MontPhoto, international photography contest (Mountain and Nature Photography Awards)

1st Award
La montaña Arcoiris de Hugo Estévez Martín de San Sebastián de Los Reyes (Madrid)
Place: Jujuy. Argentina
Description: Located in the Andean foothills, at an altitude of 4.000 metres, is the mountain range Sierra de Hornocal, a world formed by sandstones of all colours. A window of light allowed me to capture the diversity of shapes and colours of the so called “Rainbow” mountain.

Hugo Estévez Martín

1st Award

Honor award
Urano de Carlos Orduna Portus de Pamplona (Navarra)
Place: Lac Gentau
Description: Panoramic view from the Gentau Lake with Uranus over the Midi d’Ossau. Joined from 10 vertical photographs.

Carlos Orduna Portus

Honor award

Honor award
Cel de foc de Jordi Bas Casas de Almacelles (Lleida)
Place: Pic de Baiau des del Pallars Sobirà
Description: Night photo of the Baiau Peak with a “curious” effect of the clouds’ movements and colours due to the long exposure shot.

Jordi Bas Casas

Honor award

Honor award
Otoño de Pancho R. Eguiagaray de Alcobendas (Madrid)
Place: P.N.Ordesa
Description: Panoramic shot which allows appreciating the grandeur of an autumn sunset at the Ordesa Canyon, carved by the ice and cleaved by the Arazas river with its multiple waterfalls and beech forests.

Pancho R. Eguiagaray

Honor award

Honor award
Dark sunrise de Cristiana Damiano de Monfalcone (Itàlia)
Place: Dolomiti. Tre Cime di Lavaredo. Italy
Description: Lake of Piani, Tre Cime di Lavaredo. The choice of black and white conversion is due to emphasize the mist rising from the valley, a magical atmosphere in that cold morning.

Cristiana Damiano

Honor award

Honor award
Envuelto entre nubes de Jonathan Gascó Ochoa de Palafolls (Barcelona)
Place: Grindelwald. Alpes suizos
Description: Part of a mass of more than 4.000 meters altitude between the clouds. Swiss Alps.

Jonathan Gascó Ochoa

Honor award

Honor award
Paradise de Eduard Crispi de Vic (Barcelona)
Place: French Alps
Description: I was staring at this gorgeous landscape and I realized that I could darken the sky as Ansel (Adams) did. In doing so, I wanted to emphasize the mightiness of the Mont Blanc Range in the French Alps.

Eduard Crispi

Honor award

Honor award
Agulles i Estrelles de Joan Masdeu Viñas de Ripoll (Girona)
Place: PN Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici. Catalunya
Description: Panoramic shot of the rise of the Milky Way over the cliffs of Travessany on a peaceful and calm summer night, like few I have seen. Joined from 5 vertical photos.

Joan Masdeu Viñas

Honor award

Honor award Popular voting
Luces y sombras de Javier Camacho Gimeno de Pamplona (Navarra)
Place: Campo base del Cho Oyu. Tibet
Description: A storm unveils a summit close to Cho Oyu, creating a beautiful display of lights and shadows.

Javier Camacho Gimeno

Honor award / P. V.

GALLERY MONTPHOTO 2013

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