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

1st Award
Tiralíneas de Pere Soler Isern de Castellfollit de la Roca (Girona)
Place: Cingles de Tavertet. Barcelona
Description: On a cold winter morning nature provided us with these natural lines which I had never seen before so defined and contrasted. It was a fleeting moment yet it remained recorded deep down in my memory.

Pere Soler Isern

1st Award

Honor award
Northern Lights de Alberto Tormo Pastor de Ontinyent (Valencia)
Place: Jökulsárlón. Islandia
Description: Aurora Boreal (Northern Lights) at the foot of lake Jökulsárlón, in Island.

Alberto Tormo Pastor

Honor award

Honor award Popular voting
Tormenta en Andrín de Iban Pagalday Ruiz de Eguino de Laudio (Álava)
Place: Playa de Andrín. Asturias.
Description: Looking at a distant thunderstorm that does not entail any danger, is one of the most beautiful shows offered by nature. In this case, the storm was passing before Castro de Ballota, where that afternoon we enjoyed the play of lights from the front line.

Iban Pagalday Ruiz de Eguino

Honor award / P. V.

Honor award
Las praderas del mar de Diego López Álvarez de Alcalá de Guadaira (Sevilla)
Place: Parque Natural de la Bahía de Cádiz
Description: In an exceptional explosion of algae that covers the sea bed during the low tide and that only occurs on certain years, the evening light of dusk makes these meadows shine showing an unusual and singular scenery. Aerial photograph.

Diego López Álvarez

Honor award

Honor award
El abrazo del bosque de Urtzi Vera de Orozko (Bizkaia)
Place: Parque Nat. de Gorbeia. Bizkaia
Description: During a cold and rainy day in March the atmosphere seems more heavy than ever and the naked branches of the beeches more expressive than usual. Because, there are times when the forest seems to want you to make part of it... Forest of beech (Fagus sylvatica).

Urtzi Vera

Honor award

Honor award
Atrapando el otoño de Urtzi Vera de Orozko (Bizkaia)
Place: Parque Nat. de Gorbeia. Bizkaia
Description: The newly fallen leaves, together with those still on the tree tops and the humidity in the air created for a few hours a marvellous autumn environment. Playing with different speeds a spiral was achieved that only appears as defined in this shot. Forest of beech (Fagus sylvatica).

Urtzi Vera

Honor award

Honor award
Mundos de luz y arena de Vicenç Gimeno Rivero de La Garriga (Barcelona)
Place: Desierto del Namib
Description: First lights over the sand of the Namib whilst two Gemsboks (Oryx gazella, the second is descending the lowest dune) go towards their pasture area.

Vicenç Gimeno Rivero

Honor award

Honor award
The Perfect Paroxysm de Salvo Orlando de Tremestieri Etneo (Italia)
Place: Etna. Sicily
Description: Huge clouds of ash and lava glowing in the sky while deep and dark rumblings are continuing at a relentless pace, this is Etna and its paroxysms!

Salvo Orlando

Honor award

Honor award
Infinitity pool de Kirsi MacKenzie de Helsinki (Finlandia)
Place: Ramvikslandet. Suecia
Description: A heart-shaped scenery.

Kirsi MacKenzie

Honor award

GALLERY MONTPHOTO 2013

Nature: Landscape