Gema Fernández Ponce (Spain)
6: 🤞🏻MAZIOUA Amir (Algeria)
7: 🤞🏻espeleoparatodos (Spain)
8: 🤞🏻Aimee Elise (Australia)
9: 🤞🏻Noemie Castaing (France)
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👏🏻👏🏻 Cheer up to all Candidates, you were so close … best luck next time!
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⭐⭐⭐FINALE 2025
In addition, all TOP50📷 authors secure a place in the final stage of the annual FINALE 2025, opting for the 🏆$3000 'Photo of the Year' award & ‘Brand Awards’ products (in February 2026).
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🏅 🏅 🏅 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).
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👉🏻 JOIN THE 2025 CONTEST:
TAG @lucamemorial.contest ON your PHOTOS 📷 and REELS 🎞 to submit them.
'ℹ 🏆2025 PRIZES' : https://Contest.Lucamemorial.Org
'➡️ SUBMIT PHOTOS 2025' for upload or send from Facebook. https://Submit.Lucamemorial.Org
📣 Random drawn winners FROM ALL 🙌🏻 📷 FEATURED photos in 2025 Round 1 (January - April) of Luca Memorial Photo Contest.
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Luca Memorial Contest: the ONE&ONLY Worldwide Photo Contest exclusively for Caving&Canyoning, ❤️in loving memory Luca Chiarabini.
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🏆 🏆 🏆 LOTTERY PRIZE for ALL 📷 FEATURED photo authors
▪️ 3 x $100 (🛍️voucher) for 🎲 randomly drawn winners
To purchase caving/canyoning equipment at any of our Friend Stores. (Link in bio: https://Stores.LucaMemorial.Org)
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Certificate by RandomPicker & lottery rules:
🔗 https://app.randompicker.com/protocol/867441x1471
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💠 DRAWN CANDIDATES 💠
😞 = photo/reel/author ineligible for this prize
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✅ = confirmed Winner/s (*).
1: ✅Eugenio_Griffoni (Italy)
2: ✅Mathieu Vanbever (France)
3: 😞Edgar Fella (France)
4: ✅Alberto _Aguero_Espinoza (Costa Rica)
5: 🤞🏻David Rios (Spain)
6: 🤞🏻Gema Fernández Ponce (Spain)
7: 🤞🏻Lıмøυzı (France)
8: 🤞🏻Mark Lenoire (Netherlands)
9: 🤞🏻Nankurunaisa (Spain)
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🤞🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Cheer up to all Candidates, you were so close … best luck next time!
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👉🏻 JOIN THE 2025 CONTEST:
TAG @lucamemorial.contest ON your PHOTOS 📷 and REELS 🎞 to submit them.
'ℹ 🏆2025 PRIZES' : https://Contest.Lucamemorial.Org
'➡️ SUBMIT PHOTOS 2025' for upload or send from Facebook. https://Submit.Lucamemorial.Org
🎞️ REELS
TO BE ANNOUNCED January 8-10 2025
by + likesSEPTEMBER
#1 Maria Angélica Hernández Olaya (COLOMBIA) 488Likes [3,2k Plays] post post
#2 Mohsen Ghaffari (IRAN) 483Likes [12,9k Plays] post post
#3 Edouard Dst (FRANCE) 458Likes [4,1k Plays] post post
OCTOBER
#1 Tristan Gybels (BELGIUM) 976Likes [6,3k Plays] post post
#2 Hojjat Tarahomi (IRAN) 487Likes [4,4k Plays] post post
#3 Jack Robertshaw & Cameron Gray (UNITED KINGDOM) 362Likes [3k Plays] post post
NOVEMBER
#1 Ben Braithwaite & Johannes Fankhauser (AUSTRIA) 412Likes [4,4k Plays] post post
#2 Jordi Carrión (SPAIN) 364Likes [3,9k Plays] post post
#3 Rajan Trobec (ITALY) 327Likes [3,8k Plays] post post
DECEMBER
#1 Hosein Ak (IRAN) 978Likes [17k Plays] post post
#2 Mehdi Aali (IRAN) 859Likes [9,5k Plays] post post
#3 Gabriela Urdaneta (SPAIN) 510Likes [4,3k Plays] post post
ADDITIONAL FROM ROUND RANKING
#1 Johan Aguilar Vargas (COSTA RICA) 473Likes [6,1k Plays] post post
#2 Joko Sulistyo (INDONESIA) 391Likes [5k Plays] post post
#3 Karin (AUSTRIA) 344Likes [3,1k Plays] post post
MAY
#1 Chris Frank & Paige (UNITED KINGDOM) 544Likes [9,3k Views] post post
#2 Mohammad Saleh (IRAN) 518Likes [13,3k Views] post post
#3 Canyon Trip (BRAZIL) 244Likes [4,1k Views] post post
JUNE
#1 Canyon Ing (SPAIN) 1715Likes [19,8k Views] post post
#2 Alexandre Croissant (FRANCE) 1407Likes [32,2k Views] post post
#3 Alex Arnold (SWITZERLAND) 751Likes [9,7k Views] post post
JULY
#1 Edu Alcaniz & Edu Ktion (SPAIN) 903Likes [25,3k Views] post post
#2 Jorge Ferreira (PORTUGAL) 570Likes [7,9k Views] post post
#3 Agustin Vago (SPAIN) 415Likes [8k Views] post post
SEPTEMBER
#1 Tony Issa & Charbel Sattouf (LEBANON) ❗ 10.5 K ❗Likes [297,4k Views] post post
#2 Hosein Ak (IRAN) 531Likes [9k Views] post post
#3 3Ways1Path (SPAIN) 527Likes [15,7k Views] post post
ADDITIONAL FROM ROUND RANKING
#1 Miryam Good Vibes (SPAIN) 580Likes [8,2k Views] post post
#2 Nima Kandii (IRAN) 497Likes [10,6k Views] post post
#3 Carlos Torres (PUERTO RICO) 436Likes [6,1k Views] post post
❗❗👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Congratulations Tony & Charbel on achieving such a remarkable worldwide promotion of canyoning
🎞️ WINNERS
📣 Random drawn winner FROM TOP15 🎞️ featured reels in 2025 Round 1 (January - April) of Luca Memorial Photo Contest.
