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MARE Competition 2025

We present the winning images of the sixth edition of MARE competition. Between 1 July and 15 September 2025, digital photographs related to the Balearic Sea were submitted in three participant profiles: Expert Adults, Amateur Adults and Young Adults.
ADULTS EXPERT
ADULTS AMATEUR
YOUTH
HONOURABLE MENTIONS
MARE POPULARIS
Llums i ombres

Xavier Mas Ferrà

First prize · MARE Animalia

Posidonia

Xavier Mas Ferrà

First prize · MARE Botanica

Anillos en el rayo de sol

Victor de Valles Ibañez

First prize · MARE Sapiens

Atrapada

Alex Postigo

First prize · MARE Denuntiare

Ballant amb polps

Ignacio Ivars Ivars

First prize · MARE Nostrum

En la oscuridad.

Vicente Planells Ramon

Accesit · MARE Animalia

Bosques de esperanza

Pedro Riera Llompart

Accesit · MARE Botanica

Dos mundos

Alex Postigo

Accesit · MARE Sapiens

El monstre

Vicent Guasch Juan

Accesit · MARE Denuntiare

Sea Turtles: Dangerous Journey of the Ancient Sailors

Şebnem Coşkun

Accesit · MARE Nostrum

Sea angel

Vicente Seco Hanselaar

Accesit · MARE Animalia

Un solo sol, una sola célula

Pedro Riera Llompart

Accesit · MARE Botanica

Jugando con la perspectiva

Victor de Valles Ibañez

Accesit · MARE Sapiens

Cangrejo azul

Xavier Mas Ferrà

Accesit · MARE Denuntiare

Descendencia

Toni Bertran

Accesit · MARE Nostrum

Summary

During the sixth edition of the MARE Competition, a total of 1,321 photographs taken over the last five years in the Balearic and Mediterranean Sea were submitted. The jury selected 31 winning photographs based on photographic quality, originality, faithfulness to reality, and their ability to connect with a wide audience.
· Three participation profiles: YOUTH, AMATEUR, and EXPERT.
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· Six categories: 1. MARE Animalia; 2. MARE Botanica; 3. MARE Sapiens; 4. MARE Denuntiare; 5. MARE Nostrum and 6.MARE POPULARIS (People’s choice award).
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· Two Honourable Mentions: 1. Honourable Mention for Marine Protected Areas; 2. Honourable Mention Shallow Bays.
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26 prizes distributed for a total of €10,000 – cash prizes for Adult participants and underwater equipment for Young participants.

MARE 25 AWARDS CEREMONY

The Awards Ceremony of the 6th edition of MARE was presented by Míriam García. The event took place on 14 November 2025 at CaixaForum Palma and was broadcast live on IB3, sharing with the whole community the winning images that celebrate the beauty and fragility of the Balearic Sea.

Jury

Pep Bonet
Pep Bonet (Mallorca, 1974) is co-founder of NOOR Images and ambassador of Nikon Europe. Pep is an award-winning Director of Photography and photographer who has traveled capturing profound moments that represent the imbalanced world we live in. His longer-term projects focus on African issues, with his best-known project being “Faith in Chaos,” a photo essay on the aftermath of the war in Sierra Leone. He is also known for his reporting on the rock 'n roll band Motörhead. Pep spent many years (2008-2015) on tour with Lemmy Kilmister, the band's legendary singer, and created a rare visual document of the many hours spent on tour with Motörhead.
Debora Morrison
Debora Morrison has worked with marine life for the last 37 years. In order to gain experience and acquire firsthand knowledge she traveled, attended and presented distinct projects, ideas and expositions at a local, national, european and international level. Debora’s background also includes the rescue and rehabilitation of marine animals, focusing mainly cetaceans, sea turtles and sharks. She currently works at the Palma Aquarium Foundation and whose work focuses on creating and carrying out dissemination campaigns, conservation projects for vulnerable species, environmental education actions and participation programs with different entities that work on the protection and conservation of the marine ecosystems.
Rafael Fernández Caballero
Young photographer who combines creativity and conservation. Recently awarded Underwater Photographer of the Year for 2022. Storyteller of National Geographic Spain magazine on its 25th anniversary. He takes advantage of photography as a tool to disseminate problems that the oceans experience. Rafael Fernandez travel the immersed world from sea to sea. And although he has seen them all, and despite the mistreatment she is given, she continues to fascinate the Mediterranean above all. One of Rafael Fernández Caballero's motivations is to take advantage of photography as a tool to disseminate problems that the oceans experience. He was named storyteller of National Geographic Spain magazine on its 25th anniversary. At only 28 years old, he has had a very extensive career of first-rate international awards and recognitions, including the European Champion and the World Champion of Photography Issued by CMAS and the appointment as Underwater Photographer of the Year in 2022.

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