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

1st Award Popular voting
Electric Sunset de Marcio Cabral de Brasilia (Brasil)
Place: Salar de Uyuni (Bolívia)
Description: This storm produces winds of more than 90 kilometers per hour. When I took the photo the storm was approaching. In 15 minutes the storm arrived to where we were and we had to leave as quickly as possible.

Marcio Cabral

1st Award / P. V.

Honor award
Flight of the swans de Thomas Wester de Cologne (NRW)
Place: Vestrahorn, Höfn (islàndia)
Description: This was a special moment! Very silent, no wind, and suddenly these swans flew over the mountains called Vestrahorn.To get the right timing i set the Iso up from 64 to 400. Finally i was very glad to see this version on my display.

Thomas Wester

Honor award

Honor award
Altar Nublo de Vicenç Gimeno Rivero de La Garriga (Barcelona)
Place: Gran Canària (Espanya)
Description: An ancestral vision framing the Roque Nublo and, in the background, Tenerife's landmark: the Teide. Dust in suspension over the island adds up displaying a special light over the area.

Vicenç Gimeno Rivero

Honor award

Honor award
Seascape Art de Fortunato Gatto de Largs ()
Place: Ardnamurchan (Escòcia)
Description: After several days of constant rain on the West shores of the remote Ardnamurchan peninsula, the streams rich of pit, burst from the adjacent hills on the white beaches, creating a strong contrasts which, combined with the sands textures, forge a very atypical seascape. It reflects the natural essence of these places composed by pit, white beaches and turquoise water. A real seascape art.

Fortunato Gatto

Honor award

Honor award
Floating ice de Massimiliano Broggi de Dairago (Milano)
Place: Jökulsárlón (Islàndia)
Description: A large block of ice floats on crystal clear water of ocean in front of Jökulsárlón Bay waiting for wave that take it over the black beach. In the lower right part of the picture, you can see a seal swimming in the cold water as often happens in this place. Shooting done with a drone from above.

Massimiliano Broggi

Honor award

Honor award
When the Desert Cry de Alex Uchoa de Eusebio (Ceara)
Place: Wolwedans, Reserva Natural NamibRand (Namíbia)
Description: The rainy season in Namibia is short but at times simply memorable. Witness that dense clouds dresses in a vibrant red during the very last light, was an experience absolutely unforgettable. For a few moments the sensation was like if the desert was crying in euphoria.

Alex Uchoa

Honor award

Honor award
Pillars of Heaven de Luís Manuel Vilariño López de Bergondo (La Coruña)
Place: Nou Mèxic (Estats Units)
Description: That day there was a warning for flooding in the area we were in. I tried different compositions while the sky got darker producing one of the most beautiful lights I have ever witnessed. What came next taught me how violent the forces that carve this unusual landscape are. In a moment, the sky opened up and let go a brutal downpour that closed off the whole area.

Luís Manuel Vilariño López

Honor award

Honor award
Fire and sky de Barathieu Gabriel de Mamoudzou ()
Place: Illa de la Reunió
Description: Encounter between fire from the depths of the Earth and the stars of the cosmos. Fournaise volcano, Réunion Island. Eruption on September 11 of 2016.

Barathieu Gabriel

Honor award

Honor award
String bogs de Orsolya Haarberg de Jakobsli (Noruega)
Place: Parc Nacional Muddus, Lapònia (Suècia)
Description: The string bogs of North-Sweden are extensive, flat areas, where water-filled hollows are separated by narrow ridges that resemble a network of veins, connecting the organs of an ecosystem. An impenetrable labyrinth when entering on the ground, it reveals it's unique structure when exploring the string bogs from the air.

Orsolya Haarberg

Honor award

GALLERY MONTPHOTO 2017

Landscape