2020 Montier Photo Competition
  • March 1 - April 30, 2020

Association for the International Wildlife and Nature Photo Festival – Montier Festival Photo organizes free digital photography and filmed sequences competition for its 24th International Wildlife Photography Festival taking place from 19th to 22nd November 2020 in Montier-en-Der (Grand Est, Haute-Marne, France).

The aim of this competition is to show still or filmed images of wild flora, fauna, landscapes, as well as accounts supporting the conservation of habitats, species, and biodiversity.
By entering the competition, the participants commit to:

  •  being the sole owner of the work submitted and having the copyrights and permission to use its content
  • showing their interest in the environment and being mindful of the welfare of wildlife and habitats.
  • ensuring full compliance with any national or international legislation regarding protected species and habitats where the image was taken.

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Much importance will be given to the personal work and ethical standards of the photographers, ensuring they comply with the ethics of the competition.

Sections

Categories 1 to 9 will present photos or a video of wilderness – original raw or video rush required.

Are allowed: single-shot images that conform to the original, excluding HDR, focus stacking or overprint.

The editing is limited to slight modifications to give a realistic view of the scene photographed and without distorting the spirit of the original shooting with the improvement of brightness, contrast or color, recovery, correction optical defects, a reversal of reading direction, cropping, black and white processing, and localized retouching.

  1. Wild birds in nature (3 photos maximum)
  2. Wild mammals in nature (3 photos maximum)
  3. Other wild animals in nature (3 photos maximum)
  4. Wild plants (maximum 3 photos)
  5. Graphics, form, and matter of nature (3 photos maximum)
  6. Natural landscapes of the world (3 photos maximum)
  7. Still image sequences representing a homogeneous sequence, chronological or harmonious of 3 to 5 images on the previous themes
  8. Film sequence showing a short video of nature (see article 6)
  9. Man and nature (militant or documentary images, 3 photos maximum)
  10. Nature revisited (3 photos maximum)

Will be featured in the “Nature Revisited” category, images using techniques that modify the perception of the original image, such as could not have been achieved in a single shot, software assembly, special technique or effect in the context of aesthetic or creative photographic work that respects the aims and spirit of the competition.

Location:

France

Benefits

  • Award winners will be invited to discover the winning images and receive their prizes at the award ceremony during the Festival.
  • Uncollected prizes will be kept at AFPAN « l’Or Vert » for 4 months and put back into play afterward.

Eligibilities

  • Entrants must be able to supply the original image (RAW files or files from the same series or film rushes), explain their work truthfully and accurately and make sure IPTC fields (caption, shooting location …) are filled in.
  • The competition is open to any individual photographer except the technical committee, staff and members of the board of directors of AFPAN « l’Or Vert » – the association organizing the Festival – and the judges.
  • A distinct “junior” category is available for participants aged under 16 at the closing date of the competition. Each young participant must obtain the permission of a parent or guardian to enter the competition.
Eligible Regions: Open for all

Application Process

  • Registration and submissions must be received by 30th April 2020 midnight (UTC/GMT) via the website concours.photo-montier.org
  • Submission of photographs on the platform concours.photo-montier.org

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Application Deadline: April 30, 2020

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