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

1st Award Popular voting
Porpita porpita de Matty Smith de Stanwell Park (NSW)
Place: Bushrangers Bay (Austràlia)
Description: Like a spinning galaxy on the ocean surface, this colony of hydroids is known as Porpita porpita. Hundreds of them wash up on beaches of the east coast of Australia during summer due north easterly winds. They are very delicate and will fall to pieces if touched, I was very lucky to find such a perfect specimen.

Matty Smith

1st Award / P. V.

Honor award
Una de millones de Jaime Rojo de Madrid (Madrid)
Place: Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca, Michoacán (Mèxic)
Description: A lonely Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) opens its wings before joining its mates which are resting on the trees nearby. This behavior allows them to share their body heat and overcome the low temperatures in winter.

Jaime Rojo

Honor award

Honor award
Ballistic attack de Quentin Martinez de Montpellier ()
Place: Tomohon, Cèlebes Septentrional (Indonèsia)
Description: This really aggressive oriental whip snake (Ahaetulla cf. prasina prasina) was found in the tropical forest of Sulawesi. Using flash and long exposure I wanted to show the rapidity of the defensive behavior of this animal. After few shots, this individual leaved in the bush.

Quentin Martinez

Honor award

Honor award
Cuernos galácticos de Javier Aznar de MADRID (Madrid)
Place: Marroc
Description: Sahra sand vipers (Cerastes vipera) are adapted to life in a desert. During the day they stay under the sand but then come out at night time to go hunting, waiting for some prey to show up. I used a torch to take this photograph.

Javier Aznar

Honor award

Honor award
Semi enterrada de Javier Aznar de MADRID (Madrid)
Place: Sàhara Occidental (Marroc)
Description: Sahra sand vipers (Cerastes vipera) are adapted to life in a desert. During the day they stay under the sand but then come out at night time to go hunting, waiting for some prey to show up. I used a torch to take this photograph.

Javier Aznar

Honor award

Honor award
La danza de las luciérnagas de Sergio Becerril de Tlalpan (Ciudad de México)
Place: Nanacamilpa, Tlaxcala (Mèxic)
Description: The rain season brings the dance and mating of the fireflies (Lampyridae), one of the most spectacular shows in nature, to the oyamel (Abies religiosa) and conifer forests in Nanacamilpa, Mexico.

Sergio Becerril

Honor award

Honor award
Bioluminescence de Marcio Cabral de Brasilia (Brasil)
Place: Parc Nacional de les Emas (Brasil)
Description: This photo shows inland fireflies (Lampyridae) bioluminescence and it was taken at the Emas National Parc, Brasil. This is the only place in the world where this phenomenon happens. At the beginning of the rain season the fireflies larvae feed on flying termites. Its light is used to attract other insects. Lightpainting was used to light up the termite tower.

Marcio Cabral

Honor award

Honor award
en busca de la luz de Pedro Javier Pascual Hernández de Teruel (Terol)
Place: Terol (Espanya)
Description: At night and in spring, there is a hotel in the middle of the forest where Spanish moon moths (Graellsia isabelae) seek the warmth of street lanterns to fight the cold of the night. This picture shows a male about to take off with the lights of a village in the background.

Pedro Javier Pascual Hernández

Honor award

Honor award
Espectáculo efímero de Eduardo Blanco Mendizabal de Corella (Navarra)
Place: Riu Ebre, Tudela (Navarra)
Description: Millions of mayflies (Ephoron virgo) hatch at the same time on the Ebro river around Tudela (Navarra), creating a unique and ephimeral show.

Eduardo Blanco Mendizabal

Honor award

GALLERY MONTPHOTO 2017

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