Luca Memorial Contest: the ONE&ONLY Worldwide Photo Contest exclusively for Caving&Canyoning, ❤️in loving memory Luca Chiarabini.
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🏆 🏆 🏆 LOTTERY PRIZE for TOP15 🎞️ featured reels
▪️ 1 x $100 USD (cash) for a 🎲 randomly drawn winner
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Certified by RandomPicker:
🔗 https://app.randompicker.com/protocol/867396x2580
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💠 DRAWN CANDIDATES 💠
✅ = confirmed Winner/s (*).
😞 = photo/reel/author ineligible for this prize
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1: 😞Carlos Mx (SPAIN)
2: ✅ Wolfgang Held (GERMANY)
3: Freed Explore (FRANCE)
4: Пётр Григорьев (RUSSIA)
5: Edgar Fella (FRANCE)
6: Canyoning In Sochi (RUSSIA)
7: Vertical Chronicles (FRANCE)
8: Rapel Gyn Canyoning (BRAZIL)
9: Bruno Vieira (BRAZIL)
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👏🏻👏🏻 Cheer up to all Candidates, you were so close … best luck next time!
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🏅 🏅 🏅 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).
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👉🏻 JOIN THE 2025 CONTEST:
TAG @lucamemorial.contest ON your PHOTOS 📷 and REELS 🎞 to submit them.
'ℹ 🏆2025 PRIZES' : https://Contest.Lucamemorial.Org
'➡️ SUBMIT PHOTOS 2025' for upload or send from Facebook. https://Submit.Lucamemorial.Org
📣 Random drawn winner FROM 📣 Random drawn winner FROM ALL 🙌🏻 🎞️ FEATURED reels in 2025 Round 1 (January - April) of Luca Memorial Photo Contest.
Luca Memorial Contest: the ONE&ONLY Worldwide Photo Contest exclusively for Caving&Canyoning, ❤️in loving memory Luca Chiarabini.
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🏆 🏆 🏆 LOTTERY PRIZE for ALL 🙌🏻 🎞️ FEATURED reels
▪️ 1 x $100 (🛍️voucher) for a 🎲 randomly drawn winner
To purchase caving/canyoning equipment at any of our Friend Stores. (Link in bio: https://Stores.LucaMemorial.Org)
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Certified by RandomPicker:
🔗 https://app.randompicker.com/protocol/867397x16721
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💠 DRAWN CANDIDATES 💠
✅ = confirmed Winner/s (*).
😞 = photo/reel/author ineligible for this prize
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1: 😞Steven Boisvert & Glen Kwan (Canada)
2: ✅David Rios (Spain)
3: Maria Rosaria Marchetti & Maria Rosaria Marchetti (Italy)
4: Rodrigo Mota (Portugal)
5: Proyecto Red Profunda (Spain)
6: Tissuebassa (Indonesia)
7: Rebecca Hatcher-Anderson (Australia)
8: Aidan Geraghty (Ireland)
9: Antoine Ldz (France)
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👏🏻👏🏻 Cheer up to all Candidates, you were so close … best luck next time!
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🏅 🏅 🏅 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).
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👉🏻 JOIN THE 2025 CONTEST:
TAG @lucamemorial.contest ON your PHOTOS 📷 and REELS 🎞 to submit them.
'ℹ 🏆2025 PRIZES' : https://Contest.Lucamemorial.Org
'➡️ SUBMIT PHOTOS 2025' for upload or send from Facebook. https://Submit.Lucamemorial.Org
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